UN secretary general has set off for a tour of the Middle East after his visit to Moscow, where he took part in a meeting of the Mideast Quartet mediators.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 00:02 GMT

Ukraine's WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko said he wants David Haye of Britain to win in his title defense bout against mandatory challenger John Ruiz.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 02:06 GMT

Washington says it is ready to be engaged in the Six Party talks as soon as North Korea decides to resume the stalled negotiations.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 03:09 GMT

A record amount of cocaine weighing some 2.5 tons has been seized by police in the east of Bolivia

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 04:05 GMT

A huge dust and sandstorm has closed down the streets of China's capital of Beijing, bringing the visibility level to practically nil, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 05:28 GMT

Russian police authorities on Saturday closed down an Internet website calling for participants to hit the streets throughout the nation in protests during the “Day of Wrath,” Ekho Moskvy radio station reported.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 05:59 GMT

Uzbekistan's special police force have confiscated more than 46 kilograms (over 100 pounds) of narcotics during a police operation, a spokesman for the Uzbek National Security Service said on Saturday.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 07:30 GMT

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will visit the United States in April, the country's prime minister said.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 08:47 GMT

The Russian Navy ideally needs to have at least 50 nuclear-powered submarines, a high-ranking Navy officer said during a live interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station on Saturday.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 10:58 GMT

Giant pandas that were brought to Shanghai for the World Expo 2010 spend 14 hours a day eating and the remaining 10 they play and sleep.

// Mar. 20, 2010 - 13:33 GMT