World

14:20, august 18, 2009

WORLD

Israel agrees to halt West Bank construction until 2010

Israel will freeze construction in the West Bank until the beginning of 2010, the Israeli prime minister's office has said, according to Israeli media.

14:18, august 18, 2009

WORLD

Georgia’s membership of CIS ends August 18 - CIS Executive

In accordance with a decision of the CIS Foreign Ministersâ€™ Council on Georgiaâ€™s membership of the Commonwealth of Independent States of December 9, 2008 Georgia as of August 18 will be not a

14:17, august 18, 2009

WORLD

US weighs bolstering combat troops in Afghanistan

The US military was looking at freeing up more troops for combat in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama warned there would be no "quick" victory in the war.

13:36, august 17, 2009

WORLD

RF may supply large number of tanks to Venezuela – Sechin

Russian Vice Prime Minister Igor Sechin said he did not rule out that Russia would supply a large number of tanks to Venezuela.

13:35, august 17, 2009

WORLD

North Korea puts troops on alert over U.S.-South Korean drills

North Korea on Monday ordered its troops onto a state of full combat readiness as the United States and South Korea started military drills, Yonhap reported, citing the North's official KCNA agency.

13:29, august 17, 2009

WORLD

U.S. formally announces start of military training in Georgia

The United States has formally announced that it is sending a group of marines to Georgia to train its battalion for service as part of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

13:28, august 17, 2009

WORLD

Notorious warlord returns to Afghanistan to help Karzai

A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence returned to Afghanistan Sunday night as part of what appears to

14:21, august 13, 2009

WORLD

Washington for constructive relations between Russia, Ukraine

Washington wants to see constructive relations between Ukraine and Russia, and supports Kiev's right to make its own choices, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

14:16, august 13, 2009

WORLD

Medvedev, Putin meet in Sochi, take a walk

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a walk along the Sochi embankment after a working meeting on Wednesday.

14:13, august 13, 2009

WORLD

Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilities

Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks.

14:12, august 13, 2009

WORLD

Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan

Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials

14:02, august 12, 2009

WORLD

US State Secretary arrives in Nigeria to discuss coop'n

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to discuss matters concerning the development of democracy, anti-corruption efforts, and cooperation in the petroleum sector.

13:57, august 12, 2009

WORLD

Iran speaker rejects prison rape claims

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday rejected claims that some election protesters had been raped in custody and rapped the opposition leader who raised the allegations.

13:55, august 12, 2009

WORLD

Minister in Russia's Ingushetia shot dead

The minister of construction in Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region, Ruslan Amerkhanov, was shot dead Wednesday inside his ministerial office, officials said.

13:53, august 12, 2009

WORLD

U.S. Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan

Helicopter-borne U.S.

13:55, august 11, 2009

WORLD

Michael Jackson autopsy complete, results withheld

Coroners have finished the autopsy report in the death of Michael Jackson, but it will not be released while detectives continue their investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

13:52, august 11, 2009

WORLD

Hamas, Fatah to attempt to solve problems before talks

Hamas hopes to resolve all its disputes with Fatah before inter-Palestinian talks scheduled for August 25, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar said in Cairo.

13:47, august 11, 2009

WORLD

N. Korea awaits international response to S. Korea rocket launch

North Korea said on Monday it will closely watch the international reaction on South Korea's planned launch of a carrier rocket with a satellite on board following criticism of a similar launch

13:44, august 11, 2009

WORLD

U.S. commander seeks civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan

In addition to requesting some 45,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan , the country's top American military commander will ask the Obama administration to double the number of U.S.

13:43, august 7, 2009

WORLD

Moscow, Ankara agree to build South Stream in Turkish waters

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan signed on Thursday agreements on cooperation in the gas sphere.

13:38, august 7, 2009

WORLD

U.S. asks Israel to suspend settlement building for one year

The United States has asked Israel to order a one-year moratorium on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank to unblock the Middle East peace process, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on

13:36, august 7, 2009

WORLD

South Korea allows public group to visit DPRK

The South Korean Ministry of Unificaiton has given the go-ahead to a trip to North Korea of a delegation of the non-governmental group engaged in rendering humanitarian aid to Pyongyang on Friday.

13:35, august 7, 2009

WORLD

Canada rejects NATO call to stay in Afghanistan past 2011

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon reaffirmed Thursday Canada's 2011 exit from Afghanistan despite reported pleas from NATO's chief for an extension of Canada's deployment in the war-torn country.

13:32, august 6, 2009

WORLD

Russia urges to stop arms supply to Georgia-FM

Russia calls on the international community to stop supplies of any kind of arms to Georgia - not only offensive, but also all other military systems said RF Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei

13:27, august 6, 2009

WORLD

Hardline press insists Iran won't bow to US plots

Iran's hardline press hailed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday for snubbing Western powers after he was sworn in for a second term and warned the Islamic republic would stand up to US "plots.

13:26, august 6, 2009

WORLD

Pentagon unconcerned by Russian subs off U.S. Coast

The Pentagon is unconcerned by the presence of two Russian submarines in international waters off the U.S. coast, the Pentagon press secretary said at a news conference.

