THE HAGUE, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and his Dutch counterpart, Jan Peter Balkenende, signed Tuesday a program for bilateral cooperation in 2008-2010. The prime ministers have agreed to streamline cooperation in the economic, energy,

NEW DELHI, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Two sisters from a small village in eastern India have gained fame for their ability to eat over a pound of chilies at a time, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) said on Tuesday.

LUXEMBOURG, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union and Serbia signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement on Tuesday, the first step for the Balkan country to EU membership. For the agreement to come into force, EU members' parliaments need

John Burbank, the former chief marketing officer for AOL, is moving to The Nielsen Co. as its first chief marketing officer, beginning May 9.

Ian Beavis, most recent vp of marketing, public relations and product planning for Kia Motors America, has joined media agency Carat as executive vp, executive client director.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that he intended to pay his first official foreign visits in the capacity of president to Kazakhstan and China. Medvedev will be inaugurated as Russian president on

BERLIN, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - A train crashed into a herd of cows on Tuesday in Thuringia, central Germany, in the second such incident since Sunday, national TV reported. The accident occurred on a rail line linking the towns