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Medvedev, Napolitano discuss mideast situation

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano discussed bilateral cooperation and ...

Russia, US sign chopper deal for Afghanistan: report

Russia has signed a contract with the US Army to deliver 21 MI-17 helicopters to Afghanistan, new agencies quoted the ...

Tepco confirms fuel meltdown in three Fukushima reactors

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) confirmed fuel meltdown in three reactors at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi ...

Iraq says ready to buy Czech-made combat jets

Iraq is ready to buy light attack aircraft, offered for sale by the Czech republic earlier this month, Iraqi Prime ...

IMF chief Strauss-kahn steps down amid sex charges

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced his resignation on Thursday following allegations ...

Chavez says capitalism may have destroyed life on Mars

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said life probably existed on the Red Planet, but was destroyed by capitalism and ...

Obama hopes opposition can topple Gaddafi

With the military support of international forces, Libyan opposition is likely to topple Muammar Gaddafi, U.S. ...

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn - World Bank

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country`s economy $235 billion, or 4% ...

Japan`s blast-hit nuke plant to be closed, govt official

Japan`s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was severely damaged by last week`s devastating earthquake and ...

Western warplanes bomb civilian targets, oil depots in Libya - media

Western warplanes are bombing civilian targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the Libyan Al Jamahiriya satellite TV ...

France denies reports of losing its warplane over Libya

The French General Staff denied on Sunday media reports that one of its Air Force planes was shot down, saying that ...

Russian rescuers recover 12 bodies in Sendai, no survivors

Russian rescuers involved in relief efforts in quake-hit Japanese city of Sendai pulled 12 bodies from the rubble in ...

Japan quake death toll tops 4.000

The death toll from Friday`s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan has risen to 4,164, police ...

Death toll in Japan quake nears 4,000

More than 3,600 people died and over 7,500 are missing in the wake of a series of natural disasters that hit Japan ...

Radiation levels increase at Fukushima No 1 after blast report

Radiation levels at the quake-hit Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant in northeastern Japan have increased following a ...