Russian News. December 2005 all month news

News from Russia

Home » 2005 » 12

Year 2005, Month 12

Below is a list of all entries made for the selected month. In brackets is the number of comments posted to each entry.

01, December

17:55 Far East schools to close when polluted waters flow through (0)
18:15 Georgian MP sets precondition for military bases law (0)
18:50 Supreme Court to review Rodina's appeal Friday (0)
18:57 Rosbank to buy out OVK banks from Interros (0)
19:16 Main news of December 1 (0)

02, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 1 (0)
05:29 December 2 morning preview (0)
05:48 Supreme Court set to hear Rodina election appeal (0)
06:19 Toxic slick from Chinese accident expands on approach to Russia (0)
06:39 Presidential election campaigning to end in Kazakhstan (0)
07:12 China to send Russia equipment to deal with river pollution (0)
07:20 Russian monetary base down $510 mln in week (0)
07:35 Russian aircraft carrier to join Indian navy in 2008 (0)
07:36 Moscow elections as dress rehearsal for national elections (0)
07:43 Russian technologies can put cosmonauts on Moon (0)
08:00 Moscow, Vienna praise relations, look toward new cooperation (0)
08:08 Digest of the Russian press, December 2 (0)
08:21 Russian-Austrian trade could hit record $3bln in 2005 (0)
08:32 Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits eastern Siberia (0)
08:51 Dollar up 14.86 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:54 Bus crash in western Ukraine kills 7 (0)
08:54 Russia takes additional measures to stop toxic spill (0)
08:57 Euro up 1.76 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:59 News of the Day, 12.00 Moscow time (0)
09:13 Georgia faces hike in gasoline prices - businessman (0)
09:15 Surgutneftegaz, Statoil to increase Primorsk oil transit (0)
09:22 No Vneshtorgbank IPO proposal so far (0)
09:28 Volkswagen set to open 330mln-euro plant in Russia (0)
09:29 What the Russian papers say (0)
09:36 World Bank to give Georgia $6-mln loan for hydro construction (0)
09:46 Georgian official assaults journalist, resigns (0)
09:58 Russian subsidiary of Banca Intesa may buy Ukrainian bank (0)
10:02 Russia by the Numbers: Central Bank reserves in perspective (0)
10:05 Russia set to conduct second Bulava-M missile test launch (0)
10:11 Russia invested $36 million in 9M05 in Armenia (0)
10:12 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for December 3 (0)
10:13 Proton-K rocket launch due Dec.25 from Baikonur (0)
10:26 Natural gas production up 1% in 11M05 (0)
10:36 Kiev calls for new cooperation format to support European democracy (0)
10:44 Russia to cut missiles - commander (0)
10:44 Missile Forces to modernize another unit for Topol-M systems (0)
10:54 Fishing in the waters off Spitzbergen (0)
11:03 Proton-K rocket launch due Dec.25 from Baikonur (0)
11:05 Moscow denies support for conflict settlement plan (0)
11:08 China postpones decision on nuclear station bids (0)
11:09 China's environmental protection minister dismissed (0)
11:19 Russia set to conduct second test launch of Bulava-M missile (0)
11:22 Russian nuclear agency mulls contract revision with Ukraine (0)
11:24 Russia to modernize its missile systems (0)
11:27 Why is Uzbekistan losing interest in the West? (0)
11:37 Siberian regions expand cooperation with other countries (0)
11:44 An in-depth look at the Russian press, December 2 (0)
11:48 Sberbank signs agreement to buy Kazakh bank (0)
11:53 Rosneft could acquire another asset in Siberia (0)
12:04 News of the Day, 15.00 Moscow time (0)
12:07 VEB may assume part of Russian Development Bank capital (0)
12:16 Austria's EU presidency to boost Russia-EU relations - Putin (0)
12:24 Mosque Set on Fire in North Russia (0)
12:25 Sberbank finances $770-mln equipment imports to Russia (0)
12:38 Russia, Norway to introduce joint audits on fishing (0)
12:46 Russian external debt down 24% in 9M05 to $86.8bln (0)
12:47 Russian cement maker joins entities with 35%-plus market shares (0)
12:54 Moscow denies support for conflict settlement plan (0)
13:03 Georgia pursues NATO membership, conflict settlement (0)
13:10 Ukrainian president seeks revitalizing regional alliance (0)
13:12 Foreign Ministers expected to decide on OSCE reform - official (0)
13:15 Russian Railways may place Eurobonds to fund projects (0)
13:17 United democratic party to be formed in Russia in 2006 (0)
13:18 Factbox: Yabloko (0)
13:18 Factbox: Union of Right Forces (SPS) (0)
13:36 Japan may give Russia sorbents to prevent sea pollution (0)
13:36 Latvian politicians against naturalization of non-citizens (0)
13:38 Russia to pay off $642mln in external debt in December 2005 (0)
13:40 Official promotes external governance in state-subsidized regions (0)
13:50 Toxic spill could boost Russia-China environmental cooperation (0)
13:57 Russia's Putin Elected Honorary President of European Judo Union (0)
14:13 URGENT: 25 Andijan terrorists sentenced to 12-25 years in Uzbekistan (0)
14:13 Doctors Find 3 Needles Embedded in Patient's Brain (0)
14:14 India to revise rupee agreement with Russia - official (0)
14:18 Liberal activists demand return of Moscow mayoral elections (0)
14:38 Khabarovsk has potable water reserves for 4 days - ministry (0)
14:40 Seafloor survey of pipeline to be completed before year's end (0)
14:48 Georgia may adopt law on non-deployment of foreign bases (0)
14:57 Russian scientists part of team awarded Descartes prize (0)
15:00 News of the Day, 18.00 Moscow time (0)
15:06 Russia wants to integrate handicapped into society (0)
15:09 MP calls for billboard-free zones in Moscow (0)
15:34 Central Bank ups euro, reduces dollar share in foreign currency basket (0)
15:34 Russian-U.S. antiterrorism working group to report results (0)
15:40 December 5, 2005 - January 10, 2006 calendar (0)
15:44 RUSSIAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RODINA MOSCOW ELECTION BAN (0)
15:46 URGENT: Russian Supreme Court upholds Rodina Moscow election ban (0)
15:53 OPEC president supports current oil output regime (0)
16:00 North Caucasus Security Watch, December 2 (0)
16:02 Russian minister keen on IPO for power-generating companies (0)
16:05 Russian Supreme Court upholds Rodina Moscow election ban (0)
16:10 December 3 preview (0)
16:14 Azerbaijan's State Oil Company production at 8.2 mln tons in 11M05 (0)
16:16 GAZPROM ISSUES 1-BLN EURO BOND - PRESS RELEASE (0)
16:21 Khodorkovsky lawyers to file new appeal with human rights court (0)
16:23 URGENT: Gazprom issues 1-bln euro bond - news release (0)
16:38 Khodorkovsky forced to knit mittens - lawyer (0)
16:53 Fitch affirms Sibirtelecom rating, downgrades Uralsvyazinform (0)
17:00 Energy Watch, December 2 (0)
17:06 Khodorkovsky lawyers to appeal transfer to East Siberia (0)
17:17 Gazprom issues 1-bln euro bond (0)
17:22 UES mulls Austrian participation in Russia's electricity sector (0)
17:38 Ukrainian PM orders to ban media checks during election campaign (0)
18:01 TNK-BP, Lithuanian gov't hold more talks on oil refinery (0)
18:32 Kazakhstan enters new economic phase (0)
18:51 EU concerned over amendments to Belarusian criminal code (0)
19:10 EU urges Armenia to investigate constitutional referendum (0)
19:12 Main news of December 2 (0)

