WORLD
* Ukraine"s Central Election Commission (CEC) is split in opinions on fraud reports during the presidential election runoff, with some calling the reports "legal spam" and others calling for recount
* Thai prosecutors on Thursday will announce a decision to drop charges against the crew of a cargo plane that was seized with illegal weaponry from North Korea on board, Thailand"s The Nation internet news site has reported
* The U.S. Treasury Department has further extended sanctions against Iran"s Islamic Guards Corps (IRGC), the department said on its website
* Poland hopes for "constructive cooperation" with Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine"s "new democratically elected president," a top Polish Foreign Ministry official said
* Any new sanctions against Iran should work toward the strengthening of the nonproliferation regime, a deputy Russian foreign minister said in a signal that Moscow will not back strong punitive action against Tehran