* Two police officers were killed and their homes burnt in an attack by unidentified persons in the Republic of Ingushetia in Russia's North Caucasus, the local interior ministry said
* The aircraft-making industry is a key area to make the Russian economy more competitive, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said
* Russia's Defense Ministry denied Georgia's reports that Russian aircraft had allegedly violated its air border
* Iran said it would not suspend uranium enrichment, rejecting the main demand in a package of proposals from six world powers aimed at resolving the Iran nuclear issue
* Police seized more than 3.5 kg. of drugs in Russia's Western Siberia, the local law-enforcement bodies said
* About 200 police and interior troops have been killed in the past four years in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia's North Caucasus, the Russian interior minister said
* A Tu-154 plane will fly to Italy to bring about 170 Russian tourists from a faulty airliner to Russia
