- 21:16 18/12/2009
The number of swine flu deaths worldwide has exceeded 10,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
- 21:01 18/12/2009
Russia and the United States will finalize a new strategic arms reduction treaty in the near future, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday at a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama.
- 20:53 18/12/2009
A Kremlin aide described on Friday the ongoing UN climate change Copenhagen conference as unsuccessful, but said there was still a chance a declaration could be adopted.
- 18:25 18/12/2009
China will launch the world's fastest express train, able to travel at an average speed of 350 kmph (217.5 mph) on December 26, Xinhua said on Friday.
- 17:06 18/12/2009
Iran plans to start using a new generation of uranium-enrichment centrifuges by March 2011, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday.
- 16:26 18/12/2009
Auto giant Daimler AG is in talks with KamAZ to purchase another 5-6% stake in Russia's largest truck maker, a Russian shareholder said on Friday.
- 15:53 18/12/2009
At least 10 people have been killed and over 25 injured in a suicide explosion near a mosque in northwestern Pakistan's Lower Dir district, the Aaj TV channel reported.
- 15:27 18/12/2009
A political agreement at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen may not be ready by the end of the forum, a Russian delegation source said on Friday.
- 14:12 18/12/2009
A cargo plane originating from North Korea with a cache of illegal weapons was seized solely by Thai intelligence and security agencies, National Security Council secretary general Thawil Pliensri said on Friday.
- 13:57 18/12/2009
The Belarusian parliament will not hold hearings on recognizing the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before spring 2010, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.
- 13:26 18/12/2009
A former South Korean prime minister has been arrested on suspicion of receiving a large bribe from a businessman, Seoul prosecutors said.
- 13:12 18/12/2009
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner made a successful maiden flight that lasted over three hours on December 16
- 12:42 18/12/2009
Russia and the United States could sign a new strategic arms reduction treaty in a month's time, a Russian diplomat said on Friday.
- 12:20 18/12/2009
NATO's secretary general is set to leave Moscow for Brussels, after being delayed overnight due to technical problems with his plane
- 12:06 18/12/2009
The infamous Arbeit macht frei iron sign at the entrance to the Nazi-era Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland was stolen on Friday, radio RMF FM reported.
- 12:00 18/12/2009
Dozens of world leaders will be arriving in Copenhagen on Friday for the final day of United Nations talks on climate change.
- 09:50 18/12/2009
At least seven people died on Friday and another 19 were injured when a bus fell into a ravine in Central China, Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.
- 08:01 18/12/2009
An ombudsman is now to consider the delisting of terrorist suspects from the UN list of al-Qaeda and Taliban members as the Security Council adopted a resolution intended to bring 'fairness and transparency' to its anti-terrorism efforts.
- 06:45 18/12/2009
Spain will send 511 soldiers to Afghanistan in the near future, local media said, quoting the country's defense minister.
