Woman injured in northwest Moscow shooting
A 20-year-old woman was shot and injured during an apparent argument with a male acquaintance in northwest Moscow, a police official said on Tuesday.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 05:12 GMT
Russia plans to rotate warships off Somalia coast in July
The commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko, has issued an order to prepare a new task force for anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, a fleet spokesman said on Tuesday.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 05:46 GMT
Washington refuses to recognize S.Ossetian elections
Washington said it would not recognize last weekend's parliamentary polls in the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 06:10 GMT
Documents, cash stolen from Lithuanian diplomat in Moscow
A briefcase with cash and documents has been stolen from an attache of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, a police source said on Tuesday.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 06:30 GMT
Search continues for missing Air France plane in Atlantic
French and Brazilian planes and warships are continuing to search the area of the Atlantic Ocean where an Air France passenger plane is believed to have crashed with 228 passengers and crew on board.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 06:32 GMT
Russian UN envoy backs 'strong' response to N.Korea nuclear test
The international community should give a “strong” response to North Korea's nuclear test, Russia's UN envoy said in an interview with a Russian government daily on Tuesday.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 06:53 GMT
North Korea prepares for medium-range missile launch
North Korea's military appears to be making preparations for a medium-range missile launch from the country's east coast, the Yonhap news agency cited a South Korean lawmaker as saying.
// Jun. 02, 2009 - 07:09 GMT