- 21:50 22/07/2009
A civic group working to cut the spread of cancer in the United States has initiated a suit against the makers of hot dogs, the iconic food of the American summer, local radio reported on Wednesday.
- 21:45 22/07/2009
Russia said on Wednesday that United Nations experts could not carry out their own investigation into the murder of Chechen rights activist Natalya Estemirova, but could give evidence to Russian police.
- 21:38 22/07/2009
"We will still hold the door open but we also have made it clear that we'll take actions, as I've said time and time again, crippling action, working to upgrade the defense of our partners in the region," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
- 21:14 22/07/2009
Washington has little cause for concern over a possible nuclear link between two rogue states in southeast Asia, a Russian expert on arms control said on Wednesday.
- 19:35 22/07/2009
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing defeat in upcoming parliamentary elections but with six weeks until the vote has time to salvage the situation, a Russian expert said
- 18:27 22/07/2009
Russia will allocate over 120 billion rubles ($3.8 billion) for a federal program to develop new generation nuclear energy technology in 2010-2012, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
- 18:24 22/07/2009
The U.S. should appoint a representative to oversee democratic reforms in Georgia, the opposition alliance in the former Soviet republic said in a statement ahead of the U.S. vice president's visit
- 18:02 22/07/2009
The Russian government's foreign debt, including liabilities of the former Soviet Union, fell by 3.6% in the first half of 2009 to $39.1 billion, the Finance Ministry said
- 17:03 22/07/2009
The Hamas movement will not obstruct the implementation of any peace deal reached between the Palestinian National Authority and Israel, the Haaretz daily reported on Wednesday.
- 16:53 22/07/2009
Michelin workers in eastern France refused to allow four managers to leave their factory on Tuesday night amid tensions over job-losses and restructuring, France-Info radio reported on Wednesday.
- 16:51 22/07/2009
North Korea will receive international economic aid and the U.S. will improve ties with the country if it completely gives up its nuclear ambitions, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.
- 16:23 22/07/2009
The construction of sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will cost Russia 195.3 billion rubles ($6.25 billion), Vice-Premier Dmitry Kozak said on Wednesday.
- 15:23 22/07/2009
Georgia accused Russia on Wednesday of seeking to further destabilize the situation in the Caucasus after a visit by Russia's top security officials to the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia.
- 14:24 22/07/2009
Two people were killed on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at buses carrying U.S. mining company employees to work in eastern Indonesian, the Antara news agency said.
- 14:23 22/07/2009
Some 35 people were injured when a bomb exploded during a wedding party in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said.
- 12:09 22/07/2009
Onexim investment group owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov reached an agreement with RBC Information Systems to buy a controlling stake in the troubled media group for $80 million, Onexim said on Wednesday.
- 12:01 22/07/2009
Millions of people gathered across Asia on Wednesday as the 21st century's longest eclipse swept across the continent.
- 11:33 22/07/2009
Six sailors including two Russians, abducted from a chemical tanker on July 4 in Nigeria and freed on July 21, are in good health, the Russian ambassador to Nigeria, Alexander Polyakov said on Wednesday.
- 11:11 22/07/2009
A former officer in the interior ministry has been detained in central Ukraine for the murder nine years ago of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the national Inter TV channel said on Wednesday.
