MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Five Tu-22 supersonic bombers willconduct practical firings at a range in the Irkutsk Region during flight and tactical exercises of the Russian long-range air force.

KRASNODAR, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- A representative office of the Italian embassy department for trade exchange development opened inKrasnodar on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- India and Russia are pondering thepossibility of joint production of a prospective tank, said speakers at an international seminar held in New Delhi on Tuesday at

TBILISI, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Georgia will send 400 peacekeepers to Afghanistan by the end of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Batu Kutelia said in Tbilisi on Tuesday.

By Itar-Tass World Service writer Lyudmila Alexandrova.

VILNIUS, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - The website for combating corruptionhas been opened in Lithuania. It is possible to publish on it information about bribes and officials taking bribes.

MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian government will be providing additional funds for the stimulation of regions with the lowest children' and general mortality rates, Minister of Health and

YEREVAN, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Luis Maria de Puig will hold talks with the Armenian leadership on deepening of cooperation be

CHISINAU, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - Special Envoy of the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation inEurope (OSCE), Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, together with representatives o

THE HAGUE, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz is embarking on a working trip to Belgrade on Tuesday.