UNITED NATIONS, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is optimistic over ministerial-level Mideast Quartet talks to be held Sunday at the United Nations headquarters, a deputy foreign minister said.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 07:46 GMT
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russia had the fifth largest number of people seeking asylum abroad in the first half of 2007, according to a report published by the United Nations refugee agency.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 08:22 GMT
TOKYO, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Japan's ruling party elected Yasuo Fukuda as its leader on Sunday, guaranteeing him election as the country's next prime minister.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 09:17 GMT
SOCHI, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Former French president Jacques Chirac and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have arrived in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on private visits, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
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TEHRAN, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Part of a Russian-made copy of the Koran, etched onto sheets of 99.9% pure gold, is currently on display in Iran's capital at an exhibition of sacred Islamic texts.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 10:27 GMT
(Adds Nord Stream meeting, details in paras 3–4)
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 11:02 GMT
TEHRAN, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Tehran is willing to invite France's foreign minister to the country for discussions on regional problems, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 11:49 GMT
MOSCOW, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Mikhail Youzhny defeated Germany's Philipp Petzschner 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the Davis Cup semi-final reverse singles in Moscow on Sunday, bringing the national teams level at 2–2.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 13:21 GMT
ROME, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Two Italian soldiers went missing while on a routine patrol in western Afghanistan, the Italian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
// Sep. 23, 2007 - 14:20 GMT