03, December

08:01 Morning re-cap of main news, December 2 (0)
08:02 December 3 morning preview (0)
08:31 RUSSIA READY TO PAY OFF USSR DEBT TO PARIS CLUB AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN 2006 - FINANCE MINISTRY (0)
08:43 URGENT: Russia to repay USSR $12-bln debt to Paris Club in 2006 (0)
08:45 URGENT: G8 meeting to be held in Moscow in February 2006 (0)
09:16 Russia to repay USSR $12-bln debt to Paris Club in 2006 (0)
09:36 G8 meeting to be held in Moscow in February 2006 (0)
09:36 Putin to meet with new German foreign minister (0)
10:06 Hundreds of Birds Found Dead in Ukraine, Officials Suspect Bird Flu (0)
10:46 Russian foreign minister slams OSCE's double standards (0)
10:55 URGENT: Putin discusses NGOs at Security Council conference (0)
11:36 Bird flu virus discovered in Crimea - Ukrainian ministry (0)
12:08 Two Muscovites detained for illegal campaigning (0)
12:17 Moscow legislature election campaign over (0)
12:30 Putin discusses NGOs at Security Council conference (0)
12:36 URGENT: Putin to meet with new German chancellor in mid-January 2006 (0)
13:23 Armenian, Russian science academies sign cooperation agreement (0)
13:42 Arms contract with Iran not in breach of obligations - ministry (0)
13:46 Putin hopes to advance cooperation with Germany (0)
14:42 U.S. sends 51 observers to Kazakhstan's presidential elections (0)
14:52 Policeman wounded in Ingushetia (0)
15:11 United Russia wins Chechen parliamentary elections (0)
15:23 Main news of December 3 (0)
15:47 Kazakhstan Braces for Possible Unrest Following Sunday Vote (0)

04, December

07:03 Morning re-cap of main news, December 3 (0)
07:09 December 4 morning preview (0)
08:10 Moscow elects new city council (0)
08:24 Putin signs agreement on Russian-Kazakh border (0)
08:57 Kazakhstan elects new president (0)
09:12 Exit polls: Nazarbayev confidently leads in Kazakh election (0)
09:46 48.78% of electors vote by 08:00 GMT in Kazakh election (0)
09:55 Kazakhstan Elects President Amid Fears of Fraud (0)
09:58 Moscow Holds City Council Elections (0)
10:00 Russia to Lift 3-Month Entry Ban from Moscow Chief Rabby (0)
10:22 Chechen HR Delegation Heading to Strasbourg Has Internal Passports Confiscated at Russian Airport (0)
11:22 Ukraine Declares Emergency State in Crimea after Bird Flu Confirmation (0)
11:23 Exit polls: Nazarbayev increases lead in Kazakh election (0)
11:39 Low turnout at State Duma by-elections (0)
11:59 60.08% of electors vote by 10:00 GMT in Kazakh election (0)
12:40 Observers Report Violations at Moscow City Council Elections (0)
13:38 Exit polls: Nazarbayev gains 89.7% support by 12:00 GMT (0)
13:38 Indian premier pays official visit to Russia (0)
14:02 Moscow city council elections recognized as valid (0)
14:09 68.08% electoral turnout by 12:00 GMT in Kazakh election (0)
14:42 By-elections to State Duma recognized as valid (0)
14:52 3 Killed, 11 Injured after Swimming Pool Roof Collapses in Russian City (0)
15:04 December 5 preview (0)
15:05 Main news of December 4 (0)
18:10 Death Toll in Russian Swimming Pool Accident Reaches 9 (0)

05, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 4 (0)
05:30 December 5 morning preview (0)
05:51 10 children among swimming pool tragedy dead (0)
06:10 Factbox: Moscow City Duma (0)
06:10 Pro-Kremlin party leading in elections to Moscow legislature (0)
06:31 Accident leaves 3,500 people in Urals city without cold water (0)
06:53 Favorite Nazarbayev wins Kazakh election landslide (0)
07:14 Russia, India to talk military sales, intellectual property (0)
07:21 URGENT: United Russia to take 28 seats in Moscow legislature - official (0)
07:29 No violations in Kazakh presidential elections - CIS observers (0)
07:33 Vincent Bemowski (0)
08:08 Digest of the Russian press, December 5 (0)
08:08 OSCE Should Redefine Election Monitoring Rules - Russian FM (0)
08:11 Environmental situation in Amur River remains stable - ministry (0)
08:17 Russian Far-Right Nationalist Leader Arrested (0)
08:38 United Russia to take 28 seats in Moscow legislature - official (0)
08:43 Russia is Europe's top natural gas supplier (0)
09:00 News of the Day, 12.00 Moscow time (0)
09:12 Swimming pool tragedy in Urals kills 10 children, 4 women (0)
09:15 Post-Soviet "color revolutions" hurt economy - Lavrov (0)
09:16 Dollar up 3.32 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:20 Euro down 1.55 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:28 Russian Stabilization Fund hits $42 bln (0)
09:28 Pro-Kremlin candidates triumph in parliamentary by-elections (0)
09:44 Ukrainians receive compensation for fowl killed by bird flu (0)
09:47 UNITED RUSSIA TAKES 47.25%, COMMUNISTS 16.75%, YABLOKO 11.11% IN MOSCOW ELECTION - COMMISSION (0)
09:54 St. Petersburg governor in Pyongyang to discuss cooperation (0)
09:55 URGENT: Moscow election commission declares results, all votes counted (0)
09:57 What the Russian papers say (0)
09:58 Iran plans to build nuclear power plant (0)
10:02 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for December 5 (0)
10:10 Over 120 kg of synthetic drugs seized in 9M05 (0)
10:12 Russian Energy Agency forecasts oil output growth at 2.4% in 2005 (0)
10:12 Company Watch: Yukos plans to sell $10bln of non-core assets (0)
10:18 William Russell (0)
10:23 Tajikistan's lower chamber approves 2006 budget (0)
10:25 Putin congratulates Nazarbayev on election victory (0)
10:41 Majority of Russian families have one child (0)
10:42 Moscow election commission declares results, all votes counted (0)
10:53 Platonov may be reelected Moscow Duma speaker (0)
10:56 Factbox: United Russia (0)
10:59 Russia Wants More Help From China to Deal With Chemical Spill - Source (0)
11:01 URGENT: Putin orders urgent amendments to NGO bill (0)
11:15 Finance Ministry denies report questioning Russia's G8 presidency (0)
11:31 Kazakh opposition cites violations at presidential elections (0)
11:32 Armenian external debt hits $1.117bln (0)
11:42 Energy Agency head for oil refinery in Far East (0)
11:43 INFLATION AT 0.7% IN NOVEMBER, 10% IN 11M05 - GREF (0)
11:46 HOUSEHOLD REAL INCOME UP 9.4%, REAL PENSIONS UP 8.9% AND NOMINAL PENSIONS UP 18-19% IN 10M05 - OFFICIAL (0)
11:48 Russia could build another nuclear power plant in Iran (0)
12:00 News of the Day, 15.00 Moscow time (0)
12:01 Rodina set to proceed with election agenda - leader (0)
12:01 Russian economy and foreign investments (0)
12:02 Contracts for 200 Siberian deposits to go on auction before 2012 (0)
12:07 URGENT: Inflation at 0.7% in November, 10% in 11M05 - Gref (0)
12:07 Russia, Ukraine develop joint position on Transdnestr issue (0)
12:12 China to buy 20bln cu m of gas annually from East Siberia (0)
12:12 Russian Energy Agency forecasts oil output growth at 2.4% in 2005 (0)
12:16 Russian Standard Bank expects 32% net profit increase in 2005 (0)
12:26 An in-depth look at the Russian press, December 5 (0)
12:27 PACE cites violations at Kazakh elections (0)
12:30 Russia by the Numbers: November oil production sets record (0)
12:33 Putin orders urgent amendments to NGO bill (0)
12:40 Committee advises Russian parliament to approve Gazprom bill (0)
12:40 Kazakhstan to experience new wave of change after election (0)
12:47 Russia's Putin Orders Amendments to Bill Limiting Foreign NGOs (0)
12:49 OSCE reform not end in itself - Russian foreign minister (0)
12:56 China to buy 20bln cu m of gas annually from East Siberia (0)
