WORLD

* Ukraine"s presidential contenders exchanged accusations of fraud and preparations for provocative acts at the crucial vote runoff due Sunday

* Former central banker Sergei Tigipko, who came third in the first round of Ukraine"s presidential election, said he was ready to be prime minister if either of the two candidates wins a runoff

* At least one person has been killed and thousands have been evacuated as a cyclone has hit French Polynesia, according to Euronews television channel

* At least 25 people have been killed and over 100 injured by two subsequent blasts in Pakistan"s financial capital, Karachi, local media reported

* Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed on a scheme of nuclear fuel swap, but some details are still to be coordinated, the Iranian foreign minister said

RUSSIA

* Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sacked a senior health official for public criticism of a draft law introducing state

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