Russia to switch to winter time October 25

Russia will switch to winter time at 3:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, and clocks will be set back one hour.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 00:58 GMT


Bus collides with truck in Venezuela, 10 killed

At least 10 people died and another 12 were injured in Venezuela as a passenger bus collided with a truck near the country's capital Caracas, the Globovision TV channel said.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 02:14 GMT


U.S. to stick to Iraq troop withdrawal timeline - Pentagon

The U.S. has not changed the schedule of troop withdrawal from Iraq and all U.S. combat forces will be removed from the country by the end of July 2010

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 03:05 GMT


Ousted president Zelaya returns to Honduras

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 04:15 GMT


Deadlocked talks won't affect Honduras presidential vote date

The failure on Friday of talks to resolve the constitutional crisis in Honduras will not affect the date of the November presidential election

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 04:15 GMT


Three dead, 10 injured in 12-car pileup in Argentina

At least three people died in Argentina in a crash involving 12 cars on a highway 700 kilometers northwest of the capital, Buenos Aires, the C5N TV channel reported Saturday.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 04:24 GMT


House fire near Kazakh capital kills 3 young children

Three children died during a fire in a suburban house near Astana, Kazakhstan's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Saturday.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 04:47 GMT


Russian motorists in Far East protest new rules, taxes

Russian motorists protesting in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Saturday vowed to continue their actions unless the government eases plans to make it harder to import Japanese used cars.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 05:35 GMT


Suspected fraudster flees Moscow court in handcuffs

A suspected fraudster is on the run after absconding from a Moscow court in handcuffs, police in the Russian capital said on Saturday.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 06:15 GMT


Spartak aim for top against Russian Premier League's bottom club

Spartak Moscow visit Khimki on Saturday hoping to return to the place that was theirs almost by right in the late 1990s – the top of the Russian Premier League.

// Oct. 24, 2009 - 06:57 GMT