Virgin Galactic to unveil its first space tourism craft
Virgin Galactic, a U.S. space tourism company, will unveil to the public on Monday its first SpaceShipTwo commercial six-passenger space vehicle.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 01:37 GMT
China to argue Kosovo independence at the Hague hearings
China will be the first permanent member of the UN Security Council to present its arguments over the legitimacy of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia at the International Court of Justice on Monday.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 02:29 GMT
Police investigate Siberian chemical plant blast
Prosecutors have launched a criminal probe following an explosion at a petrochemical plant in the city of Angarsk in east Siberia, a spokesman for the regional prosecutor's office said on Monday.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 03:22 GMT
U.S. envoy makes stopover in S. Korea prior to Pyongyang visit
Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to North Korea, has arrived in Seoul to engage in consultations with South Korean officials prior to his highly-anticipated visit to North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 04:46 GMT
Russian police probe collapse of hockey rink roof
Police in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Monday stared to investigate the collapse of a public ice rink, a representative of the Primorye Territory prosecutors said.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 06:21 GMT
Spanish sniffer dog given UN medal for work in Lebanon
A sniffer dog named Arno has been awarded a United Nations Peace Medal for its lifesaving work with Spanish peacekeepers in Lebanon, the EFE news agency said on Monday.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 06:45 GMT
South Russian police officer kills ex-wife after quarrel
A police officer in Dagestan killed his ex-wife on Monday after an argument, then shot himself, a police spokesman in the Russian North Caucasus republic said.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 07:17 GMT
Russian, Indian leaders to discuss energy, trade in Moscow
Bilateral discussions between Russia's president and India's prime minister on Monday are expected to focus on cooperation in energy and civil and military technology, as well as pharmaceuticals and the diamond industry.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 07:43 GMT
The de-Russification of the Baltics serves a geopolitical purpose
The de-Russification of the Baltic states now serves a simple geopolitical purpose â“ that of pushing Russia North and East, out of the European affairs in which she ought to be a natural player </p>
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 07:45 GMT
Georgia minister: Russia could be a good neighbour
Russia could be a good neighbour if it respects international law and basic international behaviour, Giorgi Baramidze, deputy prime minister of Georgia, told EurActiv in an exclusive interview. However, he later added that the problem with Russians is that they a priori do not respect rules.
// Dec. 07, 2009 - 07:49 GMT