Turkey bans pro-Kurdish party over terrorism links
Turkey's Constitutional Court has closed down the Democratic Society Party (DTP) for having links with the outlawed Kurdish militants.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 01:01 GMT
Elton John sells wardrobe for charity
World famous British musician Elton John and his partner David Furnish will sell over a thousand clothing and accessories items from their wardrobes to raise money for charity.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 01:54 GMT
Stalin's letter fetches $12,500 at Sotheby's
A typed letter, signed by Soviet leader Josef Stalin and head of government Vyacheslav Molotov, has been sold for $12,500 at an auction in New York.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 02:55 GMT
Venezuela, Cuba engage in joint projects worth over $3 bln
Venezuela and Cuba will sign agreements on 285 joint projects totaling about $3.2 billion at an upcoming summit of the regional ALBA trade bloc.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 04:22 GMT
Tiger Woods takes 'indefinite break' from golf
World No. 1 golf player Tiger Woods has announced he is taking an “indefinite break” from professional golf, to focus on problems in his private life.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 05:50 GMT
Polling stations open for Abkhazia's presidential election
Polling stations have opened in Abkhazia for the first presidential election since the republic formally broke away from Georgia last year.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 06:13 GMT
Death toll from Russian nightclub fire rises to 143
Another victim of last week's fire in a Russian nightclub has died, bringing the death toll to 143, emergency services in the city of Perm where the tragedy occurred said.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 06:25 GMT
War likely if Azerbaijani territorial integrity violated - minister
A war between Azerbaijan and Armenia is inevitable should the two sides fail to settle the Nagorny Karabakh conflict in favor of Azerbaijan, the defense minister said Saturday.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 13:59 GMT
Death count in Russian nightclub blaze rises to 145
The death toll in last week's deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 145 as another young girl died in a hospital, health and emergencies authorities said Saturday.
// Dec. 12, 2009 - 14:57 GMT