- 22:16 11/09/2009
Abkhazia hopes both the entire Latin American continent and the Middle East will recognize its independence.
- 22:05 11/09/2009
Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez has pledged not to quarrel with friends, among whom he ranks Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos, Spain's TVE1 said Friday.
- 21:00 11/09/2009
A Guinean court has overturned a deal by United Co. Rusal, the world's biggest aluminum producer, to buy the Friguia bauxite and alumina complex, drawing an angry reaction from Moscow.
- 19:24 11/09/2009
The vector of Russian interest is switching from Europe and the United States to Asia, a Canadian analyst said after a meeting with the Russian premier on Friday.
- 18:18 11/09/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia was ready to cooperate with the West in developing new weapon systems.
- 17:20 11/09/2009
Russia plans to hold an international tender for the purchase of a helicopter carrier, involving France, Spain and the Netherlands, the country's Navy chief said on Friday.
- 16:39 11/09/2009
The number of Japanese people aged 100 or over now exceeds 40,000.
- 16:02 11/09/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conveyed a message of condolences on Friday to the United States on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
- 15:40 11/09/2009
Russia's prime minister welcomed on Friday a deal to buy a majority stake in Opel by Canadian parts supplier Magna and Russia's Sberbank as a "good market choice".
- 15:17 11/09/2009
The presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan met on Friday on the sidelines of a regional forum in the Urals city of Orenburg dominated by bilateral energy projects.
- 13:45 11/09/2009
Pakistani security forces have arrested a Taliban spokesman and four of the group's commanders in the Swat Valley.
- 13:27 11/09/2009
Memorial services will be held in the United States on Friday at the sites of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania eight years ago.
- 10:24 11/09/2009
Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia have signed an agreement on establishing diplomatic relations, Nicaraguan media reported.
- 09:30 11/09/2009
Vladimir Voronin, who resigned as Moldova's leader last week, strongly criticized the incoming leadership in a national address on Friday, accusing them of pursuing personal power agendas.
- 08:46 11/09/2009
The Discovery shuttle is set to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, after a delay due to thunderstorms in Florida, NASA said.
- 08:27 11/09/2009
Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia have signed an agreement on establishing diplomatic relations, Nicaraguan media reported.
- 07:55 11/09/2009
The Westminster court in London has released businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin, wanted in Russia on kidnapping and extortion charges, on a 100,000 euro ($145,500) bail, Russia's Kommersant daily said
- 06:47 11/09/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama has extended the national emergency with respect to terrorist attacks on September 11, 2004, for another year, the White House said.
- 03:46 11/09/2009
NASA has postponed the shuttle Discovery landing for a second time in 24 hours because of the threat of rain and thunderstorms near the Kennedy space center in Florida.
