Death toll in Moscow building collapse rises to 3
Another body has been recovered from the rubble of a building which collapsed in central Moscow on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to three, a municipal emergencies service spokesman said on Thursday.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 05:10 GMT
North Korea may launch missile toward Hawaii in July - paper
North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile toward the U.S. state of Hawaii in early July, Japan's Yomiuri daily said on Thursday, citing Defense Ministry analysis and U.S. intelligence.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 05:46 GMT
Russia's Su-24 Fencer bombers to continue flights despite crash
Flights by Russia's Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers will continue despite a crash on Wednesday in the north of the country, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 05:55 GMT
Thousands join pro-Mousavi rally
Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi gather in Tehran for a fifth day of protests against last week's election result.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 06:11 GMT
Israeli foreign minister says settlement freeze unacceptable
Israel cannot accept a U.S. proposal that it suspend the construction of new settlements in Palestinian territory, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 06:25 GMT
Search completed at site of Moscow building collapse
Rescuers have completed their search and rescue operation at the site of a building which collapsed in central Moscow on Wednesday, a municipal emergencies service spokesman said on Thursday.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 06:30 GMT
Rosneft executive's kidnapped son freed - investigator
The son of the vice president of Russian oil giant Rosneft was freed in the early hours of Thursday, some three months after being kidnapped in Moscow, a senior investigator said.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 06:37 GMT
After Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev is off to the Netherlands
On June 19–20, President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to the Netherlands.
// Jun. 18, 2009 - 07:05 GMT