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01, February

05:24 Morning re-cap of main news, January 31 (0)
05:56 12 dead in Tajikistan avalanche (0)
06:23 Russia reduces crude export tariffs by $19 (0)
07:38 Yukos sells independent subsidiary DPT for $71 mln (0)
07:47 Russia must launch large-scale NPP unit production - Kiriyenko (0)
08:32 Gazprombank to launch ruble bond issue on MICEX (0)
08:40 Russia's first president Boris Yeltsin turns 75 (0)
08:42 Ukrainian Authorities Approve Gas Deal with Russia, Meat and Dairy War Goes On (0)
08:43 Estonian president to visit eastern coast affected by oil spill (0)
08:45 Rosneft Invites India's ONGC to Underwrite Part of Its IPO - Source (0)
08:53 Prices for spent nuclear fuel storage should go up - official (0)
08:55 Dollar slips 2.63 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:56 Euro up 8.75 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:58 First Russian President Yeltsin Turns 75 (0)
09:01 Rosneft Invites India's ONGC to Underwrite Part of Its IPO - Source (0)
09:18 Russia to Build New Early Warning Missile Defense Base (0)
09:20 Freezing Temperatures in Ukraine Kill 589 People (0)
09:27 Iranian leader defiant over nuclear programs (0)
09:32 First Russian President Yeltsin Turns 75 (0)
09:42 Raiffeisen group to buy Russian Impexbank for $550m (0)
10:03 Avalanche Kills 12 in Tajikistan (0)
10:12 Foreign currency exchange rates fixed by Central Bank of Russian for Feb 2 (0)
10:26 Russian nuclear generating body to be corporatized - official (0)
10:40 New radio station starts broadcasting in Moscow (0)
10:41 Russian rights ombudsman Lukin condemns hazing (0)
10:45 Bulgaria to pay for transit of Russian gas after 2010 - minister (0)
11:12 Uniform process needed for national projects - Medvedev (0)
11:15 Russia-China visit to Iran no form of pressure - official (0)
11:23 Soldiers in Moscow Region Hospitalized With Meningitis (0)
11:25 Court postpones hearing on Khodorkovsky petition (0)
11:25 Son of Slain Chechen President Refutes PM Reports (0)
11:34 French Actor Gerard Depardieu in Ukraine for Wine, Movie Deal (0)
11:51 Russia protests provocation against peacekeepers in Georgia (0)
11:58 Russian Visit to Iran Not Meant to Pressure - Foreign Ministry (0)
12:33 Austria's Raiffeisen Bank to Buy Russia's Impexbank for $550M (0)
12:40 Hamas as the mirror of Palestinian democracy (0)
12:46 Ukraine allocates $2.4 mln in aid to Georgia (0)
12:53 Rusal's revenues up 12.8% in 2005, to $6.1 billion (0)
12:59 Russia to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors - Nuclear Chief (0)
13:00 Gorbachev Calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Soviet Crew of K-19 Nuclear Sub (0)
13:03 Beslan "Support Group" Sentenced (0)
13:05 Baikonur launch of new space station crew scheduled for March 30 (0)
13:19 Afghan debt relief may benefit Russia politically - MP (0)
13:25 Sanctions would not solve Iran nuclear problem - parliamentarian (0)
13:29 Russian navy plans to build 20 frigates over next 15-20 years (0)
13:31 Georgia demands apology from Russian troops blamed for car crash (0)
13:37 Ukraine aiming to join NATO in 2008 - Foreign Ministry (0)
13:40 Russia's defense minister to attend security forum in Germany (0)
13:44 ArmRosgazprom resumes electricity supplies to Georgia (0)
13:48 North-Western telecom reports 28% profit increase in 2005 (0)
14:10 IAEA inspectors to feel pressure on Iran issue - parliamentarian (0)
14:20 Russian GDP Growth in 2005 Beats Analysts' Expectations, Earlier Evaluations (0)
14:24 History of Russian Jews issued in Russia (0)
14:28 Imposing Sanctions on Iran Useless - Russian MP (0)
14:28 Russia's GDP up 6.4% in 2005 (0)
14:29 Russia's Battered Yukos Oil Firm Hopes to Recover After Paying Taxes (0)
14:30 Russian tennis chief comments on Australian Open results (0)
14:34 Yukos to maintain oil production at last year's level (0)
14:35 Russian Peacekeepers Clash With Local Police in Georgia (0)
14:36 Georgia to open energy assets tender Feb 2 (0)
14:40 Russia behind in move toward civil society - Public Chamber (0)
14:45 TransitTelecom to invest $60 mln in long-distance communications (0)
14:50 Yukos challenges $3.5 billion back tax claim (0)
14:58 18 survivors rescued from avalanche in Tajikistan (0)
15:05 Russian anti-globalists to hold forum in St. Petersburg in July (0)
15:07 Gazprom AGM set for June 30 (0)
15:12 Prosecutors refuse to open criminal case into attack on soldier (0)
15:50 Russia's icebreaker fleet brings in $5 mln in 2005 (0)
16:00 Unemployment to be brought down to 7.6% in 2006 - official (0)
16:00 Russian nuclear offer to Iran to stay open - deputy minister (0)
16:02 Iran unable to build nuclear weapons - former nuclear official (0)
16:24 Russia warns Georgia not to escalate tensions in conflict zone (0)
16:37 Wage arrears halved in Russia during 2005 (0)
16:41 Russia calls for Iran to resume moratorium, work with IAEA (0)
16:42 Svyazinvest reports 21.7% net profit increase in 2005 (0)
16:44 Iran Incapable of Building Nuclear Bomb - Russian Expert (0)
16:45 Imposing Sanctions on Iran Useless - Russian MP (0)
17:17 Kremlin guards don "spacesuits" in battle against winter weather (0)
17:52 Fitch sees positive outlook for Russian oil and gas in 2006 (0)
17:52 Gazprom to discuss 2005 results next week (0)
18:02 Moscow rabbi urges return of sacred Jewish books (0)
18:30 Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko slams Russia-Ukraine gas deal (0)
18:38 Gazprom, Bulgaria mull increase in gas supplies (0)
18:50 Bush's whitewashing address (0)
18:53 Police arrest human rights activists in Moscow (0)
19:06 Ukraine ready to set up gas joint venture with Russia (0)

02, February

05:35 Morning re-cap of main news, February 1 (0)
06:54 Russia partnership pillar of German foreign policy - Merkel (0)
07:36 Sakhalin border guards open fire on fleeing trawler (0)
07:38 US Neglects Rights Abuse in Russia - Observers (0)
07:42 Understanding on nuclear programs still possible - Tehran (0)
07:51 15 Russian Human Activists Arrested for Protesting Spying Claims (0)
07:54 Bush, Putin Discuss Iran Over the Phone (0)
08:05 Russia, India working on $10bln arms contracts (0)
08:08 Russia, India Prepare $10Bln Worth of Military Cooperation Contracts - Official (0)
08:17 Iran Rejects Russian Offer - US State Department (0)
08:26 Sharapova Named One of World's Most Desirable Women (0)
08:42 Goldman Sachs Seeks License to Trade Securities in Russia - Sources (0)
08:49 Dollar up 8.59 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:51 Gold and currency reserves up 1.6% in week (0)
08:52 Euro slips 14.29 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:58 Russia's Shattered Yukos Appeals $3.5b Tax Claim (0)
09:01 15 Russian Human Rights Activists Arrested for Protesting Spying Claims (0)
09:06 EBRD mulls financing for Far East energy project (0)
09:11 Georgia Buys Iranian Gas with U.S. Money - Russian Paper (0)
09:16 Russia competes in bid to upgrade Indian armor (0)
09:18 Putin's Comments on Hamas Spark Row Between Russia, Israel - Paper (0)
09:27 Duma to back Constitutional Court move to St. Petersburg - MP (0)
09:46 Foreign currency exchange rates fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 3 (0)
09:51 Russian Standard Bank reports 9.3% net profit rise in 2005 (0)
10:04 Georgia pays for Iranian gas with U.S. money - paper (0)
10:08 France soon to approve funds for Russian nuclear decommissioning (0)
10:35 Russia's Aeroflot airlines net profit 13% down in 9M05 (0)
10:38 Moscow synagogue attack suspect declared sane, faces trial (0)
10:47 4 Die of Exposure as Cold Returns to Moscow (0)
10:53 Aeroflot set to expand air fleet by 2010 (0)
10:59 Joe Kruger (0)
11:26 Russia to allocate $46 million to fight bird flu - minister (0)
11:28 Russia meeting schedule on aircraft carrier for India (0)
11:28 Russia drafts nuclear energy proposals for G8 summit (0)
11:29 Moscow Prosecutors to Search for Extremism in Internet (0)
11:55 Russian Rocket Forces Officer Fined for Hiring Out Soldiers (0)
12:02 President Saakashvili meets with Georgian ambassadors to Europe (0)
12:10 Moscow Synagogue Attacker Sane, Faces Trial (0)
12:15 Russia supports informing UN about IAEA work in Iran - diplomat (0)
12:16 Uranium enrichment in Russia to cover Iran nuclear needs (0)
12:21 Iran gets an extension until March (0)
12:57 Bird flu virus is of natural not artificial origin - expert (0)
13:24 Fire kills two at penal colony in St. Petersburg (0)
13:28 Journalist questions Israel's decision on ex-Yukos owner (0)
13:30 Latvian MP expelled from foreign affairs commission (0)
13:32 One-Year-Old Called Up to Serve in Russian Army (0)
13:32 Russian Foreign Ministry condemns blast near embassy in Beirut (0)
13:35 Russian Automaker AvtoVAZ to Build New Car Plant, May Close General Motors JV (0)
13:36 Russia, India to sign protocol on WTO accession Feb. 6 (0)
13:39 Bird Flu Virus Cannot Be Biological Weapon - Russian Expert (0)
13:39 Ukraine's security service admits to persona non grata list (0)
13:55 Gazprom invited to join Bulgaria-Greece oil pipeline project (0)
13:56 Talks on joint gas venture with Russia concluded - Ukrainian PM (0)
13:58 Russian steel company OMK reports 45% rise in net profit in 2005 (0)
13:59 Russia's GDP up by 34.7% in 2000-2005 - statistics (0)
14:13 Moscow Synagogue Attacker Sane, Faces Trial (0)
14:30 Wax figures of Yushchenko, Tymoshenko on display in Kiev (0)
14:40 Poll in Georgia Shows Soros as Country's Enemy (0)
14:41 Russia supports informing UN about IAEA work in Iran - diplomat (0)
14:55 Greece could start transiting Russian gas - Gazprom chief (0)
14:59 Georgian opposition demands details of Iran gas deal (0)
15:13 Gazprombank floats ruble bond issue on MICEX (0)
15:18 Ukraine, Romania to jointly produce oil, gas on Black Sea shelf (0)
15:31 Latin America: 21st century socialism? (0)
15:32 More Than 20 Racial Crimes Committed in Russia in Jan 2006 - Report (0)
15:34 Russian banks' net profit in 2005 up 47% - Central Bank (0)
15:39 US Neglects Rights Abuse in Russia - Observers (0)
15:39 Vneshtorgbank hopes for November IPO (0)
15:43 Fitch upgrades Rosbank outlook from stable to positive (0)
16:09 Vneshtorgbank hopes for November IPO (0)
16:34 Greece seeks extending agreements with Gazprom (0)
16:43 Court invalidates auction of dacha belonging to ex-PM Kasyanov (0)
16:54 Yanukovych party likely to win Ukraine election - Tymoshenko (0)
16:58 Dutch court rejects Yuganskneftegaz appeal in Yukos case (0)
17:23 Russia to Scrap 17 Nuclear Sub in 2006 - Official (0)
17:33 Iranian president puts Russian enrichment offer in doubt (0)
17:39 Russia for Settling Iran Problem Based on International Law - FM (0)
17:39 Iran Rejects Russian Offer - US State Department (0)
18:12 Gazprom announces formation of joint gas venture with Ukraine (0)
18:14 Kyrgyz PM vows support for Russia's airbase (0)

03, February

05:23 Morning re-cap of main news, February 2 (0)
06:06 Death toll rises in North Ossetia blasts (0)
06:25 2 Killed, 24 Injured in Russian Gaming Arcade Blasts (0)
06:32 Russia's Gergiev Awarded Herbert Von Karajan Prize (0)
06:40 Sharapova Eases into Pan Pacific Open Semis Past Stosur (0)
06:50 Russia proposes joint aircraft-repair venture with India (0)
06:59 Russia Growing Difficult for Cooperation - US Spy Chief (0)
07:37 Opinion Piece: 19-Year-Old Grandfathers (0)
07:38 Russian monetary base down $14.7 bln in week (0)
07:39 Russia, Ukraine Form Gas JV, Price Negotiations Continue (0)
07:51 Kyrgyz parliament seeks clash with executive branch - president (0)
07:52 Czech Republic Extradites Russian Missiles Smuggler (0)
08:01 Russian Agencies Question US Web Site's Right to "Russia" Domain Name (0)
08:07 Russia Seeks Closer Ties with Islamic Countries - FM (0)
08:21 Driver in fatal governor car crash case sentenced to four years (0)
08:22 Virus blamed for RTS trade suspension February 2 (0)
08:32 Putin's reasons to be proud (0)
08:51 Euro up 4.45 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:54 Dollar slips 1.69 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:04 Russia Offers India Aircraft-Repair JV (0)
09:09 Russia's NGO law meets world requirements - foreign minister (0)
09:28 Court sentences terrorism suspect to four years in colony (0)
09:52 Yamalo-Nenets gas production up in 2005 - governor (0)
10:07 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 4-6 (0)
10:14 Iran may apply nuclear rights - president (0)
10:19 Court refuses to combine ex-oil tycoons' petitions (0)
10:30 Putin irked by rise in hate crimes (0)
10:35 Putin highlights piracy as grave problem (0)
10:37 Interros to acquire 20% stake in Russia's mining company (0)
10:41 Moody's upgrades Russia's mobile operator MegaFon (0)
10:48 Putin urges joint efforts to control social spending (0)
10:50 Rosneft valuation to be completed next week - official (0)
10:53 Putin urges prosecutors to rid of loopholes in business law (0)
11:12 Putin tells prosecutors to get tough with army hazing (0)
11:17 Ukrainian Woman Faces Trial for Sucking Teenage Boys' Blood (0)
11:24 Over 3.5m crimes committed in 2005, 1.5m remain unsolved-Ustinov (0)
11:25 Over 5,000 killers escaped justice in 2005 - Russian president (0)
11:25 Iran's doubts in Russia's enrichment proposal ungrounded - Lavrov (0)
11:59 Russia dismisses charges of wielding "energy weapon" (0)
12:00 Chechnya acting PM Kadyrov blasts media over prophet cartoons (0)
12:05 Iran Unfair to Russian Nuclear Proposal - FM (0)
12:08 Russian Defense Ministry mulls military police force (0)
12:17 Ukraine hopes to wrap up WTO accession talks in March - official (0)
12:31 NGOs could impact G8 agenda - Russian minister (0)
12:54 Russian gas supplier Itera to IPO (0)
12:57 Turkmen President Deprives Invalids of Pensions (0)
13:00 Global Poll Calls Russia 3d Unpopular Country After Iran, US (0)
13:19 Rosneft Pre-IPO Valuation to Be Finished Next Week - Official (0)
13:23 Uranium enrichment centers to help resolve key problems - Putin (0)
13:52 Russia's F1 Team Pins Hope on Space Technology (0)
13:57 RTS unveils new index, including Gazprom, MTS (0)
14:03 Missile aimed at Georgian president plane's flight path found (0)
14:06 Chechen Acting PM "Outraged" With Cartoons of Mohammed (0)
14:09 Russian generals given the bullet for useless body armor (0)
14:18 Chief prosecutor bows to criticism over anti-extremism efforts (0)
14:23 Latvia mulls tougher control over Russian-language media (0)
15:02 First section of North European pipeline to be finished in June (0)
15:04 Iran to reject Russian offer if IAEA adopts draft resolution (0)
15:12 Russian aluminum giant RusAl buys Nigerian stake in $250mln deal (0)
15:16 Turkmen President Deprives Invalids of Pensions (0)
15:34 Russian Sculptor Charged in Connection With Russian Disneyland Project - Paper (0)
15:40 Iranian president accuses West of "apartheid in science" (0)
15:44 Poor quality standards behind Ukraine meat, milk row with Russia (0)
16:08 Russian aluminum giant RusAl buys Nigerian stake in $250mln deal (0)
16:33 Military prosecutors probe cover-up of soldier's death (0)
16:44 Gazprom urges new Black Sea pipeline after Ukraine gas siphoning (0)
16:47 Georgia quits Council of CIS Defense Ministers - president's order (0)
16:54 Iran Says No Considering Russian Proposal if Referred to UN Security Council (0)
16:54 Iran Unfair to Russian Nuclear Proposal - FM (0)
17:22 Plan approved to up state share in Russian diamond-maker (0)
17:32 No Russians on board Egyptian ferry sunken in Red Sea (0)
17:57 VimpelCom CEO doubts Altimo-Telenor conflict can be settled (0)
18:35 Georgia remains member of CIS - official (0)
18:37 The CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)
18:56 Georgia's quitting CIS council will not affect security - Russian minister (0)
19:09 Georgian minister calls for joint investigation into missile incident (0)
22:51 Iran Says No Considering Russian Proposal if Referred to UN Security Council (0)

