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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Russia:

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over German music festival deaths caused by a stampede, Russian presidential press-service said

* The Russian embassy in Germany has no information on any Russians who suffered in a stampede at a music festival in Germany that killed 19 and injured over 340 people, a Russian diplomat said

* At least 16 people were injured after a passenger bus overturned in the Tambov Region in southeast Russia, the regional emergencies department reported

* Two militants, who may be involved in the bombing of a hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus, were killed in a special operation, a local police spokesman said

* Three patrol boats of a new project and three submarines of 636 project will be laid up at Russian shipyards for the Black Sea Fleet before the end of 2010, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said

* Russia proposed Ukraine to conduct joint Russian and Ukrainian naval drills more often, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said

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* The death toll from a stampede at a music festival in the western German city of Duisburg rose to 19 and over 340 people were injured, local police said

* Teheran will forward its response to Vienna group with possible salvations of the Iranian nuclear problem, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said

* Afghan national security forces and NATO aviation have killed 26 Taliban militants in a combat operation in the Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan, the regional authorities said

* NATO has offered a $20,000 reward for information on a U.S. service member captured in eastern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the governor of the Logar province said

* An explosion at a petrochemical factory in Iran has killed four people, official news agency IRNA reported

* Russia has suspended its participation in NATO's naval anti-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean Sea to focus on anti-piracy activity off Somalia, a spokesman for the Russian Naval General Staff said

* Five people were killed after a rescue helicopter crashed into a mountain in central Japan, Kyodo news agency reported

* Fidel Castro, Cuba's 83-year-old revolutionary leader, made his rare public appearance outside Havana on Saturday to start celebrations of the 57th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, Cuba's media reported

* More than 600 photographs of the British royal family will be placed on photo-sharing website Flickr, British media said

Business:

* The British Petroleum (BP) Chief Executive Tony Hayward may resign from the post within days, world media said

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