ULAN-BATOR, August 22 (Itar-Tass) -- US Vice-President Joseph Biden
will discuss in Ulan-Bator prospects for further cooperation of the United

TOKYO, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - Russian border guards on Sunday
detained a Japanese man off Russia's Kunashir Island. It is believed that

ASTANA, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - The Central Election Commission of
Kazakhstan announced on Monday the results of the election to the upper

PYONGYANG, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - A representative of the recently
set up North Korean state bureau for managing the Kumgangsan Tourist

PYONGYANG, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - North Korean media outlets give a
wide coverage to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's visit to Russia, that
began on August 20.

MEXICO CITY, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov is to visit El Salvador on Monday. His visit will strengthen
relations between El Salvador and Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - St. Petersburg Governor
Valentina Matviyenko has been elected a municipal deputy of the Petrovskiy

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - St. Petersburg Governor
Valentina Matviyenko has been elected a municipal deputy of the Petrovskiy

MAKHACHKALA, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - Two explosions roared outside a
supermarket in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, on Sunday evening.
Two people were shell-shocked.

WASHINGTON, August 22 (Itar-Tass) - The U.S. Joint Space Operations
Centre is tracking the movement of the Express-AM-4 satellite that was