Mini-sub with 10 metric tons of cocaine seized in Guatemala

A mini-sub with 10 metric tons of cocaine onboard has been seized some 180 miles of the coast of Guatemala in the country's largest ever drug seizure, Mexican media reported on Friday.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 00:15 GMT


Russian scientists set to clear up sky with air ionizer

Russian scientists are set to clear up autumn clouds above Moscow using an air ionizer on Friday, said professor Dmitry Rototayev, chief of the Moscow Science and Technology Committee.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 01:24 GMT


Theater siege victims to be remembered on 7th anniversary

A ceremony will be held in Moscow on Friday to commemorate victims of the 2002 terrorist attack on a Moscow theater that left 130 people dead.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 02:00 GMT


Theater siege victims to be remembered on seventh anniversary

A ceremony will be held in Moscow on Friday to commemorate victims of the 2002 terrorist attack on a Moscow theater which left 130 people dead.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 02:00 GMT


Fidel Castro meets with vice president of Ecuador

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has discussed healthcare issues with Ecuador Vice President Lenin Moreno Garces, the country's media said on Friday.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 02:20 GMT


Pirates threaten to kill Ukrainians on hijacked ship

Pirates, who have been holding a Greek-owned cargo ship since May 2, pledged to start killing Ukrainian crew members as soon as fuel on the ship runs out, the Russian Seamen's Trade Union said on Friday.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 03:08 GMT


Russia's top election official rejects resignation calls

The chairman of Russia's Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov told a government daily on Friday he saw no reasons to resign amid alleged election violations.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 03:43 GMT


Russia's top election rejects resignation calls

The chairman of Russia's Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov told a government daily on Friday he saw no reasons to resign amid alleged election violations.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 03:43 GMT


Russia's top election official sees no reason to resign

The chairman of Russia's Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov told a government daily on Friday he saw no reasons to resign amid alleged election violations.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 03:43 GMT


Russian police killed Chechen militant leader

Police in Chechnya have killed a militant who planned an assassination attempt against the president of the southern Russian republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, a police spokesman said on Friday.

// Oct. 23, 2009 - 05:22 GMT