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RUSSIA

* The chairman of Russia's largest gold mining company, Polyus Gold, said the company expects to conclude its acquisition of a Kazakh gold producer in September

* One woman died and three people were wounded after unidentified assailants opened fire on the house of a police officer in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, investigators said

* Russia's synchronized swimmers have won the gold medal in the team technical event at the World Championships in Rome

* A woman on holiday in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi died on Sunday after being hit by a motorboat near the beach, a local boat inspector said

WORLD

* A civilian helicopter owned by a Russian company crashed on take off at a NATO air base in southern Afghanistan, killing 15 people, the Russian Aviation Agency said

* A bus carrying Russian tourists overturned in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, injuring at least 12 people, the Russian consul general in Antalya said

* Russia calls on Israel to end all settlement activity in the West Bank, Moscow's special envoy to the Middle East said during a visit to Syria

* A Chinese military plane crashed on Sunday during preparations for counter-terrorism exercises with Russia, killing both pilots, a source in Russia's Defense Ministry said

* At least 44 people were injured after two light rail trains collided in San Francisco on Saturday, CNN reported on Sunday, citing local police