Malaysia accepts first four MiG-29s amid fears of Asian arms race

Malaysia took delivery Friday of the first four of a planned 18 MiG-29 fighters, marking the beginning of what Russian officials contended would be a string of sales in Southeast Asia. Russia signed the roughly $600 million deal with Malaysia nearly a year ago after months of haggling, agreeing to...

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