Russia had no plan to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia when last August's conflict with Georgia over the latter began, the Russian foreign minister said.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 06:05 GMT
There have now been 1,154 confirmed deaths from swine flu worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 06:16 GMT
Tourists enjoying the fabled and pastoral views of Israel's northern Galilee region got more than they bargained for this week when horses galloped onto a highway and had a run-in with an oncoming car.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 06:22 GMT
The Pentagon is concerned by the unexpected presence of two Russian submarines in international waters off the U.S. coast, although a Russian official said the patrol was not unusual.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 06:44 GMT
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term as Iran's president in a ceremony in the country's parliament on Wednesday.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 06:54 GMT
At least three people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting at a gym southwest of the U.S. city of Pittsburgh, national media reported on Wednesday.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 07:21 GMT
The Moscow Military District Court opened on Wednesday a new trial of defendants in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 07:37 GMT
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has secured the release of two American journalists detained by North Korea in March.
// Aug. 05, 2009 - 07:43 GMT