The seventh and final round of voting in state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir begins amidst tight security.

Following the EU-Brazil summit, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil officially announced the contract for 50 EC725 helicopters which has been signed by the Brazilian government and a consortium formed by Eurocopter

ArmInfo. Armen Kaprielyan, the Head of the Working Group of the Armenian State Commission for POWs, Hostages and the Missing is going complain to the ICRC for publication of a confidential letter by Azerbaijani soldier Rafig Hasanov in the Azerbaijani

ArmInfo. VTB (Armenia) bank has managed to fulfill 80% of business-plan for 2008, endorsed by the shareholder of the bank - Russian VTB, Director General, Chairman of Directorate of CJSC VTB (Armenia) Bank Valeriy Ovsyannikov told ArmInfo. He also added

ArmInfo. Parliament of Armenia has launched discussions of a Bill on the All Armenian Bank in the first reading. Central Bank Chairman Artur Javadyan declared that the bank will have a status of an open joint stock company. Central Bank

Global police agency Interpol says that India has not yet shared any information on the deadly Mumbai attacks.

Two giant pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, arrive in Taiwan from China, a gift from Beijing to symbolise warming ties.

Iraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008.

Saab recently received two serial production orders for the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv. The combined value of these orders from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is approximately SEK 196 million.The IDAS will be

Saab signed a long-term contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) regarding an overall commitment to the SK60 (105) air power system. The basic contract is worth approximately SEK 900 million.The contract means that as the main supplier, Saab