Sochi public council to discuss environmental issues of 2014 Games
The Public Council which oversees preparations for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games will gather on Tuesday to address environmental issues.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 00:32 GMT
Hoax report intended to blacken Saakashvili's rivals - opposition
A Georgian opposition leader said the bogus news report of a Russian invasion, broadcasted on Saturday, was intended to intimidate the opposition and tarnish its image over attempts to repair ties with Moscow.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 02:05 GMT
Venezuela to export 80,000 barrels of crude per day to Belarus
Belarus will be able to buy up to 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 03:04 GMT
New powerful earthquake jolts Chile
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, the latest in a series of powerful tremors, was registered in western Chile on Tuesday.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 03:33 GMT
Death toll from southern Kazakhstan flood rises to 37
The death toll in southern Kazakhstan's flood has risen to 37, the majority of the victims are women and children.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 04:09 GMT
Sony strikes record deal with Michael Jackson's heirs
Sony Corp. and Michael Jackson's heirs have signed a record-breaking deal.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 04:41 GMT
Russian police detain suspected killer of Moscow cop
The suspected killer of a policeman in western Moscow was detained in the early hours of Tuesday, the chief spokesman for the Russian capital's police told RIA Novosti.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 06:14 GMT
Small plane lands on beach in U.S., kills jogger
A man was killed in the U.S. state of South Carolina when a small plane made an emergency landing on the beach where he was jogging, a local paper has said.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 06:26 GMT
Mars-500 crew surviving in extreme conditions
Candidates for the Mars-500 520-day isolation training program practiced survival skills at the Pokrovskaya camp of the Russian State University of Physical Fitness near Moscow. Seven Russians, three Europeans and one Chinese person participated in the two-day training session. Experiment participants were divided into two teams and received the equipment necessary to survive in the forest, including matches, lamps, knives and hatchets. They were to put up a tent, make a bonfire for cooking and transport an injured person to a specified place.
// Mar. 16, 2010 - 06:49 GMT