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Senegal says 40 migrants feared dead on boat to Europe
2007-12-11 11:13:00
DAKAR (Reuters) - Around 40 African migrants were feared dead after their boat got into trouble on the way to Europe, before it managed to return to shore in Senegal, police in the West African country said.
"Those who escaped told us there were 130 at th
Two Koreas restore rail link after 50 years
2007-12-11 11:11:00
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The two Koreas on Tuesday started their first regular train service since the 1950-1953 war by sending freight cars across their heavily armed border for a run hailed as a milestone in reconciliation.
The South has been pushi
Georgia's Imedi TV set to resume broadcasts Wednesday
2007-12-11 11:09:00
TBILISI, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia's largest independent television channel Imedi will go back on air on Wednesday, a senior company spokesman said on Tuesday.
Imedi was suspended on November 7 amid opposition protests for allegedly incit
Iran-IAEA continue to clear up nuclear issues
2007-12-11 11:06:00
TEHRAN, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Tehran is hosting a second day of talks between a UN nuclear watchdog delegation and Iranian authorities aimed at clarifying a number of outstanding issues in connection with Iran's nuclear program.
The three-day
Schroeder says Nord Stream is not rival to existing pipelines
2007-12-11 10:59:00
NEW YORK, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Nord Stream pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea to pump Russian natural gas to Germany will not be a rival to existing gas pipelines, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday.
The ambiti
Prague, Washington resume missile shield talks
2007-12-11 09:02:00
PRAGUE, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. and Czech officials are to resume negotiations on Tuesday on Washington's plans to deploy elements of its missile shield near Prague, the Czech CTK news agency said, citing the Defense Ministry.
The U.S. wan
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile - media
2007-12-11 08:34:00
ISLAMABAD, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Pakistan has successfully conducted a test launch of a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, national television said on Tuesday.
According to national media, the domestically-designed Babur (Hatf V
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable cruise missile: ministry
2007-12-11 08:30:00
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan on Tuesday said it had successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile amid global concerns about the emergency-ruled nation's atomic arsenal.
The locally developed Babur (Hatf 7) missile has a range of 700 kilometres (
A Pakistani nuclear-capable radar-dodging cruise missile Babur (Hatf-7)
2007-12-11 08:30:00
A Inter Services Public Relations photo shows a Pakistani nuclear-capable radar-dodging cruise missile Babur (Hatf-7) being fired in Pakistan. Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired a Babur nuclear-capable cruise missile, the defence ministry said.
Row over 2020 emissions goal sours Bali talks
2007-12-11 08:23:00
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The European Union took a veiled swipe at the United States at climate talks in Bali on Tuesday over Washington's efforts to remove tough 2020 emissions guidelines for rich nations from draft text.
U.N. climate talks in Bal
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