Two dead in militant attack in Daghestan
// Jun. 20, 2008 - 05:30 GMT
Iraq to exclude Russia from oil deals
The Iraqi government is to sign over 30 contracts for lucrative oil deals with major Western oil companies before the end of June, leaving Russian companies out in the cold, a U.S. daily has cited a spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry as saying.
// Jun. 20, 2008 - 07:26 GMT
China allows foreign reporters into Tibet for Olympic torch relay
Chinese authorities have reopened Tibet for foreign reporters for the first time since violent anti-government rallies in March as the restless region prepares to greet the Olympic flame on Saturday.
// Jun. 20, 2008 - 09:33 GMT