Two police officers died and another was seriously injured when a gunman opened fire on a checkpoint in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, a source in the interior ministry said.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 05:23 GMT
A Kyrgyz passenger plane bound for Tehran crashed near the capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people, while another 22 survived, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 06:00 GMT
Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO, will discuss the future for Russian-NATO cooperation with the country's leadership on Monday, a day later than scheduled.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 06:07 GMT
A Kyrgyz passenger plane bound for Tehran crashed near the capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people, while another 22 survived, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 06:31 GMT
The State Duma is expected to back a request to recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia at a session of the country's lower house of parliament on Monday.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 06:41 GMT
One police officer was killed and another injured in an armed attack in the Urus-Martan district of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a police source said on Monday.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 06:51 GMT
Russian women won Olympic gold in the rhythmic gymnastics Group All-Around event in Beijing on Sunday.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 07:06 GMT
Israel will hand over on Monday a total of 198 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a visit by Condoleezza Rice, a spokesperson for the prison service said.
// Aug. 25, 2008 - 07:33 GMT