Palestinian militants based in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel for the first time in just over a month, the Israeli military has said.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 05:18 GMT

Andrei Gromyko, born July 18, 1909 served as the Soviet Union's top diplomat for almost three decades, from 1957–1985. He was labeled “Mister No” in the West and earned a reputation as a stern, uncompromising negotiator.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 05:20 GMT

Andrei Gromyko, born July 18, 1909 served as the Soviet Union's top diplomat for almost three decades, from 1957–1985. He was labeled “Mister No” in the West and earned a reputation as a stern, uncompromising negotiator.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 05:20 GMT

A police officer has been shot dead in the Chechen capital of Grozny, a police source told RIA Novosti on Friday.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 05:31 GMT

Zenit St. Petersburg are speaking to former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson about him taking over the side when Dick Advocaat quits at the end of the year, the Fontanka paper said on Friday.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 05:51 GMT

At least nine people were killed and 50 wounded early on Friday in two near-simultaneous blasts in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, police said.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 06:02 GMT

An Ingush government spokeswoman refuted media reports on Friday that the Russian North Caucasus republic's sports and tourism minister had been killed in an attack.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 06:14 GMT

Three new swine flu cases have been confirmed in Russia, bringing the total number to seven, Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko said on Friday.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 06:34 GMT

Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 4 trillion 55.8 billion rubles ($127.7 billion at the current exchange rate) as of July 13, up 1.7% in the week since July 6.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 06:44 GMT

Ten mountain climbers have died after they were caught in strong winds and rain on northern Japanese mountain ranges, the NHK TV channel reported on Friday.

// Jul. 17, 2009 - 06:55 GMT