Over 70% of Americans in favor of U.S. troops in Yemen – poll
Over 70% of Americans would favor sending U.S. troops to Yemen to combat Al Qaeda militants.
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 00:41 GMT
Death toll in Rio de Janeiro mudslides reaches 46
A number of people killed by mudslides in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro reached 46.
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 01:50 GMT
Heavy snowfalls disrupt road, air traffic in China's Beijing
Heavy snowfalls in China's Beijing have disrupted road traffic, forced the central airport to cancel over 750 flights and suspend classes in primary and middle schools.
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 03:16 GMT
Railway traffic restored in Russia's Far East
Railway traffic, which was disrupted by heavy snowfalls in Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin for four days, has been restored.
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 04:13 GMT
Car crashes into shop in Russia's Siberia, driver flees
A driver fled the scene, leaving two injured female teenagers in a car, after it crashed into a shop near Russia's West Siberian city of Tomsk in the early hours of Monday, a local road police spokesman said
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 05:27 GMT
Southeast Australian town braces for major floods
The town of Coonamble in Australia's most populous New South Wales state is preparing for its worst flood in more than 50 years, the ABC has said
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 06:23 GMT
RIA Novosti choice: The top ten events in the Russian judiciary and legal system in 2009
Every year, the Russian judicial system hands down a number of unexpected rulings and dramatic judgments on interesting issues and cases, and 2009 was no exception. The death penalty was de facto abolished and individuals involved in several high-profile cases were released from prison, one of the countryâ™s senior investigators was indicted, the investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was halted and a second case against former Yukos heads Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev was opened. </p>
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 06:39 GMT
Some 9,000 air passengers stranded in southwest China due to fog
About 9,000 air passengers were stranded on Monday in the city of Chengdu, the capital of China's southwestern Sichuan Province, as heavy fog halted flights, the Sina news service has said
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 07:15 GMT
World's tallest building Burj Dubai
World's tallest building, Burj Dubai, to be opened in UAE on Monday
// Jan. 04, 2010 - 07:48 GMT