04, February

07:30 Morning re-cap of main news, February 3 (0)
08:03 ISS crew completes second spacewalk (0)
08:05 Georgians Prevent Assassination Attempt on President Saakashvili - Minister (0)
08:13 ISS Astronauts Perform Six-Hour Spacewalk (0)
08:13 Gref to visit India to sign protocol on Russia's WTO accession (0)
08:47 US-EU Officials Blocked Off Belarus Over Presidential Elections (0)
09:27 Russians to Face Shortages of Vodka Due to Red Tape (0)
09:27 Merkel highlights Russia's role in resolving Iran nuclear problem (0)
09:54 China Replaces Former Soviet Union in Arms Race with US - Pentagon (0)
10:09 Russia is an equal partner at NATO-Russia Council - Merkel (0)
10:45 Tehran to boost nuclear program if file is sent to UN - official (0)
11:32 Russia, Greece hold similar positions on Iran, Kosovo - minister (0)
11:47 IAEA board adopts resolution to inform UN on Iran nuclear issue (0)
12:00 Greek-Russian energy cooperation is of key importance - minister (0)
12:26 Iran announces immediate start to uranium enrichment - official (0)
12:50 Putin Sends Condolences to Egypt Over Doomed Ferry (0)
13:13 Germany's Merkel Highlights Russia's Role in NATO-Russia Council (0)
13:26 20th Century Fox, Sony Studios to Enter Russian Booming Film Market (0)
13:39 No political obstacles to Georgia's NATO accession - minister (0)
13:43 Health Chief Says No Bird Flu in Russia (0)
13:52 4 Ukrainian Speleologists Killed in Cave Collapse in Abkhazia (0)
14:17 Iran sees no reasons to adopt Russian nuclear proposal - official (0)
14:18 Putin Sends Condolences to Egypt, Saudi Arabia Over Doomed Ferry (0)
14:30 Senior Irani Official Denounces Russian Uranium Enrichment Plan After IAEA Vote (0)
14:34 NATO needs Russia to promote stability - German minister (0)
14:42 Hingis Beats Sharapova in Pan Pacific Open to Face One More Russian (0)

05, February

07:11 Morning re-cap of main news, February 4 (0)
09:09 "Double standards" in non-proliferation unacceptable - Ivanov (0)
09:37 Ivanov calls for better global anti-terrorist legislation (0)
09:54 20th Century Fox, Sony Studios to Enter Russian Booming Film Market (0)
09:59 Yukos Investors to Sue Russian Govt., Oil Chiefs (0)
10:14 George W. Bush Wants Nuclear Partnership With Russia (0)
10:23 Iran Ready to Negotiate on Russian Uranium Enrichment Proposal Again (0)
10:54 Man from Mali Killed in St. Petersburg (0)
10:54 Senior Irani Official Denounces Russian Uranium Enrichment Plan After IAEA Vote (0)
11:08 George W. Bush Wants Nuclear Partnership With Russia (0)
11:11 George W. Bush Wants Nuclear Partnership With Russia (0)
11:35 Russian Defense Minister Warns of Possible Major Terror Attacks (0)
11:43 Iran Ready to Negotiate on Russian Uranium Enrichment Proposal Again (0)
12:02 US Senator Calls for Boycott of G8 Summit in Russia (0)
12:14 Russia's Dementieva Strips Hingis of First Singles Title After Retirement (0)
12:26 Norilsk Buys $80M Stake in Russian Gold Mine from Celtic Resources (0)
12:39 Ivanov for NATO-CSTO interaction in fighting terrorism (0)
13:06 U.S. firms willing to operate in Russia's special zones - Gref (0)
13:08 Chechen Rebel Ambassador to Europe Ousted, Ordered to Return Home (0)
13:22 Russia, India to triple trade to $10bln in five years - minister (0)
13:39 Russia could join NATO in future - Ivanov (0)
13:58 Russia stands for OSCE reformation - Ivanov (0)

06, February

05:21 Morning re-cap of main news, February 5 (0)
05:58 Svetlana (0)
06:18 Russia, India set to sign protocol on WTO accession (0)
07:27 Russia Doubts Sanctions on Iran Would Help (0)
07:27 Russian, Spanish leaders to talk terrorism, energy security (0)
07:59 Russian Police Hire Plastic Cop to Stop Speeding (0)
07:59 Work to restore electricity to Black Sea resort nears end (0)
08:03 Arctic weather continues to buffet Moscow (0)
08:17 Russian Tycoon Shortlisted to Buy $1Bln Stake in South Africa's Highveld Steel (0)
08:28 Rusian Internet Users Collect Signatures to Dismiss Defense Minister (0)
08:35 Police Officer Arrested After Attacking Journalist in South Russia (0)
08:43 Russia, India to Sign WTO Protocol, Agree to Triple Trade Before 2010 (0)
08:59 US Attack on Iran from Azerbaijan Territory Impossible - President (0)
09:01 Dollar up 6.17 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:02 Euro slips 13.12 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:06 Russia to address Afghanistan's Soviet debt in Paris Club (0)
09:48 Russia, India to Sign WTO Protocol, Agree to Triple Trade Before 2010 (0)
09:49 Russian Tycoon Shortlisted to Buy $1Bln Stake in South Africa's Highveld Steel (0)
09:59 Tajikistan's gold and foreign currency reserves unchanged in 2005 (0)
10:13 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for February 7 (0)
10:14 State mulls upping stake in carmaker - official (0)
10:30 Russia to Form Two Business Schools to Compete with Harvard and Stanford (0)
10:30 Putin adds Black Sea port to strategic enterprise list (0)
10:39 Russian HR Activist Gets Suspended Sentence for Inciting Ethnic Hatred (0)
10:41 Russian PM signs documents on united aircraft company (0)
10:45 Russian foreign minister arrives in Greece for talks (0)
10:51 Russia's security service announces art contest (0)
11:14 Russia, NATO set to discuss security, air defense (0)
11:36 Russian navy to participate in NATO Mediterranean maneuvers (0)
11:40 15 National Bolsheviks arrested for unsanctioned rally in Moscow (0)
11:47 Tajik political parties protest Russian ambassador's statement (0)
11:50 CSTO to consider peacekeeping role in spring session (0)
11:52 Putin to meet G8 finance ministers (0)
11:58 Energy companies on alert as Moscow faces second deep freeze (0)
12:13 Estonian Teenager Rats on Parents to Police for Noise at Night (0)
12:13 Russian Company Completes Development of Bird Flu Vaccine (0)
12:13 Russian Frontier Guard Hangs Himself in Dog Kennel (0)
12:13 Midland F1 Team Seeks to Hire Space Experts From Russia (0)
12:13 US Attack on Iran from Azerbaijan Territory Impossible - President (0)
12:13 Russia Doubts Sanctions on Iran Would Help (0)
12:14 Moscow to host preliminary G8 energy meeting on Feb. 9-11 (0)
12:36 Russia's weather service, RTS agree on weather futures (0)
12:47 Russian MP speaks on Iran, prophet cartoon scandal (0)
13:00 Russia to Form Two Business Schools to Compete with Harvard and Stanford (0)
13:00 Iranian issue remains within IAEA authority - Lavrov (0)
13:01 Russia, India to Sign WTO Protocol, Agree to Triple Trade Before 2010 (0)
13:08 The Jackson Five to set foot in Armenia (0)
13:26 Russian pipe producer unharmed by Ukrainian pipe exports (0)
13:36 Spain Impounds 3 Russian Trawlers Seized by Pirates (0)
13:36 Danish Citizen Attacked in Moscow, Proceedings Instigated (0)
13:36 More than 2,600 Russian servicemen convicted of hazing in 2005 (0)
13:37 Russia-Iran Joint Enrichment Possible if Iran Restores Moratorium - Diplomat (0)
13:38 Gorbachev to Explain Perestroika in New Book (0)
13:49 Eastern pipeline discussed at corporate level - minister (0)
13:51 Earth in for another "ice age" in mid-century - scientist (0)
14:00 Russia's Blue Stream Gas Pipeline to Be Extended from Turkey to Israel, Lebanon (0)
14:00 LSE Seeks Alliance with Russian Stock Exchange (0)
14:18 Russian Expert Predicts Global Cooling from 2012 (0)
14:27 Russia, India to boost bilateral investment -- minister (0)
14:45 Uzbekistan to join several Eurasec treaties (0)
14:49 More than 2,600 Russian servicemen convicted of hazing in 2005 (0)
14:50 China's Chery Automobile to Produce Cars in Russia (0)
14:56 Young Russian Nationalist Says Will Oppose Both Kremlin and West (0)
14:56 Snake brings LNG facility in Thailand to standstill (0)
15:07 Kyrgyz police use tear gas to stop inter-ethnic disorder (0)
15:23 Is Ahmadinejad burying Russian initiative? (0)
15:30 Russia must focus on oil and gas prospecting - mining expert (0)
15:40 Russia's Ecologically Dangerous Pipeline Project Partly Rejected - Report (0)
15:40 Fitch upgrades mobile operator MegaFon to BB (0)
15:55 Danish NGOs barred from Chechnya over Mohammed cartoons (0)
16:06 Acting Chechen PM Bans Danish Organizations Following Cartoon Scandal (0)
16:33 What do Iran and Hamas have in common with Munich? (0)
16:38 Russian rocket to orbit Arab satellite February 28 (0)
16:42 Russia warns against inter-religious conflict over cartoon (0)
16:43 Supreme Court rules to send Starovoitova murder case to prosecutors (0)
16:50 Russians need strong medical support at Olympics - Putin (0)
17:23 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany (0)
17:25 Indian Sailor Dies in Lithuania, Bird Flu Suspected - Ministry (0)
17:45 Georgian minister asks ambassadors to help identify Igla system (0)
17:52 Russian Foreign Ministry Calls to Prevent Inter-religious Conflict over Cartoons (0)
17:52 Estonian Teenager Rats on Parents to Police for Noise at Night (0)
17:52 Russian Company Completes Development of Bird Flu Vaccine (0)
18:00 Power consumption in Moscow hits 15,900 MW - UES (0)
18:40 Georgia should quit CIS - opposition (0)
18:57 Tymoshenko bloc offers Yushchenko coalition ahead of March vote (0)
19:05 Ukraine's daily gas consumption up 70mln cu m - PM (0)
19:24 About 6,00 Russian Troops Victims of Hazing in 2005 - Military Prosecutor (0)

