World in brief

Abbas warning on settlements

Palestine: President Mahmoud Abbas has told his Cabinet that he has warned Israel's prime minister he'll quit peace talks unless Israel extends a curb on settlement construction.

President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched negotiations at a summit in Washington last week.

A supposed 10-month freeze on settlement building ends on September 26.

Eight die in car bomb attack

Russia: A suicide car-bomber has killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base at the city of Buinaksk in Russia's republic of Dagestan.

The driver of an explosives-laden Zhiguli car smashed through a gate of the base and rammed the vehicle into a military lorry where it exploded.

Separatist battle leaves 6 dead

Yemen: South Yemen officials have said that a raid on a military post by separatist gunmen had left six people dead in the Rabwa area east of the town of Habalein - four soldiers and two separatist fighters.

A total of 11 others from both sides were wounded in clashes that continued through the night.

Insurgents target Baghdad HQ

Iraq: Anti-government forces have detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters.

Immediately after the bomb exploded, fighters assaulted the HQ.

In the 15-minute firefight which followed, the insurgents attempted to penetrate the building.

Eight people were killed and 29 wounded in the deadly attack.

In mid-August, the building was targeted by a suicide bomber who killed 61 people trying to get jobs.

Successful cruise missile test

India: Scientists have successfully tested a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

The launch took place at a testing range in the state of Orissa.

The BrahMos can fly at 2.8 times the speed of sound and can be launched from land, ships, submarines and aircraft, with a maximum range of 180 miles.

The BrahMos was jointly developed by India and Russia and has already been deployed by one army battalion.