Death toll in Pakistan Marriott suicide bomb attack rises to 52
A suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's hotel on Saturday killed at least 52 people, local officials said on Sunday.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 07:30 GMT
Russia's Safina claims Pan Pacific Open title
Dinara Safina won the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday, beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 08:02 GMT
Russia's GDP grows 7.7% in January-August
Russia's gross domestic product grew 7.7% year on year in January-August 2008, the economics minister said.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 08:29 GMT
Iran will stop any aggression, if attacked - president
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic's military will “break the hands” of any aggressor, if attacked.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 09:00 GMT
Slovenia votes in parliamentary election
Slovenians vote in a parliamentary election Sunday, with center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative Slovene Democratic Party facing challenge from the opposition leftist Social Democrats and their leader Borut Pahor.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 10:03 GMT
Israel's PM Olmert tells Cabinet he will resign
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet on Sunday that he would resign. Olmert is expected to be replaced by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni who won a narrow victory in the ruling Kadima party election earlier this week.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 10:57 GMT
Viewers of embattled Russian adult cartoon channel hold rally
Viewers of a Russian adult animation channel that is facing charges of promoting extremism are holding a sanctioned rally in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 12:50 GMT
At least 53 killed in hotel blast in Pakistan
At least 53 people were killed and another 226 injured in a suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.
// Sep. 21, 2008 - 14:56 GMT