The top diplomats of Russia and Iran sought a breakthrough on Wednesday on a deal that could revive the stalled nuclear talks between the Islamic state and western powers suspicious of its weapons drive.

Russia’s MiG aircraft maker will deliver a final batch of five MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters to the Indian Navy under a 2004 contract by the end of this year, the company said.

The pre-delivery trials of the Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine K-152 the ‘Nerpa’ are expected to be completed by the end of August for handing over to the Indian Navy on a 10-year lease.

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Two young women stripped down to bikinis in central Moscow on Thursday to express support for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in the latest exposure of bare flesh ahead of 2012 polls.

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Russia and the US plan to sign more military cooperation deals, an official said on Thursday. This May, the US signed a $367.5 million contract with Russia to buy 21 Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters for the Afghan Army, said the deputy chief of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.

Sensitive defence information appears to have been stolen from the Indian embassy here by an Italian intelligence agency during the past two years, according to a media report.

Sensitive defence information appears to have been stolen from the Indian embassy here by an Italian intelligence agency during the past two years, according to a media report.

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At least 16 miners were killed on Friday after an explosion ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.

A mysterious poster depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as Captain America, a skinny kid turned comic super hero, appeared on Tuesday in Moscow causing Kremlin irritation.

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A helicopter with five people on board crashed in Russia on Monday, killing three and injuring the other two, a media report said.

An engine failure occurred when the Mi-8 helicopter was about to lan