Car bomb blast kills 17 people in Syria
A powerful car bomb explosion early Saturday killed at least 17 and wounded over 14 people, Syrian state television said.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 07:12 GMT
Mideast quartet plans Moscow meeting in spring 2009
The quartet of international mediators on Middle East settlement has agreed to hold an international conference on the Middle East settlement in Moscow sometime in spring 2009, the diplomatic body said in a statement.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 07:52 GMT
UN draft resolution on Iran to be adopted next week - Russian envoy
A new draft resolution on Iran will not be adopted on Saturday and the consultations will continue through the weekend, the Russian UN envoy said.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 08:17 GMT
Chinese astronaut conducts successful debut spacewalk
A Chinese astronaut has successfully returned to his spacecraft after conducting the first spacewalk in the history of the Chinese space program, state television showed.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 09:43 GMT
Bomb blast at New Delhi market kills 4 people - TV
An explosion at a busy market in India's capital on Saturday left four people dead and at least 15 injured, a national television channel reported
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 10:16 GMT
Russia refuses to allow NATO inspectors at its missile bases
Russia will not allow Czech and Polish inspectors at its missile bases but is ready for further talks on the presence of its observers at U.S. missile shield sites in central Europe, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 11:30 GMT
NATO closely monitors Russian warships on route to Caribbean
A long-range sortie of the Russian naval task group to the Caribbean has drawn close attention from NATO, a Navy spokesman said on Saturday.
// Sep. 27, 2008 - 12:41 GMT