Five in hospital with suspected anthrax in East Siberia
Five people have been hospitalized in the East Siberian republic of Buryatia with suspected anthrax, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 05:23 GMT
Mercosur signs trade deals with SACU, Turkey, Jordan
Leaders of the South American trade bloc Mercosur meeting at a summit in Argentina have signed trade agreements with the Southern African Customs Union, as well as with Turkey and Jordan.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 06:46 GMT
Kamchatka's Geyser Valley reopens for tourists
One of the Far East's main tourist attractions, Geyser Valley reopened for tourists on Tuesday, over a year after a series of devastating landslides severely damaged the site, a source in the nature reserve said.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 07:21 GMT
Russia's Yekaterina Makarova through to Wimbledon quarterfinals
Russia's Yekaterina Makarova and her Tunisian partner won in straight sets in the women's doubles to go through to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 07:28 GMT
Chubais to help draft new Russia-EU cooperation pact
Anatoly Chubais, the head of Russia's electricity monopoly that will cease to exist as of July 1, will help draft a new Russia-EU treaty, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said on Tuesday.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 08:10 GMT
Mahmoud Abbas to visit Syria
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Syria on July 6–7 for talks with the country leaders, a political source in Jordan said on Tuesday.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 08:24 GMT