Blast kills one in Makhachkala, south Russia
One person was killed in a bomb blast in the center of Makhachkala, the capital of the North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, the local security service said on Friday.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 06:50 GMT
Russian tycoons confirm start of lawsuit against BP over TNK-BP
A quartet of Russian billionaires owning half of oil company TNK-BP issued a statement on Friday on the start of legal proceedings against co-owner BP, condemning 'illegal' steps by the British company.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 08:44 GMT
Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants
Israeli troops killed three militants in the north of the Gaza Strip on Friday, local radio reported.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 08:53 GMT
Three civilians killed, one injured in Chechnya militant attack
Three civilians were killed, one injured and several abducted when a group of around 60 militants attacked a village in eastern Chechnya in the North Caucasus, a local police source said on Friday.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 09:26 GMT
Bush meets with pope in Vatican
United States President George W. Bush met with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican on Friday, two months after the pontiff's trip to Washington.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 09:44 GMT
Coal mine blast in east China leaves 43 miners trapped - agency
Forty-three miners were left trapped underground after a coal mine blast in northern China Shanxi province on Friday, news agency Xinhua reported.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 10:17 GMT
Russian, NATO defense chiefs to discuss missile shield, Abkhazia
Russia's defense minister will meet with his NATO counterparts in Brussels on Friday for talks expected to focus on Russia's role in the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia and U.S. missile shield plans.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 10:27 GMT
Death toll in S.Russia food store gas blast rises to four
The death toll has risen to four following a natural gas supply explosion in a food store in Nazran, a city in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, investigators said on Friday.
// Jun. 13, 2008 - 11:21 GMT