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23:59 27/10/2009

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Iran yet to respond to IAEA's enrichment deal
23:03 27/10/2009
Iran has not dismissed the UN nuclear watchdog's uranium enrichment proposal and is expected to respond to it soon, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
US to respond to Russia's strategic arms cuts proposals soon
22:42 27/10/2009
The United States will formally reply to Russia's strategic arms reduction proposals in the next few days, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Russia places 69th in world Prosperity Index
22:25 27/10/2009
Russia secured the 69th place out of 104 in the Legatum Prosperity Index 2009, a global study of national welfare, the research institution said in a statement published on Tuesday.
Russia, India, China suggest collective strategy on Afghanistan
22:23 27/10/2009
Russia, India and China have proposed to develop a collective strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and expect a positive answer from the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
RIA Novosti broadcasts lecture by Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Mather
21:29 27/10/2009
The first of a series of lectures to be delivered by the world's topmost scientists, a new Internet project of Dmitry Zimin's Dynasty Foundation and RIA Novosti, was shown on Tuesday.
Prague delays decision to ratify Lisbon Treaty
21:10 27/10/2009
The Czech Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled it would return to making a decision in early November on ratifying the Lisbon Treaty.
Paris court gives Gaidamak six years for arms supplies to Angola
20:56 27/10/2009
A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Arkady Gaidamak, an Israeli businessman of Soviet origin, to six years in prison for illegal arms deliveries to Angola, tax evasion and corruption.
Two militants killed in Gaza Strip
20:29 27/10/2009
Two militants from the radical armed Palestinian organization Salah ad-Din Brigade were killed on Tuesday in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.
US Ares rocket launch delayed by bad weather, reset for Wednesday
20:01 27/10/2009
NASA said Tuesday the launch of its new Ares I-X rocket, scheduled for 8:00 a.m. EDT (12.00 GMT) in Florida, had been delayed due to bad weather and rescheduled for Wednesday.
Bombings in Afghanistan leave 8 US troops, interpreter dead
19:39 27/10/2009
A total of eight US soldiers and one Afghan interpreter were killed on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) spokeswoman said.
Israel blocks water to Palestinians - report
19:16 27/10/2009
A human rights watchdog on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to receive sufficient water supplies and pursuing discriminatory policies.
Latvian police reject criminal case over meteorite hoax
19:13 27/10/2009
Latvian police decided not to initiate a criminal investigation over the hoax meteorite strike staged in the Baltic state by a Latvian mobile operator, the Delfi web portal said on Tuesday.
South Korean defects to North Korea, fulfills dream
18:22 27/10/2009
A South Korean citizen fled to communist North Korea through heavily armed border posts, fulfilling his long-standing dream, Korean media reported on Tuesday.
Serbian 'Iron Lady' released from Swedish prison
17:59 27/10/2009
Arctic Sea to arrive in Malta this week - embassy source
17:23 27/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case currently being towed towards Malta will arrive there no earlier than Thursday, a Russian embassy source said Tuesday.
Estonian parliament speaks against Nord Stream project
17:09 27/10/2009
The Estonian parliament on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the possible environmental fallout from the Nord Stream gas project and said it should not be allowed to go ahead.
Ahmadinejad links Iran's nuclear program to Israel
16:52 27/10/2009
Iran will move forward with its nuclear program as long as Israel possesses nuclear weapons, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying on Tuesday.
Over 50 children rescued in prostitution raids in U.S.
16:41 27/10/2009
FBI officials in the U.S. rescued 52 children and arrested about 700 people, including 60 suspected pimps, in a three-day nationwide crackdown on child prostitution, American media said on Tuesday.
Latvian mobile operator that staged meteorite hoax faces fine
15:17 27/10/2009
A Latvian mobile operator that staged a hoax meteorite strike in the Baltic state on Sunday will have to pay at least $26,000 in damages, the interior minister told the LNT TV channel Tuesday.

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