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23:59 23/10/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Berlusconi tries out Russian fire-fighting plane
22:59 23/10/2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi flew in a Russian fire-fighting plane on Friday, a spokesman for the Russian presidential office said.
Iranian opposition battles Ahmadinejad supporters at media fair
21:45 23/10/2009
Followers of former Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi on Friday clashed with supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a media fair in Tehran.
North Afghanistan 'a bridgehead for drug-trafficking to Russia'
20:18 23/10/2009
Afghan regions controlled by the Northern Alliance serve as a bridgehead for drug-trafficking to Russia, a top Russian drug control official said on Friday
Buryatia's interior minister faces smuggling charges
20:14 23/10/2009
Russia's special investigations committee on Friday charged the interior minister of the east Siberian republic of Buryatia with smuggling.
Chechnya says assassination attempt on Kadyrov averted
19:34 23/10/2009
An attempt on the lives of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov and a federal parliament member has been prevented in Grozny, the Russian southern republic's deputy interior minister said on Friday.
Finn charged with illegally crossing Russian border with son
19:13 23/10/2009
A Finnish national at the center of a tug-of-love dispute with a Russian national has been charged with illegally taking his son across the Russian border, prosecutors said on Friday.
United Aircraft Corp buys 100% stake in MiG aircraft maker
19:02 23/10/2009
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation has bought a 100% interest in the MiG aircraft making corporation, UAC said on Friday.
Russian parliament passes bill on using troops abroad
18:38 23/10/2009
The lower house of the Russian parliament passed on Friday amendments to a law on defense which expands the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad in certain situations.
Around 300,000 living with AIDS in Russia - Health Ministry
18:25 23/10/2009
There are currently around 300,000 people living with AIDS in Russia, the country's top sanitary official said on Friday.
Gazprom says no New Year gas conflicts expected
17:37 23/10/2009
The chief of Russia's energy giant Gazprom pledged uninterrupted natural gas supplies to Europe on Friday, saying no more New Year conflicts are expected.
Russia moves to ease concerns over new military doctrine
16:22 23/10/2009
Countries that do not threaten Russia have no reason to fear its new military doctrine, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
Arctic Sea cargo vessel heading for Malta
16:09 23/10/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo ship, which has been at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case since July, is currently being towed towards Malta, the ship's Finnish owner said on Friday.
Russia to discuss rent for military facilities in Kyrgyzstan
16:08 23/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to conduct negotiations with Kyrgyzstan on rental payment for Russian military facilities in the Central Asian country in 2009.
Russia's parliament passes energy saving bill
16:04 23/10/2009
Russia's lower house of parliament passed an energy efficiency bill on Friday, aimed at creating a legal and economic basis for stimulating energy saving technology and reducing excessive electricity use.
Russia considering asylum requests from Georgian journalists
15:19 23/10/2009
Russia is considering political asylum requests from two Georgian journalists, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Reported swine flu cases in Russia reach 1,040
15:17 23/10/2009
The official number of swine flu cases in Russia has reached 1,040, the country's top sanitary official said on Friday.
Russian 'kidnap' woman wants to make peace with Finnish ex-husband
15:13 23/10/2009
A Russian woman arrested in Finland for kidnapping her own son has said she wants to make peace with her Finnish ex-husband.
Russia, Ukraine not seeking changes to Black Sea Fleet deal
14:21 23/10/2009
Neither Russia nor Ukraine are seeking to revise the terms of an agreement on the presence of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea, the countries' foreign ministers said on Friday.
Russia demands release of two men detained in Georgia
14:05 23/10/2009
Moscow is demanding the release of a Russian human rights activist and a retired army officer detained in Georgia, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

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