07, February

05:29 Morning re-cap of main news, February 6 (0)
06:18 Cargo plane makes emergency landing in Siberia (0)
06:56 Work to restore electricity to Black Sea resort completed (0)
07:12 Eight migrant workers die in blaze near Moscow (0)
07:33 Nearly 36,000 Russians Killed by Alcohol Poisoning in 2005 - Report (0)
07:34 Kazakhstan GDP up 9.4% in 2005 (0)
07:39 Oil Spill in Estonia Could Kill Up to 35,000 Birds - Experts (0)
07:50 Russia, India Sign $888M Contract on Combat Aircraft Modernization (0)
07:54 Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March (0)
08:03 Russian Hackers Steal Over $1M From Personal Bank Accounts in France (0)
08:04 Inflation at 2.4% in January - statistics service (0)
08:07 Japan Holds Annual Rally Demanding Return of Islands by Russia (0)
08:07 Russians protest, Japanese activists discuss territorial dispute (0)
08:22 Kazakh premier seeks global uranium role (0)
08:35 Iranian Cars to Be Assembled in Russia's Neighbor Belarus (0)
08:59 Russia's International Bonds Lure Investors (0)
09:01 Euro slips 4.96 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:12 Dollar up 1.75 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:15 LUKoil reports 4.5% rise in oil output in 2005 (0)
09:18 Georgia detains two Russian soldiers, releases them later (0)
09:32 India hopes WTO protocol will help boost exports to Russia (0)
09:34 Indian Sailor Dies in Lithuanian Port, Bird Flu Suspected (0)
09:47 China's Chery Automobile to Produce Cars in Russia (0)
09:52 Russian Fixed-Line Operator Comstar Raises $1Bln in London IPO (0)
09:53 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 8 (0)
10:17 Another Russian soldier severely injured after hazing incident (0)
10:17 Russia seeks to solve Black Sea Fleet issue in constructive key (0)
10:19 Supreme Court rules to send Starovoitova murder case back to court (0)
10:20 Over 400 organized crime groups active in Russia - ministry (0)
10:25 Russia Outraged as Estonia Denies Visa to President's Advisor (0)
10:25 Putin urges security services to eliminate terrorists like rats (0)
10:30 Moslems Protected Russians During Anti-Christian Raid in Beirut - Paper (0)
10:30 Amnesty International Urges Spain to Raise Rights Abuse Issue with Russia's Putin (0)
10:30 Japan Holds Annual Rally Demanding Return of Islands by Russia (0)
10:30 Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March (0)
10:42 Chechnya ban on Danish NGOs has no legal force - Gryzlov (0)
10:52 Heating restored to 44 houses in S. Ukraine - ministry (0)
10:54 Russia steps up antiterrorism cooperation - Putin (0)
10:56 Danish HR Group Wants to Stay in Chechnya, Denies Links to Muhammad Cartoons (0)
11:05 Chechnya suspends Danish relief group over Mohammed cartoons (0)
11:07 Russia May Ease Work Permit Regulations for Foreigners - Newspaper (0)
11:07 Danish HR Group Wants to Stay in Chechnya, Denies Links to Muhammad Cartoons (0)
11:07 Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March (0)
11:10 Putin official says Estonian authorities denied him visa (0)
11:21 Putin calls for plan to lure Russians living abroad back home (0)
11:27 Amur toxic spill may affect Japan, Korea in spring-summer (0)
11:29 Gov't should sue Kasyanov to regain its property - MP (0)
11:34 Putin demands improved work from security services (0)
11:41 Russia's muftis call for the prevention of violence over cartoons (0)
11:42 Putin urges security services to eliminate terrorists like rats (0)
11:46 NGOs should not interfere in Russia affairs - Putin (0)
11:52 Russian Hackers Steal Over $1M From Personal Bank Accounts in France (0)
11:53 Putin Praises Russia's Counter-Intelligence for Professionalism (0)
12:04 Hopes for spring bird flu vaccine fade (0)
12:07 Georgia's foreign trade hits $3.33 billion in 2005 (0)
12:16 Putin lauds anti-terrorism efforts in North Caucasus (0)
12:17 Chechnya suspends Danish relief group over Mohammed cartoons (0)
12:42 Russia's security market estimated at $5bln - expert (0)
12:45 Chelyabinsk hazing victim delivered to Moscow (0)
13:20 Who is behind cartoon-provoked violence? (0)
13:22 Russian, Iranian diplomats speak out against violence in Mideast (0)
13:23 Uzbek sportsmen promised riches for Olympic gold (0)
13:26 Russia concerned over Georgia's intent to expel peacekeepers (0)
13:40 Russia to Write Off 16 Poorest Nations' Debt - Finance Minister (0)
13:49 Danish Mohammed cartoons spark protest in Azerbaijan (0)
13:55 Ancient Russian Manuscript Describes 19th Century UFO Sightings (0)
13:59 Georgia, Turkey ease visa regime amid bird flu fears (0)
14:09 No changes to Russian peacekeepers mandate in S.Ossetia - MP (0)
14:37 Russian carrier rocket to orbit Japanese satellite (0)
14:40 Mohammed cartoon scandal benefits Iran - parliamentarian (0)
14:47 Russia, Iran Call for Political Settlement in Middle East (0)
14:49 Russia's Rosbank to take out $100mln loan from European banks (0)
15:14 Putin urges Muslim leaders to help solve cartoon row peacefully (0)
15:18 European leaders must condemn Mohammed cartoons: Russian MP (0)
15:37 Dialogue with extremists possible if they lay down arms - Putin (0)
15:38 Ukraine against extending Russian fleet agreement after 2017 (0)
15:52 Putin says his influence over parliament exaggerated (0)
16:05 Putin in the dark over Ukrainian stakeholder in energy venture (0)
16:06 Man Detained for Selling Drugs After Palming Off Jam Instead of Heroin (0)
16:09 Russian senator calls for world attention on "cartoon scandal" (0)
16:10 Spain could join G8 industrialized club - Putin (0)
16:13 Iran: last chance but one (0)
16:22 Putin leaves media guessing where he stands on Lenin tomb issue (0)
16:39 Freedom of the press must not instigate tensions - minister (0)
16:40 Ukraine hopes to strike long-term gas deal with Turkmenistan (0)
16:53 Putin speaks against OSCE as warder for post-Soviet space (0)
16:56 St. Petersburg students give Ukraine consul model lighthouse (0)
17:00 Shops in Russian Region Boycotts Goods from Denmark (0)
17:05 Russia preparing proposals on $11-12bln Paris Club repayment (0)
17:14 Italian, Russian foreign ministers discuss Iranian nuclear issue (0)
17:27 Chelyabinsk hazing victim delivered to Moscow (0)
17:33 Russia may rise to 5th-7th in direct foreign investments next yr (0)
17:52 Russia to back nuclear power access if non-proliferation upheld (0)
17:59 Russia guarantees return of enriched uranium to Iran (0)
18:01 Moscow is not happy about Iran's position (0)
18:16 Yukos to sell 49% stake in Slovak company (0)
18:53 Wrap: Putin faces Spain press on Iran, Ukraine, cartoon row, extremism (0)
18:55 G8 ministerial agenda finalized - ministry source (0)
19:10 Wrap: Russia, former Soviet republics react to "cartoon scandal" (0)

08, February

05:25 Morning re-cap of main news, February 7 (0)
05:56 13 dead in Chechnya explosion (0)
06:57 Putin heads to Spain to discuss energy, security (0)
06:57 Gas Blamed in Deadly Blast in Russia's Chechnya (0)
07:15 Poland's Kaczynski Backs Ukraine's Nato Bid, Seeks Better Ties With Moscow (0)
07:16 Danish Aid Groups Suspend Operations in Russia's Chechnya (0)
07:20 One dead in Siberian mine blast (0)
07:24 Over 20 Feared Dead as Blast Destroys Army Quarters in Russia's Chechnya (0)
07:26 Russia's Putin Denies Politics Behind Khodorkovsky Case (0)
07:29 Putin Says IAEA Iran Move 'Balanced', Paves Way for Peaceful Solution (0)
07:31 Estonia Awards Clinton, Kohl for Support of Its NATO Bid (0)
07:47 Russia's Largest Shipping Company Volgotanker Faces State Takeover (0)
07:55 Prosecutors update death toll in Chechnya explosion (0)
07:58 Russia, India agree on $1bln India debt payment mechanism - Gref (0)
08:05 Moscow, Chechnya to sign agreement on powers (0)
08:08 Russian Finance Minister Says State Monopoly on Diamond Sales to Be Lifted (0)
08:09 Afghanistan Thanks Russia, U.S. and Germany for Debt Cancellation (0)
08:11 Shops in Russian Region Boycott Goods from Denmark (0)
08:35 Poll Shows Most Russians Do Not Dislike Jews (0)
08:36 Russian Steel Major Severstal Plans Share Issue to Merge Mining Assets (0)
08:36 Former FSB officer Trepashkin's appeal adjourned indefinitely (0)
08:53 Russia to have consolidated investment bank in 2006 - minister (0)
08:57 Euro slips 1.96 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:00 UN high commissioner for human rights to visit Russia (0)
09:02 Over 20 Feared Dead as Blast Destroys Army Quarters in Russia's Chechnya (0)
09:08 Dollar up 1.18 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:13 Poland's Kaczynski Backs Ukraine's NATO Bid, Seeks Better Ties With Moscow (0)
09:22 12 Killed in Chechnya's Blast Blamed on Gas Leak (0)
09:23 Germany Supports Russia's Full G8 Membership (0)
09:23 Drills to contain bird flu to take place in Far East (0)
09:27 Estonia Awards Clinton, Kohl for Support of Its NATO Bid (0)
09:27 Danish Aid Groups Suspend Operations in Russia's Chechnya (0)
09:30 Russian Parliament Votes to Ban Charging Incoming Calls on Cell Phones (0)
09:30 Putin Denies Politics Behind Khodorkovsky Case (0)
09:37 Prosecutors update death toll in Chechnya explosion (0)
09:38 Man Detained for Selling Drugs After Palming Off Jam Instead of Heroin (0)
09:44 Prosecutors Move In to Save Stray Cats Immured in Apartment Block's Cellar (0)
10:14 Work on Russia-EU visa agreement nearing end - Putin aide (0)
10:26 Siberian court to rule on Khodorkovsky's petition Feb. 9 (0)
10:28 Moscow sets historic energy consumption record in cold spell (0)
10:34 Death toll rises in Chechnya explosion (0)
10:51 Ministry to defend state support to agriculture at WTO talks (0)
10:57 Shops in Russian Region Boycott Goods from Denmark (0)
10:59 Russia, Iran Call for Political Settlement in Middle East (0)
11:04 Ukrainian gov't wants shadowy gas JV out of closet (0)
11:09 Work on Russia-EU visa agreement nearing end - Putin aide (0)
11:14 Armenian Assembly decries aid disparity in U.S. FY 2007 request (0)
11:30 Azerbaijan's oil output falls in January (0)
11:35 Central Asian anti-drugs center to be established in Kazakhstan (0)
11:43 LUKoil exchanges assets with overseas subsidiary (0)
11:54 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 9 (0)
11:55 Parliament accuses Finance Ministry of delayed alcohol excises (0)
11:58 Belarus KGB Claims Polish Embassy in Minsk Became Center of Espionage Network (0)
12:00 Russia's chief mufti urges peace after Mohammed cartoon clashes (0)
12:04 Russian Finance Minister Says State Monopoly on Diamond Sales to Be Lifted (0)
12:09 Russia's Largest Shipping Company Volgotanker Faces State Takeover (0)
12:13 Russia Condemns Iran's Move to Hold Holocaust Cartoons Contest (0)
12:13 WBA Heavyweight Champion Valuyev Sued for Beating Security Guard (0)
12:31 School teacher charged over ill-treatment in Russian Far East (0)
12:42 Russian Empress's Ice Palace Rebuilt in St. Petersburg Square (0)
12:42 Russia PACE delegation to urge apology for Muslim cartoon insult (0)
12:43 Italy's Eni Says Russian Gas Supplies to Fall Short (0)
12:44 Microgen proposes four vaccine prototypes for bird flu (0)
12:51 Central Asian anti-drugs center to be established in Kazakhstan (0)
12:52 Severstal Avto to produce Fiat Doblo in Russia (0)
13:13 Brazil's first astronaut to conduct nano research in orbit (0)
13:17 LUKoil to invest $12.38 million in Tyumen lubricants plant (0)
13:22 Putin Arrives in Spain for Talks on Energy, Mideast and Terrorism (0)
13:22 Russia's consolidated budget surplus doubles in 11M05 (0)
13:26 Deposits in Russian banks up 43% to $126.5 bln in 11M05 (0)
13:34 Italy's Eni Says Russian Gas Supplies to Fall Short (0)
13:43 Cartoonists and provocateurs (0)
13:56 Russian Parliament Votes to Ban Charging Incoming Calls on Cell Phones (0)
14:09 Thermonuclear reactor deal could be inked in August - expert (0)
14:13 Yushchenko aide welcomes foreign democratic support (0)
14:18 Russian Communists Suggest to Celebrate Sept 3 as Imperialism Victims Day (0)
14:27 More nuclear power needed to avoid energy crisis - nuclear agency (0)
14:48 Gap between rich and poor households unchanged - statistics (0)
14:50 Russian peacekeepers in Georgia internationally authorized - MP (0)
15:02 Russia ready to build 60GW of nuclear power capacity worldwide (0)
15:05 Iranian issue could still be resolved by diplomacy - official (0)
15:28 Six parties could gain seats in Ukrainian parliament - poll (0)
15:30 Russian Supreme Court upholds Chechen's sentence (0)
15:39 President condemns publishing of Mohammed cartoons in Ukraine (0)
15:43 Russia's Abramovich Buys Gigayacht, Most Expensive eBay Item for $170m - Report (0)
15:53 Brazilian Astronaut Ready to Ride Russian Spaceship to ISS (0)
15:56 Two-thirds of Russians use mobile phones - survey (0)
16:10 Aeroflot share trade halted on MICEX as price leaps (0)
16:20 Russian nuclear chief to discuss all areas of cooperation with Iran (0)
16:46 Vneshtorgbank to raise more than $6bln in 2006 (0)
16:48 Russian Orthodox TV expands into CIS, Europe (0)
17:05 Russia needs only one uranium enrichment center - official (0)
17:25 Georgian police detain three Russian peacekeepers (0)
17:32 Ice palace unveiled in St. Petersburg (0)
18:31 Russia to get tough on insider trading (0)
18:48 Defense Ministry confirms arrest of three officers in Georgia (0)
19:05 Russia to deploy 1,500 police at G8 finance ministers' meeting (0)
19:15 250 Georgian soldiers arrive at South Ossetian border (0)

09, February

05:22 Morning re-cap of main news, February 8 (0)
06:17 Siberian court rules in favor of Khodorkovsky (0)
06:39 Costas Menelaou (0)
06:59 Russia's Evgeny Kissin Wins Grammy Award (0)
07:02 Soldier arrested in hazing case in Russian Far East (0)
07:43 Russia Inks $500M Rocket System Deal with India (0)
07:48 Russian Officers Detained in Georgia's Restive Province for Visa Offence (0)
08:04 Iran rejects claims of inflaming Mohammed cartoon sentiments (0)
08:17 Russia Hopes to Strike $12Bln Debt Buyback Deal at G8 Meeting (0)
08:18 Russian Military, German Businessmen Aid Iran Arms Program - Report (0)
08:30 Business sense to dictate European pipeline partners - official (0)
08:34 Ukraine Ready to Denounce Natural Gas Deal with Gazprom (0)
08:37 Belarus to put air-defense divisions on combat duty in March (0)
08:42 Ex-Soviet states to hold joint air-defense exercise (0)
08:48 Australian Sentenced to 7 Months for Bomb Hoax on Russian Plane (0)
09:00 Dollar up 1.47 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:02 Italy to Invest 300M Euros in Russian Regional Jet Program (0)
09:03 Former Chief of Radio Liberty's Uzbek Bureau Demands Compensation for HR Violations (0)
09:03 China hopes for positive Russia-Iran nuclear talks outcome (0)
09:07 Three Russian officers detained in Georgia to be expelled - official (0)
09:09 Australian Sentenced to 7 Months for Bomb Hoax on Russian Plane (0)
09:19 Russian Military, German Businessmen Aid Iran Arms Program - Report (0)
09:24 Kazakh Teenager Jailed for Cannibalism (0)
09:25 Ukrainian MPs clash ahead of Yushchenko address (0)
09:26 Russia's Evgeny Kissin Wins Grammy Award (0)
09:38 Russian Officers Detained in Georgia's Restive Province for Visa Offence (0)
09:47 Russian 2005 arms exports hit record $6.1 bln - official (0)
09:50 Brazilian Astronaut Ready to Ride Russian Spaceship to ISS (0)
09:52 Mideast road map must be supported - Russian diplomat (0)
10:11 Russia negotiates only air-defense systems with Iran - official (0)
10:12 Euro up 3.68 kopeks on MICEX (0)
10:13 Russia's Abramovich Buys Gigayacht, Most Expensive eBay Item for $170m - Report (0)
10:13 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 10 (0)
10:18 U.S. Woman Charged for Beating Adopted Russian Handicapped Child (0)
10:24 30% of Russia's winter crops lost to low temperatures - minister (0)
10:34 Sibneft output to decline 1m tons in 2006 (0)
10:35 Russia Exports Over $6 Billion Worth of Arms in 2005 (0)
10:45 Ukrainians lose $80 mln in construction company scam (0)
10:51 Kremlin-Linked Youth Group Accuses Russian Governor of Fascism (0)
10:51 Conflict over Mohammed cartoons benefits extremists - official (0)
10:53 Russian 2005 arms exports hit record $6.1 bln - official (0)
11:06 Mideast road map must be supported - Russian diplomat (0)
11:10 Sibneft 2006 net profit forecast at $2.3bln (0)
11:32 Sibneft to pay out over $1 bln in dividends in 2006 (0)
11:34 Ukraine's Yushchenko Wants New Constitution (0)
11:41 Russia, Estonia to discuss human rights, border treaty (0)
11:44 Turkmenistan condemns Mohammed cartoons (0)
12:03 The world will not do without nuclear power engineering (0)
12:14 Volcano erupting ash in Far East (0)
12:16 Moscow police step up security at Danish Embassy (0)
12:26 Putin urges economic ties, counter terrorism efforts with Spain (0)
12:28 Russia needs integrated nuclear energy structure - energy expert (0)
12:39 Russia, NATO Agree on Exchanging Classified Information - Paper (0)
13:02 Italy to Invest 300M Euros in Russian Regional Jet Program (0)
13:25 Russia's Communist Leader Calls Cartoon Scandal US Provocation (0)
13:26 Luke's Gospel translated into Fareast language (0)
13:30 Talks format on Iran issue must be broadened - security expert (0)
13:52 Gazprom board to consider oil business strategy in April-May (0)
14:00 Yushchenko calls for new constitution as part of political reform (0)
14:18 Accession to NATO could destabilize Ukraine - Russian minister (0)
14:20 Siberian surgeon saves boy mauled by dog (0)
14:31 Russian finance minister expects growth in investment, GDP (0)
14:44 300,000-500,000 Russians die yearly from smoking-related diseases (0)
14:55 Executive, legislative crisis brewing in Kyrgyzstan - prosecutor (0)
14:58 Armenia, Russia to complete gas price talks soon - Armenian PM (0)
15:00 Russia intends to invite Hamas leadership to Moscow soon (0)
15:09 Russia, Spain call for global response to terrorism (0)
15:16 Russia condemns acts fanning interethnic strife - Putin (0)
15:20 Senior MPs speak up on death penalty for terrorist (0)
15:22 Kudrin forecasts 2006 average Urals price at $55 per barrel (0)
15:23 Putin Says Will Invite Hamas Leaders to Moscow (0)
15:44 Skirmish breaks out in southern Russia (0)
15:47 Russia joins debt relief initiative on bilateral basis (0)
15:59 Russia returns Sarospatak library to Hungary (0)
16:38 Palestine approves of Russia's invitation to Hamas (0)
16:47 Ukraine unprepared for parliamentary elections - official (0)
16:52 S&P raises Russian Severstal's outlook from stable to positive (0)
16:53 Fitch affirms Russia's AK Bars Bank at 'B+' with stable outlook (0)
17:07 Rosneft wins auctions for 3 oil and gas deposits (0)
17:26 Ukraine: repeating Russia's history (0)
17:36 Russia's Ivanov arrives in Italy for informal NATO meeting (0)
17:54 Russian diplomats seek meeting with arrested officers in Georgia (0)
18:45 Wrap: Finance minister updates media on economic initiatives (0)
18:47 Ukraine to set market-based rent for Russian Black Sea Fleet (0)
18:50 Russia to meet Hamas leaders to prevent Mideast escalation (0)
19:16 Police officer, 2 gunmen killed in standoff in southern Russia (0)

