U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is expected to prioritize Iran's controversial nuclear program and the replacement of the current arms reduction treaty during her talks with the Russian leadership in Moscow.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 00:35 GMT
Famous Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom has been appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his commitment to the rights of children around the world.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 01:26 GMT
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was registered late on Monday off the coast of Vanuatu in southwestern Pacific
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 02:39 GMT
There are indications that North Korea may be preparing to conduct new launches of short-range missiles from its west coast a day after missile tests from the east coast
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 03:06 GMT
Irish rescuers have found the bodies of a flight instructor and a trainee pilot who died in a military plane crash on Monday
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 03:51 GMT
A policeman shot dead a female acquaintance along with a driver before killing himself in the west Siberian city of Omsk on Monday evening, an investigator said.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 04:30 GMT
Police in an east Siberian town have found a over 1,000 artillery shells hoarded by a local resident in his vegetable garden, the Zabaikalsky Territory's police department said.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 04:50 GMT
The director of Moscow's largest museum of European fine arts has been awarded the international Liberty Prize for advancing Russian-U.S. cultural ties.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 05:40 GMT
Contracts worth $3.5 billion have been signed at a Russian-Chinese business forum, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.
// Oct. 13, 2009 - 06:03 GMT