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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has approved a U.S. proposal for indirect negotiations with Israel, sources in Ramallah said

* The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has pledged to provide humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

* The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) called on all 'nuclear club' members to join the Russian-U.S. efforts and contribute to the disarmament process

* Pakistan has successfully tested two ballistic missiles capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, Pakistan News.Net reported the military as saying

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* Two people were killed, four injured and about 120 were trapped underground following a methane explosion at West Siberia's Raspadskaya coalmine, an emergencies ministry officer said

* The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a good platform for coordination of efforts to overcome the effects of the economic crisis, the Russian president said

* Russia is determined to restore partnership with all constructive political forces in Georgia, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

* Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Georgian opposition leader Nino Burdzhanadze, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

* Russia could build at least one special-purpose ship to fight sea piracy in the next several years, the Pacific Fleet commander has said