Two people die in helicopter crash in central Russia
Two people died and one person was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in central Russia early Sunday, an emergencies ministry's official said.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 07:10 GMT
Iran set to hold large-scale war games with air defense drills
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and armed forces will begin on Monday a three-day military exercise to test new weaponry and practice repelling potential air strikes on its territory, the local media said on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 07:59 GMT
Russian Navy to adopt new carrier fighters after 2016
Russia's new carrier-based fighters will replace the Su-33 naval fighter in service with the Russian Navy after 2016, a senior military official said on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 09:12 GMT
President Medvedev to attend APEC summit in Peru in November
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization in Peru on November 22–23, the Kremlin's press service said on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 09:28 GMT
Gazprom to receive 7 natural gas field licenses in September
Gazprom is planning to receive licenses for the development of seven strategic gas fields in Russia by the end of September, the Russian energy giant said on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 10:16 GMT
Iran to conduct presidential polls in June 2009
Iran will hold its next presidential election on June 12, 2009, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 11:13 GMT
Polish leftists call for referendum on U.S. missile base
Poland's Alliance of the Democratic Left (SLD) has called for a national referendum on the deployment of a U.S. missile defense base in the country, a party's spokesman told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
// Sep. 07, 2008 - 13:15 GMT