A suicide car bomb rocked Ismael Khil district in Khost province, east Afghanistan on October 10 injuring nine people, reported local officials.

Four Italian soldiers died following an attack in western Afghanistan in the morning of October 9, officials said.

Iran is ready to hold talks about its nuclear program with six major powers "in late October or early November," said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on October 9.

Arab League ministers have given the US one month to rescue the deadlocked Middle East peace talks.

Rescuers hope to reach the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile within 24 hours, the mining minister says.

An anti-insurgent provincial governor who had survived Taliban assassination attempts was among 20 people who died Friday in an explosion at a northern Afghan mosque during prayers, a government official said.

At least one person died and three were missing Friday in floods in south China's Hainan province, state-run China Daily reported.

Beijing blasted a Chinese dissident winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, calling the decision to award Liu Xiaobo the honor "blasphemy."

The company at the centre of Hungary's toxic sludge leak that killed four people defended itself Friday, as fears increased over the threat to marine life in Europe's second longest river.

The Japanese cabinet has approved a plan to pump more than US$60billion into the country's struggling economy. The plan - which still needs approval from parliament - aims to boost growth, jobs and spending.