* Two federal troops were injured in a blast in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus in a reconnaissance operation, the local interior ministry said
* Police detained two militants in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus suspected of fighting against federal troops, the local interior ministry said
* The resumption of a moratorium on uranium enrichment in Iran will be a step back, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said
* The Iranian petroleum minister said Tehran would use its oil leverage, if international sanctions were imposed against the Islamic Republic
* A nuclear power plant being built by Russian specialists in Iran complies with high safety standards, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said
* It is time for Georgia and its breakaway South Ossetia region to sign a document on security guarantees, the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Force in the conflict area said
* Tehran is prepared to provide assistance in releasing four Russian diplomats abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, three weeks ago, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said
