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Serbia declares mourning as Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle dies

23:58 15/11/2009

The Serbian government declared a three-day national mourning period starting Monday after the country's Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch Pavle, died at 95 on Sunday.

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Russia still hopes for diplomatic solution to Iran issue - Lavrov
21:53 15/11/2009
Moscow still hopes that the Iran nuclear problem will be resolved through political and diplomatic means, the Russian foreign minister said after a meeting between the Russian and U.S. presidents on Sunday.
Russian FM Lavrov hopes for headway at talks with Japan
18:53 15/11/2009
Russia's foreign minister said Sunday he hopes for headway during talks with his Japanese counterpart in Moscow.
Russia, India agree to sign new deal on aircraft carrier overhaul
16:15 15/11/2009
Russia will soon sign a new deal with India on additional funds to finish a refit of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Sunday.
Investigators probe nightclub fire incident in Volga area
15:45 15/11/2009
Investigators are probing an incident at a disco bar in the Republic of Tatarstan in the Volga area where a fire killed two and injured 27 people, police said on Sunday.
Police seize over 12 kg of heroin outside Moscow
15:05 15/11/2009
Police seized over 12 kilograms of heroin in a special operation outside Moscow to fight drug trafficking channels, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
Final trials of Russia's Nerpa sub to start next week
14:35 15/11/2009
Final trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, will begin late next week, the submarine's producer said on Sunday.
Russia, U.S. could use 'other means' over Iran nuclear deadlock
13:42 15/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that Russia and the United States could use 'other means' if the talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program yielded no results.
Russia, Japan to avoid linking peace treaty signing to other issues
12:54 15/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama have agreed to decide on signing a peace treaty without links to other issues, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
Medvedev hopes new nuclear arms deal to be signed in December
11:27 15/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed hope on Sunday that Russia and the United States would be able to sign a new nuclear arms reduction deal in December.
APEC summit in Singapore
11:27 15/11/2009
Leaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum countries, which include the U.S., China, Japan and Russia, meet in the southeast Asian state on the weekend.
Depot blast due to breach of arms disposal rules - Russian navy
11:05 15/11/2009
The explosion at a weapons depot in the Ulyanovsk Region in the Volga area that killed two people and injured many others was caused by the violation of ammunition disposal rules, the Russian Navy chief said on Sunday.
APEC leaders pledge support for 'most vulnerable'
10:07 15/11/2009
Leaders of the Pacific Rim countries pledged on Sunday to provide support for the 'most vulnerable' in their economies and also measures to stimulate small and medium business.
APEC members to keep stimulus policies in place until recovery
09:00 15/11/2009
Leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries agreed on Sunday to keep stimulus policies in place until a durable economic recovery was achieved.
New climate change deal unlikely in December - Russian official
07:35 15/11/2009
Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Sunday that it was unlikely they would sign a legally binding document at December climate change talks in Copenhagen
Suicide bomber kills 11 in north-western Pakistan
06:51 15/11/2009
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a police checkpoint in the outskirts of Peshavar in north-western Pakistan killing at least 11 people and wounding 26 others
Death toll in Indian train cash rises to nine
05:34 15/11/2009
The death toll in the Saturday train crash in the western Indian state of Rajasthan has risen to nine
Russia to make new arms offers to Arab states at Dubai Air Show
03:48 15/11/2009
Russia will offer a new package of proposals on military-technical cooperation to countries in the Middle East at a major air show in the region
Powerful quake shakes Argentina
01:17 15/11/2009
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit north-western Argentina late on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website.
Abkhazia starts using Russian phone codes
00:22 15/11/2009
The former Georgian republic of Abkhazia switched to Russian telephone codes at midnight on Sunday

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