Main news of May 30

WORLD

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso held a phone talk and urged a response to North Korea's nuclear test, the Kremlin said

* The issue of piracy was central for Russia at a Rome meeting of G8 interior and justice ministers and officials, the Russian interior minister said

* Two Tajik students, who were among a group of foreign students arrested early May 27 in Egypt's capital Cairo, have been released, the Tajik Foreign Ministry said Saturday citing the country's ambassador in Egypt

* North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile in the middle of June despite international condemnation and threats of further sanctions, Yonhap cited on Saturday an intelligence source as saying

RUSSIA

* One worker died and three were injured in an explosion at a gasoline station in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, a law enforcement spokesperson said

BUSINESS

* Germany and Magna International, backed by Russia's Sberbank and GAZ, reached a deal early Saturday that will see the consortium take over car maker Opel, part of U.S. car giant GM

SPORT

* Russia had mixed success at the French Open on Saturday with Svetlana Kuznetsova continuing her campaign at Roland Garros, while Elena Dementieva bowed out

* WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev has missed out on the chance for revenge against Ruslan Chagaev after the Uzbek fighter failed a pre-match medical ahead of Saturday's bout in Helsinki