GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed five Palestinian militants on Friday during raids into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, medical workers and a militant group said.

BEIJING (Reuters) – New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Beijing on Friday, offering energy deals and military cooperation but seeking pledges of solidarity with resurgent China at a time when ties with the West are strained.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, is using 20 tankers to collect and store crude, the vessel-tracking service PetroLogistics Ltd said.