RUSSIA
* Four senior police officers and one civilian were killed on Sunday in an explosion near a concert hall in the center of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, the republic’s interior ministry said
* Russia wants its image abroad to be that of a strong state that defends its interests but maintains good relations with its partners, the president told a TV channel
* Russia's northernmost active volcano churned out ash to a height of some 5,000 meters (23,000 feet) in the country's Far East late on Saturday, the local geophysics service said
* The Russian Navy command has made a decision on building one nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine a year from 2011, the Navy chief said
* The Russian Navy is developing a concept of building a balanced nuclear missile force by 2050, the Russian Navy commander said
* Two armed robbers stopped a car in the south Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, and stole 1.5 million rubles ($48,400) in cash after injuring two people, a local police source said
WORLD
* India launched its first nuclear-powered submarine on Sunday for sea trials, national media reported
* Ukraine has delivered 1,000 metric tons of wheat worth $580,000 as humanitarian aid to Ethiopia, its first contribution under the World Food Program, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported
* The ousted president of Honduras has returned to Nicaragua's border with his country, and pledged to keep up pressure on the interim leaders
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The Peace Mission 2009 joint counter-terrorist exercise involving elements of the Russian Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China is now conducted in both countries.
Millions of people gathered across Asia on Wednesday as the 21st century's longest eclipse swept across the continent.
Russia is displaying its state-of-the-art, multi-role and highly maneuverable Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter at the LAAD-2009 (Latin America Aero & Defence) air show in Brazil.
A group of students in Kiev don bikinis and wash their laundry in a city fountain to protest against the summer shut down of hot water supplies.
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