13:02 Georgian Accused of Assassination Attempt on President Bush Demands International Defense (0)
13:08 Real household incomes up 9.4%, real pensions up 8.9% in 10M05 (0)
13:13 Official calls Kazakh presidential elections transparent (0)
13:22 Transdnestr hopes to buy natural gas from Gazprom at $80 (0)
13:32 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
13:32 25 More People Convicted in Uzbekistan Over Andijan Uprising (0)
13:39 Georgian parliament session suspended over bomb threat (0)
13:44 Transdnestr hopes to buy natural gas from Gazprom at $80 (0)
13:48 Official: election ban on Rodina a good lesson to others (0)
13:55 Russian Court Issues Arrest Warrant for NY-Based Yukos Lawyer (0)
14:00 Russia supplies 4.15bln cu m of gas to Azerbaijan in 11M05 (0)
14:03 Alfa-group buys $3.2 bln stake in Turkish cellular Turkcell (0)
14:03 Sports official names possible Russian soccer coach (0)
14:14 Svyazinvest net profits up 62.5% in 9M05 (0)
14:16 Russian Metals Company Offers Compensation for Pool Roof Collapse (0)
14:19 Russia condemns Israel terrorist attack (0)
14:22 Warhol exhibit to open in St. Petersburg (0)
14:23 MONOPOLY WATCHDOG APPROVES UES PURCHASE OF 55.4% STAKE IN SILOVYE MASHINY - OFFICIAL STATEMENT (0)
14:38 Condoleezza Rice to visit Ukraine on December 7 (0)
14:42 Pool owner vows to bring those guilty in accident to justice (0)
14:46 URGENT: Watchdog approves UES purchase of 55.4% stake in Silovye Mashiny (0)
14:49 British animation festival opens in Volgograd (0)
14:51 Iran plans to clone its first animal in early 2006 (0)
14:54 WB rates Russian customs project highly satisfactory (0)
14:59 CANCELLATION: Watchdog approves UES purchase of stake in Solovye Mashiny (0)
15:01 News of the Day, 18.00 Moscow time (0)
15:03 DEFENSE MINISTER IVANOV CONFIRMS ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE DELIVERIES TO IRAN (0)
15:14 URGENT: Russia ready to supply anti-aircraft systems to Iran - Ivanov (0)
15:15 Thirty-three people sentenced in Andijan trial (0)
15:18 Defense minister refutes reports on new defense industry agency (0)
15:18 5+2 session on Transdnestr resolution due in mid-December (0)
15:18 Bird Flu Fears Force Russia to Ban Ukrainian Poultry Imports (0)
15:22 Gazprom, Naftogaz likely to settle price dispute - Fitch (0)
15:25 Iran to announce tender on construction of two nuclear plants (0)
15:28 Russia imposes restrictions on poultry imports from Ukraine (0)
15:31 Aeroflot, Sukhoi to sign $820mln RRJ contract (0)
15:37 Russia, India may share Tajik airfield - Ivanov (0)
15:39 December 7, 2005 - January 10, 2005 (0)
15:41 No strategic bombers for India - Russian defense minister (0)
15:41 Russia, North Korea could restore cross-border rail track together (0)
15:44 Russia to preside over G8 financial club meeting February (0)
15:50 Iran to announce tender on construction of two nuclear plants (0)
15:59 North Caucasus Security Watch, December 5 (0)
16:01 WB rates Russian customs project highly satisfactory (0)
16:04 Sex vs. Love in the USSR (0)
16:06 Russian Proton-M carrier rocket launch postponed 24 hours (0)
16:10 Russia ready to supply anti-aircraft systems to Iran - Ivanov (0)
16:13 Watchdog approves UES purchase of Silovye Mashiny stake (0)
16:13 Russia and post-Soviet gas market (0)
16:19 U.S. secretary of state to meet Ukrainian president December 7 (0)
16:21 CIS bulletin, December 5 (0)
16:25 Aeroflot, Sukhoi to sign $820mln RRJ contract (0)
16:30 December 6 preview (0)
16:51 Russia, North Korea could restore cross-border rail track together (0)
17:00 Energy Watch, December 5 (0)
17:01 Russia's Foreign Minister Confirms Arms Deal with Iran (0)
17:03 REN TV editor resigns (0)
17:28 Russia to exhibit naval weaponry in Malaysia (0)
17:33 Presidential envoy appointed nuclear watchdog head (0)
18:06 Presidential envoy appointed nuclear watchdog head (0)
18:14 Georgia protests against Georgadze broadcast on Russian TV (0)
18:19 Daily Military Brief, December 5 (0)
18:25 N. Ossetia asks for aid in forming rapid retaliation battalion (0)
18:51 Moscow could convene emergency session on conflict settlement (0)
19:04 Kaliningrad seeks cooperation with EU (0)
19:10 Adamov's lawyer expects Swiss court ruling before Christmas (0)
19:14 Syria, Russia sign two $370mln gas contracts (0)
19:18 Main news of December 5 (0)

06, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 5 (0)
05:30 December 6 morning preview (0)
05:54 Helicopter crashes in Khabarovsk: three feared dead (0)
06:31 Putin to attend first Russia-ASEAN summit in Malaysia (0)
06:35 Facing Western Criticism Russia’s Putin Promises Amendments to NGO Bill (0)
06:39 URGENT: Two bodies found at helicopter crash site, one crewmember alive (0)
06:50 Putin signs law ending foreign passport duties in Kaliningrad (0)
06:53 U.S. criticizes Russia-Iran missile deal (0)
07:11 Two bodies found at helicopter crash site, one crewmember alive (0)
07:26 Minister warns of higher education decline in Russia (0)
08:01 Security services foil plot to gain Kremlin access (0)
08:04 Russian Proton-M carrier rocket launch postponed again (0)
08:11 Deputy PM for stronger strategic cooperation with India (0)
08:25 Russia, Syria Sign Gas Contracts Worth $370M (0)
08:29 Deutsche Bank acquires Russia's leading investment bank (0)
08:31 Russian Government Submits Draft Gazprom Liberalization Law for Kremlin Approval (0)
08:33 Digest of the Russian press, December 5 (0)
08:35 Russian premier to meet with European Commission in Brussels (0)
08:52 Moscow court opens Klebnikov murder trial (0)
08:53 China offers Russia aid in Amur clean up (0)
08:56 Fate of third crewmember in helicopter crash unknown (0)
08:57 Lower house to consider NGO bill December 16 (0)
09:00 News of the Day, 12.00 (0)
09:00 Dollar down 8.55 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:03 Euro up 13.42 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:19 Retail trade growing three times faster than industrial production (0)
09:21 Russia, Belarus to sign natural gas contract by Dec. 19 (0)
09:25 Lower house to consider NGO bill December 16 (0)
09:30 Russian president, Indian PM open Kremlin talks (0)
09:32 Security services foil plot to gain Kremlin access (0)
09:33 Russian engine-maker bids in Indian tender (0)
09:34 India may join RRJ engine project - Saturn CEO (0)
09:34 Oil transit to China via East Siberian Railroad up 35.8% in 11M05 (0)
09:43 Economic ministry forecasts 2005 inflation at 11-11.1% (0)
09:56 India should repay debt to Russia via projects - official (0)
09:59 Russian-Indian trade could reach $5 billion by 2008 (0)
10:05 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for December 7 (0)
10:11 FINANCE MINISTER KUDRIN PROPOSES RAISING OIL PRICE IN 3-YEAR PLAN (0)
10:12 FINANCE MINISTER KUDRIN SAYS RUSSIAN INFLATION IN 2006 TO BE 8.5% (0)
10:14 What the Russian papers say (0)
10:18 Interior Officials Detained With Forged Passes for Kremlin (0)
10:22 URGENT: Kudrin proposes higher oil price in three-year plan (0)
10:25 URGENT: Kudrin forecasts 2006 Russian inflation at 8.5% (0)
10:31 Moscow politics is only beginning (0)
10:33 Kudrin proposes higher oil price in three-year plan (0)
10:44 Siemens deal depends on UES purchase of Siloviye Mashiny stake (0)
10:50 URGENT: No change in 2006 budget after oil price revision - Kudrin (0)
11:02 Gazprom to spend $2.2 bln on underground gas storage program (0)
11:06 LUKoil completes purchase of Nelson Resources Limited (0)
11:11 Company Watch: LUKoil says crude flow to China will reduce Brent/Urals spread (0)
11:13 Defense in Klebnikov murder trial demands case revision (0)
11:18 General Baluyevsky dots the i's (0)
11:24 Oil refinery construction tender to be announced in Volga Region (0)
11:26 URGENT: Military plane crashes into 10-story building in Iran (0)
11:28 Real wages to grow 50% in 2006 - minister (0)
11:38 An in-depth look at the Russian press, November 6 (0)
11:38 OSCE needs standardized election criteria - Russian MP (0)
11:40 Gazprom to spend $2.2 bln on underground gas storage program (0)
11:46 HIV-Positive Woman Discovered Among Blood Donors (0)
11:48 International Rights Watchdog Protests Detention of Activist in Russia (0)
11:48 Constitutional Court to decide on gubernatorial appointment this year (0)
11:48 Russia lost 25,000 scientists over last 15 years (0)
11:50 URGENT: Russia, India sign MiG fighter contract (0)
11:52 Two Britons Detained in Azerbaijan on Suspicion of Bioterrorism (0)
11:52 Russian budget allocates $1.9 billion to judicial system in 2006 (0)
11:56 84 passengers, 10 crew aboard plane that crashed into building in Tehran (0)
12:00 News of the Day, 15.00 Moscow time (0)
