Tsunami warning in southern Pacific cancelled

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it had canceled the tsunami warning it issued following powerful quakes in Vanuatu on Thursday.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 00:50 GMT


Ingush president says "worried" by lack of militant activity

The leader of Russia's volatile southern republic of Ingushetia said in an interview with RIA Novosti that he is concerned by the recent “lull” in militant activity in the republic.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 01:41 GMT


Ingush president says warned by "lull" in Ingushetia

The leader of Russia's volatile southern republic of Ingushetia said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the recent “lull” in militant activity in the republic has been alarming.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 01:41 GMT


Ingush president says warned about "lull" in Ingushetia

The leader of Russia's volatile southern republic of Ingushetia said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the recent “lull” in militant activity in the republic has been alarming.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 01:41 GMT


The situation in Afghanistan

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 02:33 GMT


Obama receives Pentagon's request on more troops to Afghanistan

U.S. President Barack Obama has received a formal request by a U.S. top military commander to send additional troops to Afghanistan, a White House spokesman has said.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 02:33 GMT


De facto Honduran government demands Zelaya disarm his guards

The de facto Honduran government demanded on Thursday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya hand in firearms of his bodyguards.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 03:16 GMT


De facto Honduran government demands Zelaya to disarm guards

The de facto Honduran government demanded on Thursday that ousted president Manuel Zelaya hand in firearms of his bodyguards.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 03:16 GMT


Gazprom chief negotiates terms of joint venture in Bolivia

Gazprom chief, Alexei Miller, met on Wednesday with his Bolivian colleagues to discuss the establishment of a prospecting joint venture.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 03:48 GMT


Russian warships resume patrols off Somali coast

A Russian Pacific Fleet task force has resumed anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden after a five-day visit to the Seychelles, a fleet spokesman said on Thursday.

// Oct. 08, 2009 - 05:11 GMT