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RUSSIA

* Russian Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft will take part in the active phase of the military exercises conducted by Kyrgyzstan's Armed Forces, the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry said

* Three explosions and a shooting over the past 24 hours in Russia's republic of Chechnya have left one soldier dead and three wounded, a law enforcement source said

* Police in the southwest Urals republic of Bashkiria have seized more than 100 kg (220 lbs) of explosives from an abandoned house, a law enforcement source said

* Three people died and one person was injured when two police vehicles were involved in a crash in Russia's republic of Chechnya, a police source said

* Irina Belenkaya's lawyer told Vesti FM radio that his client was ready to sign a custody deal with her French ex-husband despite comments she is reported to have made to a Russian TV station

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* North Korea said it has restarted work at nuclear facilities that produce weapons-grade plutonium following the withdrawal from six-nation talks on its controversial nuclear and missile programs

* Moscow and Seoul are ready to increase their efforts to restart six-nation talks on the Korean Peninsula's nuclear problem, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

* Afghanistan's Central Election Commission (CEC) began registering presidential candidates and members of provincial councils to take part in upcoming elections in the country

* A prominent Armenian organization in the United States accused U.S. President Barack Obama of failing to follow up on his election promise to recognize the genocide of Armenians

* The Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie is due to arrive in Moscow, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement

* Members of Uzbekistan's security forces seized 9.5 kg (20 lbs) of heroin from two drug smugglers during a special operation, a law enforcement spokesman said

* A Russian woman, involved in a "tug of love" dispute over custody of her 3-year-old Russian-French daughter said she is unhappy with an agreement made on her behalf, the Vesti TV channel reported

* Three suicide bombers attacked a government compound in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province killing at least five police officers, a local official said

* The Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha is due to visit Prague on April 28, where he is expected to submit an application on EU candidate status, Czech media said

* Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has given instructions to ensure that the Eurovision song contest in May is broadcast to Ukrainian homes, a government press release said