The explosion broke building windows close to the site of the blast outside Bidganeh village; rescue squads were sent to find survivors.

Dunja Mijatovic expressed concern over journalists harassed by police while covering “Occupy Wall Street” protests across U.S.

Russian economic Nikolai Kondratiev, known for his analysis and theory of business cycles, predicted the global financial crisis back in 1920s. The current situation, according to Kondratiev, is the “winter of economy”, which can last for some 20 years.

The Economist British weekly published an article “Conflict on Ice” on the history and perspectives of Karabakh conflict.

Turkey’s Interior Minister identified the dead hijacker as Mensur Guzel, saying he was a member of Kurdistan Workers Party.