Catholic Church offers special prayer for 2010 FIFA World Cup

The Catholic Church in South Africa said it has prepared a special prayer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of a series of initiatives to ensure the success of the upcoming football event.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 00:22 GMT


Costa Rica could elect first female president — opinion polls

Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a female candidate from the leftist ruling National Liberation Party, has real chances to win the Sunday presidential elections in Costa Rica, having over 10 percentage points ahead of her main rivals.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 01:29 GMT


Costa Rica could elect first female president - opinion polls

Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a female candidate from the leftist ruling National Liberation Party, has real chances to win the Sunday presidential elections in Costa Rica, having over 10 percentage points ahead of her main rivals.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 01:29 GMT


Shuttle Endeavour gets ready for trip to orbital station

Fueling of U.S. space shuttle Endeavour has started at the Kennedy space center in preparation for a launch to the International Space Station on Sunday.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 02:23 GMT


Russia's Glonass satellite navigation system

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 03:29 GMT


Russia to track Glonass satellites from Antarctic station

The Academician Fyodorov scientific research vessel has arrived at the Russian Antarctic outpost of Bellingshausen on a mission to set up a station for tracking the GLONASS navigation satellites.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 03:29 GMT


Iran unveils two new anti-armor missiles

Iran has started production of two domestically-developed missiles with enhanced armor-penetration capability.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 04:48 GMT


Ukrainians go to polls to vote in crucial presidential runoff

Polls opened on Sunday in Ukraine's presidential runoff, with Ukrainians having to choose between opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a bitterly fought election.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 06:34 GMT


Moldova ex-president hits at Romania's plans to host U.S. missiles

Romania's initiative to host missiles as part of a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe could turn neighboring Moldova into a front-line area, Moldovan ex-president Vladimir Voronin said on Sunday.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 08:35 GMT


Yanukovych votes in Ukraine runoff election, pledges change

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych cast his vote on Sunday in Ukraine's presidential runoff election, pledging change to the ex-Soviet republic plagued by falling living standards, corruption and political infighting.

// Feb. 07, 2010 - 08:50 GMT