Lost sat found in Siberia: a Russian military satellite which disappeared off radar screens shortly after launch on Monday has been located in southern Siberia, still attached to its rocket. Itar-Tass reported today. AFP reports from Moscow.

The Raduga-1 communications satellite was launched from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan but mission control lost contact with the device after lift-off. It was found in Russia's Altai region, near Mongolia. Itar-Tass said. The report gave no details about the condition of the satellite or the launcher, a Proton-K.

Barak to meet Clinton in US: Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak and US President Bill Clinton agreed in a phone conversation on Monday to meet soon in Washington. Barak's spokesman said. Reuters reports from Jerusalem.

Barak, who will be sworn in as prime minister today, told Clinton he also intends to hold talks or meetings "in the coming days" with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah. "Barak and Clinton agreed to meet in Washington in a short time." the spokesman said without specifying a date.

Albanian immigrants held in Greece: Greece said Monday that 512 Albanian illegal immigrants had been arrested in the northwestern Greek region of Epirus over the past three days in a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants. Xinhua reports from Athens.

The illegal Albanian immigrants would be deported in the coming days. The crackdown on illegal immigrants, mostly Albanian men. comes after a meeting of the Greek government Council on Foreign Affairs and Defense on Friday, which decided to hire about 2.500 more police officers and border guards in a bid to curb illegal immigration in the country.

Italy intercepts ship with 700 migrants: Italian navy Tuesday intercepted a ship with 700 illegal immigrants on board off the port of Bari on the country's southeast coast, navy spokesmen said. AFP reports from Rome.

The vessel is now under naval escort and being taken to the nearest port on the Puglia coast, the navy said. There were no immediate details about the origin of the immigrants. Meanwhile, police said that about another 100 illegal immigrants, mostly Iraqi Kurds, landed along the Puglia coastline overnight.