* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins a two-day
visit to Finland to discuss bilateral economic ties, energy
issues, including the Nord Stream project, and prospects for
signing a pan-European security pact
* Latin American countries showed a growing interest in
purchasing Russian-made weaponry during a recent arms show in
Brazil, an official from Russia's state arms exporter
Rosoboronexport said
* India successfully launched a carrier rocket to orbit a
radar imaging satellite with "spying" capabilities and an
indigenous telecoms micro satellite, national television
reported
* An Islamic cleric was killed in Russia's North Caucasus
republic of Ingushetia when unknown gunmen opened fire on his
house in the city of Nazran, a police source said
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could drop the
recognition of Israel as a Jewish state by the Palestinian
government as a key condition for peace talks, Haaretz said
citing a senior Israeli government official
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