BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) - American millionaire Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist. More »
US video game millionaire Richard Garriott has blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket. More »
Twelve people have been killed and dozens seriously injured in an earthquake in Russia. More »
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Russian warships bound for Venezuela, including the nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great), put in Saturday at the Libyan port of Tripoli for refuelling. More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia should cooperate with the International Monetary Fund when issuing a loan to Iceland, Shigeo Katsu, the World Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia said on Friday. More »
NEW YORK (AFP) - International inspectors are looking into whether a Russian scientist helped Iran carry out experiments on how to detonate a nuclear weapon, The New York Times reported Friday. More »
GORI, Georgia (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday that "a long road" lay ahead to resolve issues remaining from August's Georgia-Russia war, even after Russian troops withdrew from buffer zones around Georgia's rebel regions. More »
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has received a rare Amur tiger cub as a 56th birthday present. More »
BANGKOK (AFP) - Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout appeared in a Thai court Friday for extradition hearings that could send him to the United States to face terrorism charges. More »

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