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* Georgia's united opposition has lodged a protest with the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) over alleged rigging of Saturday's presidential election

* The European Union is setting up a special working group to facilitate Serbia's integration into the regional bloc, the Slovenian foreign minister said

* Two rockets were fired into northern Israel across the border from Lebanon overnight, police said

* India is scrapping its strategic integrated guided missile program, and will undertake the development and production of advanced weapons systems with foreign cooperation, the country's top defense scientist said

* Russian Navy carrier Su-33 aircraft and combat helicopters have launched a training exercise over the Mediterranean, an aide to the Russian Navy commander said

* Bedouin tribesmen fired rocket propelled grenades on Egypt's al-Ouja crossing point into Israel, wounding two people, Egypt's official news agencies MENA said

* Sixty-one people have been killed and 283 injured by fires in different parts of Russia in the past 24 hours, the emergencies ministry said