Cambodian vessel detained in Okhotsk Sea for poaching
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 05:35 GMT
North Korea could hand over nuclear list - agency
North Korea could hand over details of its nuclear activities to China on Thursday, ending a six-month deadlock in the country's denuclearization process, the Yonhap news agency reported.
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 05:53 GMT
Russia's PM, Venezuelan vice-president to discuss trade
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan Vice-President Ramon Carrizales will discuss bilateral economic relations in Moscow on Thursday, a government spokesman said.
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 06:27 GMT
China reopens Tibet to foreign tourists
China has allowed foreign tourists to visit Tibet for the first time since violent anti-government rallies in March in the restless autonomous region, the China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday.
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 07:34 GMT
The 100th anniversary of the Tunguska explosion
On June 30, 2008, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the āTunguska eventā, when a large meteoroid or comet fragment exploded near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in East Siberia. This is the only meteor impact in recorded history comparable to a nuclear explosion. </p>
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 08:05 GMT
Russian man takes girlfriend hostage in jealous fit in Moscow
Police have detained an armed man who took his girlfriend hostage in an apparent jealous rage in central Moscow on Thursday.
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 08:09 GMT
Tunguska Event still a mystery 100 years on
Scientists will gather in Siberia to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska Event June 26–28, one of the world's most mysterious explosions which flattened 80 million trees but largely went unnoticed at the time.
// Jun. 26, 2008 - 08:26 GMT