Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Italy on Sunday to discuss cooperation in energy and science, the press service of the Russian government said in a statement.
Over 20 people were killed and some 100 injured in separate bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday during the Shiite religious festival of Ashura, local media reported.
Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia have signed an agreement on the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, a spokeswoman for the South Ossetian president said on Wednesday.