MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian liberal party accused President Vladimir Putin of abusing his authority in the run-up to Sunday’s parliamentary election that is expected to consolidate his grip on power.

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – An explosion injured 44 miners on Saturday at a colliery in eastern Ukraine struck by the country’s worst mining accident two weeks ago, officials said.

LAHORE (Reuters) – Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is betraying Pakistan by not joining an election boycott that cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said on Saturday was key to ousting President Pervez Musharraf.