Fatah, Hamas to sign reconciliation pact on Oct. 26 in Cairo
A reconciliation pact between the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas will be signed on October 26 in Cairo.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 00:27 GMT
U.S. troops pullout from Afghanistan 'not an option' — White House
A pullout of the United States troops from Afghanistan is 'not a decision that's on the table to make'.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 01:29 GMT
U.S. lacks troops in Afghanistan to outdo Taliban — Gates
The radical Islamic Taliban group has advantage in Afghanistan as the United States and its allies need more troops to be sent there.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 02:26 GMT
Russian MPs to visit Siberian power plant accident site
Members of a Russian parliamentary group investigating into the August accident at the country's largest hydropower plant in Siberia will personally visit the site of the accident and inspect the course of the restoration works.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 03:39 GMT
North Korea says ready to return to six-party nuclear talks
North Korea's leader has said his country is willing to return to the six-nation talks on ending its nuclear weapons program, the North's official news agency said.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 04:51 GMT
Surfing into the record books
More than 100 surfers attempt to break a world record for the biggest number of people surfing together.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 05:27 GMT
Man killed, two soldiers injured in Chechnya blasts
A man has been killed in a blast in Chechnya's Vedeno District, local police said on Tuesday.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 05:40 GMT
Taiwan devastated by typhoon
Typhoon Parma had been downgraded to a storm on Tuesday after drenching northwestern Taiwan, where it caused extensive flooding on Monday and Tuesday. Authorities were working around the clock to evacuate residents to safety in the region.Taiwanese authorities had issued landslide and flash flood warnings for eastern and southern areas in preparation, and evacuated 6,582 residents from vulnerable regions.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 06:01 GMT
Russia in 'secret' international talks to ditch dollar - paper
Russian officials have held “secret meetings” with Arab states, China and France on ending the use of the U.S. dollar in international oil trading, Britain's Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.
// Oct. 06, 2009 - 06:17 GMT