* Belarus's state oil company Belneftekhim said it has officially notified Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft of imposing a transit duty of $45 per metric ton of Russian oil from January 1
* Belarus's Foreign Ministry said the transit duty on Russian oil is a reciprocal measure and does not mean oil supplies to third countries will be restricted
* Russia's energy giant Gazprom has increased its daily natural gas exports to Turkey by 14 million cubic meters to 84 million cubic meters following a cutoff in supplies from Iran, Turkish state-run pipeline company Botas said
* One Russian has been killed and nine injured in a car accident in southeast India on a road to the resort city of Puri, the IANS news agency said
* The Russian Air Force will soon receive a new-generation surveillance radar system capable of effectively detecting targets in the mountains, a senior commander said
