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23:59 26/10/2009

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Latvian mobile operator says involved in staging meteorite hoax
21:56 26/10/2009
Latvian mobile operator Tele2 was involved in staging a hoax on a meteorite allegedly falling in the country on Sunday as reported by local media, the operator's marketing and sales director said Monday.
Latvian meteorite story fake - scientist
19:20 26/10/2009
Reports that a meteorite fell to Earth on Sunday leaving a 20-meter crater near a town in Latvia are false, a scientist said Monday after studying the site where the body was said to have hit the ground.
Arctic Sea vessel due in Malta for handover on Tuesday - owner
18:38 26/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case is currently being towed towards Malta and may be handed over on Tuesday, the ship's Finnish owner said.
French, Spanish military lose right to use Kyrgyz airbase
17:59 26/10/2009
French and Spanish troops have left a Kyrgyz airbase formerly used by the U.S. military and now functioning as a center for Pentagon transits to Afghanistan, the center's spokesman said on Monday.
Lithuania rotates Afghanistan troops
17:23 26/10/2009
Lithuania has rotated its military contingent in Afghanistan, where the Baltic state heads NATO's peacekeeping mission to restore the Ghor province, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Radiation levels from meteorite in Latvia 'within norm'
15:44 26/10/2009
Radiation levels from a meteorite that fell to earth near a small town in northern Latvia are "within the norm," the Latvian Radiation Center said on Monday.
Russia launches Opel car assembly in Kaliningrad exclave
15:22 26/10/2009
The Russian automaker Avtotor Holding announced on Monday it had launched the assembly of Opel cars in the country's exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland and Lithuania.
Iran ready to buy enriched uranium from China
14:40 26/10/2009
Tehran may consider buying uranium for its nuclear research reactor from China, the Iranian foreign minister said on Monday.
Karadzic in no-show at start of war crimes trial
14:25 26/10/2009
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic failed to appear for the start of his trial on war crimes and genocide charges at The Hague's International Criminal Tribune on Monday.
Iran expects Russia to honor Bushehr commitments on time
13:52 26/10/2009
Tehran expects Moscow to launch Iran's first nuclear power plant as scheduled, the Iranian foreign minister said on Monday.
Ukraine rejects reports of gas payment problems
12:58 26/10/2009
Ukraine's state-controlled energy company Naftogaz rejected on Monday reports of gas payment problems, saying it would pay for Russia natural gas supplied in October on time and in full.
Belarus receives $699.5 mln loan tranche from IMF
12:32 26/10/2009
Belarus has received a $699.5 million tranche of a $3.63 billion standby loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the press office of the Belarusian National Bank said on Monday.
Russian, Sri Lankan foreign ministers condemn Baghdad blasts
11:58 26/10/2009
Russian and Sri Lankan foreign ministers have condemned a recent terrorist attack in Baghdad which claimed some 150 lives and injured hundreds more.
Ukraine warns Gazprom of potential gas payment problems
11:36 26/10/2009
Ukraine's national energy company Naftogaz has warned Gazprom of possible difficulties with payment for October natural gas deliveries, a source in the Ukrainian company said on Monday.
Japan views Russia as Pacific partner, seeks end to dispute - PM
10:59 26/10/2009
Enhancing economic and political relations with Russia, settling the territorial dispute and signing a peace treaty are priorities of the new Japanese government, Japan's prime minister said on Monday.
Russian Pacific Fleet warships complete visit to Malaysia
05:55 26/10/2009
A Russian Pacific Fleet task force that has been on anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden has completed an official three-day visit to the port of Klang in Malaysia, a spokesman for the fleet said.
Hollywood star Sean Penn wants to interview Cuba's Fidel Castro
04:41 26/10/2009
Hollywood's Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn has left for Havana to take an interview with Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the U.S. entertainment news website TMZ reported.
UN secretary general denounces Baghdad suicide bombings
03:42 26/10/2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attacks on the Iraqi capital that killed over 140 people.
Meteorite falls in northern Latvia, no one injured - local media
02:46 26/10/2009
No one was injured after a meteorite fell near a small town in northern Latvia on Sunday, local Latvian media reported.

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