Explosion in northern Spain leaves dozens injured

A car bomb detonated in the city of Burgos in northern Spain early on Wednesday, leaving dozens of people injured, Spanish media reported.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 04:41 GMT


IMF approves third tranche of $16.4 bln loan for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has approved a third tranche worth $3.3 billion of a stabilization loan for Ukraine.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 04:58 GMT


Russian-Ukrainian Antonov An-148 medium-haul plane unveiled in Voronezh

In its basic modification, the An-148 is designed to carry 70–90 passengers up to 5,000 kilometers.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 05:24 GMT


Referee flees furious soccer player

China's football association disqualifies the Tianjin football team after team players chased the referee for a 'bad call'.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 05:36 GMT


Russia, Nicaragua sign visa-free travel agreement

Russia and Nicaragua are to introduce visa-free travel for their citizens under an agreement signed during Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin's visit to the Central American country.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 05:38 GMT


Russian crime boss wounded in Moscow shooting

A Russian crime boss who has kept a low profile since his 2005 acquittal by the Russian Supreme Court over a 1992 murder has been wounded in a shooting in Moscow.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 05:57 GMT


Unchecked consumption kills joy, ruins society - Patriarch Kirill

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged people to curb their appetite for consumption, saying that a failure to do so kills the joy in people and has the capacity to ruin the world.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 06:14 GMT


Georgia creating military, political hysteria - Russian UN envoy

Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Tbilisi's actions prove Georgia's administration is only thinking about creating military and political hysteria.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 06:33 GMT


Record breaking miniature digital Recorder

Russian voice recorder listed in Guinness Book of Records. The company which specializes on producing miniature electronics, broke its own record set in 2007

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 06:50 GMT


Homemade explosive device set off near Ingush mayor's home

A bucket full of explosives was detonated near the home of the Ingush capital's mayor, no one was injured, the Russian North Caucasus republic's Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

// Jul. 29, 2009 - 07:01 GMT