Iraq names first ambassador to Kuwait in 20 years
Baghdad appointed its ambassador to Kuwait in the first such move since the 1990 Iraqi invasion to the country.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 00:21 GMT
Putin allocates $37 million to build supercomputers in Russia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has allocated 1.1 billion rubles ($37 million) to develop supercomputer technologies in Russia.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 01:17 GMT
UN secretary general to attend Mideast Quartet meeting in Moscow
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Moscow in mid-March to attend a meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 02:21 GMT
No dispute with Russia on Afghan anti-drug policy - U.S. diplomat
Despite minor disagreements, the U.S. and Russia are working “actively” to shape a common anti-drug policy in Afghanistan.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 03:15 GMT
Russian Volga region moves to produce flying saucers
The government of the Ulianovsk Region in the Volga area has approved a five-year program to produce so-called “flying saucers” – a bizarre hybrid of a helicopter and an aerostat.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 04:13 GMT
Russian investigators to thoroughly probe abductions in Chechnya
The Investigation Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has set up a special department in Chechnya to investigate abductions in the volatile southern republic.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 04:58 GMT
Russia sends cargo plane with aid to quake-hit Chile
A Russian emergencies ministry's Il-76 plane took off on Wednesday for quake-hit Chile carrying some 28 tons of humanitarian cargo.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 06:39 GMT
Russian actor dies in Moscow car crash
A Russian theater actor died in a car crash in Moscow early on Wednesday, the second well-known figure to fall victim to Russia's deadly roads in the past week.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 06:49 GMT
The Geneva Motor Show opens in Switzerland
The Geneva Motor Show opened to the news media on Tuesday, amid difficult times for the motor industry and car giant Toyota in particular. For most automakers, the show is about rolling out new models in the teeth of fallen consumer demand and trying to get back to business as usual.
// Mar. 03, 2010 - 08:10 GMT