Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his visiting French counterpart Alain Juppe on Friday discussed the Syria issue but did not reach any consensus.
Russia accused France on Thursday of committing a "crude violation" of a UN weapons embargo by arming Libyan rebels, while Washington said it was acting legally, creating a new diplomatic dispute over the Western air war.
Russia may look to export energy to Germany from a new generation of nuclear plants, the country's atomic energy agency told a German newspaper a day after Berlin confirmed plans to stop using atomic power by 2022.
A source who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public in court said prosecutors have raised issues about the accuser's credibility in the case against Strauss-Kahn, but would not elaborate.
Russia will deliver a nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, Russia's navy chief was quoted as saying on Friday by state news agency RIA.
White cowboy hats, an emergency helicopter landing and a flight over the fictional home of Anne of Green Gables await Prince William and his new bride Kate in Canada on their first official trip overseas.
North and south Sudan on Wednesday agreed in principle to establish a buffer zone on their joint borders, with an Ethiopian military force tasked to monitor the buffer zone.
Up to 750,000 public sector workers went on strike across the United Kingdom on Thursday, closing or disrupting schools, colleges, courts, airports and ports.
Poland takes over the European Union's rotating presidency for the first time on Friday and it has made reviving economic growth a priority.
A person in a crowd has yanked French President Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers.
Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill Thursday to fast-track fresh austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured.
Two journalists held hostage for 18 months in Afghanistan came home to France on Thursday to a presidential welcome and nationwide relief.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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