U.S. 'Declaration of Independence' to be auctioned in Britain
The Declaration of Independence, one of the world's most historic documents, will go on Christie's auction in London on Friday.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 00:52 GMT
Far East governor introduces ban on alcoholic drinks sales
Sergei Darkin, governor for the Primorye Territory, said he is introducing a law controlling retail sales of alcoholic drinks after the night hours.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 02:29 GMT
Hammarberg intends to keep dialogue between rivals in Georgia
Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, who was not allowed to cross the border of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia last week, said he would continue mediating peace between the rivals.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 03:26 GMT
Czechs to clash Spaniards in 2009-Davis Cup finals
The Czech Republic will play for the first time in almost 20 years in the finals of the men's most prestigious tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, on Friday against Spain.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 04:51 GMT
Russian tabloid hacked, loses entire archives, interface
A popular Russian tabloid's website came under the attack of hackers, who destroyed the site's entire contents, including the editorial interface and all of the daily's archives, the editor-in-chief said.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 06:02 GMT
One killed, four injured in attack on south Russia cafe
One civilian was killed and four police officers injured when a gunman opened fire in a cafe in Dagestan, the southern Russian republic's Interior Ministry said on Friday.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 06:18 GMT
Nissan recalls some 310,000 cars over defects
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Corp. is recalling about 310,000 cars due to defects in the emergency brake system and fuel gauges, the Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 07:27 GMT
Russian monetary base down $1.9 mln in week to $140.528 bln
Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 4 trillion 103.5 billion rubles ($140.528 billion at the current exchange rate) as of November 30, down 54.2 billion rubles ($1.9 billion) in the week since November 23.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 07:27 GMT
Cat saves drunk owner from fire in Russia's Urals
A drunk man in the Perm Territory in Russia's Urals was saved by his cat when his apartment caught fire, regional emergency services said on Friday.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 08:19 GMT
Russia, U.S. close to signing new arms control treaty
Russia and the United States are wrapping up negotiations on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace START 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
// Dec. 04, 2009 - 08:22 GMT