Passenger, cargo ships caught in Baltic Sea ice trap
Dozens of ships, including ferries with over 1,000 passengers on board, have become stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 00:29 GMT
Russian humanitarian aid arrives in quake-hit Chile
Russian rescue workers and Chilean troops have unloaded the first plane with humanitarian aid to Chile which has been devastated by a series of earthquakes.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 01:26 GMT
China targets 7.5% increase in 2010 defense spending
China plans to increase its national defense spending by 7.5% to about $76.3 billion in 2010, according to a draft budget report.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 02:36 GMT
Gunman shoots 2 security officers at Pentagon subway entrance
Two police officers guarding the subway entrance to the Pentagon were shot when a gunman walked up to a security checkpoint and opened fire without saying a word.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 03:48 GMT
China hopes to restart six-party talks with N. Korea soon
The stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear program could resume as early as in the next few months, China's top North Korean envoy said on Friday.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 04:47 GMT
Yellow snow falls in Russia's Far East
The Amur region in Russia's Far East was hit by yellow snow, Elena Pechkina, a regional meteorologist, told RIA Novosti on Friday.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 05:25 GMT
Tajik president's ruling party increases majority of parliamentary seats
Tajik ruling People's Democratic Party led by President Emomali Rakhmon has received 54 of the 63 seats in the Parliament after elections on February 28, Tajik Central Election Commission said on Friday.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 06:44 GMT
Armenians welcome U.S. resolution recognizing genocide by Turks
Armenian groups in the United States rejoiced as the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly approved a resolution condemning as genocide the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 07:20 GMT
On board amateur video shows Cruise ship peril
Dramatic amateur video released on Thursday showed the moment a giant wave smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship, killing two people and injuring 14 others.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 07:29 GMT
On board amateur video shows cruise ship peril
Dramatic amateur video released on Thursday showed the moment a giant wave smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship, killing two people and injuring 14 others.
// Mar. 05, 2010 - 07:29 GMT