Bus overturns in southwest China, one child dead
A bus overturned in southwest China, killing one child and injuring another 12, the Sina news portal reported
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 05:00 GMT
Two Russians found dead on yacht in Panama
Police are investigating the death of two Russians found on a yacht in the Amador Causeway of the Panama Canal, a local police commissioner said on Thursday.
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 05:42 GMT
China tightens security 20 years on from Tiananmen crackdown
Hundreds of police have been deployed on Beijing's Tiananmen Square amid a range of security measures to prevent any commemoration of the lives lost in the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 06:18 GMT
Chinese family of Air France crash victim to get $1.4 mln
A Chinese insurance company is preparing to pay $1.4 million to the family of a passenger who died on the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic earlier this week, the China Daily said.
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 06:54 GMT
Putin instructs government to extend $806 mln loan to AvtoVAZ
Russia's prime minister has instructed the government to provide a 25 billion ruble ($806 million) loan to support the ailing car giant AvtoVAZ, the government's website said on Thursday.
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 07:26 GMT
Medvedev ready to back sanctions against N.Korea
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he is ready to support economic sanctions to deter North Korea's nuclear program, and will discuss Pyongyang's nuclear test with his U.S. counterpart.
// Jun. 04, 2009 - 07:53 GMT