MOSCOW, Russia-The Russian News Agency, TASS is reporting the capsize and sinking of an oil rig that was being towed in the Sea of Okhotsk. The floating drilling rig Kolskaya, was being towed by the tugboat Neftegaz when it overturned. The sinking occurred after a wave crashed over the rig, breaking equipment and shattering portholes […]
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed Malawi Sahib, a Taliban leader, during an operation in the Baraki Barak district of Afghanistan’s Logar province today, military officials reported.
NEW YORK-A United Nations survey launched yesterday points to “significant†increases in opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar and Laos, and calls for greater investment to support alternative livelihoods.
VIENNA, Austria-When the 2012 European soccer championships kick off in Poland and Ukraine next June, the United Nations atomic energy will be centrefield offering its expertise to guarantee the safety of the tournament's spectators and participants.