| October 2008 |
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. space tourist has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Mission Control official said on Tuesday. 
The settlement of the border issue between Russia and China is an example of using a diplomatic solution to solve tough international issues, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. 
North Korea's denuclearization and security measures in Northeast Asia will be discussed at talks in Moscow between the Russian and North Korean foreign ministers, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. 
A missile frigate from Russia's Baltic Fleet is ready to fight piracy off the Somali coast together with warships from other countries, an aide to the Russian Navy commander said on Tuesday. 
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to allocate some 420 million hryvnias ($80 million) to finance early parliamentary elections, Ukraine's UNIAN news agency reported on Tuesday. 
A top Iranian nuclear official said on Tuesday that Tehran was satisfied with the ongoing construction of the Islamic Republic's first nuclear power plant, currently being built by Russia in the south of Iran. 
A study by an international energy advisory firm has rated Turkmenistan's southern Yolotan-Osman gas field as having the world's fourth or fifth largest natural gas reserves, national TV said on Tuesday. 
North Korea has announced it would allow inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog access to its atomic facilities at Yongbyon after the reclusive state was removed from a U.S. terrorist sponsor list. 
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has abolished a Kiev court that had earlier suspended his decree to dissolve parliament and call early parliamentary elections, his press service said. 



