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23:59 22/09/2009

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Bulgarian beats out controversial Egyptian to head UNESCO
23:52 22/09/2009
Bulgaria's permanent representative to UNESCO was chosen as the new head of the United Nations agency for culture and education on Tuesday after five rounds of voting by the body's executive.
Iran Six foreign ministers to meet Oct. 1 in Geneva - Solana
22:32 22/09/2009
The foreign ministers of the six international powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program will meet on October 1 in Geneva, the EU foreign policy chief said Tuesday.
Obama urges Abbas, Netanyahu to resume Mideast peace talks
22:04 22/09/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for an early resumption of Middle East peace talks.
UN chief warns 10 years left to stop irreversible climate change
21:53 22/09/2009
Humanity has less than 10 years to prevent irreversible climate change, and joint action is required to limit harmful emissions, the UN secretary general said Tuesday.
Worldwide swine flu cases pass 308,000 - WHO
20:10 22/09/2009
The number of swine flu cases worldwide has passed 308,000, with almost 4,200 deaths, Russia's consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Tuesday citing World Health Organization regional bureaus.
London court to hear Russian businessman's extradition case Dec. 1
20:08 22/09/2009
Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday set December 1 as the date for a hearing into an extradition request by Russia for a businessman wanted on kidnapping and extortion charges.
Georgia accuses Russia of ignoring legal norms at sea
20:01 22/09/2009
Georgia on Tuesday accused Russia of ignoring international law over Russia's deployment of a coast guard ship in Abkhazian waters and its intention to station border guard vessels there.
At least 15 dead, 8 injured in bus crash in Germany
19:08 22/09/2009
At least 15 people died and eight were injured east of Duesseldorf in western Germany when a bus came off the road and crashed down an embankment, German TV reported, citing local police
UN opens climate change summit
18:29 22/09/2009
The highest-level conference on climate change opened on Tuesday at the United Nations to negotiate a new deal on how to combat global warming.
Russia, EU to hold summit Nov. 18 in Stockholm
18:16 22/09/2009
The next Russia- EU summit will be held in Stockholm on November 18, Sweden announced on Tuesday in its role as EU president.
Israeli soldiers gun down driver in Jerusalem
17:11 22/09/2009
Israeli soldiers on Tuesday shot dead a man attempting to ram his car through a checkpoint leading into Jerusalem, the Israeli Army press service said.
Investment in Russia's Shtokman gas field hits $500 mln
16:58 22/09/2009
Companies developing the Shtokman gas condensate field in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea have so far invested $500 million, the project operator said on Tuesday.
Iran in final preparations for launch of first nuclear plant
16:52 22/09/2009
Iran's first nuclear power plant is 96% complete, and final testing will begin in the near future, the state IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Dmitry Medvedev's state visit to Switzerland
16:46 22/09/2009
Dmitry Medvedev arrived on a two-day state visit to Switzerland, the first official trip to the country by a Russian leader.
Russia makes 'landmark' uranium shipment to U.S.
16:44 22/09/2009
A batch of low-enriched uranium was shipped to the United States on Tuesday, bringing to 11,000 tons the total exported under a 1993 bilateral agreement, civil nuclear-power corporation Atomenergoprom said on Tuesday.
Russian first lady presented two Russian bear cubs to Bern Zoo
15:53 22/09/2009
Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva presented two Russian bear cubs to the city of Bern as a gift from the Russian President.
Iran develops 'new generation' uranium enrichment centrifuge
15:34 22/09/2009
Iran has developed a new generation centrifuge for enriching uranium, the state IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
LUKOIL to extract Russia's first Caspian oil in March 2010
15:22 22/09/2009
Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil plans to start extracting oil in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea in March 2010, the company's CEO said on Tuesday.
Ex-leaders call on Europe to stand up for Georgia
14:57 22/09/2009
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel has been joined by a number of other ex-European leaders in urging the EU to stand up for Georgia in its territorial dispute with Russia.

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