Russia expects to reach a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States by the end of the year, an aide to the president of Russia said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 06:42 GMT

The Russian and U.S. presidents will discuss security, U.S. missile shield plans for Europe, trade and energy issues at their meeting in Japan, an aide to the Russian president said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 08:03 GMT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries, a Russian presidential aide, Sergei Prikhodko, said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 08:42 GMT

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 09:03 GMT

Mongolian authorities have lifted emergency rule declared earlier this week after riots hit the capital over alleged election fraud, local media reported on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 09:32 GMT

Two servicemen and two militants were killed and two policemen were wounded in a special operation in the North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, the republican interior ministry said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 11:17 GMT

Israel has reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after closing them again as a result of Palestinian rocket fire, an Israeli army spokesman said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 11:47 GMT

A senior police officer has been killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, the republic interior ministry said on Sunday.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 12:08 GMT

The agreement on the timetable for nuclear negotiations was reached between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 12:46 GMT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived on Sunday in Japan's northernmost Island of Hokkaido for a summit of the G8 group of industrialized nations.

// Jul. 06, 2008 - 13:42 GMT