Delhi has Putin smiling all the way to the bank
In the naval dockyard of St Petersburg, on the north-west tip of Russia, nearly 6,000 workers are currently employed for the construction of three frigates and two submarines for India.



Serb opposition goes to the streets for support
Yugoslav opposition was urging people into the streets on Wednesday to back its claim to outright victory in elections and deny President Slobodan Milosevic a second round of voting, after he lost the first.



Suharto's son convicted in graft case
Indonesia's Supreme Court said it had overturned a lower court verdict and sentenced the youngest son of former President Suharto to 18 months in jail after finding him guilty of graft in a land deal.



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