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Chinese ships conduct live firing drills in Mediterranean; to hold joint naval exercise with Russia

China says its latest-generation warships have conducted live-firing drills in the Mediterranean Sea while en route to joint exercises with the Russian Navy

Russia denies plans to plant overseas military bases

Moscow, March 30 (IANS) Russian officials have denied that the country intends to build a network of military bases abroad but confirmed Moscow was in talks with several countries over creating logistics facilities for its naval ships. "Construction of bases similar to those built by the Americans (in other countries) is out of the question," Xinhua quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying in a television interview released Saturday.

Malfunctions delay INS Vikramaditya handover to India

The problems started when the vessel tried to gain maximum speed during trials.

Russian sending two warships to Syrian coast: report

The Interfax news agency says two Russian navy ships are to sail to Syria to protect Russian citizens and its naval base there.