Military plane with 11 passengers missing in Amazonia
A Brazilian military transport plane with 11 passengers on board has disappeared over the hard-to-access jungles of Amazonia, the country's Air Force said on Friday.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 00:33 GMT
Russia hails UN support of confidence-building in outer space
The unanimous support of a Russian draft proposal on confidence-building measures in outer space will pave the way for talks on an agreement on the demilitarization of space, a Russian diplomat said.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 01:37 GMT
Russia's Federation Council to review bill on using troops abroad
The upper house of the Russian parliament will review on Friday amendments to a law on defense which expands the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad in certain situations.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 03:33 GMT
Venezuela bans toy guns, violent video games
The Venezuelan parliament has adopted a law outlawing the production, import and sale of toy weapons and violent video games, the Globovision TV station said on Friday.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 05:42 GMT
CSKA Moscow set to bid for Liverpool misfit Voronin
CSKA Moscow are set to bid for Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin, the Nash Vek website said on Friday.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 06:18 GMT
Russian, Philippine, Ghana nationals on ship seized by pirates
There are 23 Russian, two Philippine and two Ghana nationals on board a Thailand-flagged fishing vessel hijacked off the Seychelles, an International Transport Workers' Federation official said on Friday.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 06:47 GMT
Police seize 20 kg of heroin in Urals
Police in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg have seized around 20 kg (44 lbs) of heroin from Tajik and Kyrgyz nationals, a police spokesman told RIA Novosti on Friday.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 07:08 GMT
Massive fire at Indian oil depot claims over 5 lives
At least five people have died and 150 have been injured in an oil depot fire in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Indian media reported.
// Oct. 30, 2009 - 07:34 GMT