Japan kicks off election with opposition expected to win
Voting is underway in Japan in a general election expected to end the Liberal Democratic Party's long-running grip on power.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 08:54 GMT
Pensioner shoots three neighbors dead in central Russia
A pensioner in Russia's Yaroslavl Region shot three neighbors dead with a hunting rifle before killing himself, local police said.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 09:14 GMT
Rescuers find one more body at accident-hit Siberian hydropower plant
Rescuers recovered on Sunday another body at Russia's largest hydropower plant, hit by a disaster earlier this month, bringing the death toll to 72, a source in the rescue team said.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 09:29 GMT
Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Pakistan
A suicide bomber entered a police training center in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, and killed at least 14 police cadets, officials said.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 09:43 GMT
Moscow students survive sixth-floor jump during fire
Two female students were hospitalized in Moscow with multiple injuries on Sunday after jumping out of a sixth-floor dormitory to escape a fire, rescuers said.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 11:19 GMT
Opposition wins landslide election victory in Japan - exit polls
With voting over in Japan's general election, exit polls suggest that the opposition has secured an overwhelming victory over the conservative party, which has held power for most of the past 50 years.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 11:34 GMT
Russia's president calls for modernization of education system
President Dmitry Medvedev said in a TV interview that the Russian education system needs to be modernized to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 12:11 GMT
Belarusian fighter crashes at Polish air show, pilots missing
Both pilots of a Belarusian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet that crashed on Sunday at an air show in central Poland are believed dead, Polish media reported.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 13:35 GMT
Belarus confirms deaths of 2 pilots at Polish air show
The Belarusian Defense Ministry has confirmed the deaths of two Air Force pilots in a fighter jet crash at an air show in central Poland on Sunday.
// Aug. 30, 2009 - 14:50 GMT