Bishop Diomid of Chukotka and Anadyr, who's been provisionally deposed for his criticism of the Moscow Patriarchate's policy of having dialogue "with the secular government and other religions and confessions," remains defiant and is refusing to repent or recant his
A woman from Uzbekistan who tried to sell her baby daughter has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Russian court. Her sister, who brokered the deal, has also been jailed - for six and a half years.
Four crew members, one of whom was Russian, have been killed when an IL-76 cargo plane crashed near the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Witnesses say there was a major fire at the site of the crash.
More then 1,700 nuclear missile warheads in the British arsenal have a design flaw and could set off a chain reaction 'like popcorn' if dropped, reveal Ministry of Defence documents, according to the Telegraph newspaper.
Former Doomsday cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov has received a new passport instead of his previous one, which he burnt claiming it was a 'diabolical document'. According to reports, he accepted the new document without hesitation.
A series of protests over the price of fuel have brought many roads in France to a standstill. Lorry drivers are demonstrating against high fuel taxes, which they say are threatening to put them out of business. Hauliers say diesel
An investigation has been completed into a number of racially motivated crimes in Moscow. The Prosecutor General's Office says a skinhead group of nine young people aged from 17 to 22 committed 20 murders and 12 attempted murders of non-Russians.
A 20-year-old Australian woman who had converted to Islam and married a Palestinian has returned home from the Gaza strip. Tanya Louise Smith was flown home to Sydney from the besieged territory in a special operation organised by the Australian
Most Russian adults agree it's unfair to expect women to do all the housework. According to state-funded researcher, VCIOM, 79% of women and 66% of men believe domestic work should be shared. However, the study found that a third of
Apart from this, V. Yuschenko will take part in a ceremony of opening a monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko in Baku, and visit an artistic event devoted to days of Ukrainian culture being held in Azerbaijan.
Johannesburg - White farmers in Zimbabwe have been brutally attacked in the days after the disputed elections, South African television reported Monday. SABC showed images of victims who were treated in hospital in Harare because of serious injuries....
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has had exploratory talks with French automaker Renault SA to sell Volvo, but the talks ended quickly due to price differences, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Madrid - English giants Chelsea on Monday night announced the signing of Portugal veteran Deco from Barcelona. Chelsea will pay Barca around 10 million euros (15.79 million dollars) for the 30-year-old midfielder, who has agreed to a three- year cont...
Washington - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday took exception to the comments of retired general Wesley Clark, who suggested that McCain's long record of military service did not qualify him to be president. McCain, regarded as ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC said on Monday it would cut production by closing a U.S. minivan plant and extending summer shutdowns at some of its other factories as the automaker battles slow vehicle sales amid record high gas prices.
Buenos Aires - Swastikas have been painted onto the statue of the late Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara that was unveiled just two weeks ago in the Argentine city of Rosario on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The local
Rome - The Italian government has called home its ambassador to Zimbabwe in protest against the disputed re-election of President Robert Mugabe, officials said late Monday in Rome. Italy appears to be the first country to take such consequential step...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were little changed on Monday on the final trading day of the second quarter as record oil prices offset weakness in financial stocks hounded by fears of further credit losses.
