EU urges Russia to keep moratorium on death penalty
The European Union is hoping that Russia will not abolish the moratorium on death penalty.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 00:33 GMT
S. Korea beefs up defenses after sea clash with N. Korea
South Korea has deployed a new destroyer to enhance the protection of its western sea border following a recent exchange of gunfire between one of its warships and a North Korean patrol boat.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 01:36 GMT
Karadzic set to appeal against court-appointed lawyer
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has notified the International Criminal Tribunal that he would appeal the court's decision to appoint a lawyer to defend him in the court.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 02:35 GMT
N. Korea calls sea clash with S. Korea "a conspiracy"
North Korea said Thursday that a recent exchange of gunfire between its patrol boat and a South Korean warship was not an accident but the result of a “conspiracy” in an attempt to escalate tension in the region.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 03:38 GMT
Russian ship in distress off Kamchatka coast
A Russian fishing trawler is in distress in the Bering Sea off the northeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 04:28 GMT
Russia seeks to remove superlatives from ad campaigns
Russia's federal antitrust body has suggested making it illegal for companies to use superlatives in advertising campaigns for products and services, a deputy director of the organization said.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 05:51 GMT
Russian coast guard detains Cambodian vessel poaching crab
The Russian coast guard has detained a Cambodian-flagged vessel with 18 metric tons of snow crab on board in the Sea of Okhotsk, a spokesman for the regional Coast Guard said on Thursday.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 07:06 GMT
Russia's international reserves up $1.1 bln to $433.9 bln in week
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's international reserves comprising gold, foreign exchange and a range of other assets increased by $1.1 billion to $433.9 billion in the week of October 30 – November 6, the Central Bank said on Thursday. Apart from foreign currency and gold, Russia's international reserves are also composed of special drawing rights (SDRs), a reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other assets.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 07:38 GMT
German murderer of pregnant Muslim woman gets life sentence
A Russian-born German has been handed a life sentence for murdering a pregnant Muslim woman in a courtroom, a case that sparked outrage in the Muslim world.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 07:57 GMT
China primary school cave-in leaves 3 children dead, 28 injured
Two girls and a boy were killed and 28 other children were injured after a roof collapsed in a primary school cafeteria in northern China, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
// Nov. 12, 2009 - 08:13 GMT