A 59-year-old woman in western Kazakhstan has been diagnosed with anthrax, the country's Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:23 GMT

Brazil's special forces are investigating all possible causes of the Air France crash in the Atlantic, including a terrorist attack, the country's intelligence chief said on Wednesday.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:26 GMT

The director of a jewelry store chain has been shot dead near Moscow in an apparent kidnapping for ransom, a law enforcement source said on Wednesday.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:40 GMT

Russia and Nigeria are expected to sign several bilateral energy and legal deals during President Dmitry Medvedev's visit on Wednesday, a Kremlin aide said.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:42 GMT

U.S. forces will continue to use Manas air base, after a deal reached with Kyrgyzstan's government.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:53 GMT

Three years before a deadly crash involving subway cars in Washington, DC — transit authorities were warned to upgrade the safety standards of older subway cars.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 05:57 GMT

One child died and another 20 have been hospitalized after coming into contact with a powerful rat poison used at a kindergarten in south China, Xinhua said

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 06:08 GMT

Two people have been killed and six injured in two separate explosions in the southeast of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya in the past 24 hours, a police official said on Wednesday.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 06:48 GMT

China rejected on Wednesday allegations from the EU and United States that it had violated export regulations on raw materials, but confirmed it would seek consultations on the issue to avoid a trade row.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 07:09 GMT

WBC Heavyweight World Champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine said he has reached a preliminary agreement to fight WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev (50–1, 34 KOs) of Russia, the Sovetski Sport daily reported on Wednesday.

// Jun. 24, 2009 - 07:15 GMT