Turkmen leader to visit France on Monday
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov will pay his first official visit to France on Monday.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 00:14 GMT
Turkmen leader to visit France on Monday
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov will pay his first official visit to France on Monday.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 00:14 GMT
Chavez to allocate $1 bln to shake up energy industry
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the Latin American state would allocate some $1 billion to maintain the country's energy sector and avert the threat of a devastating power collapse.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 01:37 GMT
Polish virtuoso plays piano for 101 hours, sets Guinness record
Polish pianist Romuald Koperski got a thunderous ovation after he finished his 101-hour piano recital in Poland's northern city of Gdansk, setting a new world record for the longest piano playing.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 02:40 GMT
Russian Church marks anniversary of Patriarch Kirill's enthronization
The Russian Orthodox Church is marking on Monday the first anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 04:02 GMT
U.S. administration source unveils Obama's budget proposal
U.S. President Barack Obama's budget proposal for 2011 to be released on Monday will predict a record $1.6 trillion budget deficit in the current fiscal year, a U.S. administration source has said.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 05:13 GMT
Russia, U.S. diplomats resuming arms talks in Geneva
Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet for another round of talks in Geneva on Monday, with experts on both sides optimistic about Moscow and Washington finally reaching the homestretch for a new strategic bilateral arms deal.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 06:31 GMT
One police official dead, another injured in shooting in South Russia
At least one police officer died and another individual was injured in an armed attack on the republic's interior ministry in Nazran, the largest city in the South Russian volatile republic of Ingushetia, local police reported.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 06:48 GMT
Russia's first F1 racer set to bring grand prix race home
Russia's first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov has expressed the hope that he would bring Russia closer to hosting an F1 grand prix, according to Autosport.com.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 08:07 GMT
Mass drug cartel slayings in Mexico
Mexican law enforcement officials on Sunday said a group of armed men stormed a party in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, killing 13 teenagers and young adults and injuring about two dozen others.
// Feb. 01, 2010 - 08:12 GMT