AFP - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the interior ministry in the Afghan capital, killing at least one child and wounding several other people, police and a hospital said.

AP - Russia warned on Friday that its plans to close military bases in Georgia were in doubt and Georgia claimed Russia was moving troops near their shared border, as relations between the countries deteriorated in one of their worst crises since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Reuters - India and South Africa, two of the world's leading emerging markets, hope to boost business links as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the African nation this week to build on their historic ties.