- 22:17 03/10/2009
Russia and the World Bank have negotiated the possibility of a $2-4 billion loan in 2010, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Saturday.
- 20:37 03/10/2009
Armenia's president has ruled out any preconditions for reestablishing ties with Turkey, the Armenian presidential press service said on Saturday.
- 15:49 03/10/2009
Ireland has voted "Yes" to the Lisbon Treaty setting out rules for decision-making in the European Union, officials said after the country's second nationwide referendum.
- 15:03 03/10/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on October 13 in Moscow after bilateral arms reduction talks, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
- 13:28 03/10/2009
Votes are being counted in Ireland in a second nationwide referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which sets out the rules for decision-making in the European Union.
- 11:52 03/10/2009
Hamas, which recently released video footage of an Israeli solider held captive for over three years, has threatened new kidnappings to ensure the release of its members, Israel's Haaretz daily reported.
- 10:28 03/10/2009
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is set to arrive in Iran on Saturday to discuss inspections of the country's controversial second uranium enrichment facility.
- 09:51 03/10/2009
Former world number one Maria Sharapova of Russia won the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday, after Serbia's Jelena Jankovic retired in the final due to a wrist injury.
- 08:57 03/10/2009
Two planes carrying Russian rescuers and doctors have arrived on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people remain trapped under rubble since this week's earthquakes.
- 06:13 03/10/2009
A possible conclusion of a reconciliation pact between the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas may help Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to regain control of the Gaza
- 04:14 03/10/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama is disappointed after Chicago failed to win the right for hosting the 2016 Olympic Games
- 01:41 03/10/2009
Delegations of economic ministries of Russia and Iceland are set to hold talks in Turkey's Istanbul
- 00:00 03/10/2009
A round up of what happened in the past 24 hours
