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* A roadside explosion hit a vehicle carrying medics working for the EU observer mission in Georgia, killing the driver and severely wounding a doctor, the Georgian Interior Ministry said

* North Korea has accused the leaders of the United States and South Korea of plotting a nuclear attack on the country at their recent meeting

* Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko congratulated boxer Wladimir Klitschko on his successful defense of the WBO and IBF world heavyweight belts

* An Antonov biplane used for agricultural work caught fire during refueling in south-central Ukraine, but no one was injured, the country's emergencies ministry said

* At least 10 protesters were killed in riots in Iran's capital on Saturday, as thousands of people gathered on the streets to continue protests against the disputed election, state media reported

* U.S. President Barack Obama urged the Iranian government to stop 'all violent and unjust actions" against its own people following riots in Tehran over last week's vote

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that he hoped the recent dispute with Belarus over dairy supplies would not impede the countries' joint bid to join the World Trade Organization

* Thieves have made off with over 10 million rubles ($320,000) in cash from a local education department in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan, local police said

* Two militants were killed in a shootout with police in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, a spokesman for the republican Interior Ministry said

 

 

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