A controversial vote at the International Whaling Commission meeting renews whaling quotas for indigenous groups in Alaska, Russia and the Caribbean.
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft has docked successfully at the International Space Station.
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, with a three-man Russian and US crew, successfully docks with the International Space Station.
Russia announces a launch date for a Soyuz rocket to take astronauts to the International Space Station, following the August loss of an unmanned mission.
The Russian space agency says the Soyuz rocket that failed while carrying cargo to the International Space Station had a production line defect.
Russia delays the launch of its next manned mission to the International Space Station after an unmanned cargo vessel crashed following its launch last week.
A Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft carrying astronauts from the US, Russia and Italy blasted off from Kazakhstan heading towards the International Space Station.
An international summit opens in Russia with leaders aiming to agree moves to double the number of tigers in the wild.
Russia says a spaceship which missed the International Space Station is under control and will try to dock again on Sunday.