Placido Domingo recovering after colon surgery
Famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is recovering well after successfully undergoing laparoscopic surgery to remove a malignant polyp in his colon.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 00:23 GMT
Large Hadron Collider could "open door to new physics by yearend"
The world's largest particle accelerator could provide key insights into the makeup of matter and change our view of physics as early as at the end of 2010.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 01:23 GMT
U.S. Treasury allows export of Internet tools to Iran, Cuba
The Treasury Department has allowed U.S. hi-tech companies to export online services and social media software to Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help people in those countries communicate with the outside world.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 02:44 GMT
Moscow night club fire forces evacuation of 250 people
About 250 people were evacuated early on Tuesday from a residential building in downtown Moscow due to a fire in an adjacent night club.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 03:37 GMT
N. Korea vows to build up nuclear arsenal if U.S. threats remain
North Korea said on Tuesday it would boost its nuclear capability in response to what it considers “continuing U.S. military threats and provocations,” the Yonhap news agency said, citing the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 05:16 GMT
One dead in Moscow nightclub fire
One person died early on Tuesday when flames engulfed a nightclub in downtown Moscow, emergency services said.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 05:37 GMT
Firefighters prevent blast during Urals chemical plant fire
Firefighters who are still trying to contain a fire at a chemical plant in the Urals city of Perm prevented an explosion on Tuesday, an emergencies service spokesman said.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 07:14 GMT
A million and a half hooked on heroin in Russia - expert
Around one and a half million people are addicted to heroin in Russia, a Health Ministry top specialist told RIA Novosti.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 07:41 GMT
Russia launches car scrapping program
Following the example of many Western countries, Russia has launched a program offering owners of old cars 50,000 rubles ($1,680) each for their vehicles' disposal in a bid to support Russia's ailing car industry, a leading business daily reported on Tuesday.
// Mar. 09, 2010 - 07:48 GMT