- 23:56 31/08/2009
Turkey and Armenia have agreed at talks mediated by Switzerland to start "internal political consultations" on establishing diplomatic relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said
- 22:24 31/08/2009
Turkey and Armenia have agreed at talks mediated by Switzerland to start "internal political consultations" on establishing diplomatic relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said
- 21:48 31/08/2009
The captain of a Turkish oil tanker seized by Georgia in mid-August has been sentenced by a Georgian court to 24 years in custody for customs violations, Georgian border police said on Monday.
- 19:46 31/08/2009
With 43.81% of ballots counted in last week's presidential elections Afghanistan's incumbent president, Hamid Karzai, is ahead with 1,317,121 votes, the country's Central Election Commission said on Monday.
- 19:29 31/08/2009
Russia is set for constructive cooperation with Japan's new government after the longtime opposition overwhelmingly won Sunday's parliamentary elections, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
- 17:37 31/08/2009
Poland would be harming its own interests and its role in world affairs if it was to reject Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's attempts to improve relations, a former Polish prime minister said on Monday.
- 17:31 31/08/2009
Sri Lanka's High Court on Monday sentenced a local journalist to 20 years in prison for having terrorist links and spreading racial hatred.
- 16:56 31/08/2009
Japan's government will take efforts to help auto giant Suzuki implement its frozen project to build a car plant in St. Petersburg.
- 16:32 31/08/2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced on Monday he would resign as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party following the party's crushing defeat in Sunday's general election.
- 16:20 31/08/2009
Leaders of African Union countries gathered on Monday in Libya's capital, Tripoli, to discuss regional armed conflicts and climate change.
- 14:57 31/08/2009
Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi is ready to help Belarus investigate the causes of a fatal accident involving a fighter jet built by the company.
- 14:24 31/08/2009
Russia's prime minister will discuss bilateral ties between Moscow and Kiev with his Ukrainian counterpart during a working visit to Poland.
- 14:21 31/08/2009
Russia's relations with Japan are unlikely to change significantly under the next prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama.
- 13:18 31/08/2009
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for September 1 is 31.8397 rubles, up 27.1 kopeks from Friday, the Central Bank said
- 12:50 31/08/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will use his visit to Poland for events to mark the anniversary of the start of WWII to counter attempts to "distort history" and boost ties with Warsaw.
- 12:04 31/08/2009
Alrosa, Russia's largest diamond miner, said on Monday it would invest over $2.8 billion by 2014 in three new mines with total annual capacity of about 6 million metric tons of diamond ore.
- 11:58 31/08/2009
The swine flu virus has claimed the lives of over 2,900 people worldwide, Russia's trade and sanitary inspection authority said on Monday, citing data from World Health Organization regional bureaus.
- 11:40 31/08/2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced on Monday he would resign as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party following the party's crushing defeat in Sunday's general elections.
- 10:05 31/08/2009
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has contracted swine flu, regional media reports said
