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Israeli defense minister heads to Russia for military talks

01:11 06/09/2010

The Russian and Israeli defense ministers, Anatoly Serdyukov and Ehud Barak, are planning to sign an agreement on military cooperation during talks in Moscow.

Georgian officer killed in Afghanistan
19:52 05/09/2010
One Georgian army officer was killed on Sunday and another injured during an ISAF operation in Afghanistan, Georgia's Defense Ministry said.
Moldova votes in referendum on direct presidential elections
18:12 05/09/2010
People in the former Soviet republic of Moldova are voting in a referendum on whether the country's president should be directly elected, with turnout at around 18 percent with five hours of voting remaining.
Pletnev to conduct RNO in Moscow despite Thai sex abuse charges
17:42 05/09/2010
Mikhail Pletnev, the leader of the Russian National Orchestra who is accused in Thailand of sexually abusing a minor, will open the second RNO Festival in Moscow.
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza
15:54 05/09/2010
The Israeli Air Forces launched a series of airstrikes on Gaza in response to a rocket assault by Palestinian militants, the Israeli Defense Forces' press service said on Saturday.
Electricity line failure lefts Georgia without light
15:49 05/09/2010
The territory of almost all Georgia on Sunday remained without light due to electricity transmission line failure, a spokeswoman for the Georgian State Electrosystem of energy company said.
Kyrgyzstan to pardon Bakiyev-era economic criminals
14:15 05/09/2010
Kyrgyz Interim President Roza Otunbayeva will sign a decree, pardoning persons who had committed economic crimes over the last two years, a spokesman for the Kyrgyz government said.
Chinese WWII victims to sue Mitsubishi
10:19 05/09/2010
Hundred Chinese residents, deported to Japan during the World War II, will sue Japan's Mitsubishi motor corporation, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
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00:08 05/09/2010
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Prosecutor's office to look into death of Belarusian opposition journalist
20:24 04/09/2010
The Belarusian Prosecutor General's Office will inquire into the death of opposition journalist and human rights activist Aleh Byabenin, whose hanged body was found on Friday.
Afghanistan sets up High Peace Council for talks with opposition
18:40 04/09/2010
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Saturday announced establishment of High Peace Council to hold talks with the Taliban.
At least 7 die, 17 injured in terrorist attack in Afghanistan
15:16 04/09/2010
A terrorist attack in Afghani city of Kunduz killed at least seven people and injured another 17, a governor of Kunduz province Muhammad Omer said on Saturday.
Situation in Afghanistan
15:16 04/09/2010
Violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months, with the radical Islamic Taliban group, toppled in a 2001 U.S.-led campaign, staging regular attacks on provincial government officials, police and civilians and planting roadside devices as part of the battle with U.S. and NATO troops.
Another Russian tourist faces imprisonment in India over expired visa
13:56 04/09/2010
An Indian court in the state of Goa has sentenced one more Russian tourist to a year imprisonment over an expired visa, a representative for the Russian consulate in Mumbai said Saturday.
Russian experts complete investigation into Cheonan sinking
12:40 04/09/2010
Russian military experts have completed an investigation into causes of the sinking of a South Korean warship in June and forwarded its results to a security council, a high level official from Russian Defense Ministry said.3
Consequences of the South Korean Cheonan corvette sinking
12:40 04/09/2010
The 1,200-ton vessel sank near the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea following a sudden explosion. Forty-six sailors died. A team of international investigators confirmed on Thursday suspicions that the ship was destroyed by a torpedo launched from a North Korean submarine.
Gerard Depardieu arrives in Armenia to participate in festival
12:03 04/09/2010
Famous French actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in the Armenian capital of Yerevan last night to participate in Karot festival, local media reported.
Ukraine, Hong Kong agree to scrap visas
10:52 04/09/2010
Ukraine and Chinese administrative district of Hong Kong have signed an agreement on visas abolition between and cooperation in customs affairs, Ukrainian presidential press service said Saturday.
S. Korean FM resigns amid scandal over nepotism
10:23 04/09/2010
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign after a controversial hiring of his daughter sparked a scandal, South Korean media said citing a ministry's spokesman.
At least 16 killed after passenger bus collides with truck in China
07:33 04/09/2010
At least 16 people were killed and unknown number injured after a long-distance passenger bus collided with a truck in the northeast of China.

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