Israeli housing plans "unacceptable" - Lavrov

Israel's plans to build homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem are “unacceptable,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a phone conversation with the Arab League secretary general.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 00:41 GMT


Belarusian President Lukashenko to visit Venezuela next week

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Venezuela on March 16–17, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 01:14 GMT


Armenian genocide resolution "wrong way to go" - Swedish FM

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Friday adopting a resolution which recognizes the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire was “the wrong way to go.”

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 01:59 GMT


Stolen remains of Greek Cypriot president finally reburied

The body of the former Greek Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos has again been laid to rest in the capital Nicosia three months after being stolen from grave, local TV said on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 02:44 GMT


Russian scientist forecasts more earthquakes in Pacific zone

Areas surrounding the Pacific Ocean are likely to experience earthquakes and tsunamis in the coming years as the planet entered another long period of seismic activity, a Russian scientist said on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 03:31 GMT


Obama names charities to receive his Nobel Prize money

U.S. President Barack Obama named ten charity organizations which would benefit from the $1.4 million he received after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. media said on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 04:12 GMT


Dozen of rare Amur tigers starve to death in Chinese zoo

A total of 13 rare Amur tigers have died of hunger in the past three months in a northeastern Chinese zoo, Xinhua said on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 04:39 GMT


Russian police officer, soldier face trial on Islamic gang charges

A military court in Russia's Far East has set a date for the trial of a former police officer and solider accused of involvement in a radical Islamic gang, a court spokesperson told RIA Novosti on Friday.

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 05:40 GMT


Trololo song by Eduard Khil finds fans across internet

Soviet singer Eduard Khil sees a revival of his popularity. A video of his song âśI Am So Happy to Come Home Again,âť uploaded to YouTube last November, was watched by millions of users and has gathered hundreds of video replies.Thanks to the internet, the singer has a new nickname. Fans call him Trololo-man or Mr. Trololo. </p>

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 07:19 GMT


Trololo song by Eduard Khil goes viral across internet

Soviet singer Eduard Khil sees a revival of his popularity. A video of his song âśI Am So Happy to Come Home Again,âť uploaded to YouTube last November, was watched by millions of users and has gathered hundreds of video replies.Thanks to the internet, the singer has a new nickname. Fans call him Trololo-man or Mr. Trololo. </p>

// Mar. 12, 2010 - 07:19 GMT