Five dead reported at power plant blast in east U.S.
Five people were killed and at least 12 injured after an explosion on Sunday at an under-construction power plant in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 00:34 GMT
Tymoshenko 5% behind Yanukovych after half of votes counted
Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is 5% ahead of his presidential opponent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko after 52.08% of ballots have been counted.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 00:55 GMT
Yanukovych-Tymoshenko gap down to 3.8% after 70% of vote counted
the gap between Ukraine's presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko narrowed to less than 4% after 70.30% of votes were counted.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 02:39 GMT
Hamas leader Meshaal says U.S. obstructs inter-Palestinian unity
The United States is stalling inter-Palestinian reconciliation talks by pressuring the Fatah leader and Egyptian authorities.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 03:26 GMT
Chinchilla set to become Costa Rica's first female president
Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a female candidate from the leftist ruling National Liberation Party, is set to become the first woman president of Costa Rica.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 04:06 GMT
Chinchilla on her way to be first Costa Rican woman president
Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a female candidate from the leftist ruling National Liberation Party, is set to become the first woman president of Costa Rica.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 04:06 GMT
Yanukovych's 'new path' narrows as Tymoshenko cuts lead
Viktor Yanukovych's lead over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the second round of Ukraine's presidential polls has narrowed to 2.76% with 85% of the vote counted, election officials said on Monday.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 05:44 GMT
Arshavin quietly confident of Euro 2012 qualification
Russia should qualify from its Euro 2012 qualifying group in first place, Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin said after the team were paired with Ireland, Slovakia, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 06:20 GMT
Almost 20 traffic police held on bribery charges in south Russia
A total of 19 traffic police officers have been arrested on bribery charges in Russia's southern city of Astrakhan, investigators said on Monday.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 07:17 GMT
Gazprom to give up part of Russian market by 2030 - paper
Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom will increasingly cede the domestic market to independent producers by 2030 as part of ambitions to double exports to 320–345 billion cubic meters, a Russian business daily said on Monday.
// Feb. 08, 2010 - 07:34 GMT