* Russia's Gazprom energy giant concluded agreement with Belarus on Russian natural gas deliveries to the ex-Soviet state at $100 per 1,000 cubic meters
* A hasty and cruel execution of Iraqi former dictator Saddam Hussein has led to escalation of violence in the mid-East country and will deepen the split in Iraqi society, a Russian foreign ministry's spokesman said
* Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on additional measures for state support of families with children as a long-sought measure to improve the country's demographic situation, the president's press service said
* There were no casualties among Russian citizens in Thailand following a series of explosions that hit Bangkok earlier on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said
