* Elections to the Moscow legislature and by-elections to the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, in two electoral districts of Moscow were held Sunday in the Russian capital
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 05:28 GMT
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti)-At least 14 people, including 10 children, have been killed in a Urals town after the roof of a swimming pool collapsed, a spokesman for rescuers at the scene said Monday morning.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 05:51 GMT
The Moscow City Duma will elect 35 deputies for a four-year term and nominated by various social and political parties, movements, and local electorates on December 4. The local assembly consists of 10 issue committees and special committees. As a legislative body, the Moscow City Duma enacts the city's legal acts, i.e., laws and ordinances.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 06:10 GMT
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – United Russia, commonly known as Russia's ruling party, has taken a substantial lead in the elections to Moscow's legislature, the Moscow City Duma, with votes from over 95.52% of polling stations counted as of 4 a.m. GMT Monday, the local election commission said.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 06:10 GMT
YEKATERINBURG, December 5 (RIA Novosti, Roman Chuvakov) – More than 3,500 people, including over 800 children, have been left without cold water in Russia's fifth biggest city after a pipeline burst, a local official said Monday.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 06:31 GMT
ASTANA, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – Nursultan Nazarbayev, the incumbent president of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, cruised to an easy victory in Sunday's elections with a preliminary 91% of the vote, the country's top election official said Monday.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 06:53 GMT
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – The joint production of military hardware for sales to third countries and an intellectual property agreement will be high on the agenda when the Russian defense minister meets with the Indian premier Monday, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 07:14 GMT
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti)-According to preliminary data, United Russia will take up 28 seats in the Moscow legislature, the head of the city's selection commission said.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 07:21 GMT
ASTANA, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – The group of observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that monitored Sunday's presidential elections in the Central Asian republic of Kakakhstan found no vote counting violations, the head of the group said Monday.
// Dec. 05, 2005 - 07:29 GMT