// Nov. 26, 2009 - 00:17 GMT

Unidentified gunmen have fired grenades from portable launchers at the buildings of the Supreme Court and the Canal 10 television in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 00:17 GMT

Venezuela has asked the UN Security Council to put the current internal conflict in the neighboring Colombia on its agenda

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 01:19 GMT

The Arctic Sea cargo vessel is unloading its cargo of timber in the Algerian port of Bejaia under close scrutiny by the country's national security officials

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 02:15 GMT

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the current visit to boost ties with a reclusive communist regime

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 03:19 GMT

The UN nuclear watchdog will consider a draft resolution condemning Tehran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment during a two-day meeting which opens on Thursday in Vienna.

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 04:23 GMT

Gunmen injured a commander of a special police force in the capital of the southern Russian republic of Dagestan early on Thursday, one of the attackers was killed in return fire, a local Interior Ministry official said.

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 06:25 GMT

Police in northeast China shot dead an allegedly insane man who was wielding a knife and killed one pedestrian and injured 11 others on Thursday morning, the Xinhua news agency quoted a local police source as saying.

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 06:48 GMT

Two unexpected guests visited U.S. President Barack Obama's first state dinner, being the first people in modern history to crash a White House elite gathering without an invitation, the Washington Post said on Thursday.

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 07:04 GMT

Henna tattoos provide a way to express your individuality and add to your beauty and style. Henna is also known for its natural healing powers. Mehndi tattoo artist Maria Dryomova shared some of her secrets with RIA Novosti.

// Nov. 26, 2009 - 07:24 GMT