- 23:11 20/11/2009
The first circulating beam of protons successfully made it through the entirety of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on Friday, a source at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) told RIA Novosti by telephone.
- 22:53 20/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed hope on Friday that the appointment of Herman Van Rompuy as European Council President could boost Russia-EU ties.
- 22:47 20/11/2009
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said the former Georgian republic "anticipates" its recognition by Belarus, but "does not insist" on an immediate decision.
- 21:24 20/11/2009
Russian and Iranian officials confirmed on Friday that work to launch Iran's first nuclear power plant is going as scheduled, Russia's state nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly said.
- 20:40 20/11/2009
CIS countries could drop the U.S. dollar in financial settlements and start using their national currencies within the next few years, the Russian finance minister said on Friday.
- 20:09 20/11/2009
The total number of officially confirmed swine flu cases has exceeded 525,000 worldwide, with about 6,750 fatalities, the World Health Organization reported on Friday.
- 19:53 20/11/2009
Turkey on Friday canceled a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant, Turkey's Electricity Trade Corp (TETAS) said.
- 17:54 20/11/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit France on November 26-27, when a decision could finally be made on the purchase of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a government spokesman said on Friday.
- 15:44 20/11/2009
Foreign investment in the Russian economy in the first nine months of the year fell 27.8% year-on-year to $54.738 billion, the state statistics service said on Friday.
- 15:24 20/11/2009
The number of children dying before they reach the age of five in Russia fell by just over 50% between 1990 and 2008, a UNICEF report said.
- 15:05 20/11/2009
Russia's metals giant Norilsk Nickel acknowledged on Friday Norway's accusations over pollution caused by the company, but said it has been tackling the problem.
- 14:20 20/11/2009
Russia expects a continuation of its strategic partnership with the European Union following yesterday's election of the bloc's first president, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
- 11:23 20/11/2009
A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed 13 people and injured 36 in a crowded square in southwest Afghanistan's Farah early on Friday.
- 10:45 20/11/2009
The number of dollar millionaires in China is expected to grow to 450,000 by the end of this year, despite the overall decline in global wealth, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has said.
- 10:23 20/11/2009
Japan's central bank has upgraded its assessment of the national economy and opted to keep its interest rate at 0.1%, amid government pressure to prevent deflation.
- 10:12 20/11/2009
A 20-year-old South Korean model has been found dead in her Paris apartment, her modeling agency said.
- 09:21 20/11/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated Belgium's prime minister on his election as the European Union's new president.
- 09:07 20/11/2009
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday morning while riding a motorcycle through a crowded area of Farah in southwest Afghanistan, killing at least six people, local police said.
- 07:32 20/11/2009
A Russian icebreaker that had become stuck in the Antarctic ice, has finally managed to leave the heavy ice zone, a spokesman for Russia's Far Eastern shipping company said on Friday.
