The official death toll from an accident four days ago at Russia's largest hydropower plant in south Siberia reached 17 on Thursday, with another 58 people still unaccounted for, rescuers said on Thursday.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 05:30 GMT
The Russian crew of a cargo ship that had been missing in the Atlantic for more than two weeks before being found on Monday are being flown to Moscow, a Russian military official said on Thursday.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 06:27 GMT
The crew of the Arctic Sea cargo ship, which had been missing in the Atlantic for more than two weeks before it was found on Monday by a Russian warship, arrived in Moscow on Thursday, Vesti TV reported.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 07:00 GMT
Polls to elect a president and provincial council members started in Afghanistan early on Thursday, with a low turnout expected due to a series of militant attacks in the capital.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 07:21 GMT
Russia's Defense Ministry has decided to resume production of one of the world's largest cargo planes, the An-124 Ruslan (Condor)
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 07:56 GMT
Russia's Air Force chief acknowledged on Thursday faults in engines for a fifth-generation fighter jet currently being developed.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 08:02 GMT
Serbian President Boris Tadic will sign a strategic partnership deal with China during his official visit to Beijing, which starts on Thursday
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 08:17 GMT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the world's most powerful woman for the fourth year running, according to a ranking published by Forbes magazine.
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 08:18 GMT
Negligence charges have been brought against senior police officials in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia in the wake of a suicide bombing early this week
// Aug. 20, 2009 - 08:39 GMT