December 27 morning preview
MOSCOW
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 05:23 GMT
Morning re-cap of main news, December 26
* St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said those affected by the gas dispersed in trade centers in St. Petersburg had received medical aid and had been released from hospitals, emphasizing that the incident was not a terrorist attack
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 05:23 GMT
Case against Siberian city mayor goes to court
TYUMEN, December 27 (RIA Novosti, Alexander Perestoronin) – The criminal case against mayor of the West Siberian town of Nefteyugansk Viktor Tkachev, accused of the abuse of office, has been sent to court, the local Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:06 GMT
URGENT: Putin signs 2006 federal budget
MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti) – President Vladimir Putin has signed the 2006 federal budget, the Kremlin press office said Tuesday.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:20 GMT
Marat Safin's Knee Injury Makes Him Quit Tournament, Doubt Australian Open Participation
Marat Safin's Australian Open title defence is in doubt after the Russian withdrew from the upcoming Hopman Cup with a recurring knee injury.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:26 GMT
Putin signs 2006 federal budget
MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti) – President Vladimir Putin has signed the 2006 federal budget, the Kremlin press office said Tuesday. Budget revenue is expected at 5.046 trillion rubles ($189.6 billion) and spending at 4.27 trillion rubles ($148.26 billion). The surplus is planned at 776 billion rubles ($26.94 billion).
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:37 GMT
Prosecution Blames Designers for Russian Water Park Roof Collapse
A roof collapse that killed 28 people at a Moscow water park nearly two years ago was caused by design flaws, the chief prosecutor has said, blaming the architect and an official who approved the plans.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:40 GMT
Mi-8 crew, passengers rescued in Yakutia
YAKUTSK, December 27 (RIA Novosti, Pyotr Vasilyev) – The crew and passengers of the Mi-9 helicopter that made a crash landing in the Verkhoyansk mountains near the village of Batagai Saturday were rescued in the Siberian republic of Yakutia Tuesday, a spokesman for the local Emergencies Ministry branch said.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:55 GMT
Beslan Commission Refutes Reports of Authorities Incompetence in School Siege Actions
Russian prosecutors investigating last year's Beslan school siege say the authorities made no mistakes during the crisis in North Ossetia, while an earlier report by the local parliamentary commission did find the security services had been incompetent.
// Dec. 27, 2005 - 06:57 GMT