10, February

05:29 Morning re-cap of main news, February 9 (0)
06:01 Khodorkovsky defense team appeals his right to choose work (0)
06:29 Russia Supports Asian for Top UN Post (0)
06:31 3 Policemen, 5 Rebels Killed in Clashes Near Russia's Chechnya (0)
06:34 Kyrgyz parliament speaker tenders resignation (0)
07:18 Russian monetary base down $319 mln in week (0)
07:23 Russian sports chief puzzled by Olympic village ban (0)
07:33 3 police officers, 2 gunmen dead in standoff in southern Russia (0)
07:39 Russia and Spain: Setting Standards of European Conduct (0)
07:57 Sibneft Chief Says Dividends Will Fall After Boost in Investment (0)
07:58 3 Policemen, 5 Rebels Killed in Clashes Near Russia's Chechnya (0)
07:59 Russian, Belarus Athletes Suspended from Turin Olympics for High Hemoglobin Levels (0)
07:59 U.S. Reminds Russia of Hamas Violence Record Following Putin's Invitation (0)
07:59 Russia's Top Human Rights Official Stands Up for Danish Group in Chechnya (0)
07:59 Russian Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty for Beslan Suspect, Reviving Debate (0)
07:59 Russia Supports Asian for Top UN Post (0)
08:06 Head of Russian Power Monopoly UES Urges Reforms to Avert Crisis (0)
08:34 Hyundai Signs Agreement to Produce Commercial Vehicles in Russia (0)
08:40 G8 finance ministers set for Moscow meeting (0)
08:45 High Oil Prices Push Up Russia's GDP Growth Forecast (0)
08:47 Russia could take over as main Mideast mediator - Hamas official (0)
09:08 G8 Finance Ministers Start Russia Energy Talks (0)
09:17 Dollar slips 0.85 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:20 Euro down 3.02 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:25 Russia proposes air traffic exchanges with NATO (0)
09:31 Police storm militant-held house in southern Russia (0)
09:34 Russian Troops Storm Militants' Hideout Near Chechnya (0)
09:49 Gazprom, Petrobras agree to develop cooperation (0)
09:57 Russian Defence Minister Proposes NATO Exchange of Air Traffic Data (0)
10:00 Russian, U.S. finance ministers talk G8 agenda, Russian WTO bid (0)
10:01 Russian, NATO forces should be made interoperable - minister (0)
10:16 Georgia introduces visas for Russian peacekeepers (0)
10:17 Doctors Say Moscow Frost Saved Taxi Robber With Knife in Head (0)
10:26 Russian diplomat regrets West's reluctance to cooperate (0)
10:26 Kazakhstan hopes to join WTO in 2007 (0)
10:37 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 11-13 (0)
10:39 Russian minister supports holdings in defense industry (0)
10:58 Militants in southern Russian village eliminated (0)
11:06 Georgia Releases Russian Peacekeepers, Demands to Leave its Territory (0)
11:06 Russian Defence Minister Proposes NATO Exchange of Air Traffic Data (0)
11:06 Russian, Belarus Athletes Suspended from Turin Olympics for High Hemoglobin Levels (0)
11:06 U.S. Reminds Russia of Hamas Violence Record Following Putin's Invitation (0)
11:06 Russia Supports Asian for Top UN Post (0)
11:06 3 Policemen, 5 Rebels Killed in Clashes Near Russia's Chechnya (0)
11:16 Russia ready to discuss peacekeepers' visas with Georgia (0)
11:27 No doping involved in Russian skier's suspension - official (0)
11:31 G8 Finance Ministers Start Russia Energy Talks (0)
11:55 Russian PM rebuts finance minister's criticism (0)
12:12 Hamas leader could visit Moscow - ministry (0)
12:20 Economics minister concerned over hostile takeovers in Russia (0)
12:29 Ukraine tapping deprives Italy of Russian gas - minister (0)
12:32 Uzbek Court Suspends Operations of US NGO Freedom House (0)
12:46 Bird Flu Spreads to Azerbaijan (0)
12:47 Israel Seeks Explanation as Putin Invites Hamas Leaders to Moscow (0)
12:49 Moscow plans to talk with Hamas (0)
12:52 Doctors Say Moscow Frost Saved Taxi Robber With Knife in Head (0)
12:52 Russian Troops Storm Militants' Hideout Near Chechnya (0)
12:56 12 militants killed in operation in southern Russia (0)
12:56 Banks revealing credit history not to be named yet - official (0)
12:59 11 Rebels Killed Near Chechnya, New School Siege Averted - Police (0)
13:05 Russian Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty for Beslan Suspect, Reviving Debate (0)
13:07 Russian Economy Minister Wants Forbes List Billionaires Imprisoned (0)
13:07 Hyundai Signs Agreement to Produce Commercial Vehicles in Russia (0)
13:11 Russia's contacts with Hamas will benefit global community - MP (0)
13:32 Mohammed cartoons being picketed in Moscow (0)
13:34 12 militants dead in southern Russia amid Beslan repeat fears (0)
13:56 St. Petersburg schoolteacher accused of abuse (0)
14:05 Russia still ready to enrich uranium for Iran - minister (0)
14:20 Ukraine parliament speaker proposes opening Chernobyl to tourism (0)
14:25 Georgia to verify legality of visas for Russian peacekeepers (0)
14:34 Mohammed cartoons being picketed in Moscow (0)
14:37 Ukraine would not win gas dispute in Stockholm court - official (0)
15:18 Head of Mechel steel plant to sell stake, step down in year (0)
15:32 Economic ministry forecasts foreign investments doubling by 2008 (0)
15:47 Ukraine Police Finds Drugs in Chocolate Bars (0)
15:59 Moscow mayor resigns as co-chair of Bolshoi trustee board (0)
16:27 Foreign investment in Moscow up 17% to $17 bln in 2005 (0)
16:37 Ivanov receives NATO head, Italian minister on missile cruiser (0)
16:49 Putin orders officials to avoid power shortage for economy's sake (0)
17:17 Russian diplomats celebrate professional holiday (0)
17:37 Russian deputy PM on progress in Russia-NATO military relations (0)
17:44 Cuba to buy three Russian passenger airliners (0)
17:59 Detained officers unable to leave Georgia without passports (0)
18:06 France Backs Putin's Invitation to Hamas (0)
18:06 Israel Seeks Explanation as Putin Invites Hamas Leaders to Moscow (0)
18:20 Energy security, efficiency on G8 energy agenda - ministry (0)
18:40 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
18:49 Russia nears quarterfinals in Davis Cup (0)

11, February

08:01 Morning re-cap of main news, February 10 (0)
08:41 G8 finance ministers' meeting opens in Moscow (0)
08:52 Krasnoyarsk locals protest against housing, utilities rates hike (0)
09:55 Seven killed, five injured in Moscow apartment fire (0)
10:34 G8 Finance ministers agree a communique (0)
10:44 G8 finance ministers predict sustained global economic growth in 2006 (0)
10:48 Russian parliamentary delegation to visit Uzbekistan (0)
11:20 British Chancellor of the Exchequer deems Moscow meeting successful (0)
11:28 Ukraine Police Find Drugs in Chocolate Bars (0)
11:31 G8 calls for aid to poorer nations to prevent flu epidemic (0)
11:58 Rice Urges Russia's Lavrov to Send Strong Message to Hamas (0)
12:05 19 Killed in Clashes With Militants Near Russia's Chechnya (0)
12:08 World Bank's Wolfowitz Urges Russia to Adjust Gas Prices for Neighbors (0)
12:09 Energy production and consumption should be diversified - G8 (0)
12:17 Political reform in Ukraine could be scrapped - Lytvin (0)
12:26 Russia to pay extra $587mln to WB development group - Putin (0)
12:39 Putin: Russia ready to repay $11.9 bln to Paris Club early (0)
12:46 7 Killed in Moscow Apartment Fire (0)
12:55 Putin suggests G8 help Eurasia fight money-laundering (0)
12:59 U.S. Rumsfeld Concerned About Russian Arms Sales (0)
13:04 Putin: Russia ready to repay $11.9 bln to Paris Club early (0)
13:10 Russia Probes Adoption by U.S. Couple Charged With Child Abuse (0)
13:12 World Bank's Wolfowitz Urges Russia to Adjust Gas Prices for Neighbors (0)
13:12 Russia proposes stable and transparent rules in global energy - Putin (0)
13:18 France, Germany could join Russian-Ukrainian gas consortium (0)
13:27 Iran threatens to reconsider its position on NPT (0)
13:35 Protesters in Russian Capital Condemn Muhammad Cartoons (0)
13:37 G-8 Finance Ministers Focus on Energy Security at Moscow Summit (0)
13:38 Rice Urges Russia's Lavrov to Send Strong Message to Hamas (0)
13:38 Russia to provide $43.5 mln in 2006-2010 to poorest countries (0)
14:03 U.S. interested in concluding Russia WTO admission talks (0)
14:44 Russia to create global natural gas market - French finance minister (0)
14:48 U.S. interested in concluding Russia WTO admission talks (0)
15:00 Hamas could visit Russia by end of February - envoy (0)
15:17 Progress in U.S. talks with WTO- Russian finance minister (0)
15:21 Iran to continue peaceful nuclear energy talks - minister (0)
15:31 Russian finance minister forecasts 2006 inflation at 9% (0)
15:51 Russia will gradually bring energy prices closer to world prices (0)
15:59 Wrap: G8 finance ministers focus on poverty, energy in Moscow (0)
16:18 Kudrin welcomes foreign capital in Russian banks (0)
16:18 G8 ministers discuss Russia-Ukraine gas relations with Putin (0)
16:32 Russia to save up to $1bln via early debt repayment - Kudrin (0)
16:33 Shtokman gas production to hit 70-90 bln cu m a year from 2010 (0)
17:29 Greece hopes for simplified visa regulations with Russia (0)

12, February

07:12 Morning re-cap of main news, February 11 (0)
08:02 Gas blast kills six in Russian Siberian city (0)
08:29 Attack kills one, injures four interior troops in North Caucasus (0)
08:42 Road accident kills eight in East Siberia (0)
09:10 Troops attacker seized in Ingushetia (0)
09:35 One militant killed in search operation in Chechnya (0)
09:52 G8 Finance Ministers Focus on Energy Security at Moscow Summit (0)
10:19 Russia's skier wins bronze in women's cross-country pursuit race (0)
10:47 Russia's Fantasy Blockbuster to Hit Screens in U.S. (0)
10:47 Hamas Expects No Conditions on Talks in Russia (0)
10:47 Russia Seeks More Gas Links to Europe, May Ease Pipeline Access (0)
10:48 Putin Seeks Quick Talks on WTO Accession (0)
11:05 Iran, Russia to discuss uranium enrichment February 14 - official (0)
11:09 Russia Probes Adoption by U.S. Couple Charged With Child Abuse (0)
11:15 Russian Skating Duo Primed for Gold in Winter Olympics (0)
12:16 Black Sea Fleet talks should be de-politicized - foreign ministry (0)
12:58 Russia's Skier Wins Bronze in Cross-Country Pursuit Race (0)
14:41 Russia's skier wins gold in men's cross-country pursuit race (0)
14:49 Skier Dementiev Wins Russia's First Gold (0)

