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Suicide bomber kills 12 in north Iraq mosque

23:14 16/10/2009

At least 12 people were killed and 42 injured by a suicide bomber in a Sunni Mosque in northern Iraq on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.

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240 mln euros to be invested in Renault car production at AvtoVAZ
22:56 16/10/2009
Investment in the production of cars on the Renault platform at AvtoVAZ will reach 240 million euros ($357 mln), a senior executive at Russia's largest carmaker said on Friday.
Azerbaijan says Armenia not ready to end its "isolation"
22:24 16/10/2009
Azerbaijan's president said on Friday that neighboring Armenia must solve the territorial conflict between the countries before it can re-open ties with Turkey and take part in regional projects.
Russia's Lavrov calls on Israel, Iran to normalize ties
21:37 16/10/2009
Russia calls on Israel and Iran to normalize relations and believes this is possible, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
Poland to get U.S. patriot missiles in early 2010 - Defense Ministry
21:19 16/10/2009
The U.S. will go ahead with the deployment of a Patriot missile battery in Poland in the first quarter of 2010, a Polish deputy defense minister said on Friday.
Serb who spied on Russia for U.S. sentenced in Moscow
20:17 16/10/2009
A Moscow court sentenced on Friday a Serbian national who sold Russian classified military information to the U.S. during the 1990s to eight years in prison.
Kyrgyz court clears Boeing planes for flights
18:51 16/10/2009
A court in Kyrgyzstan has overruled the national aviation regulator's order to ground Boeing passenger planes used by national airlines, the head of the regulator said on Friday.
Lavrov says Russia ready to rebuild relations with Britain
18:42 16/10/2009
Russia is ready to wipe the slate clean in its relations with the United Kingdom, the foreign minister said on Friday.
Armenia wants to see Turkey join EU
18:16 16/10/2009
Armenia would like to see Turkey join the European Union, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan said in an interview with national TV stations on Friday.
Fate of missing Russian tourists in China unclear
17:52 16/10/2009
There was confusion on Friday concerning the fate of a group of Russian tourists thought to be missing in northwestern China.
Russia seeks clarification of new U.S. missile-defense plans
17:03 16/10/2009
Russia wants more information on U.S. plans for an alternative missile defense system to be deployed by 2018, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Russia's Putin, sultan of Brunei discuss energy cooperation
16:33 16/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the sultan of Brunei opened their meeting on Friday with a discussion of energy cooperation.
Nuclear sub Nerpa to enter service in December
15:55 16/10/2009
The Nerpa nuclear attack submarine will enter service with Russia's Pacific Fleet in December 2009 and will then be leased out to the Indian Navy, a high-ranking fleet official said on Friday.
Ireland completes Lisbon Treaty ratification
13:13 16/10/2009
Ireland has ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, national media said on Friday.
Missing Russian tourists in China out of danger - official
11:44 16/10/2009
The seven Russian tourists reported missing in China's mountainous northwestern region are out of danger, an unidentified Chinese security official said on Friday.
Police seize cocaine worth $100 million in Uruguay
11:43 16/10/2009
Drug police in Uruguay have seized a huge shipment of cocaine with a street value of $100 million, Latin American media reported on Friday.
Three dead in helicopter crash in Dominican Republic
09:42 16/10/2009
Three people have died in a helicopter crash on the south of Dominican Republic, the Dominican Institute for civil aviation has reported.
Seven Russian tourists missing in China - agency
09:32 16/10/2009
Rescuers in China's mountainous northwest Xinjiang province are searching for a group of seven Russian tourists who have not been seen for a month, the Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
New Japan government to redirect $32 bln in wasteful spending
09:15 16/10/2009
Japan's new government has found 2.9 trillion yen ($32 billion) in wasteful spending in the 2009 supplementary budget and will redirect the funds to other projects, the Cabinet office said on Friday.
Russia against withdrawal of UNMIK from Kosovo - UN envoy Churkin
07:32 16/10/2009
Russia believes that calls of Albanian authorities in Kosovo to end UN presence in the region are dangerous and inadmissible, Russia's envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said.

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