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Putin pushes Russia's combat-tested arms for export
Putin pushes Russia's combat-tested arms for export

President Vladimir Putin on Monday promoted Russian weapons to his foreign allies, saying they had all been tested on the field of battle. He said Russian weapons are valued by military professionals for their "reliability, quality and most importantly -- high efficiency".

Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer
Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer

Iran on Monday denied any link with the attacker of British author Salman Rushdie but blamed the writer himself for "insulting" Islam in the novel "The Satanic Verses". The foreign ministry spokesman Kanani on Monday stressed the position that Rushdie, not Iran, was to blame for the attack against him.