Moscow -
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired several domestic weapons plants chiefs and Defense Ministry officials yesterday after the industry failed to meet the state's deadline in delivering new weapons.
The U.S. soldier gone missing in Afghanistan last month and later confirmed to be under captivity by the Taliban appeared in a recently released 28-minute long video.
In early 2008, the Turkish Parliament voted to install a smoking ban in all enclosed public spaces throughout the country. On July 19, the ban will finally come into effect.
Bombs exploded at the locations of two luxury American hotels in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and killed at nine people early Friday morning, local police officials confirm.
The latest Harry Potter movie installment "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" set a worldwide box office record today after a full day of opening with $104 million in ticket sales, Warner Bros Studios reported.
Ukraine's culture ministry announced Wednesday it has banned British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film "Brüno" for its scenes featuring nudity and homosexual intercourse.
Following his first presidential visit late last week to sub-Saharan Africa where he delivered a speech addressed to African countries in Accra, Ghana, President Obama returned to the U.S. and faced a different crowd on Tuesday night.