13, February

05:21 Morning re-cap of main news, February 12 (0)
06:10 Russia's Demtschenko Wins Silver in Men's Luge Singles (0)
06:21 Koizumi doubts purpose of unilateral sanctions against N.Korea (0)
06:31 Rice Skeptical About Future of Democracy in Russia (0)
06:37 Kyrgyz parliament to debate speaker's resignation (0)
07:14 Georgian parliament to decide on Russian peacekeeping withdrawal (0)
07:33 Rory Courreges (0)
07:38 Elias Felluss (0)
07:39 Hex (0)
07:43 Motorists Say No to Special Traffic Rules for Elite (0)
07:58 Girl injured in hand grenade explosion in Far East (0)
08:41 Iran Puts Off Planned Nuclear Talks with Russia (0)
08:41 Hamas Thanks Russia for Invitation, Says Israel Must Leave Occupied Lands (0)
08:41 Russian Lumberjack Kills Attacking Wolf with Chainsaw (0)
08:41 Rice Skeptical About Future of Democracy in Russia (0)
08:42 Russia's Demtschenko Wins Silver in Men's Luge Singles (0)
08:42 Fitch affirms TNK-BP rating at BB+ with positive outlook (0)
08:56 G8 Supports Russia's Move to Repay Paris Club Debt Early (0)
08:58 Dollar slips 0.42 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:00 Euro slips 52.09 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:06 Russia urges dialogue with Ukraine over Black Sea Fleet spat (0)
09:12 Fire prompts evacuation in Moscow newspapers' headquarters (0)
09:33 Beslan Women Continue Hunger Strike Demanding New School Siege Probe (0)
09:42 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 14 (0)
09:59 Iran-Russia 16 February talks postponed indefinitely - Iranian official (0)
10:12 Belarus Fears Violence on Election Day (0)
10:12 Russian Electoral Body Targets Parties with NGO Funding Sources (0)
10:16 UN report on Iraq weapons must go to Security Council - Lavrov (0)
10:39 VimpelCom Seeks to Acquire Ukrainian Mobile Operator Kyivstar for $5Bln (0)
10:45 Everyone evacuated from Moscow blaze building - ministry (0)
10:45 Russia hopes new Kosovo president favors talks (0)
10:57 Russia's government nominates candidates for company boards (0)
11:30 VimpelCom Seeks to Acquire Ukrainian Mobile Operator Kyivstar for $5Bln (0)
11:38 Oscar Wilde's Grandson Asks Putin to Stop Anti-Gay Propaganda on Russian TV (0)
11:39 Russia still hopeful for breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran (0)
11:51 G8 ministers back proposal on WB mandate, poor countries' energy (0)
11:54 Israel highlights Hamas links with Chechen terrorism (0)
12:00 Part of G8 aid to poor countries should be given to CIS - Putin (0)
12:04 News of the Day, 15.00 Moscow time (0)
12:17 G8 to discuss pilot project to fight infectious diseases April (0)
12:26 Russian Military Hardware Supplies to Palestine on Hold (0)
12:31 Russian ad market up 28% in 2005 (0)
12:38 Rosneft Profits Grow 6 Times with Help of Yukos Oil (0)
12:41 Russian drug service wants life sentence for dealers (0)
12:46 Do we need the truth about Hariri's death? (0)
12:52 Ice Dance Judge of Azerbaijan Dropped From Panel in Turin (0)
12:56 VimpelCom offers buyout option to Ukraine's mobile operator (0)
13:08 Kyrgyz parliament speaker's resignation creates political stir (0)
13:10 Uzbekistan Press Ministry Outlaws St Valentine's Day (0)
13:10 Russia, Australia to sign WTO protocol in February (0)
13:19 Russian Women Win Gold, Silver in 15k Biathlon (0)
13:29 IAEA inspectors to remove seals at Iranian nuclear sites (0)
13:48 Non-combat military fatalities in Russia fall in January (0)
13:57 Georgia calls for peacekeeping revision in breakaway province (0)
13:58 LUKoil plans major purchases in U.S., Europe - company president (0)
14:04 Russian biathletes win gold and silver in Turin (0)
14:06 Russia's first step toward global energy leadership (0)
14:39 Rosneft to settle Yukos' debt to Societe Generale before Apr.30 (0)
14:43 Resignation of Robert Grenier a shock to his Russian colleagues (0)
14:44 Gorbachev Concerned Over Stalinism Restoration Under Putin (0)
14:48 Russia's Sitronics to buy Greek telecom company for $140mln (0)
14:50 Russia, Norway closing in on fish imports deal - minister (0)
15:03 RTS to launch bond futures trading in February (0)
15:06 Putin orders housing for soldiers serving for over 8 yrs by 2010 (0)
15:12 Price hike for Russia's Turkmen gas could raise prices for Ukraine (0)
15:16 Russian Convicts Cut Veins to Protest Changes in TV Schedule (0)
15:17 Govt. proposes complete review of joint stock company status (0)
15:23 Norwegian foreign minister to visit Murmansk (0)
16:18 RTS to launch bond futures trading in February (0)
16:22 Over 50 People Killed in Russian Army in January - Ministry (0)
16:35 Norway's Telenor not prepared to discuss VimpelCom merger plans (0)
16:58 Moscow fire extinguished - ministry (0)
17:12 Chechen mufti urges UN, Europe to be tougher on cartoon row (0)
18:14 Sukhoi opens new software development center for RRJ (0)
18:55 Russian skater wins Olympic silver (0)
20:51 Russian Women Win Gold, Silver in 15k Biathlon (0)

14, February

04:53 Morning re-cap of main news, February 13 (0)
06:29 Russian figure-skaters win Olympics pairs gold (0)
06:37 7 killed, 4 injured in two car accidents in Kazakhstan (0)
06:57 Russia's Totmianina and Marinin Win Pairs Gold in Turin Games (0)
07:17 Winner of Chernobyl tender to be announced in London (0)
07:29 Russia, Indonesia to Build Rocket-Launching Pad on Remote Island (0)
07:43 Hariri killing marked start of Lebanon revival - son of ex-PM (0)
08:03 Experts to decide fate of Moscow press building after blaze (0)
08:30 U.S. Group Urges Bush to Suspend Trade Benefits for Russia Over Piracy (0)
08:57 Russia's Largest Silver Miner Plans London IPO in November 2006 (0)
09:18 Russia's Top Oil Producer Lukoil Plans Acquisitions in US, Europe (0)
09:18 Militant gang leader killed in Chechnya (0)
09:28 Euro slips 4.57 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:32 Dollar slips 5.25 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:46 Woman reported missing in Moscow press building blaze (0)
09:53 France's Thomson to Digitize All Russian TV and Radio Networks (0)
10:00 China keen on Russian-Iranian nuclear talks (0)
10:07 Kazakh Opposition Blames "Death Squadron" for Murder of President's Foe (0)
10:07 Russian Muslim Chief Predicts Violence if Gay Parade Allowed in Moscow (0)
10:07 Iran's Bushehr Plant Ready to Accept Russian Fuel Soon - Official (0)
10:07 False Cash Collectors Loot $850,000 in South Russia (0)
10:07 Russia, Indonesia to Build Rocket-Launching Pad on Remote Island (0)
10:07 Russia's Totmianina and Marinin Win Pairs Gold in Turin Games (0)
10:18 Russian PM to pay official visit to Vietnam on February 16-17 (0)
10:21 Iran ready to comply with nuclear safeguards - official (0)
10:25 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 15 (0)
10:32 Bushehr NPP to be ready to take nuclear fuel soon - Iran (0)
10:35 Iran delegation to arrive in Moscow Feb. 20 for nuclear talks (0)
10:37 Russian Skinheads Intimidate Foreigners (0)
10:40 Russia Confirms Iran Seeks to Delay Nuclear Talks (0)
10:53 Russian volunteers to test bird flu vaccine April (0)
10:56 The missile that does not care (0)
11:07 Russian nuclear chief to visit Iran as planned (0)
11:15 6 Detained in Moscow Over Ritual Killings (0)
11:15 Russian Skinheads Intimidate Foreigners (0)
11:21 Russia to cut duties on foreign car parts (0)
11:28 Counterfeit goods worth $4.3 million seized in Russia in 2005 (0)
12:09 Commission to take charge of new Russian aircraft holding (0)
12:30 Russia's Rosneft to IPO shares as planned - executive (0)
12:35 Three feared dead in North Caucasus avalanche (0)
12:35 France's Thomson to Digitize All Russian TV and Radio Networks (0)
12:36 Russia's Top Oil Producer Lukoil Plans Acquisitions in US, Europe (0)
12:36 Russia's Largest Silver Miner Plans London IPO in November 2006 (0)
12:41 Counterfeit goods worth $4.3 million seized in Russia in 2005 (0)
12:48 Repeat: Winner of Chernobyl tender to be announced in London (0)
12:50 Counterfeit Goods Account for 50-90% of Russian Market - Official (0)
12:52 Belarus Skier Gets 2nd Hemoglobin Suspension (0)
12:56 MP highlights Russia's role in Iran, Palestine issues (0)
12:57 Azeri Paper Publishes Cartoons of Christ, Virgin Mary (0)
13:01 Belarus Skier Gets 2nd Hemoglobin Suspension (0)
13:01 Russia invites Hamas to Moscow on behalf of Mideast Quartet - MP (0)
13:15 Beslan Mothers Call for Restoring Death Penalty in Russia (0)
13:43 3 Feared Dead as Avalanche Hits Mountaineers' Camp in Russian Caucasus (0)
13:48 Military prosecutors draft Russian army chaplains bill (0)
13:52 China could join Russia-Iran nuclear talks - Russia expert (0)
13:58 Launch of 8 satellites, 2 ICBMs planned from Plesetsk in 2006 (0)
14:02 Three feared dead in North Caucasus avalanche (0)
14:22 Colonel convicted of Chechnya girl killing up for parole (0)
14:27 Top Russian Prosecutor Wants File Sharing Legalized (0)
14:28 Moscow to retain clout even if Tehran rejects uranium offer - MP (0)
14:31 Australia Supports Russia's WTO Bid, Ready to Sign Bilateral Agreement (0)
14:45 Chernobyl tender winner to be revealed in several weeks - EBRD (0)
15:05 Russian Political Expert Predicts US Missile Attack on Iran in Early Summer (0)
15:19 Japan's Isuzu, Severstal Avto to build trucks in Russia (0)
15:25 Russia, France for access to uranium enrichment process (0)
15:52 Russia, Ukraine to set up joint body to fight bird flu (0)
16:07 GAZ marks 30th anniversary of first Soviet limo (0)
16:19 Russia talks are chance for Hamas return to UN norms - Villepin (0)
16:19 Russian uranium enrichment plans incomplete - Iranian ambassador (0)
16:55 Kyrgyzstan must become self-sufficient - president (0)
17:01 Russian, Georgian MPs discuss peacekeeping row (0)
17:11 France's Total mulls joint projects with LUKoil (0)
17:16 France's Total seeks 20% stake in Shtokman project (0)
17:20 Kyoto Protocol: results of the year (0)
17:37 Georgia may become NATO candidate later this year - Saakashvili (0)
17:37 Russia, France sign deal on Soyuz missile launches (0)
18:12 Market principles needed for Russian fleet's presence in Crimea (0)
18:19 Russia to make no concessions to Ukraine on Black Sea Fleet rent (0)
18:25 Mohammed cartoons used to stir up interfaith strife - Russian mufti (0)
18:51 Russia, Ukraine agree on Black Sea Fleet meetings (0)
19:06 Counterfeit Goods Account for 50-90% of Russian Market - Official (0)

15, February

05:43 Morning re-cap of main news, February 14 (0)
06:34 Russia's Zhurova Wins Women's 500m Speed Skating (0)
06:35 Belarus Skier Gets 2nd Hemoglobin Suspension (0)
07:16 Russian gold medalist Zhurova hails small son's big inspiration (0)
07:47 Russian media watchdog takes tough line on religious insults (0)
08:06 Georgia could join NATO in 2008 - Saakashvili (0)
08:33 Russian Media May Be Denied Registration for Materials Insulting Religious Sentiment- Official (0)
08:33 Russia and France Urge Iran to Give Up Uranium Enrichment Program (0)
08:33 Russia's Zhurova Wins Women's 500m Speed Skating (0)
08:33 Russian Political Expert Predicts US Missile Attack on Iran in Early Summer (0)
08:37 Russia boxer Valuyev postpones WBA title defense (0)
08:56 Israel's Likud Launches Campaign Featuring Hitler for New Russian Immigrants (0)
08:58 Kazakhstan's per capita GDP up 9.4% in 2005 - prime minister (0)
09:04 Saakashvili stands firm on Georgia's territorial integrity (0)
09:10 Dollar up 1.5 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:12 Russia's Uralsib Bank signs $10mln loan agreement with EBRD (0)
09:15 Russia Issues 30-Year Bonds, First After 1998 Financial Crisis (0)
09:15 Euro up 1.84 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:33 US Urges Iran to Accept Russian Uranium Offer (0)
09:34 Russian Olympic Champions to Get Up to $200,000 for Their Victories - Paper (0)
09:39 Russian defense minister warns media over attacks on the army (0)
09:45 Lithuanian System Administrators Blamed for Discrimination Against Gays on Valentine's Day (0)
09:48 US Senator Blasts Russia and China for Backing Iran in UN (0)
09:54 Head of Russia's State Oil Co Rosneft Served with Yukos Lawsuit in Britain - Media (0)
09:56 Russian Space Agency Starts Paying Compensation for Environmental Damage (0)
10:10 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 16 (0)
10:17 Kazakh prosecutors track politics in opposition leader killing (0)
10:23 Kyrgyzstan Wants US to Pay 100 Times More for Military Base (0)
10:23 Russia and France Urge Iran to Give Up Uranium Enrichment Program (0)
10:24 Sharapova Celebrates Valentine's Day in a Bikini (0)
10:32 Beast from the East Puts Off WBA Title Defense Due to Knee Injury (0)
10:41 Russia Confirms Iran Seeks to Delay Nuclear Talks (0)
10:46 Alfa Group says no plans to sell stake in VimpelCom (0)
10:48 Russian army may drop disciplinary battalions (0)
10:57 Government mulls reinstating individual income controls-official (0)
11:01 Defense minister talks tough on hazing in Russian army (0)
11:07 LUKoil starts production of Euro 3-compliant gasoline (0)
11:14 Russian foreign minister cautions against Muslim-Christian split (0)
11:49 Beast from the East Puts Off WBA Title Defense Due to Knee Injury (0)
11:49 Russian Space Agency Starts Paying Compensation for Environmental Damage (0)
11:49 Sharapova Celebrates Valentine's Day in a Bikini (0)
11:49 Kyrgyzstan Wants US to Pay 100 Times More for Military Base (0)
11:49 US Urges Iran to Accept Russian Uranium Offer (0)
11:49 Lithuanian System Administrators Blamed for Discrimination Against Gays on Valentine's Day (0)
11:49 Russia and France Urge Iran to Give Up Uranium Enrichment Program (0)
11:50 US Senator Blasts Russia and China for Backing Iran in UN (0)
11:50 Yukos Shareholders in US Sue Head of Rosneft, Russia's State Oil Company - Media (0)
11:50 Russia's Zhurova Wins Women's 500m Speed Skating (0)
11:51 Israel's Likud Party Launches Campaign Featuring Hitler for New Russian Immigrants (0)
11:51 Russian Media May Be Denied Registration for Materials Insulting Religious Sentiment- Official (0)
11:54 Moscow to host intergov't talks next week - Ukrainian PM (0)
11:55 Beslan Mothers Call for Restoring Death Penalty in Russia (0)
11:57 Ukraine to insist on Russian fleet's services withdrawal (0)
12:07 Duma to consider tax holidays for new oil deposits - Zhukov (0)
12:09 Russian fertilizer company ups production by 10.7% in 2005 (0)
12:11 Aide to Russian Energy Grid Boss Charged with Attempted Coup in Moldova (0)
12:14 Georgia's treatment of peacekeepers "beyond all limits" - minister (0)
12:20 Russia's Severstal Auto to Produce Japanese Isuzu Trucks (0)
12:25 3 Feared Dead as Avalanche Hits Mountaineers' Camp in Russian Caucasus (0)
12:28 Russia's mufti opposes church-building tradition (0)
12:36 No plans to index oil excises in 2007 - Finance Ministry (0)
12:38 Russia to reinforce Kyrgyz base (0)
12:43 Prosecutors probe religious cartoon in Volga paper (0)
12:50 Tax amnesty could be declared in July 2006-official (0)
13:13 Ministries, oil companies to discuss restricting fuel prices (0)
13:13 Putin receiving Mideast Quartet envoy (0)
13:18 Avalanche hits North Caucasus village (0)
13:18 Media publishing cartoons on Prophets to be closed - activist (0)
13:26 Russian Foreign Minister Says Split Between Muslims and Christians Worse than Cold War (0)
13:29 Russia's Severstal Auto to Produce Japanese Isuzu Trucks (0)
13:32 Moscow court selects new jury in Klebnikov murder trial (0)
13:33 Sharapova Celebrates Valentine's Day in a Bikini (0)
13:33 Kyrgyzstan Wants US to Pay 100 Times More for Military Base (0)
13:33 Russia and France Urge Iran to Give Up Uranium Enrichment Program (0)
13:38 Turkey plans nuclear power plants in diversification strategy (0)
13:45 Moscow mayor speaks against Russian WTO membership (0)
13:46 Jury Dissolved in US Editor's Murder Trial in Moscow (0)
13:47 Putin receiving Mideast Quartet envoy (0)
13:53 Press building gutted in blaze might be demolished (0)
13:57 One Man's Prophesy is Another Man's Work (0)
13:57 Burglar Snagged While Stuck in Window (0)
14:06 Russian Energy Aide Accused of Attempting a Coup (0)
14:06 Georgian MP criticizes Russian foreign minister's comments (0)
14:22 Ukraine expects U.S. to grant market status in March (0)
14:23 Moscow Mayor Speaks Our Against Russia's WTO Accession (0)
14:32 Paris Club repayment savings to feed investment fund - minister (0)
14:45 Russia, European trio urge Iran to resume negotiations (0)
15:00 Russia's Defense Minister Blames Society for Military Hazing (0)
15:01 Russia and France Urge Iran to Give Up Uranium Enrichment Program (0)
15:02 Russia receives Iran talks postponement request - Lavrov (0)
15:11 Georgians may need visas to enter breakaway province (0)
15:19 Moscow court selects new jury in Klebnikov murder trial (0)
15:26 Russia, NATO conduct joint exercise in Mediterranean (0)
15:40 Opposition leader accuses Saakashvili of totalitarianism (0)
15:41 Georgian parliament approves resolution on peacekeepers (0)
15:44 Russia may deploy airbase in Belarus - Air Force commander (0)
16:34 Russia, EU discuss Chechnya, NGOs (0)
16:39 Georgia to replace Russian peacekeepers with international forces (0)
16:55 Deadly Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed in Russia's Dagestan Republic (0)
17:02 Norway allocates $145,500 to restore road in Russia's arctic (0)
17:21 Finance Ministry backs monitoring of private spending (0)
17:31 Russia-Iran Nuclear Talks in Moscow Scheduled for Feb 20 (0)
17:44 Gref urges oil companies to restrain price hikes domestically (0)
17:55 Fitch assigns BBB rating to Vneshtorgbank bond issue (0)
17:56 Russia to Deploy Military Airbase in Belarus - Air Force Commander (0)
18:09 Famous Russian film composer dies at 75 (0)
18:36 Rent for Russian navy's use of Ukrainian port unchanged - Yushchenko (0)
18:55 Ukraine hands over border demarcation documents to Russia (0)
19:11 Lipetsk preparing to become a special economic zone (0)
19:18 Georgian minister to visit Moscow over S. Ossetia dispute (0)
19:26 Russia to keep peacekeepers in Georgia despite resolution (0)

