Total solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 has been dubbed Russian, because Novosibirsk was the largest city in the eclipse corridor. </p>
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 04:56 GMT
At least 16 killed in attack on Chinese security forces
An attack on a paramilitary police compound in China's far western Xinjiang province early Monday left 16 troops dead and a similar number injured, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 05:55 GMT
Russian peacekeepers start rotation in Sudan
A group of Russian Air Force personnel will fly to Sudan later Monday as part of a scheduled rotation of Russia's contribution to the UN mission in Sudan, a service spokesman said.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 06:39 GMT
Soviet dissident writer Solzhenitsyn dies at 89
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian novelist and historian who told the world about the horrors of Soviet labor camps, died at 89 in Moscow Sunday morning.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 07:09 GMT
Chavez warns U.S. after getting Russian warplanes
President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela had taken delivery of 24 Russian Sukhoi fighter jets, and warned the U.S. Fourth Fleet that his country is ready to defend itself.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 07:38 GMT
The Su-27 Flanker among the best military aircraft of the 20th century. INFOgraphics
The Russian Su-27 is recognized as one of the best combat aircraft of the 20th century, an online poll by Flight International magazine shows
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 07:53 GMT
Russia's Alrosa earns over $31 mln from diamond auction
Russia's largest diamond producer Alrosa [RTS: ALRS] sold diamonds worth more than $31 million at a special international auction Monday, the auction's organizers said.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 08:00 GMT
Iran, EU to decide on further nuclear talks
Iran's top nuclear negotiator will speak to the European Union's foreign policy chief over the phone on Monday to discuss further negotiations on the country's nuclear program, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
// Aug. 04, 2008 - 09:03 GMT