Iranians flock to polls in presidential elections
Iranians went to the polls in presidential elections on Friday with turnout expected to near 90% as voters faced a stark choice between the two main candidates.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 06:44 GMT
Senior police officer shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus
A senior police officer in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan was shot dead Friday on a street in the capital, Makhachkala, a local Interior Ministry official said.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 07:14 GMT
Kazakhstan halts WTO talks to join together with Russia, Belarus
Kazakhstan has frozen WTO accession talks to pursue joint membership of the global trade body together with Russia and Belarus as part of their customs union, the Kazakh president said on Friday.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 07:52 GMT
Russia must prepare for swine flu rise in autumn - chief doctor
Russia has to work now so that it is prepared in the fall to deal with a rise in cases of the H1N1 flu, chief doctor Gennady Onishchenko said on Friday.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 08:48 GMT
Body of 11th coalminer found after east Ukrainian mine accident
Another body has been recovered from a coal mine in eastern Ukraine where 11 miners are now confirmed to have died as result of an accident on Monday, a local official said on Friday.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 09:23 GMT
Searchers in Atlantic find 3 more bodies from Air France jet
Three more bodies have been found in the Atlantic Ocean where an Air France plane went down on June 1, bringing the total to 44, the Brazilian Navy and Air Force announced at a joint press conference.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 10:16 GMT
Latvia to shut commission on Soviet 'occupation' to save money
Latvia has decided for financial reasons to suspend the work of its commission to calculate the damage from the Soviet “occupation,” a government spokesman said on Friday.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 10:30 GMT
Iran extends poll hours due to high turnout in presidential vote
The Iranian Election Commission has decided to keep polls open for an additional two hours on Friday due to the high turnout in presidential elections.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 11:07 GMT
Two militants, policeman killed in Daghestan shootout
Two militants and a policeman were killed on Friday in an operation to detain suspects in the killing of two police officers in Russia's North Caucasus, a spokesman for Daghestan's Interior Ministry said.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 11:13 GMT
Russian national flag set on top of the highest television tower in Europe
The national flag of the Russian Federation was set on top of the highest television tower in Europe – the Ostankinskaya tower. It was furled at 540 meters hight. In Soviet times red flag was on top ot the tower from 1967 to 1991.
// Jun. 12, 2009 - 11:31 GMT