Ramallah - Faced with the failure of Israelis and Palestinians to meet an end of year deadline for a peace deal, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice nonetheless insisted Friday that a final settlement of the dispute between the sides was attainable.

President George W Bush's vision of a Palestinian state living alongside Israel "will not come in a single dramatic moment, but it will come," she told a news conference in Ramallah.

Stockholm - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt held talks Friday with visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

Bildt said he welcomed the joint declaration this week by the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to seek a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, referring to the breakaway region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Madrid - Spain's National Court on Friday prevented the opening of dozens of mass graves dating from the 1936-39 civil war and General Francisco Franco's ensuing 36-year dictatorship.

The court accepted a complaint by prosecutors trying to block the orders issued by Baltasar Garzon, a judge at the same court.

Riga - Latvia's economy shrank by 4.2 per cent in the third quarter, the government said Friday, while a downgraded credit rating added to the Baltic country's woes.

Fears about the future of the three Baltic economies grew as the flash estimate showed Latvia's gross domestic product (GDP) falling more than analysts had expected. Second-quarter growth in 2008 was 0.1 per cent.

New Delhi, Nov 7 : Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer launched its award-winning super sports car Audi R8 car in New Delhi on Friday.

The model, priced at 11.7 million rupees, is equipped with an engine displacement of 4,163cc, a power output of 309 kW (420 hp) at 7,800 rpm and a maximum torque 430 Nm between 4,500 and 6,000 rpm.

New Delhi, Nov 7 : Dr. Jorge Sampaio, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the fight against Tuberculosis and Special Representative for the Alliance of the Civilizations called on Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss here today.

Dr. Sampaio who is on his official visit to India from November 2-7 in connection with attending the board meeting of the Global Fund for fighting against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria called on Dr. Ramadoss to discuss issues pertaining to the ongoing Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in India.