FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN, July 13 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko knocked out U.S.' Tony Thompson in the eleventh round to defend his IBF and WBO heavyweight champion titles late on Saturday.

BAKU, July 13 (Itar-Tass) - Azerbaijan can serve as a good example of peaceful coexistence of different cultures and religions and of an interethnic dialogue, President Ilkham Aliyev said at the in

ST PETERSBURG, July 13 (Itar-Tass) - The 7th International SandSculpture Festival opens in St Petersburg on Sunday.

ASHGABAT, July 13 (Itar-Tass) - Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have been conducting talks on Turkmen gas exports.

BEIJING, July 12 (Itar-Tass) - Participants in six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions began coordinating on Saturday a statement of Chinese nuclear envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Dawei

UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (Itar-Tass) - The U.N. Security Council has failed to pass a resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe. The Russian and Chinese delegations vetoed the resolution.

PARIS, July 12 (Itar-Tass) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy onFriday urged partners in the EU and the European Commission to sign a new agreement on privileged partnership between the European Un

MINSK, July 11 (Itar-Tass) - Belarus and Ukraine hold a joint tactical peacekeeping exercise. The exercise began on Friday and will end on July 18, the Belarussian Defence Ministry said.

VELIKY NOVGOROD, July 12 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Public Chamber's commission for cultural and spiritual heritage will hold on Saturday a special session, devoted to preparations for celebrations to m

MEXICO CITY, July 12 (Itar-Tass) - The presidents of Venezuela andColombia, Hugo Chavez and Alvaro Uribe, on Friday announced a new stage in bilateral relations.