The shooter in a rampage at the Fort Hood military base in the U.S. state of Texas on Thursday has been identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, who was a psychiatrist, CNN quoted law enforcers as saying.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 00:52 GMT

The prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet in Vilnius on Friday to discuss joint actions during the global financial crisis, as well as energy cooperation.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 01:26 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a televised speech Thursday he did not want to run for reelection in January but his wording made some think he could change his mind.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 02:47 GMT

The sole shooter in a rampage at the Fort Hood military base in the U.S. state of Texas on Thursday is alive, CNN quoted Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone as saying.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 03:19 GMT

The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group from Russia, France and the United States, as well as the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office are arriving in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Friday.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 04:43 GMT

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church will make a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on Friday, a spokesman for the chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board said Friday.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 05:16 GMT

General Motors' decision not to sell Opel to a Canadian-Russian consortium was not political, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said after talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 06:27 GMT

At least 19 people have died and 13 others were injured when a truck slammed into a crowd in northern China on Thursday evening, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 06:36 GMT

An oil and gas company employee was shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, local police said on Friday.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 08:03 GMT

Large numbers of kangaroos invade a drought-stricken Australian town under nightfall in search of food and water.

// Nov. 06, 2009 - 08:17 GMT