| September 2009 |
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WASHINGTON, September 12 (RIA Novosti) – Thousands of people took part in a demonstration in Washington on Saturday, protesting against U.S. President Barack Obama’s economic policy. 
MAKEYEVKA, September 12 (RIA Novosti) – World famous musician Elton John visited on Saturday an orphanage in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where HIV/AIDS-infected children are being treated, RIA Novosti correspondent said. 
Twelve civilians were killed when their car hit a landmine in Afghanistan's central Oruzgan province, a local emergency officer said
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that negotiations with the West on Iran's nuclear program are a "possibility" with account for Tehran's recent proposals of international discussions on security issues, Israel's Haaretz daily reported
Afghanistan's incumbent leader Hamid Karzai is leading with 54.27% of votes in presidential elections in Afghanistan, after 92,82% of ballots have been counted, the country's electoral authorities said on Saturday.
Gazprom is planning new contracts for gas supplies to Turkey that would forbid re-export, the head of the Russian energy giant said on Saturday.
The head of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday that there were unlikely to be any problems with Ukraine's payments for Russian gas supplies before the end of 2009.
Russia has urged Israel and Lebanon to prevent an escalation in tensions after an exchange of fire on the border between the two countries.
A Palestinian smuggler was killed and three others were injured on Saturday when a tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt caved in, a health official told RIA Novosti.
A pilot was killed when a Pakistani air force plane crashed during a training flight on Saturday, national media said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that Caracas is to receive Russian short-range missiles.
The U.S. Department of State has voiced its readiness to begin bilateral talks with North Korea in order to bring the reclusive communist state back to nuclear negotiations within the six-party format.
Brazil has introduced a state of emergency in its southern state of Santa Catarina following a powerful storm that swept through the south of the country earlier in the week.
Heads of the parliaments of the G8 member states will meet in Rome on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the role of lawmakers in the fight against drugs and promotion of intercultural dialogue.



