Main News of September 11

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Yemen's defense minister survived a car bomb attack on Tuesday, but the blast killed at least five of his bodyguards, regional media said

* The international community has no moral right to restrict Israel in its actions toward Iran until it sets “do not cross" lines for the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

* Russia calls for an immediate halt to all violence in Syria and for the conflicting sides to maintain the ceasefire, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement

RUSSIA

* U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s recent criticism of Russia justifies Moscow’s approach toward the mooted American missile shield in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said

* The second leg of the Nord Stream pipeline that is meant to deliver Russian natural gas to Europe while bypassing the existing transit countries will be launched on October 8, President Vladimir Putin said

* The issue of Kosovo's independence must be resolved only within the framework of the UN principles, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic

* Alexander Kerzhakov and Russia put a disappointing Euro 2012 campaign behind them as they demolished Israel 4-0 away from home in a World Cup qualifier

* A Russian Arctic expedition has discovered a new island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago

* At least fourteen people died on Tuesday as a fire swept through a building in a town near Moscow, emergency services said

* President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree enhancing the government’s ability to assist major Russian companies under investigation abroad, the Kremlin said