Russia receives condolences over train derailment
Russia has received numerous letters of condolence over Friday's derailment of a luxury express train, which left dozens of people dead.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 00:31 GMT
UN welcomes upcoming conference on Afghanistan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the idea of holding an international conference on Afghanistan in London early next year.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 01:16 GMT
Honduras prepares for controversial presidential elections
Voters are cast their ballots during Sunday's elections in Hoduras almost six months after President Manuel Zelaya was ousted and flown out of the country.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 02:25 GMT
Ukraine, Russia agree to discuss entry bans
Foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to start discussions on entry denials for Russian and Ukrainian citizens.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 03:15 GMT
Israel to recognize elections in Honduras
Israel became the fifth country to officially announce that it would recognize the results of Sunday's elections in Honduras.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 03:31 GMT
Pakistani president hands 'nuclear button' to PM
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has handed control over the country's nuclear arsenal to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 04:17 GMT
Indian NPP workers get radiation dose from contaminated water
A total of 55 people, who worked at the Kaiga NPP in southern India were hospitalized with symptoms of radioactive poisoning after drinking contaminated water.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 04:59 GMT
Upside down ferry lifted in Bangladesh, 56 bodies recovered
A rescue ship has lifted an upside down ferry boat, which capsized in southern Bangladesh last week, killing at least 56 people, the Voice of America reported.
// Nov. 29, 2009 - 22:06 GMT