Russia to start swine flu vaccine tests on children on Monday
Russia is planning to start testing swine flu vaccines on children on Monday, a deputy health minister said.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 00:16 GMT
Boat sinks off Australian west coast, 23 missing
A boat carrying about 40 people has sunk in the Indian Ocean, off the Australian west coast, with at least 17 people rescued and 23 still missing, ABC reported on Monday.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 00:37 GMT
Train collides with truck in India's north, killing 11
At least 11 people died and about 24 were injured when a passenger train rammed into a truck in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, the Press Trust of India new agency reported.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 01:18 GMT
Latvia to stage 'retaliatory' military exercises in summer
Latvia is to hold large-scale military exercises next summer, in response to the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises, held in September, the Latvian TV3 channel reported.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 02:08 GMT
Russia successfully launches two European satellites
A Rokot carrier rocket with two European satellites has been successfully launched from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said on Monday.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 02:50 GMT
Number of swine flu cases in Russia's Kamchatka rises to 54
The number of people confirmed as having the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, in Russia's Far East Kamchatka Territory has grown to 54, local health ministry spokesman said.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 03:38 GMT
Zelaya threatens to break agreement with Micheletti
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he will refuse support to the country's reconciliation government if he is not reinstated ahead of national elections next month, the EFE news agency reported on Monday.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 04:20 GMT
Three militants killed in Russia's Dagestan
Three militants were killed early on Monday in a special operation in the capital of the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, a regional Federal Security Service official said.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 05:25 GMT
Russian rocket puts 2 European satellites into orbit
Two European satellites, the SMOS spacecraft and the Proba-2 mini-satellite, were successfully put into orbit by a Rokot carrier rocket on Monday, a spokesman for Russia's Federal Space Agency said.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 05:41 GMT
All educational facilities in Kiev closed over flu outbreak
All education establishments in Ukraine's capital were closed on Monday until further notice due to a flu epidemic that has killed 53 people, according to the ex-Soviet state's Health Ministry.
// Nov. 02, 2009 - 07:09 GMT