16, February

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, February 15 (0)
06:27 Russian, Vietnamese PMs discuss energy, investment (0)
06:48 Georgia's Parliament Calls for Withdrawal of Russian Peacekeepers From Breakaway S.Ossetia (0)
06:56 Iran Must Freeze Enrichment to Gain Moscow's Support - Russia (0)
07:01 Second of two Urals city hostage-takers dies (0)
07:18 Court martial to consider hazing cases in Urals tank college (0)
07:38 Police seize emeralds worth over $200,000 in Moscow (0)
08:02 Five climbers trapped in avalanche in south Russia rescued - official (0)
08:19 Russian companies to sell shares worth $20bln in 2006 - official (0)
08:47 Russian Convict Killed After Hostage-Taking Attempt (0)
08:53 Russian-Ukrainian Rocket Launches US Telecommunications Satellite (0)
08:54 Airbus Offers Russia's Aeroflot $100M Discount on $3Bln Aircraft Contract - Paper (0)
08:55 Russian Prime Minister Discusses Energy Cooperation with Vietnamese Counterpart (0)
08:56 Slovakia beats Russia in Olympic hockey opener (0)
08:58 Share market capitalization could reach 60% of GDP in 2008 (0)
09:03 Russia must attract venture capital - market watchdog chief (0)
09:11 Putin Officially Invites Hamas to Russia - Official (0)
09:12 Russians to Buy Quarter of Premiership - Latvian Football Association President (0)
09:16 Euro slips 5.79 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:16 Dollar up 2.31 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:21 Azeri Opposition's Calls for War to Restore Territories from Armenia (0)
09:22 Russian market watchdog for revealing stock owners' identities (0)
09:28 Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan ministers to discuss energy projects (0)
09:48 Russia invites Norway to talk on energy cooperation at G8 summit (0)
09:55 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 17 (0)
10:02 Khristenko wary of replacing gas intermediary in Ukraine deal (0)
10:06 Flight Attendants Double as Midwives (0)
10:07 Slovakia Upsets Russian Hockey Fans by Beating National Team (0)
10:07 Chechnya Welcomes Hamas to Russia (0)
10:16 Russian savings bank Sberbank doubles retail lending in 2005 (0)
10:24 Russia's MTS Seeks to Join World's Top 10 Mobile Operators by 2010 (0)
10:25 Ukraine Wants More Russian Gas, Doesn't Want to Pay More (0)
10:27 Russia to consider Vietnamese machine-building proposal (0)
10:34 Uzbekistan to extend its natural gas pipelines (0)
10:40 Beslan School Raid Suspect Pleads Not Guilty (0)
10:42 Soviet ice hockey star dies in St. Petersburg (0)
10:52 Olympics end for Russian silver medalist Pyleva -- coach (0)
11:27 New Russian investment attractiveness index launched (0)
11:31 Russia Does not Rule Out Use of Force Against Iran (0)
11:31 Silver Biathlon Champion Pyleva of Russia Faces Disqualification Due to Positive Doping Probe (0)
12:09 Russian pullout from Georgian conflict zone may prompt civil war (0)
12:11 Putin signs decree establishing anti-terror committee (0)
12:14 Klebnikov murder trial postponed till Feb.20 over bomb threat (0)
12:19 St. Petersburg offers Norway chance to join economic zone (0)
12:28 Moscow Police Destroy Suspected Bomb Near Presidential Administration's Office (0)
12:36 Supreme Court upholds guilty verdicts in Starovoitova murder case (0)
12:42 Turkmen gas formula should be ready by mid-2006 - Khristenko (0)
12:45 Military escalation around Iran possible - Russian general (0)
13:02 A non-conventional approach to Iran's nuclear ambition (0)
13:13 Russian army set to keep soldiers' feet under wraps (0)
13:21 Duma wants search sped up for radioactive generators in Far East (0)
13:46 Ambassador says Iran delegation will visit Moscow Feb. 20 (0)
13:49 Hamas delegation to visit Moscow in early March (0)
13:51 Iran hopes for Russian help in nuclear settlement - ambassador (0)
13:55 Russia Faces "Salt Fever" (0)
13:56 NATO Expresses Support for Ukraine's Entry Efforts (0)
14:04 Kyrgyz authorities take emergency measures at nuclear disposal storage (0)
14:04 Most Russians against satirizing religious figures - survey (0)
14:16 Russian Top Brass Does not Rule Out Use of Military Force Against Iran (0)
14:20 Cell phone penetration in Russia in Jan. up 60% year-on-year (0)
14:36 Russia Officially Confirms Bird Flu in Dagestan (0)
14:36 Russia-Vietnam JV could work in third countries - PM (0)
14:52 Armenia to create organization to run U.S.-backed program (0)
14:54 Russian stock market to continue growing - official (0)
14:57 Georgian minister for international presence in conflict zone (0)
15:00 Russia seeks market relations with Belarus in gas sector (0)
15:05 Russia limits poultry imports from Azerbaijan amid bird flu fear (0)
15:23 No IPOs for small companies in Russia before 2007 - official (0)
15:24 IOC panel set to decide on Russian biathlete's fate (0)
15:29 One policeman killed, one wounded in Daghestan - ministry (0)
15:31 RUXX index to triple number of companies in two years (0)
15:40 Ambassador insists Iran does not plan to build nuclear bomb (0)
15:55 Belarus Claims US Government Intervenes in Its Media, US Denies (0)
15:58 Gref orders reducing "gray" imports into Russia (0)
15:59 Russian Biathlete Claims Ignorance in Turin Doping Scandal (0)
16:02 Rome police arrest 3 Ukrainian thieves posing as FBI agents (0)
16:09 Court upholds transfer of Khodorkovsky associate to northern Russia jail (0)
16:25 One policemen killed, one wounded in Daghestan - ministry (0)
16:44 Putin focuses on information technology (0)
16:45 Putin orders gov't to settle communications issue in 3 years (0)
16:50 FBI to Probe Murder of Kazakh Opposition Leader (0)
17:01 Moscow has no plans to recall ambassador to Georgia - diplomat (0)
17:01 Russian Chief Rabbi Echoes Muslim Leader in Protesting Gay Pride in Moscow (0)
17:04 Daghestani leader announces resignation (0)
17:05 Norway, Russia close to strategic partnership - minister (0)
17:12 President Putin orders venture fund creation in 2006 (0)
17:12 Russian Biathlete Loses Medal, Faces Jail as She Fails Dope Test (0)
17:25 Putin wants new electronic digital signatures law passed soon (0)
17:57 State may reduce its stake in Kamaz in 2006 - ministry (0)
17:59 Rosneft to consolidate assets before IPO - economic ministry (0)
18:18 Sino-Russian trade: record scale and obsolete structure (0)
18:22 Russian hockey team beats Sweden 5-0 at Olympics (0)
18:54 Ukrainian minister wants Russia's Black Sea Fleet out by 2017 (0)
19:05 IOC panel strips Russian biathlete of medal in doping case (0)
22:36 Plushenko Proves He Is Best, Brings Russia Awaited Gold (0)
23:51 Plushenko Proves He Is Best, Brings Russia Awaited Gold (0)

17, February

05:22 Morning re-cap of main news, February 16 (0)
06:17 Russian Plushchenko wins Olympic figure skating gold (0)
06:54 Russian MPs to condemn Georgian parliament resolution - speaker (0)
06:58 Russian PM to visit joint venture in Vietnam (0)
07:07 Kyrgyz children treated after school tear-gas incident (0)
07:53 Russia's Drugs Business Worth $15B a Year - Official (0)
07:57 Exiled Oligarch Berezovsky to Sell Kommersant to Companion - Paper (0)
08:10 Greenpeace Activists Remind Russian About Kyoto Treaty (0)
08:11 Russian Space Agency and American Companies to Jointly Build Spacecraft (0)
08:44 Azerbaijan's NGO launches international campaign (0)
08:49 Reformed Russian Stock Market will Stand Up to LSE - Official (0)
08:53 Russian, Norwegian foreign ministers to meet in Moscow (0)
09:03 Dollar slips 0.43 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:05 Soviet-era Aircraft Carrier Goes Under Hammer in China (0)
09:05 Putin Urges Larger Share of IT in Russia's GDP (0)
09:06 Euro slips 0.1 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:09 Local Russian newspaper closed down over religious cartoons (0)
09:11 Putin's Arch-Enemy Berezovsky Sells Media Business to Georgian Partner - Paper (0)
09:13 Russia, Vietnam to set up working party on joint venture (0)
09:18 Ukraine boosts oil-and-gas production in 1M06 (0)
09:31 Russians Are Most Active Buyers of Dubai Elite Property at Palm Jumeirah Island (0)
09:40 Russian Hockey Team Beats Sweden 5-0 (0)
09:46 Russian lower house ratifies UN corruption convention (0)
09:49 Russian economics ministry drafts $3.5bln road contracts (0)
10:08 Financial markets key problem in WTO talks with U.S. - Gref (0)
10:15 Russian City Authorities Close Newspaper over Religious Cartoon (0)
10:15 Russian Space Agency and American Companies to Jointly Build Spacecraft (0)
10:32 Two Russian Skiers Suspended From Olympics for High Haemoglobin Level (0)
10:39 Russian lawmaker gets life for ordering killings (0)
10:50 Financial markets key problem in WTO talks with U.S. - Gref (0)
11:24 Armenian Central Bank's gross reserves up $179 mln in 2005 (0)
11:24 Russian Space Agency and US Companies to Jointly Build Spacecraft (0)
11:27 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by Central Bank of Russia for Feb 18 (0)
11:27 Putin Urges Larger Share of IT in Russia's GDP (0)
11:39 Economics Minister Gref pledges to punish pirate plant bosses (0)
11:40 Russia Will Urge Hamas to Join Peace Process - Official (0)
11:41 Russian City Authorities Close Newspaper Over Religious Cartoon (0)
11:43 Foreign Investment in Russian Economy Amounts to $27Bln in 2005 (0)
11:47 Russia to abide by Quartet line in talks with Hamas - Lavrov (0)
11:53 Hacker sentenced for sabotaging port data in Far East (0)
12:01 Russians Are Most Active Buyers of Dubai Prime Property at Palm Jumeirah Island (0)
12:20 Ukraine faces a choice (0)
12:24 Russia, Norway make progress in border talks (0)
12:46 Ukraine's security service checking energy JV (0)
12:52 Crime up 25% in 2005 - Russian interior minister (0)
12:59 Moscow Hamas talks unrelated to PNA-Israel mediation - diplomat (0)
13:07 The Georgian parliament's rash move (0)
13:16 Bird flu hits two farms in southern Russia (0)
13:29 Russian Law Enforcers Prevent 450 Terror Attacks in 2005 - Interior Minister (0)
13:29 Russia to Seek Israeli Consent Before Selling Arms to Palestine (0)
13:29 Sweden Charges Russian With Espionage (0)
13:29 U.S. Disappointed With Moldovan Court Proceedings Against Former Defense Minister Pasat (0)
13:29 Russia Will Urge Hamas to Join Peace Process - Official (0)
13:29 Two Russian Skiers Suspended From Olympics for High Haemoglobin Level (0)
13:29 Russian City Authorities Close Newspaper Over Religious Cartoon (0)
13:29 Russian Hockey Team Beats Sweden 5-0 (0)
13:29 Russian Space Agency and US Companies to Jointly Build Spacecraft (0)
13:29 Greenpeace Activists Remind Russian About Kyoto Treaty (0)
13:29 Russia's Drugs Business Worth $15B a Year - Official (0)
13:29 Russian Biathlete Loses Medal, Faces Jail as She Fails Dope Test (0)
14:03 Chechnya bans poultry import from Daghestan in fear of bird flu (0)
14:17 Russian suspected of espionage detained in Sweden - media (0)
14:21 U.S. granting of market status to Ukraine symbolic - analyst (0)
14:24 U.K. trade minister expected in Russia Feb. 19-22 (0)
14:33 Peacekeepers in S.Ossetia should assist economic revival - minister (0)
14:41 Russian oligarch poised to sell business assets (0)
14:49 Turin prosecutors open Russian biathlete doping case (0)
14:50 Civil society should make itself heard by G8 - rights activist (0)
14:51 Yushchenko welcomes U.S. decision to make Ukraine market economy (0)
15:27 What will Iran say to Moscow's offer? (0)
15:45 Editor of Russian Newspaper Faces Criminal Charges for Religious Cartoon (0)
15:46 Plushenko's Car Crashes on Way to Airport, No One Hurt (0)
15:49 New Russian reality - defense of common man (0)
16:01 Volgograd journalists resist closing paper after cartoon scandal (0)
16:21 Rosneft files for IPO with financial watchdog (0)
16:26 Three to run in Daghestan's first presidential elections (0)
16:37 Sweden Charges Russian With Espionage (0)
16:52 Wrap: Pyleva leaves Olympics, Italy launches criminal case (0)
17:06 GDP growth up 4.7% y-o-y in January 2006 - Gref (0)
17:22 Russia invites Joint Control Commission to meet in Moscow - ministry (0)
17:29 Russian Agricultural Bank to issue $250mln in 5-year bonds (0)
17:46 Bird flu discovered in another Azerbaijani region - media (0)
18:17 Russian MPs criticize Georgia for urging peacekeeper pullout (0)
19:01 Russia's Plushchenko conflicted about quitting amateur skating (0)
19:14 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)

