ormer Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic will be released from a Swedish prison on Tuesday after serving two-thirds of her 11-year term for war crimes in the 1990s.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 00:13 GMT

A total of 330 Russian peacekeepers are participating in five UN missions in African countries, including Sudan and Chad

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 01:09 GMT

Yemen's navy has seized in its territorial waters in the Red Sea an Iranian ship loaded with anti-tank weaponry

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 02:14 GMT

Federal police in Brazil have arrested 279 suspected drug dealers in the southern state of Parana following a recent announcement of a major crackdown on crime in the country.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 03:21 GMT

The missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of Russia's Pacific Fleet, will sail on Tuesday on a month-long tour-of-duty, which will include a visit to Singapore

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 04:34 GMT

A police officer was shot down early on Tuesday in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 05:38 GMT

Police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya have killed a militant in a shootout, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 06:28 GMT

Spanish coach Juande Ramos, released by CSKA Moscow on Tuesday after less than two months, has revealed that his decision not to extend his short-term contract with the club was behind his departure.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 06:31 GMT

Two women diagnosed with swine flu have died in eastern Siberia's Chita, the regional governor's press service said on Tuesday.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 06:37 GMT

There is currently only a 40% chance of favorable weather for Tuesday's launch of the new Ares I-X rocket, scheduled for 8:00 a.m. EDT (Noon GMT) in Florida, NASA said.

// Oct. 27, 2009 - 07:39 GMT