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23:59 23/10/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Clinton set for visit to Pakistan
23:40 23/10/2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Pakistan in the near future, the U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said on Friday.
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.
Ukrainian opposition puts Yanukovych forward as candidate
22:20 23/10/2009
Ukraine's opposition Party of Regions on Friday officially nominated as presidential candidate its leader Viktor Yanukovych, seen as a frontrunner in the upcoming elections.
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.
Israel urges UN chief to block Gaza report
21:12 23/10/2009
The Israeli foreign minister has urged the UN Secretary General to prevent both the General Assembly and the Security Council from considering a report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
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
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.
MiG-27 military jet crashes in India
19:07 23/10/2009
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MIG-27 Flogger ground support aircraft crashed Friday in northeast India, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
UN nuclear inspectors expected in Iran on Saturday
18:08 23/10/2009
UN nuclear inspectors are expected to arrive in Iran on Saturday to inspect the country's second uranium enrichment facility near the city of Qom, national media reported 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.
World Bank to loan $200 million to Belarus by year's end
16:26 23/10/2009
The World Bank plans to lend $200 million to Belarus for structural reforms in the country's economy and social sector, and to stimulate private business, the bank's office in Minsk said on Friday.
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 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.
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.
UNHCR urges Tajiks to keep doors open to Afghans
13:45 23/10/2009
The flow of Afghan refugees to Tajikistan could grow, the United Nations refugee agency representative in the Central Asian country said on Friday, calling on Dushanbe to continue to help those in need.

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