12:19 URGENT: Journalists killed in Tehran airplane crash - Iranian radio (0)
12:21 Fitch assigns BBB- to Rosselkhozbank eurobonds worth $250mln (0)
12:21 Russia's money transfer system to grow 64% in 2005 (0)
12:29 Company Watch: VimpelCom first in line for Far East frequencies (0)
12:29 Russia, India sign copyright agreement (0)
12:30 20th-century Russian art up for auction at London's Bloomsbury (0)
12:35 Russian military equipment service center to be built in India (0)
12:36 IAEA POTENTIAL ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROBLEM FAR FROM EXHAUSTED - PUTIN (0)
12:38 Russia to bid in Indian air force jet tender (0)
12:42 URGENT: IAEA potential on Iran far from exhausted - Putin (0)
12:52 Ex-Russian PM Kasyanov Promises to Create Democratic Coalition (0)
12:52 URGENT: Russia ready to increase oil, gas supplies to India - Putin (0)
12:53 Oil refinery construction tender to be announced in Volga Region (0)
12:55 URGENT: 2005 Capital flight totals $5.4 bln - Kudrin (0)
12:56 Moscow to face energy limits in -20Â°C (0)
12:57 URGENT: India, Russia mull building transport plane, 5G fighter (0)
12:59 Russia, India sign MiG fighter contract (0)
13:04 Russia to cooperate with India on nuclear projects - Putin (0)
13:22 Russia's MDM Financial Group to raise net profit 60% in 2005 (0)
13:28 Wrap: Major loss of life feared after Iran plane crash (0)
13:30 AvtoVAZ domestic sales up 3% in 11M05 (0)
13:34 Russia's Muslims Want Christian Symbols Removed From Coat of Arms (0)
13:44 Moscow court to select jury for Klebnikov murder trial (0)
13:45 Should nationalized property be restituted to former owners in Russia? (0)
13:53 Russia to cooperate with India on nuclear projects - Putin (0)
13:54 Oil refinery to be built in Russia's Baltic exclave (0)
14:12 Russia ready to increase oil, gas supplies to India - Putin (0)
14:18 Russia, India to sign broad economic agreement (0)
14:30 Moscow school set to instruct a new generation of Santas (0)
14:35 Moscow to face energy limits in -20Â°C (0)
14:39 Exported coal transfer in Leningrad Region port up 13% in 11M05 (0)
14:50 Former KGB Chief Reveals Supernatural Truth (0)
14:52 SPS, Yabloko leaders satisfied with Moscow Duma election results (0)
15:00 News of the Day, 18.00 Moscow time (0)
15:08 Company Watch: Rosneft undecided on including Yugansk in share swap (0)
15:29 Russia could lift capital operation restrictions in 2006 (0)
15:40 December 8, 2005 - January 10, 2006 calendar (0)
15:40 Moscow opposed to OSCE involvement in Transdnestr settlement (0)
15:47 Wrap: Russian, Indian leaders meet for extensive talks (0)
15:56 Ukraine lawmakers back state of emergency in bird flu-hit Crimea (0)
16:00 North Caucasus Security Watch, December 6 (0)
16:10 Moscow court to select jury for Klebnikov murder trial (0)
16:11 S&P assigns long-term B+ rating to Georgia with positive outlook (0)
16:15 December 7 preview (0)
16:19 India, Russia to Develop New Generation Weapons Together - Indian PM (0)
16:20 Ukraine to stay in Common Economic Space - parliament speaker (0)
16:32 GAZPROM, NAFTOGAZ FAIL AGAIN TO AGREE 2006 GAS SUPPLIES - GAZPROM NEWS RELEASE (0)
16:38 Russia's arms exporter looks to lease military equipment (0)
16:38 URGENT: Gazprom, Naftogaz fail again to agree on 2006 gas deliveries (0)
16:43 Svyazinvest should be removed from list of natural monopolies (0)
16:51 Russian car market after WTO accession (0)
16:58 Russia's gold and currency reserves up 26% since January (0)
17:02 Energy Watch, December 6 (0)
17:11 Russia criticizes NATO for complicating CFE Treaty ratification (0)
17:21 Russia-Italy natural gas deal to require lengthy negotiations - ENI (0)
17:23 Chechen refugees return home from Georgia (0)
17:31 Daily Military Brief, December 6 (0)
17:34 Ukraine stance on gas threatens Europe energy security - Gazprom (0)
17:46 IAEA head hails Russia's proposal to supply nuclear fuel to Iran (0)
17:57 Norwegian oil and gas company to join North European Gas Pipeline (0)
18:24 Russian-Syrian natural gas contracts to boost cooperation (0)
18:24 Gazprom, Naftogaz fail again to agree on 2006 gas deliveries (0)
18:34 European experts examine Yushchenko's blood samples (0)
19:08 Russia's NGO bill aimed against terrorism - Council of Europe (0)
19:13 Russian space companies may assist India's lunar program (0)
19:30 Main News of December 6 (0)

