NICARAGUA'S PRESIDENT ORTEGA MEETS HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD

BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Russia gives Venezuela super-favorable arms deal terms; Russia to replace Nicaragua's weapons; Russia sells anti-tank missiles to Turkey; Russia, India struggle on arms deals.

MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- In recent years Jordan has bought from Russia two Ilyushin Il-76MF military transport planes worth a combined $100 million and six light multirole Kamov Ka-226 helicopters at an estimated cost of $25 million, which will be assembled in Jordan under license. The two countries have even set up a joint venture, Oboronprom Middle East, to assemble 15 to 20 Kamov Ka helicopters a year.

CARACAS, Venezuela, July 24 (UPI) -- Venezuelan officials Thursday denied reports that the government flew Colombian rebels to Nicaragua for a celebration of the Sandinista revolution.

Iran has made yet another lofty development pledge to Nicaragua, this time in the form of a $230 million hydroelectric dam for the poor and oft-energy-short Central American nation.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 12 (UPI) -- Nicaragua said Wednesday it has re-established ties with Colombia, ending its protest of the killing of a Colombian rebel leader in Ecuador by Colombian forces.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 6 (UPI) -- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Thursday he was severing diplomatic ties with Colombia after Colombian forces killed a leftist rebel leader in Ecuador.

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- More than 90 people have been killed by Hurricane Felix as it roared through Nicaragua and Honduras, La Prensa newspaper in Nicaragua reported Thursday.