RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Sebastian Pinera, who took office as Chile"s president on Thursday, and assured him that Russia is ready to continue assisting the quake-hit country, the Kremlin said

* Police investigating Tuesday"s deadly fire in a downtown Moscow nightclub are looking into the possibility that the blaze was started deliberately, investigators said

* Russia has voiced concerns about Israeli plans to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem, fearing they may damage peace efforts ahead of the Mideast Quartet"s meeting in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said

* Russian investigators have brought embezzlement charges against a former Moscow Region deputy finance minister in a high-profile investigation involving several regional officials and a U.S. businesswoman, Russia"s Investigative Committee said

* Russia has completed formalities in purchasing a plot of land in downtown Paris, a spokesman for the presidential

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