Libya threatens to cut ties with UNESCO over new chief

Libya said on Saturday it will cut all forms of cooperation with the United Nations agency for culture and education (UNESCO) if a Bulgarian nominee is confirmed as the UNESCO new director general.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 00:12 GMT


Russia's strongest man set to pull 760-ton ship

Elbrus Nigmatullin, who owns the title of Russia's Strongest Man, will attempt on Saturday to beat his own record by pulling a 760-ton cargo ship along a river in the Urals.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 01:10 GMT


Engineers upgrade Large Hadron Collider

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 02:23 GMT


CERN chief confirms re-launch of particle collider in November

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will re-launch its particle accelerator, which has been out of operation since last year, in November

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 02:23 GMT


Fire at Chinese coal mine kills at least 6 workers

At least six people died and seven are still missing following a fire at a coal mine in northeast China, Xinhua said on Saturday citing local government.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 04:04 GMT


One policeman killed, 15 wounded in Chechnya explosion

One policeman was killed and fifteen people were wounded in an explosion on Friday in Grozny, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, investigators said Saturday.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 05:02 GMT


China urges S.Korea, Japan to resume N.Korea talks

China urged South Korea and Japan at a summit on Saturday to enhance efforts to resume six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear problem.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 06:18 GMT


Medvedev congratulates Obama on winning Nobel Peace Prize

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Kremlin said Saturday.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 07:31 GMT


2009 Nobel Prize winners

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 07:31 GMT


Five dead in car accident in southwest Siberia

Five people were killed as a VAZ-21012 car collided with a Volvo truck in Russia's Omsk Region in southwest Siberia on Friday, local emergencies officials said Saturday.

// Oct. 10, 2009 - 08:31 GMT