07, December

05:34 Morning re-cap of main news, December 6 (0)
05:38 December 7 morning preview (0)
05:53 Nazarbayev officially registered as Kazakh president (0)
06:32 Rice set to discuss U.S.-Ukraine cooperation in Kiev (0)
06:49 Aeroflot, Sukhoi set to sign $820-mln RRJ contract (0)
07:31 Russian companies arrive in force for Malaysian defense show (0)
07:34 Russian oil major reports 7.7% increase in oil output in 11M05 (0)
07:43 Russian Authorities Fly Chechen Refugees Home (0)
07:49 DUMA PASSES 2006 FEDERAL BUDGET IN FOURTH READING (0)
07:50 ONE DEAD IN MOSCOW GAS BLAST - MAYOR (0)
07:53 URGENT: Duma passes 2006 budget in fourth reading (0)
07:54 Coronas-F satellite finishes its orbital mission (0)
08:01 URGENT: One dead in Moscow gas blast - mayor (0)
08:07 Digest of the Russian press, December 7 (0)
08:10 Coronas-F satellite finishes its orbital mission (0)
08:13 More Than 200 People May Have Received Blood From HIV-Positive Donor - Doctor (0)
08:31 Gazprom share liberalization to end "gray schemes" - official (0)
08:32 One dead in Moscow gas blast - mayor (0)
08:34 Casualties Reported as Blast Rips Through Moscow Apartment Block (0)
08:53 Russian Parliament Approves Final Reading of Budget-2006 (0)
08:57 Russia Lifts Avian Flu Quarantine (0)
09:04 News of the Day, December 7 (0)
09:08 Moody's assigns credit ratings to Russia's Uralsib Bank (0)
09:14 Will the Muslim world win the war with terrorism? (0)
09:15 Euro slips 4.91 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:16 Russia parliament adopts 2006 budget (0)
09:20 Dollar up 1.86 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:24 Ukraine makes Russia new natural gas offer (0)
09:34 Russia to make conclusions if CFE Treaty not respected (0)
09:39 SMEs back Gazprom on gas transit via Ukraine (0)
09:43 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for December 8 (0)
09:43 Russian Orthodox Church sounds alarm over Islamic radicalism (0)
09:44 Azerbaijan May Resume War With Armenia - Defense Minister (0)
09:47 Business to offer proposals on mining legislation (0)
09:53 One dead in Moscow gas blast (0)
10:02 Minister defends Russia-Iran missile deal (0)
10:03 Foreign competition means end of road for Russian Volga car (0)
10:12 Russia waits for India's response to bomber proposal (0)
10:22 Aeroflot, Sukhoi sign $820-mln RRJ contract (0)
10:24 Russian Peacekeepers Among UN Forces Expelled by Eritrea (0)
10:27 Prosecutor opens HIV infection case against hospital workers (0)
10:31 Update: Foreign competition means end of road for Russian Volga car (0)
10:33 What the Russian papers say (0)
10:40 Business to offer proposals on mining legislation (0)
10:45 Russian companies to boost funds through IPOs next year (0)
11:05 Russian plane accused of violating Estonian airspace (0)
11:05 Russia keeping its eye on U.S. bases in Europe (0)
11:09 Foreign athletes earn $250mln a year in Russia (0)
11:11 U.S. may soon grant Ukraine market economy status (0)
11:19 Court rules tax claims against Ford unjustified (0)
11:23 OGK-1, TNK-BP to sign 30-year deal on natural gas supplies (0)
11:25 Russian Tourism Agency Calls for Lower Visa Prices to Attract Foreigners (0)
11:40 U.S. may soon grant Ukraine market economy status (0)
11:44 An in-depth look at the Russian press, December 7 (0)
11:46 UES clinches blocking stake in Silovye Mashiny (0)
11:48 Putin calls 2005 a loss in Russian-Ukrainian relations (0)
11:53 Rice Voices U.S. Concern Over Russian NGO Bill (0)
12:00 News of the Day, 15.00 Moscow time (0)
12:08 Ukraine expects positive WTO reaction on its accession bid (0)
12:16 Aeroflot shrugs off shareholder's protest against Sukhoi deal (0)
12:17 Court invalidates Polyef factory privatization (0)
12:33 Duma passes bill revoking licenses of undercapitalized banks (0)
12:35 2.5-6 million Russians use illegal drugs - government (0)
12:45 150,000 Have Refugee Status in Russia's Chechnya - UN (0)
12:49 Russia Insists on Right to Sell Weapons to Iran (0)
12:55 Proton-M carrier rocket launch date to be set later (0)
13:05 Chechnya's acting premier to lead local United Russia branch (0)
13:13 Police seize documents at MDM bank (0)
13:17 Nizhny Novgorod plans to start serial production of NPPs (0)
13:24 Drug-related fraud cases prosecuted in Russia up 9-fold in 2005 (0)
13:24 Russia's gas contacts with Armenia require complex approach (0)
13:37 U.S. East Group to produce railroad cars outside St. Petersburg (0)
13:41 Abkhazian PM meets U.S. envoy to Georgia, claims independence (0)
13:41 Deputy Russian premier to visit China (0)
13:41 Update: Police seize documents at MDM bank (0)
13:53 Ukraine-Russia trade cooperation potential untapped- Speaker (0)
13:58 Second body found after Moscow gas blast (0)
14:09 Comstar UTS to hold IPO in early 2006 (0)
14:09 Ukrainian company plans to seize 10% of Russia's alcohol market (0)
14:13 URGENT: Three killed in Moscow gas blast (0)
14:13 Bird flue could "hibernate", reemerge later - official (0)
14:26 URGENT: Gov't may approve Gazprom share liberalization by Dec.20 (0)
14:32 Russia and Iran to finalize timeframe for NPP launch (0)
14:32 Russia to supply gas at previous price - Naftogaz (0)
14:44 Russian nuclear company prepares bid for Bulgarian NPP tender (0)
14:56 Russian chief doctor urges new measure to fight HIV (0)
15:00 News of the Day, 18.00 Moscow time (0)
15:00 Gazprombank set to raise charter capital (0)
15:00 Russia voices support for Islamic Conference anti-terror stand (0)
15:05 Russia for transparent gas deliveries for Ukraine - PM (0)
15:07 Three killed in Moscow gas blast (0)
15:12 PUTIN SATISFIED WITH YUSHCHENKO'S READINESS OVER RUSSIAN GAS PRICES LIBERALIZATION (0)
15:16 Sberbank to buy Kazakhstan's Texakabank (0)
15:20 Gov't may approve Gazprom share liberalization by Dec. 20 (0)
15:20 URGENT: Putin satisfied with Ukraine's readiness to amend gas prices regime (0)
15:44 December 9, 2005 - January 10, 2006 calendar (0)
15:49 Putin satisfied with Ukraine's readiness to amend gas prices regime (0)
15:59 Russian ship detained off N.Korea (0)
16:02 North Caucasus Security Watch, December 7 (0)
16:10 Norilsk Nickel goes ahead with reorganization plan (0)
16:10 Russia-Ukraine haggling over gas prices (0)
16:14 December 8 preview (0)
16:37 OSCE fails to agree on Moldovan-Transdnestr problem - Lavrov (0)
16:43 Central Bank registers Gazprombank bond issues totaling $346 mln (0)
16:47 Russian factory makes Europe's largest Buddha statue (0)
16:56 Russian space agency to hold tender for Clipper construction (0)
17:04 Greenpeace activists attempt to stop Russian uranium-loaded ship (0)
17:05 Energy Watch, December 7 (0)
17:29 Russia rejects EU proposal to cut trans-Siberian flight tariffs (0)
17:31 Daily Military Brief, December 7 (0)
17:36 Space agency refuses to take over astronaut training center (0)
17:45 Russian space agency to hold tender for Clipper construction (0)
18:20 Azerbaijani opposition threatens to turn its back on U.S. (0)
18:54 Russia, EU building common information space (0)
19:04 Georgian minister praises talks with Abkhazian authorities (0)
19:05 CIS Bulletin, December 7 (0)
19:17 Main news of December 7 (0)
19:17 Tymoshenko party pledges to build just social order (0)

