Car bomb kills at least 3 in Iraq on eve of crucial elections
At least three people were killed and dozens injured when a car bomb went off in the Iraqi city of Najaf hours before Sunday's pivotal parliamentary elections.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 01:54 GMT
FACTBOX: Miss Russia beauty pageant — history and traditions
Irina Antonenko from the Urals city of Yekaterinburg was crowned Miss Russia 2010 on Sunday.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 03:46 GMT
Ousted Honduran leader to head Petrocaribe's political body
Ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, has been appointed to head the newly established political council of the Caribbean oil alliance, Petrocaribe.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 04:19 GMT
Iceland appears to reject $5.3 bln compensation bill
Voters in Iceland seem to overwhelmingly reject the bill to repay $5.3 billion to foreign customers of the country's largest bank.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 04:56 GMT
Russia-China oil pipeline to be ready by yearend - minister
The construction of the Russia-China oil pipeline will be finished by the end of this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 06:21 GMT
At least 12 people killed as Iraqis vote in general election - TV
At least 12 people were killed and eight injured after an explosion destroyed a second building in Baghdad as Iraqis started voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections, the Arabic satellite news channel Al Arabiya reported.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 07:06 GMT
Death toll in Iraqi blasts rises to 24 - media
Bomb attacks by Al-Qaeda militants killed at least 24 and wounded over 60 people in Baghdad as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a general election, the local media reported on Sunday.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 08:47 GMT
Chinese writer to sue Avatar director $147 mln over script copyright
A Chinese writer is intending to sue Avatar director James Cameroon 1 billion yuan ($147 million) for allegedly lifting the script of the science fiction blockbuster from his novel, Chinese media reported on Sunday.
// Mar. 07, 2010 - 09:59 GMT