BUSINESS
a counter-terrorist operation in Russia"s Dagestan, a security service spokesman said.* Rescuers in south Russia"s Rostov Region have saved 20 fisherman who drifted away on an ice floe, an emergency services spokesman said.
WORLD
Two Russian diplomats met on Thursday with the Russian crew of a cargo ship detained by the Greek authorities on suspicion of smuggling.
* Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has promised to ensure Ukraine"s presidential elections are fair and transparent.
* Al-Qaeda claimed responsibity for last month"s deadly suicide bombing at a U.S. base in southeast Afghanistan.
* At least six Coptic Christians were shot dead by unknown assailants outside a church in southern Egypt, regional media reports say.
* A court in Dubai has turned down bail applications from two men accused of involvement in the murder of a Russian army commander.
* Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko celebrated Christmas
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