08, December

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, December 7 (0)
05:29 December 8 morning preview (0)
05:52 Andy Warhol exhibition set to open in St. Petersburg (0)
05:59 One more body recovered from Moscow gas blast rubble (0)
06:24 Detained Russian ship was allowed into N. Korea waters - owner (0)
06:50 Cargo Train Explodes in Southern Russia (0)
06:53 Helicopter wreck to be recovered when river freezes in Far East (0)
07:31 Update: N. Korea requires inspection of detained Russian ship (0)
07:49 China to Build Dam to Stop Toxiñ Spill Reaching Russia - Report (0)
07:58 Explosion Derails Cargo Train in Southern Russia (0)
08:05 Russian Plan Could End Iran Impasse - IAEA (0)
08:13 Men disguised as police commit $52,000 highway robbery (0)
08:14 Duma to debate Gazprom share bill on December 9 (0)
08:17 Moscow Apartment Block Blast Claims 4 Lives (0)
08:18 Russian state companies' foreign debt soars in past 5 years (0)
08:28 Russian Liberal Parties Unite (0)
08:33 Russia could secure WTO accession soon - U.S. official (0)
08:36 Digest of the Russian press, December 8 (0)
08:41 Duma to debate Gazprom share bill on December 9 (0)
08:41 Russia marks $4.5-bln shortfall in 2004 customs payments (0)
08:52 Russia's gold and currency reserves up $1.2 bln in week (0)
08:55 Moscow may review policy toward states violating Russian rights (0)
08:58 Russian president to visit China in March (0)
09:03 News of the Day, 12.00 Moscow time (0)
09:17 Arms market under palm trees (0)
09:18 28% of Russia's border checkpoints should be closed - Gref (0)
09:28 Dollar up 5.38 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:31 Euro up 0.75 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:31 URGENT: Russian actor Georgy Zhyonov dies at 90 (0)
09:40 Economy minister concerned over Russian customs service (0)
09:47 What the Russian papers say (0)
09:47 Russia by the Numbers: Russia and Ukraine moving toward natural gas compromise (0)
09:54 Proton-K rocket launch due early Dec. 25 from Baikonur (0)
10:01 Ukrainian steam engine heading West (0)
10:03 Russian state companies' foreign debt soars in past 5 years (0)
10:04 Moscow may review policy toward states violating Russian rights (0)
10:06 Russians continue advance in World Chess Cup (0)
10:10 Hindus in Shock as Russian Bishop Calls Krishna "Satan" (0)
10:12 One HIV+ case in donor scandal in central Russia - prosecutors (0)
10:20 State accounts for 90% of Russian Eurobond market (0)
10:26 Russian investment bank set to IPO in 2008 (0)
10:28 Ukrainian Ambassador to Russia Resigns Following Failed Gas Negotiations (0)
10:32 Neo-Bolsheviks convicted of attempt to incite unrest (0)
10:32 URGENT: UES reform to finish by end of 2008 - minister (0)
10:36 Proton-K rocket launch due early Dec. 25 from Baikonur (0)
10:47 Russia agrees on informal six-party N. Korean meeting (0)
11:01 Russian investment bank set to IPO in 2008 (0)
11:13 Gref for repeat of special economic zone tender in 2006 (0)
11:23 Police search Moscow bank (0)
11:24 RUSSIAN FINANCE MINISTRY UPS 2006 INFLATION FORECAST TO 8-9% (0)
11:26