MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere will arrive in Moscow on November 20 on a two-day visit, the official website of the Norwegian embassy said on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 12:23 GMT
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Greenpeace warned that Sunday's fuel oil spill between the Black and Azov Seas could destroy rare fauna, but a Russian lawmaker said the damage was no worse than everyday industrial pollution.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 12:14 GMT
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) – It looks as if Russia has long guessed the American moves to create a missile defense system in Europe, and is responding tit-for-tat and even figure-for-figure.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 11:37 GMT
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement, the Russian agency said on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 11:22 GMT
DUSHANBE, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Police in south east Tajikistan, Central Asia, seized on Monday a total of 22 kilograms (48 pounds) of heroin from a Tajik national, the country's drug control agency said.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 11:02 GMT
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russian veterinary specialists will fly to Poland on Monday to inspect meat factories, in a bid to overcome the concerns behind Moscow's two-year embargo on Polish meat.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:46 GMT
TEL AVIV, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Israel will release up to 400 Palestinians prisoners ahead of an upcoming U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, the U.S., scheduled for the end of the month, Israel's Haaretz daily said Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:33 GMT
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's emergencies ministry announced on Monday the launch of a major operation in the Black Sea to contain a fuel oil spill after a Sunday storm sank several cargo ships and a tanker.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:29 GMT
Chocolate covered models sway down the catwalk at New York chocolate fashion show. During the show, the audience was treated to dresses and accessories made out of chocolate.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:29 GMT
Turkey’s Chief of Staff says troops are ready for an operation as soon as the Turkish government gives the go ahead. General Yasar Buyukanit said around a hundred thousand troops are now waiting for the order to cross the border into northern Iraq.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:25 GMT