Suicide bomber kills 13 in northern Iraq
A suicide truck bomber struck the city hall in a predominantly Sunni area in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 70, an Iraqi commander said.
Baby manta ray at Japan aquarium died because of its father abuse
A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died Thursday after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said.
Glacial lake vanishes mysteriously in southern Chile
A five-acre glacial lake in Chile`s southern Andes has disappeared - and scientists want to know why.
Russia refuses to discuss new Kosovo draft resolution
Russian envoy at the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Wednesday Moscow will not participate in discussions over the new draft resolution on Kosovo.
NATO`s Scheffer may meet Putin June 26 in Moscow
NATO`s secretary general could meet with the Russian president June 26 at the Russia-NATO Council ambassadorial session in Moscow, dedicated to the Council`s fifth anniversary, Russia`s ambassador to NATO said Tuesday.
Israel may open Gaza border checkpoint to evacuate Russians
The Russian Embassy in Israel said local authorities could open a border checkpoint with Gaza to allow Russian nationals to leave the area hit by recent violence between rival Palestinian factions.
lham Aliyev received yesterday presidents of Georgia, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania
On June 18, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. As a REGNUM correspondent was told at the Azerbaijani presidential press office, during the meeting the presidents expressed their satisfaction with the successful Azerbaijan-Georgian relations in economy, power engineering, and transportation.
Kyrgyz prime minister: I have survived and ready to work
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev returned from Turkey, where he was receiving medical treatment in a military hospital.
Rice: U.S. to resume aid to new Palestinian government
The United States will restore aid to the Palestinians in full and reestablish contacts with their new emergency government, the secretary of state said.
Lithuania speaks against isolation of Poland in the EU
After a meeting of the Baltic countries and Visegrad countries held on June 17 in Luxemburg, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas expressed his hope that the European Union and Poland would finally find a compromise on the European Constitution.
Moscow hails Sudan, UN agreement on peacekeeping in Darfur
Moscow welcomes an agreement between Sudan and the United Nations to allow a joint peacekeeping force of the UN and the African Union to be deployed in war-torn Darfur, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
U.S., Russian MPs to hold joint session June 21
The foreign affairs committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Russia`s State Duma will hold a joint session next week, after a two-year hiatus, the House press service said Saturday.
Venezuelan leader to visit Russia June 28-30
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Russia on June 28-30, the Latin American country`s embassy in Moscow said Friday.
Suicide bomber killed 4 in Kabul
A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the capital Saturday, killing four civilians, Afghan officials said.
Russia invites foreigners to help unlock Caspian Sea
Russia`s first deputy prime minister Friday welcomed private and foreign capital, including that of resource-rich Central Asian states, to expand the only canal that unlocks the Caspian Sea.
Hamas overruns rival Fatah`s key posts
Hamas fighters overran one of the rival Fatah movement`s most important security installations in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, and witnesses said the victors dragged vanquished gunmen into the street and shot them to death execution-style.
Another one train with Russian military hardware leaves Georgia
A train carrying military hardware left a Russian base in Georgia early Thursday as part of a 2006 deal on the withdrawal of Russian bases from the ex-Soviet Caucasus state, the Georgian Defense Ministry said.
PNA leader could visit Russia soon
Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), plans to visit Moscow next week, a presidential spokesman said Thursday.
Tymoshenko quits faction, opening way to parliamentary elections
Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko resigned Thursday as a member of her eponymous bloc in parliament.
Mother held over killing of two daughters
A mother was being questioned on suspicion of murder last night after her two teenage daughters were found dead at their village home.
N.Korean Macau fund transfer to begin Thurs: Kyodo
The transfer of North Korean funds that have been frozen in a Macau bank is to begin on Thursday, Japan`s Kyodo news agency said, possibly breaking a deadlock that has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
Foreign state leaders congratulate Russians on holiday
The presidents of China, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Transdnestr and Azerbaijan and the prime ministers of Ukraine and Armenia congratulated Russians Tuesday on the country`s state holiday.
Taiwan`s HTC to launch iPhone rival
Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) (2498.TW) said on Tuesday it will launch one of its own-brand touch-screen phones in the United States by the end of the year, as it seeks to compete with Apple`s iPhone.
US missile shield plan risks sowing EU disunity
EU disunity is looming over US plans to build an anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech republic, with Germany saying over the weekend that Russia should be consulted over the scheme.
At least 66 killed in blasts on "Peace Train" in India
At least 66 people were killed Monday in a northern Indian city when blasts triggered a fire on a "peace train" running between India and Pakistan, officials and reports said.