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"Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history," Obama said in a statement.
The rover which is looking for life on the surface of Mars has already sent back its first images from the Red Planet. It is to continue a probe of the Red Planet’s
surface to see whether it was ever habitable.
The rover is equipped with the Russian designed Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) neutron spectrometer which can search for water on rocks and minerals.
TASS, Interfax
Russia and the United States disagree on how to end the conflict in Syria but want the bloodshed to stop and the warring parties brought to the negotiating table, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Tens of thousands of people last night took to the streets of major cities in Turkey in anti-government protests. Despite a mass turnout, there were no clashes with the police or major disturbances. There is a conspicuous absence of police and riot equipment in the cities, although the day before yesterday in the capital there were special task force units with water cannons at almost every intersection.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the G8 Lough Erne summit sidelines on Monday to discuss bilateral relations.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has denied media reports that the Iranian authorities sent 4,000 troops from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to assist government forces in Syria.
President Hamid Karzai announced that Afghan security forces would take over responsibility for the entire country, a major milestone as the NATO-led war effort winds down.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the G8 Lough Erne summit sidelines on Monday to discuss bilateral relations.
A bomb targeting a prominent lawmaker in Kabul killed three civilians and wounded 24 other people, police said.
A suicide bomber exploded near the home of a prominent Afghan lawmaker on Tuesday, police said, on the day that the handover of security from NATO to Afghan forces was to be announced.
An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police said.
he Y20 youth summit of the G20 opens at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St. Petersburg on the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum's floor.
Russia’s Rosoboronexport Company has concluded its first contract to supply Iraq with the Ka-52 helicopters, RIA Novosti reported from the Le Bourget aerospace show that was opened on Monday citing a source in the Russian delegation.
Russian bailiffs are still waiting for an official notification about the death of Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky from Britain, said an official at the bailiff service on Monday.
Group of Eight leaders said on Monday that world economic prospects remained weak even though downside risks have lessened due partly to policy action taken in the United States, the euro zone and Japan.
Experts, who’ve been invited to attend the 17th annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, SPIEF, believe that this kind of forum has a decisive influence on the development of global economy, as well as the global political processes.
India's central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Monday after three successive cuts this year, due to inflationary concerns, weak global factors and a depreciating local currency.
The Fitch rating agency is concerned about the unregulated part of the Chinese banking sector. The so-called “shadow banks” pose systemic risks for the country’s economy.
The Iranian economy is experiencing severe stress caused by the international sanctions against Tehran. An unofficial estimate of the Iranian inflation rate is almost three times the official annual inflation figure.
The foreign exchange market is now in the crosshairs of the global financial regulators in the aftermath of the rate-rigging scandals in currency rates and interest rates markets.
Future business owners of medicinal marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts might have hefty fees to pay. Massachusetts is set on charging a 31,500 dollar non-refundable application fee, for business owners who wish to open up. What’s more, businesses will need to pay out a 50 thousand dollar operating fee every year and 500 dollars per employee.
US teachers, who are new to the field, are receiving low marks in performance according to the National Council on Teacher Quality’s report. They found they get little to no classroom experience before running a class of students, thus bringing on feeling of anxiousness.
New Yorkers may soon be obliged to separate their food scraps – like stale bread, chicken bones and potato peels – for further composting, as City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration is set on a new program intended to make the Big Apple greener, not to mention huge cost savings.
Russian MPs endorse gay adoptions ban
