Russian inspectors to make aerial surveillance flight in US
A group of Russian air inspectors will make an aerial observation flight over the territory of the United States in line with the Open Skies Treaty, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
// Jul. 30, 2011 - 07:01 GMT
At least 11 killed in firing incident in Quetta, Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed and several others were injured on Saturday morning when unknown gunmen fired at a passenger pick-up in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, the Xinhua news agency reported.
// Jul. 30, 2011 - 04:43 GMT
Eight killed, four injured in Kazakhstan car accident
Eight people, including two children, were killed and four others were injured when two cars collided in central Kazakhstan, emergencies ministry said on Saturday.
// Jul. 30, 2011 - 03:49 GMT
UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mission for one year
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's volatile region of Darfur for one year.
// Jul. 30, 2011 - 03:30 GMT
Polish report into Kaczynski crash blames Russian, Polish sides
Poland released a final report Friday on the possible causes of the Tu-154 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski last year, blaming both the Polish flight crew and Russian air traffic controllers.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 09:01 GMT
Accomplice of Russian drug dealer pilot gets 30 years in U.S. jail
Nigerian Chigbo Peter Umeh, the accomplice of a Russian pilot convicted of drug dealing, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail by a New York court.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 08:02 GMT
At least 16 dead in Ukraine mine blast
At least 16 miners were killed on Friday after an explosion ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, rescue services said.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 07:32 GMT
Breivik ‘planned more Oslo attacks’
Anders Breivik, accused of killing over 70 people in Oslo in two terror attacks last Friday, planned to carry out more attacks on the same day, his lawyer has said.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 07:16 GMT
Italian MEP apologizes for backing Breivik ideology
An Italian member of the European parliament apologized on Thursday to Norway for his support for some of the ideas expressed by twin terror attack suspect Anders Behring Breivik.
// Jul. 28, 2011 - 09:04 GMT