Washington in favor of processing Iran's LEU in Russia, France

The U.S. supports a proposal of the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief for Iran to process low-enriched uranium (LEU) in Russia and France

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 00:54 GMT


UN General Assembly to consider Gaza war crimes by yearend

The UN General Assembly will consider by the end of the year a report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza, delivered by the organization's Human Rights Council

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 01:53 GMT


U.S. says fight against extremism 'shared goal' with Pakistan

The United States trusts the government of Pakistan as both countries have a shared goal of fighting extremism

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 02:57 GMT


Police kill one, detain 3 other escaped inmates in north China

One inmate was killed and three others were detained by Chinese police after they escaped from a prison in the north of the country

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 03:38 GMT


Number of swine flu cases in Russia's Krasnoyarsk rises to 70

The number of people confirmed as having the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk has grown to 70, Russian consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Tuesday.

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 05:12 GMT


Police officer, 2 militants killed in Chechnya shooting

A police officer and two suspected militants have been killed in a shootout in Chechnya's capital, police in the southern Russian republic said on Tuesday.

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 05:42 GMT


Crimean city partially evacuated for removal of WWII mine

More than 5,000 inhabitants of the Crimean city of Feodosia were evacuated from their homes on Tuesday morning as a World War II mine was removed from a city beach.

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 06:02 GMT


Volkswagen launches full-cycle production in Russia's Kaluga

Volkswagen's subsidiary in Russia is launching full-cycle production of cars in the city of Kaluga southwest of Moscow, the German automaker said in a statement Tuesday.

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 06:14 GMT


Seven days in photographs, October 10-16, 2009

RIAN.Ru presents a photo review of the main events of October 10–16, 2009 in its Weekend project

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 06:17 GMT


Kazakhstan set to export grain to China

Kazakhstan, one of the world's top 10 grain exporters, intends to supply grain to China to compensate for poor sales in traditional markets, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday.

// Oct. 20, 2009 - 07:22 GMT