Russia unveils first floating nuclear station
Murmansk: Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the port and presented to the media on Saturday.
Sadr wins Iraq poll but forming govt far off
Baghdad: Final results from Iraq’s election confirmed on Saturday that an alliance spearheaded by populist cleric Moqtada Sadr has triumphed, but the fiery preacher faces a huge task to form a governing coalition.
2 killed in shooting in southwestern Germany
Berlin: German media are reporting two people have been killed in a shooting near the southwestern city of Saarbruecken. The Saarbruecker Zeitung newspaper reported Saturday that police have a suspect in custody. The newspaper reports the shooting was in the Fechingen area, southeast of the city.