18, February

07:25 Morning re-cap of main news, February 17 (0)
08:16 Brazilian-Russian cooperation growing in all areas - minister (0)
09:04 Coal should have higher share in Russia's energy balance -PM (0)
09:22 Sweden Charges Russian With Espionage (0)
09:29 Brazilian-Russian cooperation growing in all areas - minister (0)
09:31 Russian Detained in Sweden Over Spy Allegations Turns Out to Be Scientist (0)
10:08 Supporters of Belarusian Opposition Presidential Candidate Arrested During Rally (0)
10:37 Georgia to become NATO member in 2008 - integration minister (0)
11:37 Government to consider long-term energy development plan in June (0)
12:19 Ukraine's admission to NATO could hurt Russia - MP (0)
12:28 Russia is Main Threat to Georgia - Council of Avdisers (0)
12:42 Putin, leading officials meet to discuss foreign, domestic policy (0)
13:10 Russia wins bronze in women's biathlon (0)
14:43 Georgia does not intend to export revolutions - president (0)
15:17 Russian women skiers win gold in Turin (0)
15:57 Russian Hockey Team Beats Kazakh Players (0)
15:58 Uzbekistan Helicopter Crash Kills 5 (0)
16:01 Russia's Akhatova Wins Bronze in 10km Pursuit (0)
16:02 Swindlers Strip Moscow Girl of $100,000 for "Taking Away" Evil Eye (0)
16:07 UN Human Rights Commissioner to Visit Beslan (0)
16:09 Mother Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Tormenting Child (0)
18:57 Mother Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Tormenting Child (0)
18:59 UN Human Rights Commissioner to Visit Beslan (0)
19:03 Swindlers Strip Moscow Girl of $100,000 for "Taking Away" Evil Eye (0)
19:04 Mother Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Tormenting Child (0)
19:16 Russian Hockey Team Beats Kazakh Players (0)

19, February

07:03 Morning re-cap of main news, February 18 (0)
07:46 Russia, Azerbaijan reach strategic partnership level - official (0)
08:13 Russia ready to act as guarantor of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement (5)
08:55 Russia is Main Threat to Georgia - Council of Advisers (0)
09:03 Drug trafficker arrested in Moscow with 1.5 kg of heroin (0)
09:15 Russian Olympic Team Beats Salt Lake City Results (0)
09:23 5 Killed During Torch Cutting of Shell in Kazakhstan (0)
09:23 Russian Rights Activists Say Cartoons Only Plausible Excuse to Close Paper (0)
09:33 Russia's Soboleva Breaks World Indoor 1,500 Mark (0)
09:36 Fire kills two children in Chechnya (0)
09:40 Russia's Skater Volchkova Out of Olympics Due to Infection (0)
10:26 Russian, Turkmen presidents discuss bilateral cooperation (0)
10:55 Iran to accept Russia's uranium offer, if complemented - official (0)
11:15 Italian Police Looks for Pyleva in Turin, While Biathlete Already in Moscow (0)
14:42 Helicopter crash kills two in central Russia (0)
14:54 Russian ice hockey team defeats Latvia at Turin Olympics (0)
14:59 Russian Hockey Team Beats Latvians to Reach Quarterfinals (0)

20, February

05:23 Morning re-cap of main news, February 19 (0)
06:40 Georgia blocks roads to breakaway region capital (0)
07:21 Russian-Iranian nuclear deal possible - Iranian negotiator (0)
07:47 Two workers killed in Siberian pipeline tragedy (0)
07:53 Wage arrears in Russia rise 24.9% in January - statistics (0)
08:19 Iranian delegation arrives in Moscow for nuclear talks (0)
08:37 Russian Farmers Feed Cows with Chocolate to Sweeten Milk (0)
08:37 Two Oilmen Killed in Pipeline Accident in Russia's Siberia (0)
08:37 Russian Hockey Team Beats Latvians to Reach Quarterfinals (0)
08:48 Euro up 12.1 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:50 Russian Air Force to Shoot Down Terrorist Planes - Commander (0)
08:51 Dollar slips 7.31 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:52 Russia to Begin Monumental Nuclear Talks with Iran (0)
08:54 Russian White Magician Gains Post Mortum Internet Fame (0)
08:56 Government Calls for Higher Share of Coal in Russia's Energy Balance (0)
08:57 Russian Automaker Establishes Assembly JV in India (0)
09:00 Tajikistan, Iran launch hydropower plant construction (0)
09:25 Russia's Promsvyazbank takes out $200mln syndicated loan (0)
09:28 Sergeant given 4-year suspended sentence for hazing (0)
09:35 Kyrgyz parliament rejects speaker's resignation (0)
09:50 2 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Central Russia (0)
09:50 UK Group Launches Website Against Harassment of Hindus in Russia (0)
09:50 Russian Air Force to Shoot Down Terrorist Planes - Commander (0)
09:50 Two Oilmen Killed in Pipeline Accident in Russia's Siberia (0)
09:50 Russia to Begin Monumental Nuclear Talks with Iran (0)
09:50 Russian Hockey Team Beats Latvians to Reach Quarterfinals (0)
09:54 Russian Farmers Feed Cows with Chocolate to Sweeten Milk (0)
10:01 Russian White Magician Gains Post Mortum Internet Fame (0)
10:04 Russia optimistic on fleet withdrawal demands (0)
10:10 Sergeant given 4-year suspended sentence for hazing (0)
10:11 Russian Newspaper Closes After Republishing Danish Mohammad Cartoons (0)
10:22 Tehran presses for unlimited nuclear enrichment ahead of talks (0)
10:22 Infected birds culled in North Caucasus poultry farm (0)
10:39 Wheat Exporter AWB and Russian Traders Probed in Oil-for-Food Kickbacks - Report (0)
10:58 Putin nominates Mukhu Aliyev for Daghestan's presidency (0)
11:14 Russian offer means no access for Iran to nuclear fuel - paper (0)
11:15 US Asks Georgia to Use Bases and Airfields for Attacks on Iran - Paper (0)
11:19 Putin Vows Not to Meet With Hamas Delegation - Israeli Paper (0)
11:32 6 National Bolsheviks arrested in unsanctioned rally in Voronezh (0)
11:36 Lawyer of glacier victims appeals to Strasbourg court (0)
11:51 Legislature accepts Daghestani leader's resignation (0)
12:08 River cleaned in Russia after major oil spill (0)
12:22 Polish Journalist Expelled from Belarus (0)
12:37 Russian crude production up 2.2% in 2005, export down 2% (0)
12:37 Chechens Plead Not Guilty at Forbes Russia Editor Klebnikov Murder Trial (0)
12:50 Volgograd newspaper's license withdrawn after religious cartoon (0)
12:55 Mukhu Aliyev becomes first president of Daghestan (0)
12:56 Communists to protest "humiliating state" of army (0)
12:58 South Russian Republic of Dagestan Gets First Ever Appointed President (0)
12:58 Russia-Iran nuclear talks under way in Kremlin (0)
13:07 Azerbaijan re-denominates national currency (0)
13:21 Polish Journalist Expelled from Belarus (0)
13:35 S&P puts Vimpelcom on GovernanceWatch due to shareholder dispute (0)
13:39 Meat with suspected anthrax found at Moscow market (0)
13:47 Foot-and-Mouth Infected Meat Discovered in Moscow Market (0)
13:54 Russian gov't assesses crop losses caused by freeze (0)
13:56 Russian Jews Asked to Finance Anti-Semitism Investigation (0)
14:03 Tehran voices support for Hamas (0)
14:12 Why is Israel against Russia's meeting with Hamas leaders? (0)
14:26 Russian political parties sign antifascist pact (0)
14:28 Russia's economy made no progress in 2005 - shadow govt. (0)
14:32 Russian IT and Communications Market Turnover Exceeds $35Bln - IT Minister (0)
14:32 Russian Automaker Establishes Assembly JV in India (0)
14:38 Suspected Killer of Kazakh Opposition Leader Arrested (0)
14:38 Russian peacekeepers to be sent into Sudan in April (0)
15:04 Ukraine's foreign trade balance down $5.5 billion in 2005 (0)
15:14 Russian Court Spares Ex-PM in Controversial Real Estate Case (0)
15:19 Russian Olympic Committee's Conflict With National Team's Sponsor Snowballs-Spokesman (0)
15:24 Court upholds Sosnovka lease contract (0)
15:32 Kazakh government drafts long-term nuclear energy program (0)
15:50 Georgia denies bases option for U.S. operation against Iran (0)
15:58 Russia-Iran nuclear talks continue (0)
16:11 Ukraine's parliament against sending peacekeepers into Georgia (0)
16:29 Ingush parliament asks UN for assistance (0)
16:42 Russian, U.S. officials discuss North Korea (0)
16:42 Russian bird flu vaccines out early March - govt. (0)
16:48 No agreement so far in Russia-Iran nuclear talks (0)
17:28 Mosenergo to issue 1bln worth of stock in March (0)
17:48 Russia's leadership in counterfeiting not a fact (0)
18:14 Forgeries make sales on the back of Russian art rally (0)
18:40 Prosecutors refuse to recognize tsar a victim of political repression (0)
18:50 Russia-Iran nuclear talks to continue Tuesday - ministry (0)
20:51 Iran to Pursue Nuclear Research Despite Moscow Talks Outcome (0)

21, February

00:04 Navka, Kostomarov Bring Russia Third Skating Gold (0)
05:23 Morning re-cap of main news, February 20 (0)
06:14 Five killed in car crash in Kazakhstan (0)
06:34 Russian figure-skaters win Olympic dance gold (0)
07:06 Russia, Iran set to continue nuclear talks in Moscow (0)
07:38 Russian nature minister to embark on China visit (0)
07:40 Russian, Iranian experts resume nuclear talks (0)
07:42 Russian defense minister issues order on misconduct cases (0)
07:49 Russian Telecommunications Minister Promises to Introduce 3G Mobile Phone Licenses in 2006 (0)
08:00 Prosecutors Refuse to Rehabilitate Family of Last Russian Tsar (0)
08:00 Banknotes Used as Means to Smear Rusian Pro-Putin Party (0)
08:00 Russia, Iran Continue Talks on Uranium Enrichment (0)
08:15 Federal troops engage militants in Chechnya, seize mercury (0)
08:45 Spy scandal to influence Russia-Sweden relations - ministry (0)
08:49 Georgia dismisses bases option for possible U.S. attack on Iran (0)
09:06 EU seeks transport corridor to Russia via Baltics (0)
09:09 Euro slips 6.68 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:13 Dollar up 4.57 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:15 U.S. Oil Firm May Lose Russian Assets for Violating License Agreement Conditions (0)
09:16 Pipeline accident leaves 100,000 Ukrainians without gas (0)
09:24 Russia's Leading Advertiser Video International Plans IPO - Paper (0)
09:52 Children still affected by "psycho-emotional stress" in Chechnya (0)
09:58 Russia to urge Hamas to listen to mediators - Lavrov (0)
10:01 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 22 (0)
10:02 Russia makes regular payment to Paris Club (0)
10:08 Turkey to buy foreign air-defense systems worth $800 million (0)
10:17 Russia, South Korea to Establish Satellite Component JV (0)
10:23 Iran's Negotiators Leave Moscow With no Progress Achieved on Enrichment Proposal (0)
10:23 Psychological Trauma Cases in Chechnya Suffer from Medical Complications (0)
10:23 Georgia Condemns Russian Expert's "Calls to Eliminate" Georgian President (0)
10:23 Banknotes Used as Means to Smear Rusian Pro-Putin Party (0)
10:24 Prosecutors Refuse to Rehabilitate Family of Last Russian Tsar (0)
10:24 N. Korea nuclear talks could continue in spring (0)
10:33 Russo-Iranian Negotiations on Uranium Enrichment Continue (0)
10:33 Navka and Kostomarov Win Russia Third Skating Gold (0)
10:36 1,000 More Birds Dead in South Russia Bird Flu Outbreak (0)
10:40 Russia to test new civilian aircraft in April (0)
10:49 Russia's army to become 70% professional by 2008 - minister (0)
10:53 Two Russian Cross-Country Skiers Cleared to Compete in Turin Olympics (0)
10:56 Russia-Iran nuclear talks to continue in Tehran - Kiriyenko (0)
10:58 Turkmen Leader's Creates New Coins Praising His Poetry (0)
11:01 Turkmen Leader's Creates New Coins Praising His Poetry (0)
11:07 Oil exports via Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline may slow in 2006 (0)
11:07 State ups stake in nuclear holding to 50.2% - official (0)
11:13 Ukraine claims it has no gas debt to Turkmenistan (0)
11:13 EU talks to build on Russia dialogue - Iran foreign minister (0)
11:20 Russia Demands an Explanation for Sweden's Detention of Russian Scientist Accused of Espionage (0)
11:59 Russia's nuclear chief spells out $1.5bln investment plan (0)
12:04 Inflation may reach 10% in Russia in 2006 - official (0)
12:09 Is personality cult possible today? (0)
12:25 SUAL, Airbus seek aluminum supply deal soon (0)
12:29 Russia must clarify details on uranium enrichment - Iran (0)
12:30 Airbus Estimates Russian Demand at 600 Aircraft in Next 20 Years (0)
12:32 Rights Activist Arrested for Trying to Supply Prisoners With Drugs (0)
12:43 Official Promises $1.5Bln Investment to Russian Regions That House New NPPs (0)
12:44 Russia takes silver in men's biathlon relay (0)
12:47 Seething Sponsors to Fine Russian Olympic Team for Breaching Contract (0)
12:52 Putin signs decree setting up United Aircraft Building Corporation (0)
12:53 Tsar Nicholas II's execution politically motivated - lawyer (0)
13:12 Iran sees no link between Russian offer, moratorium - official (0)
13:13 Russia's Alfa Bank posts 11.3% net profit increase in 2005 (0)
13:40 Russian-Egyptian car-producing joint venture opens near Cairo (0)
13:53 Russian Embassy to stop issuing visas in Georgia from Feb. 21 (0)
14:02 Georgian PM's visit postponed, not cancelled - ambassador (0)
14:04 Russian president arrives in Azerbaijan (0)
14:17 $1mln was paid for assassination of Chechen president - Kadyrov (0)
14:23 Russia's nuclear generating body inks memorandum with French firm (0)
14:34 Cameras installed at Siberian barracks to prevent hazing attacks (0)
14:39 U.S. Oil Firm May Lose Russian Assets for Violating License Agreement Conditions (0)
14:46 Sharapova's Heart and Racket Remain in Russia (0)
14:46 UN HR Commissioner Raises Refugees Issue During Russian Visit (0)
14:46 Pro-Putin Chechen Leader Blames Exiled Kremlin Insider Berezovsky for Funding Rebel Gangs (0)
14:46 Russia's Putin Decrees on Establishing United Aircraft Construction Corporation (0)
14:46 Rights Activist Arrested for Trying to Supply Prisoners With Drugs (0)
14:46 Turkmen Leader's Creates New Coins Praising His Poetry (0)
14:46 Iran's Negotiators Leave Moscow With no Progress Achieved on Enrichment Proposal (0)
14:46 Psychological Trauma Cases in Chechnya Suffer from Medical Complications (0)
14:46 Banknotes Used as Means to Smear Russian Pro-Putin Party (0)
14:50 Russian neo-Bolsheviks detained for unauthorized anti-draft picket (0)
14:55 Russia Demands Explanation for Sweden's Detention of Russian Scientist Accused of Espionage (0)
15:21 Raising export duties on oil products impossible - official (0)
15:21 Georgian president's visit to Kiev put off till April (0)
15:29 Russia's TransCreditBank takes out $100mln syndicated loan (0)
16:08 Raising export duties on oil products impossible - official (0)
16:43 Council of Europe Criticizes Estonia for Discriminating Russian Citizens (0)
16:43 Year of Russia opens in Azerbaijan (0)
16:49 Russian experts fly to Ukraine to check veterinary standards (0)
16:58 Russian foreign minister, OSCE head discuss South Ossetia (0)
17:23 Iran keeps mouth shut in Moscow (0)
17:32 Putin backs holding religious leaders summit in Moscow in July (0)
17:49 Russia urged Iran to cooperate with IAEA during Moscow talks (0)
17:51 Russian president condemns insult to religious feelings (0)
18:07 Wrap: Russia-Iran talks end in Moscow with no specific results (0)
18:35 Joint Control Commission urges Georgia to maintain peacekeepers (0)
19:02 Russia allegedly violated Georgian airspace - foreign ministry (0)
19:04 Saakashvili charges Russia with bulling Georgia (0)

