Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking on Thursday close to Israel's northern border, praised what he called Lebanon's resistance to the Jewish state and declared that "Zionists are mortal."

Israel is holding a tender for the best draft project for a monument commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II.

China and Japan will hold a summit on the sidelines of the South-east Asian forum in Hanoi, reports said on October 14, as the two sides work to repair ties after a bitter territorial spat.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to meet on October 14th America's top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus.

The United Nations General Assembly has elected Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa to serve on the Security Council for a two-year term as non-permanent members, beginning on January 1, 2011.

French unions held a second straight day of strikes Wednesday, a day after more than 1 million people walked out to protest government pension reforms -- and at least some of them will stay off the job on Thursday.

The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued.

Eight militants, including four foreign nationals, have been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials say.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country supports a strong, unified Lebanon during his first state visit to the country.

A civilian cargo transport plane crashed into mountains near the Afghan capital Kabul on October 12, killing at least seven people on board, a local civil aviation official said.