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19:00 GMT 04.12.2008

RUSSIA

* Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed several sensitive foreign policy issues in his live question-and-answer session with the Russian public

* Russia and India must finally agree on the revised terms of a contract to deliver a modernized aircraft carrier to the Indian navy and ensure the implementation of the project, the Russian president said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a recent accident on board a Russian nuclear submarine was caused by human error and would not affect military-technical cooperation with India

* Russia's president said he expected U.S. president-elect Barack Obama and his administration to be geared towards constructive cooperation with Russia

* The Russian Foreign Ministry described media reports that Russia had been involved in cyber attacks on the Pentagon as "groundless" and "irresponsible."

* A Russian destroyer will be sent to the Horn of Africa in December to take over from a missile frigate currently protecting civilian ships from Somali pirate attacks in the region, a Navy official said

* Russia's Defense Ministry plans to deploy special mountain units at military bases in S. Ossetia, Abkhazia, Armenia and Tajikistan, as well as in the Urals and Far East, a ministry official said

* Moscow authorities will continue to ban gay parades to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS, the Russian capital's outspoken mayor said

* The decision by NATO foreign ministers to resume dialogue with Russia shows the alliance is taking a more realistic stance on world affairs, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

WORLD

* The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia pay 320,000 euros ($403,520) in compensation to eight relatives of Chechens killed or abducted in the republic in 2001-2003, the court said in a news release

* The Russian president arrived in India for an official visit to discuss bilateral ties with the country's leaders amid the global financial crisis and anti-terror efforts following the recent Mumbai attacks

* A Kiev court has remanded in custody a U.S. businessman accused of defrauding Ukrainians as part of $100 million racket, the UNIAN news agency said

* The Kazakh foreign minister called on the OSCE to improve its effectiveness and avoid a policy of "double standards" at a meeting of the Ministerial Council in Helsinki

* EU observers deployed in Georgian zones adjacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia should not be allowed access to the breakaway republics, the Abkhazian foreign minister said

* Officers of Uzbekstan's security service seized 220 kg (485 lbs) of Afghan-produced heroin on Thursday in the southwestern Bukhara Region, a spokesman said

* A meeting between Tibet's exiled leader, the Dalai Lama, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy could harm trade and economic relations between France and China, a foreign ministry spokesman said

* A Russian-born millionaire businessman has been charged in the U.S. with organizing a child prostitution ring in his homeland

BUSINESS

* Total crude output in 2008 by the Russian-Vietnamese joint oil venture Vietsovpetro will reach 7.7 million metric tons (56 million barrels), a drop of 11.5%, year-on-year, the Russian partner said

* Russia's Central Bank has withdrawn the licenses of two banks, West Siberia's Tyumenenergobank and the Tula-based Gazinvestbank, over breaches of banking legislation, the regulator said

SPORTS

* Roman Abramovich, the Russian tycoon owner of Chelsea FC, wants to bring CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Vagner Love to the London club on loan, the Independent daily said

* CSKA Moscow will seek to maintain their 100% record in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stages with a victory in France against Nancy

* Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a first- half penalty to help Tottenham Hotspur overcome Championship side Watford 2-1 on Wednesday evening and make the semi-finals of the Carling Cup