13:25, august 6, 2009

WORLD

NATO chief makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a surprise visit to Kabul and told a news conference on Wednesday that NATO forces would remain in Afghanistan for "as long as it takes.

13:54, august 5, 2009

WORLD

Iranian President Ahmadinejad takes oath of office for 2nd term

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term as Iran's president in a ceremony in the country's parliament on Wednesday.

13:50, august 5, 2009

WORLD

Kim Jong Il pardons 2 US media women, orders their release from jail

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two U.S.

13:48, august 5, 2009

WORLD

World

Israel agrees to halt West Bank construction until 2010

Israel will freeze construction in the West Bank until the beginning of 2010, the Israeli prime minister's office has said, according to Israeli media.

Georgia’s membership of CIS ends August 18 - CIS Executive

In accordance with a decision of the CIS Foreign Ministersâ€™ Council on Georgiaâ€™s membership of the Commonwealth of Independent States of December 9, 2008 Georgia as of August 18 will be not a

US weighs bolstering combat troops in Afghanistan

The US military was looking at freeing up more troops for combat in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama warned there would be no "quick" victory in the war.

RF may supply large number of tanks to Venezuela – Sechin

Russian Vice Prime Minister Igor Sechin said he did not rule out that Russia would supply a large number of tanks to Venezuela.

North Korea puts troops on alert over U.S.-South Korean drills

North Korea on Monday ordered its troops onto a state of full combat readiness as the United States and South Korea started military drills, Yonhap reported, citing the North's official KCNA agency.

U.S. formally announces start of military training in Georgia

The United States has formally announced that it is sending a group of marines to Georgia to train its battalion for service as part of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Notorious warlord returns to Afghanistan to help Karzai

A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence returned to Afghanistan Sunday night as part of what appears to

Washington for constructive relations between Russia, Ukraine

Washington wants to see constructive relations between Ukraine and Russia, and supports Kiev's right to make its own choices, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

Medvedev, Putin meet in Sochi, take a walk

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a walk along the Sochi embankment after a working meeting on Wednesday.

Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilities

Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks.

Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan

Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials

US State Secretary arrives in Nigeria to discuss coop'n

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to discuss matters concerning the development of democracy, anti-corruption efforts, and cooperation in the petroleum sector.

Iran speaker rejects prison rape claims

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday rejected claims that some election protesters had been raped in custody and rapped the opposition leader who raised the allegations.

Minister in Russia's Ingushetia shot dead

The minister of construction in Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region, Ruslan Amerkhanov, was shot dead Wednesday inside his ministerial office, officials said.

U.S. Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan

Helicopter-borne U.S.

Michael Jackson autopsy complete, results withheld

Coroners have finished the autopsy report in the death of Michael Jackson, but it will not be released while detectives continue their investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Hamas, Fatah to attempt to solve problems before talks

Hamas hopes to resolve all its disputes with Fatah before inter-Palestinian talks scheduled for August 25, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar said in Cairo.

N. Korea awaits international response to S. Korea rocket launch

North Korea said on Monday it will closely watch the international reaction on South Korea's planned launch of a carrier rocket with a satellite on board following criticism of a similar launch

U.S. commander seeks civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan

In addition to requesting some 45,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan , the country's top American military commander will ask the Obama administration to double the number of U.S.

Moscow, Ankara agree to build South Stream in Turkish waters

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan signed on Thursday agreements on cooperation in the gas sphere.

U.S. asks Israel to suspend settlement building for one year

The United States has asked Israel to order a one-year moratorium on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank to unblock the Middle East peace process, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on

South Korea allows public group to visit DPRK

The South Korean Ministry of Unificaiton has given the go-ahead to a trip to North Korea of a delegation of the non-governmental group engaged in rendering humanitarian aid to Pyongyang on Friday.

Canada rejects NATO call to stay in Afghanistan past 2011

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon reaffirmed Thursday Canada's 2011 exit from Afghanistan despite reported pleas from NATO's chief for an extension of Canada's deployment in the war-torn country.

Russia urges to stop arms supply to Georgia-FM

Russia calls on the international community to stop supplies of any kind of arms to Georgia - not only offensive, but also all other military systems said RF Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei

Hardline press insists Iran won't bow to US plots

Iran's hardline press hailed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday for snubbing Western powers after he was sworn in for a second term and warned the Islamic republic would stand up to US "plots.

Pentagon unconcerned by Russian subs off U.S. Coast

The Pentagon is unconcerned by the presence of two Russian submarines in international waters off the U.S. coast, the Pentagon press secretary said at a news conference.

NATO chief makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a surprise visit to Kabul and told a news conference on Wednesday that NATO forces would remain in Afghanistan for "as long as it takes.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad takes oath of office for 2nd term

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term as Iran's president in a ceremony in the country's parliament on Wednesday.

Kim Jong Il pardons 2 US media women, orders their release from jail

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two U.S.

Medvedev sends congratulations to Obama on his 48th birthday

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday sent congratulations to U.S. President Barack Obama in connection with his 48th birthday.