Iran hangs two for spying for Israel, US
Sign language becomes official in Russia
Photo: AFP
-
Radio:
World service
-
Choose a language
- English English
- English English (Ind)
- Arabic عربي
- Albanian Shqip
- Bengali বাংলা
- Bulgarian Български
- Hungarian Magyar
- Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
- Greek Ελληνικά
- Dari دری
- Spanish Español
- Italian Italiano
-
- Stories
From Around the Web
Home
-
A Russian defector, former Russian security officer and a body guard of Boris Berezovsky Alexander Litvinenko suddenly died in London in November 2006 with symptoms of what British forensic experts described as poisoning with radioactive polonium. Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary William Hague issued instructions to purge the Litvinenko inquest of all evidence that could implicate Russia in Litvinenko’s death or suggest that British special services could have averted the tragedy.
-
Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums.
-
South Korea Sunday condemned North Korea's latest short-range missile launches as "provocative" and again urged it to hold talks about a suspended jointly-run industrial park.
Politics
-
A Japanese minister Sunday defended a surprise visit to North Korea by one of the prime minister's aides which Washington and Seoul said could not help efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang.
-
South Korea Sunday condemned North Korea's latest short-range missile launches as "provocative" and again urged it to hold talks about a suspended jointly-run industrial park.
-
In an interview with Argentinean media on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar Assad voiced hope that the planned international conference on Syria will help his country to ride out of the crisis.
World
-
A total of 926 convicts have been amnestied on the occasion of the national holiday of Turkmenistan - the Day of Revival, Unity and Poetry of Magtymguly.
-
Chinese authorities were Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.
-
Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced.
Russia
-
The Russian biosatellite Bion-1M packed with animals, fish, insects, bacteria and other biological objects has returned to Earth, media reports said on Sunday.
-
On Friday, IAEA’s head Yukiya Amano visited the Kalininskaya nuclear power plant in Russia and made a report there.
-
The Baltic Sea Fleet in Russia’s northwest is celebrating 310 years since its foundation.
Economy
-
The importance of the Russia-ASEAN business forum, which will be held on the sidelines of the 17th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, is to attract investment into Russia and also to make Russian companies aware of money-making opportunities that exist in ASEAN countries, believes executive director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council, Viktor Tarusin.
-
Cyprus Finance Ministry has removed restrictions on financial transactions of another six foreign banks. The list features a branch of the Ukrainian Privatbank.
-
Economic issues took centre stage Saturday when German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis at the Vatican, two days after the pontiff called unbridled capitalism ungodly.
Reality Check
-
A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)
-
In a harsh rebuttal to George Soros, the President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research Hans-Werner Sinn accused the speculator of “playing with fire” and stated that “Germany will not accept Eurobonds” in spite of the pressure from the investing community.
-
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Wolf Richter talks about the ECB's desperation, the money printing bonanza of the world's central banks and about a French finance minister who is barking at the wrong tree. Wolf Richter is the editor of , entrepreneur, private equity specialist and the author of "Big Like: Cascade Into An Odyssey".
Society
-
One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday.
-
A car journey across Russia by former adult video star Sasha Grey ended after a Russian-made Lada Kalina she was driving broke down three days after the start.
-
Nigerian military spokesman Brig Gen Olukolade said the army would continue its operation "as long as it takes to achieve our objective of getting rid of insurgents from every part of Nigeria".
Video
From Around the Web
- Turkmen president amnesties 926 convicts on double national holiday
- China investigates N. Korea boat hijack claim: official
- Japan defends PM aide's surprise N. Korea trip
- S. Korea slams N. Korea's 'provocative' missile launches
- Damascus hails holding of international conference on Syria
- Russian biosatellite returns to Earth
- Russia is attractive for ASEAN investments in future
- Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
- Fiji turns to Russia, China amid strained regional ties
- Iran hangs two for spying for Israel, US
Your opinion
- Turkmen president amnesties 926 convicts on double national holiday 11:29
- Russian biosatellite returns to Earth 10:24
- Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida 10:05
- Konyukhov, Semionov Arctic expedition negotiates deadly ice crack 7:01
- Estonia: Russian community deplores forced transfer of Russian secondary education into Estonian language 2:09
- Moscow Conservatory Student Choir triumphs at International Festival of Sacred Music, Poland 1:48