SYDNEY, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – The leaders of 21 nations participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have adopted a draft declaration on greenhouse gases, accepting for the first time concrete global goals to reduce CO2 emissions.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 07:35 GMT
SYDNEY, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is against imposing mandatory targets or timetables to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, a Russian delegate to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum said.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 08:28 GMT
SYDNEY, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – At least nine people were arrested and several injured at a protest rally Saturday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum being held in Australia's largest city.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 09:18 GMT
MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russian tennis champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has said she is proud of her victory over sixth-seeded compatriot Anna Chakvetadze in the U.S. Open women's semifinals in New York Friday.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 10:09 GMT
MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) – The first bell of an ensemble belonging to Moscow's St. Daniel's Monastery belfry has returned to Moscow after chiming for over 70 years in the United States, a spokesman for a cultural and historical heritage foundation said Saturday.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 12:21 GMT
LENDALFOOT (SCOTLAND), September 8 (RIA Novosti) – A monument in memory of a legendary Russian warship that sank off southern Scotland in 1920 was unveiled near the wreck site Saturday.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 13:50 GMT
MODENA (ITALY), September 8 (RIA Novosti) – Italian opera legend Luciano Pavarotti has been buried in his native town after the last rites in the Cathedral of Modena.
// Sep. 08, 2007 - 15:04 GMT