Russia blast: Multiple explosions rock arsenal storing ‘millions’ of shells as hundreds fight blaze Huge explosions have ripped through a munitions depot in Russia’s Samara Region where over 13 million shells were stored. More than 1,500 firefighters were deployed to combat the b

Afghans to Take Nationwide Security Lead From NATO - BBC Afghan forces are formally taking over security for the whole of the country from Nato-led troops, completing a process begun in 2011, BBC reports. "1TV" President Hamid Karzai is

Ankara protesters clash with Turkish police Police in the Turkish capital Ankara have used tear gas and water cannon on demonstrators as anti-government protests continue, - BBC reported "1TV" About 5,000 people had gathered

Korean officials hold key talks Officials from North and South Korea have held their first government-level talks in more than two years, - BBC reported. "1TV" The meeting - in the demilitarised zone between the

Police fire tear gas at protesters in Istanbul, Ankara The Turkish police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse hundreds of anti-government demonstrators who gathered at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's of

Georgian Consul visits Georgian injured student Tornike Berekashvili, Georgian Consul in Turkey visited the Georgian student injured in the riot. "1TV" In an interview with “Moambe” News Program of First Channel, Berekashvili sa

Turkey protests calm after hundreds wounded, 2 dead After two days of violent protests and appeals by Turkey's Western allies for restraint, the situation appeared to have calmed on Sunday after police pulled out of Taksim and offic

70 dead, more than 2,000 injured in China earthquake A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago, leaving at least 70 dead and more than 2,000 injured and prompt

Iran earthquake death toll rises A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not dam

US ready to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles, says top admiral The United States could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea, the top US military commander in the Pacific has said. Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US Pacif

Berezovsky would never have committed suicide, says friend The exiled Russian tycoon who was found dead in his UK home would never have committed suicide, his friends have insisted. Police are probing claims that troubled oligarch Boris Be

President Obama names Julia Pierson to head Secret Service A year after the U.S. Secret Service was embroiled in a prostitution scandal, President Obama on Tuesday named a high-ranking career employee to become its first female director. J