RUSSIA
*A Porsche Cayenne driven by a regional deputy of the ruling United Russia party rammed three cars killing a 23-year-old student who was behind the wheel of one of them in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, media reported
WORLD
*A series of bombs and explosions across Afghanistan killed at least 24 people, officials said
*Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said he hopes Russia gives up its South Stream project