- 22:31 07/09/2009
Brazil is negotiating the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, French media reported on Monday, citing a joint statement by the two countries' presidents.
- 21:59 07/09/2009
Ukraine's president met with the Polish prime minister on Monday to discuss energy cooperation and preparations for the two countries' joint hosting of Euro 2012, the presidential website said.
- 21:40 07/09/2009
An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Central Java on Monday, meteorologists reported.
- 20:38 07/09/2009
At least 18 people died and 23 were injured on Monday when an overcrowded bus fall into a ravine in India's northernmost Jammu and Kashmir state, the Times Now TV channel reported.
- 19:57 07/09/2009
France, Britain and Germany have decided to hold a conference on Afghanistan to discuss relations with the country following the elections, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
- 19:08 07/09/2009
Greek President Karolos Papoulias has signed a decree dismissing the country's parliament and setting early elections for October 4.
- 18:11 07/09/2009
Ukraine is ready to stop pumping Russian natural gas into its underground storage facilities, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Monday.
- 17:44 07/09/2009
A female journalist in Sudan was fined $200 on Monday for wearing pants in a restaurant, Arab media reported.
- 17:29 07/09/2009
About 1,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged when an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale struck northeast Albania, local media reported on Monday.
- 17:11 07/09/2009
MegaFon, Russia's third largest mobile operator, said on Monday its U.S. GAAP net profit grew 4% year-on-year in January-June 2009 to 20.1 billion rubles ($638 million).
- 17:10 07/09/2009
Japan will launch its first domestic cargo spaceship to the International Space Station ISS on September 10, a Russian space official said on Monday.
- 16:10 07/09/2009
Five bodies were found at the crash site of an Indonesian Navy patrol plane in East Kalimantan.
- 15:46 07/09/2009
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday the organization had reached a "stalemate" with Iran over its nuclear program.
- 14:53 07/09/2009
Russia is seeking to strengthen and diversify trade and economic relations with Iraq.
- 14:46 07/09/2009
Iran's president said on Monday he was ready to talk with the five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council plus Germany but would not discuss its nuclear program.
- 14:11 07/09/2009
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak sanctioned on Monday the construction of 455 new homes in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- 13:25 07/09/2009
Russia's international reserves comprising gold, foreign exchange and a range of other assets increased 1.9% in August to $409.599 billion.
- 13:04 07/09/2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suggested on Monday that the gas-rich Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan join a gas cartel.
- 13:01 07/09/2009
The South Korean government sent a letter of protest to North Korea on Monday over the surprise discharge of water from a dam that killed at least three people.
