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20:58 GMT 14.11.2009

A roundup of what has happened in the last 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medevedev issued an order for the country's weapons depots to undergo safety checks, after a fire that killed two people and injured many others

* The bodies of two servicemen have been found at a naval weapons depot in the Russian Volga city of Ulyanovsk which burst into flames on Friday night, the Defense Ministry said

* Seven people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus collided with a truck in the south Russian republic of Dagestan, local officials said

WORLD

* U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived to the summit of Pacific Rim countries in Singapore

* Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet held a one-on-one meeting with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit

* The presidents of Russia and China met for bilateral talks on the sidelines of a summit of Pacific Rim countries in Singapore

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Singapore for a two-day economic summit of Pacific Rim countries focusing on post-crisis development and stronger regional ties

* U.S. President Barack Obama said his country and the international community "will not be cowed" by North Korea's nuclear program, according to a transcript of his speech in Tokyo

* At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in a train crash in the western Indian state of Rajasthan early, local police said

* Turkey has said it would be willing to store enriched uranium for use in Iranian atomic power plants, to ease international concerns over Iran's nuclear program

BUSINESS

* Gas deliveries to Ukraine for 2010 will be discussed during a Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental meeting on economic cooperation November 19, the country's prime minister said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke out against protectionism in any spheres, adding that Russia's measures to support its businessmen are short-term

* One trillion rubles ($35 billion) were needed to transform Russia's national development bank Vnesheconombank from a state corporation into a joint-stock company, the bank's chief said

SPORTS

* Russian midfielder Sergei Semak said he was pleased with the defeat over Slovenia with a score of 2:1 in the first qualifying match for the World Cup 2010 held in Moscow

* Russia beat Slovenia 2:1 in the World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Moscow

* Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor are among the 70,000 football fans in Moscow supporting their teams in the World Cup 2010 qualifying match

* Nigeria has guaranteed its place in the World Cup Football 2010 championships in South Africa, beating Kenya on their home pitch 3:2

SCIENCE

* A NASA lunar mission has uncovered ice reserves in a crater near the Moon's south pole, NASA has said on its website