Toyota recalls over 2.3 mln of its U.S. sold cars over defects

Japan's giant carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp., said that it is recalling about 2.3 million of its cars sold in the United States due to accelerating pedal problems.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 00:43 GMT

FIFA head to discuss Russia's World Cup bid in Moscow

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is scheduled to discuss Russia's chances of hosting 2018 or 2022 World Cups on Friday with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 01:24 GMT

FIFA head to discuss Russia's World Cup bids in Moscow

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is scheduled to discuss Russia's chances of hosting 2018 or 2022 World Cups on Friday with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 01:24 GMT

Russian and Azerbaijani forum opens in Baku

Azerbaijan and Russia are opening an international forum on humanitarian cooperation in the Azeri capital, Baku, on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 03:36 GMT

China decides on additional $2.6 mln in aid for quake-hit Haiti

China has decided to allocate another $2.6 million for relief efforts in Haiti, hit by a devastating earthquake last week, Xinhua news agency said.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 04:34 GMT

Christian Dior, the couturier who returned women the right to luxury

Christian Dior considered the restoration of femininity lost during and after WWII his main achievement. His first collection, shown in 1947, reversed womenâ™s perceptions of fashion. Today the world celebrates his 105th day of his birth. </p>

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 06:11 GMT

Ship with 30 aboard stuck in ice off Russia's Pacific coast

A ship with 30 crew on board sent a distress signal on Friday, warning that it could sink after becoming stuck in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Russia's Pacific coast, local emergencies officials said.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 06:31 GMT

Russian ex-cop appears in court over drink driving death

A former Russian police officer in the western Siberian city of Tyumen will face trial for causing the death of a 2-year-old girl while driving drunk, prosecutors said on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 06:34 GMT

Hague court team to probe start of South Ossetia conflict

International investigators will arrive in Georgia in early February to investigate the start of the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia, a Russian daily said on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 07:35 GMT

Hague court team to probe start of South Ossetia conflict

International investigators will arrive in Georgia in early February to investigate the start of the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia, a Russian daily said on Friday.

// Jan. 22, 2010 - 07:35 GMT