Chinese ship sinks after Yellow Sea collision with S.Korean vessel
A Chinese fishing ship sank in the Yellow Sea after it collided with a South Korean vessel, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
// Sep. 02, 2010 - 08:23 GMT
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan sign agreement on TAPI gas pipeline
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have signed an agreement on construction of the Trans-Afghanistan (TAPI) gas pipeline for the transfer of Turkmen gas to Pakistan and India, local media said on Tuesday.
// Aug. 31, 2010 - 07:40 GMT
Assailants attack Russian embassy in Minsk with fire bombs
Unknown assailants attacked the Russian Embassy in the Belarusian capital of Minsk with fire bombs late on Monday, a local emergencies spokesman said.
// Aug. 31, 2010 - 04:54 GMT
Over 20,000 evacuated after volcano erupts in Sumatra
More than 20,000 people living near Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have been evacuated after the volcano erupted on Sunday for the first time in 400 years, local media said.
// Aug. 30, 2010 - 07:36 GMT
At least 15 die, 25 injured in bus crash in West Bengal
At least 15 people died and 25 were injured on Sunday when a bus plunged into a ditch in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal, India, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) said.
// Aug. 30, 2010 - 06:14 GMT
Afghanistan decries reports on CIA payments to top officials
Afghanistan's presidential office casted back issues by the New York Times and the Washington Post, saying the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, pays officials in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration.
// Aug. 29, 2010 - 08:55 GMT
Thai PM may say decisive word in Bout's case - paper
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Wechachiwa and the cabinet of ministers have a right to take decisive decision over the case against alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Bangkok-based Thai-language Daily News paper reported on late Saturday.
// Aug. 29, 2010 - 08:22 GMT
Five civilians killed in attack on Kadyrov's home village
Five civilians were killed in time of attack which occurred early on Sunday when militants tried to attack Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's home village of Tsentoroi, a source from the Chechen force structures said.
// Aug. 29, 2010 - 07:13 GMT
Afghan prosecutor says forced into retirement
Afghan Deputy Prosecutor General Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar engaged in fighting corruption in top echelons of power, resigned in accordance with a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a source close to the Afghan Prosecutor's Office said.
// Aug. 29, 2010 - 05:42 GMT
Taliban attack U.S. base in Afghanistan (Update 1)#
Taliban fighters launched an attack on a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the regional police chief said.
// Aug. 28, 2010 - 06:53 GMT