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"60% of Syria is controlled either by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra or other terrorist organisations," said Putin.
Sluggish rise in new business inflows and a cautious approach to costs reportedly led Indian manufacturers to shed jobs in September.
An official manufacturing index based on a survey of factory purchasing managers edged up to 49.8 in September.
All eyes were on China's benchmark Shanghai Composite, which rose 0.5 per cent Wednesday.
Moscow has clarified that Russia will use only its Air Force in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Assad's request.
BRICS foreign ministers held talks on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York.
This places China one step closer to providing an alternative to the US-operated GPS.
South Africa's President harshly criticised the UN Security Council for not taking in new permanent members.
"We have many things to do [and] there is opportunity to work on (resolving) joint problems together," Putin said.
"The ideologists of militants make a mockery of Islam and pervert its true humanistic values," Putin said.
