Main news of January 26 | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: “* Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed with U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle in Moscow the status of a new strategic arms reduction deal and the situation around Iran’s nuclear program
* Russian and NATO chiefs of staff approved a framework military cooperation treaty, a NATO official said
* The police commander in charge of security for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was found dead in his hotel room, the Swiss ATS news agency reported
* A solution to the Middle East conflict has yet to be found, PNA leader Mahmoud Abbas said
* At least 18 people have been killed and another 80 injured in a suicide bomb attack at a police crime laboratory in Baghdad, Aljazeera news agency reported
* North Korea has shut down ports on its western coast and could be readying to test-fire missiles, South Korea’s Yonhap agency said
* Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko said the criminal case opened against her in Russia was closed due to a lack of evidence”