- 21:58 11/03/2009
A teenage gunman who opened fire at random in a secondary school in southwest Germany on Wednesday killed himself after being cornered by police, national media reported, citing police sources. 
- 21:23 11/03/2009
The leaders of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Wednesday in what Arab media called an attempt to return Syria to the fold and focus on regional problems.
- 21:20 11/03/2009
Georgia has pulled out of the 2009 Eurovision song contest, due to be held in Moscow, the head of the country's national competition said on Wednesday.
- 21:08 11/03/2009
- 20:12 11/03/2009
Georgia has pulled out of the 2009 Eurovision song contest, due to be held in Moscow, the head of the country's national competition said on Wednesday.
- 20:08 11/03/2009
- 19:40 11/03/2009
Iran would have no need for third party mediation in talks with the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.
- 19:40 11/03/2009
Russia will build Molniya class missile boats for Libya under a new contract, a source in the defense industry said on Wednesday.
- 19:39 11/03/2009
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday called on Russia to abolish the death penalty, and a Greek MP said Russia's refusal to do so was "stupid."
- 18:00 11/03/2009
A gunman who went on a shooting spree at a secondary school near Stuttgart in southwest Germany on Wednesday leaving at least 15 people dead has been killed by police, local media reported.
- 17:49 11/03/2009
Russia has delivered almost half the food aid pledged to Afghanistan under a new humanitarian program, an economic and trade advisor to the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
- 17:15 11/03/2009
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- 16:34 11/03/2009
Ukraine has asked Russia for a $5 billion loan to pay for natural gas deliveries, Ukraine's acting finance minister said on Wednesday.
- 16:31 11/03/2009
The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers expressed concern over rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and called on all sides to refrain from dangerous actions, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- 15:28 11/03/2009
Norway's coast guard detained a Russian trawler early Wednesday on suspicion of illegal fishing, Norwegian agency NTB reported.
- 14:52 11/03/2009
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- 14:23 11/03/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the era of global capitalism has come to an end and countries need to establish new structures for trade and economic cooperation.