22, February

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, February 21 (0)
06:37 Russian hockey squad edges United States 5-4 (0)
06:38 Slutskaya's Bid to Win Turin Gold in the Balance With Cohen Ahead of Russian in Turin (0)
06:40 Russia Edges U.S. in Men's Hockey, to Meet Canada in Olympic Quarter-finals (0)
06:48 Latvia's President Regrets Her Country's Role in Holocaust (0)
06:58 Militants involved in attacks on federals detained in Chechnya (0)
07:05 Council of Europe Concerned Over Racism in Estonia, Lithuania (0)
07:20 Russian prosecutors launch trial in foreign student killing (0)
08:07 Hungarian Kills His Russian Kidnapper (0)
08:11 First Shipment of Russian Helicopters Arrives in Venezuela (0)
08:12 Georgia's economic performance improves in 2005 - EBRD (0)
08:25 Kazakhstan's top security officials must resign -- MP (0)
08:39 Oil industry may be to blame for yellow snow in Sakhalin (0)
08:43 India to Take Over China's Bid for TNK BP's Udmurtneft Unit (0)
08:49 Iranian Negotiator Says Moscow Talks Were Constructive (0)
08:50 Euro slips 1.03 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:52 Dollar slips 0.81 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:56 BBC Back on Moscow Air Waves After 2-Month Suspension (0)
09:18 Russia's Hydropower Giant to Raise Capital on Foreign Markets in H2 2006 (0)
09:18 India to Take Over China's Bid for TNK-BP's Udmurtneft Unit (0)
09:23 Russian parliament passes advertising bill in third reading (0)
09:25 Moscow rebukes Japanese foreign minister (0)
09:30 Alrosa buying shares from minority holders (0)
09:37 Exiled Oligarch Berezovsky Sells All Assets to Georgian Partner (0)
09:42 Parliament's lower house passes antiterror bill (0)
09:49 Kosovo independence will set precedent - MP (0)
09:58 Moscow proposes oil transportation deal to Azerbaijan (0)
10:00 Armenia's population slightly up in 2005 to exceed 3 million (0)
10:02 Yellow, Oily Snow Falls on Remote Russian Island--Gas and Oil Industry May Be to Blame (0)
10:13 Russia to Sharply Increase Oil and Gas Exports to Asia-Pacific - Minister (0)
10:25 Parliament's upper house passes bill on free incoming calls (0)
10:31 Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Urals, three injured (0)
10:32 Russian Authorities Quarantine 17 Villages in Recent Bird Flu Outbreak (0)
10:32 Russian Prosecutors to Probe Chechen Leader's Ban on Danish NGOs (0)
10:32 Iranian Negotiator Says Moscow Talks Were Constructive (0)
10:32 Russian-Azerbaijani business forum opens in Baku (0)
10:43 Milosevic Asks Court to Send Him to Russia for Treatment (0)
10:45 Kazakh Security Chief Sends in Resignation Following Opposition Leader Murder (0)
10:53 Russia's gold and currency reserves up $1.2 bln in week (0)
10:54 Ministry plans to vaccinate poultry in high-risk areas (0)
10:55 Russian Defense Ministry denies involvement in Missouri ads (0)
11:01 Vneshtorgbank, Uralsib float Russian pipe producer's bond issue (0)
11:01 Putin to invite Armenian president to Moscow to discuss Karabakh (0)
11:13 Moscow hopes for positive result in talks with Iran - Putin (0)
11:21 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 23 (0)
11:26 OSCE observers biased in runup to Belarus election - ministry (0)
11:33 Putin Hopes for Positive Results of Nuclear Talks with Iran (0)
11:46 British company set to build catalytic converter plant in Siberia (0)
11:46 Russia Approves Terror Law in Second Reading (0)
11:47 Russian Authorities Quarantine 17 Villages in Recent Bird Flu Outbreak (0)
12:02 Russia ready to build up investment in Azerbaijani economy (0)
12:13 Russians Perplexed By Military Day Billboards Featuring US Battleship (0)
12:25 Putin warns Georgia against looking for enemies (0)
12:45 Moscow has no new offers for Iran at nuclear talks - source (0)
12:48 Russian Defense Ministry denies involvement in Missouri ads (0)
13:03 FSB Claims Spies in Russia are Overstepping Boundaries (0)
13:05 Telecoms company Comstar UTS to obtain $150-mln syndicated loan (0)
13:14 Foreign investment in Russia up 32.4% in 2005 (0)
13:22 Russia Accuses China of Agricultural Trade Discrimination (0)
13:49 Moscow reacts to Japanese foreign minister's statements (0)
13:58 Anti-money laundering in Russia (0)
14:01 U.S. might be dragging NATO into new Afghan war (0)
14:04 Taking first hard steps to civilization alliance (0)
14:19 Russia takes bronze at Olympics cross-country event (0)
14:24 Russia, Azerbaijan order legal improvements to boost cooperation (0)
14:28 Russia Says Japanese FM Meddles in Its Domestic Affairs (0)
14:34 Court upholds $482mln syndicated debt claim against Yukos (0)
14:47 Moscow has no new offers for Iran at nuclear talks - source (0)
15:14 Aeroflot board approves Terminal stock sale terms (0)
15:29 Fitch assigns BB- rating to MDM Bank bond issue (0)
15:30 Iran Has No WMD - Russia's Intelligence Chief (0)
15:38 Stability key to reviving Middle East peace process - ministry (0)
15:55 Russia's investment abroad down 7.8% year-on-year in 2005 (0)
16:12 Scalpers raise ticket prices for Russia-Canada hockey game in Turin (0)
16:52 Russian Skier Wins Bronze in Cross-Country Sprint in Turin (0)
16:52 Russia Has Nothing New to Offer Iran at Nuclear Talks - Official (0)
16:52 Russian Court Upholds $482m Debt Claim Against Yukos (0)
17:02 Russia has more than 715,000 homeless children - health minister (0)
17:12 Russian Navy chief to visit Turkey on Feb. 24-27 (0)
17:31 Russia Has 715,000 Homeless Children - Report (0)
17:41 Prosecutors examine Chechen ban on Danish groups (0)
17:45 Belarus Paper Faces Trial Over Prophet Muhammad Cartoons (0)
17:52 Problem over Russian visas may be fixed soon - Georgian minister (0)
18:06 Rostelecom shares up 10%, trade stalled (0)
18:17 Russia, Ukraine hold discussions on Transdnestr (0)
18:21 Russia's Mission Control starts increasing ISS orbit (0)
18:36 Georgia starts issuing visas to Russian military (0)
18:55 Russian Mission Control's operation to widen ISS orbit complete (0)
20:17 London's Mayor Criticizes Moscow's Decision to Ban Gay Parade (0)
21:06 Russian Actor Livanov to Receive Order of British Empire for Acting Sherlock Holmes (0)
22:14 Russia Beats Canadian Hockey Team to Reach Olympic Final (0)
23:31 Russia Beats Canada 2-0 in Hockey, Reaches Semis (0)
23:36 Russia Beats Canadian Hockey Team to Reach Olympic Semis (0)

23, February

06:52 Morning re-cap of main news, February 22 (0)
07:07 Market roof collapse in Moscow kills 13 (0)
07:34 Prosecutors warned market director about maintenance violations (0)
08:01 Market roof collapse could have been caused by snow - mayor (0)
08:33 Moscow Market Roof Collapse Kills 18, Wounds 24 (0)
08:57 Russia modernizes armed forces, needs more effort - Defense Minister (0)
09:15 More than 500 rescue workers clear rubble at Moscow market - official (0)
09:53 No Muscovites among market accident victims - mayor (0)
10:13 Death Toll in Moscow Market Collapse Reaches 27, May Grow Twice (0)
10:35 Order maintained during national festivities - Interior Ministry (0)
10:44 Russia Ranked 136 in World Men's Life Expectancy Rating (0)
10:46 Ukraine's Greens Throw Eggs in Parliament Protesting Against Nuclear Waste Facility Plans (0)
10:53 State responsible for human rights situation - Putin (0)
11:28 Series of terror attacks prevented in Chechnya - minister (0)
11:43 Rosneft seeks new oil assets in Kazakhstan (0)
12:15 Arbour on Russia's role in reforming UN human rights activity (0)
12:46 State Responsible for Situation Around Human Rights - Putin (0)
12:59 At Least 38 Killed in Moscow Market Roof Collapse (0)
13:14 Moscow market death toll rises to 44 - ministry (0)
13:19 Fire under debris in Basmanny market put out - ministry (0)
13:26 Russia Wins Women's Biathlon Relay (0)
13:27 Russian official's visit could help resolve Iranian nuclear file issue (0)
14:10 Russians win ladies' biathlon relay (0)
14:17 Investigators question architect after roof collapse in Moscow (0)
14:44 Communists, Pacifists Hold Protest Actions on Russian Army Holiday (0)
15:35 Death Toll in Moscow Market Roof Collapse Reaches 49 (0)
15:35 At Least 38 Killed in Moscow Market Roof Collapse (0)
15:35 Death Toll in Moscow Market Collapse Reaches 27, May Grow Twice (0)
15:35 Moscow Market Roof Collapse Kills 18, Wounds 24 (0)
17:14 Wrap: Moscow market roof collapse kills 49, injures 29 (0)
17:30 State Responsible for Situation Around Human Rights - Putin (0)
17:31 Ukraine's Greens Throw Eggs in Parliament Protesting Against Nuclear Waste Facility Plans (0)
17:50 Chechen Acting PM Says Danish Organization Not Banned (0)
18:14 Russia's Hockey Player Malkin Suspended for Olympics Semis (0)

24, February

06:55 Morning re-cap of main news, February 23 (0)
07:10 Moscow market rescue over, 57 bodies found (0)
07:35 Mass poultry deaths registered in southern Russia (0)
08:04 Belarusian foreign minister to visit Moscow on February 27 (0)
08:28 Moscow mayor refutes possibility of terrorist act at market (0)
09:15 Moscow court extends Tsniimash-Export head arrest (0)
09:54 Hague tribunal rejects Milosevic temporary release (0)
10:38 Russia Market Toll Hits 57, Rescue Workers Give Up Hope (0)
10:41 Russia's Nuclear Chief Arrives in Tehran for Talks (0)
10:45 Russia's Slutskaya Wins Bronze in Turin Olympics (0)
10:46 Market roof collapse victim dies in hospital (0)
10:50 UN Court Rejects Milosevic Request for Treatment in Russia (0)
10:53 No Official Ban on Danish Aid Group - Chechnya's PM (0)
11:07 Tokyo denies meddling in Russia's domestic affairs (0)
11:19 Russia Market Toll Hits 60, Rescue Workers Give Up Hope (0)
11:20 Yukos set to protest probe into subsidiary activities (0)
12:25 Russian Navy commander visits Turkey (0)
12:57 Ukraine could join WTO this year - foreign minister (0)
13:22 Russia, Georgia to discuss visa issuing (0)
13:29 Patriarch concerned over rampant gambling in Russia (0)
13:44 Russia's Tchepalova Claims Silver in Women's 30-km Cross Country (0)
15:11 Milosevic calls unfair tribunal's rejection of his treatment plea (0)
15:49 Putin thanks patriarch for efforts to promote interfaith dialogue (0)
16:03 Director of collapsed Moscow market detained (0)
16:16 U.N. Rights Chief Decries Abuses in Chechnya (0)
16:39 Azerbaijani minister to visit Moscow following market collapse (0)
17:41 Putin to visit Hungary, Czech Republic next week (0)
19:58 semis (0)
20:05 U.N. Rights Chief Decries Abuses in Chechnya (0)

25, February

07:24 Morning re-cap of main news, February 24 (0)
08:00 Moscow market death toll reaches 64 - ministry (0)
09:17 Russia-Iran nuclear talks begin in Tehran (0)
09:44 Uzbekistan ratifies allied relations treaty with Russia (0)
09:52 Russia to play Czech Republic for ice hockey bronze in Turin (0)
10:10 No political obstacles to completion of Bushehr NPP - Kiriyenko (0)
10:11 U.N. Rights Chief Decries Abuses in Chechnya (0)
10:25 Finland Beats Russia in Olympic Men's Hockey Semi Finals (0)
10:32 Russian nuclear chief to discuss fuel supplies to Iran (0)
10:43 Iran Nuclear Proposal Still on Table - Russia's Nuclear Energy Chief (0)
10:46 Death Toll in Moscow Market Roof Collapse Reaches 65, First Suspect Held (0)
11:08 Death Toll in Moscow Market Roof Collapse Reaches 65, First Suspect Held (0)
11:09 Iran Nuclear Proposal Still on Table - Russia's Nuclear Energy Chief (0)
11:13 Moscow market death toll rises to 65 - ministry (0)
11:39 Foreign Ministry regrets tribunal's rejection of Milosevic's plea (0)
12:08 Russia's enrichment proposal suits West, Iran - official (0)
12:16 Russia Hopes Iran Nuclear Plant Will Be Launched Soon (0)
13:22 Iran to give Russia priority in NPP building - minister (0)
13:38 Europe's Human Rights Envoy Visits Chechnya (0)
13:38 Iran sets up HQ for cooperation with Russia - Kiriyenko (0)
13:50 Iran nuclear issue can be settled within IAEA - Kiriyenko (0)
14:21 No nuclear waste storage facility for Ukraine - Lytvyn (0)
15:14 European commissioner praises human rights changes in Chechnya (0)
15:20 Russia-Iran commission to meet in mid-2006 - Kiriyenko (0)
17:06 Yushchenko sets up public council for honest elections (0)

26, February

05:23 Morning re-cap of main news, February 25 (0)
06:08 Russian bobsleigh team wins silver in Turin (0)
06:34 Russian hockey team falls short of Olympic bronze (0)
06:35 Stefanya (0)
06:36 Steven Conn (0)
06:45 Moscow market death toll rises to 66 - ministry (0)
07:19 Hazing Victim Honored on Russian Army Day (0)
07:30 Mass poultry deaths continue in southern Russia (0)
07:31 Russian monetary base up $592.5 mln in week (0)
07:41 Parliament's lower house passes anti-terror bill (0)
08:12 Russia's Far Eastern region takes bird flu preventive measures (0)
08:17 Siberian mining companies to spend $12 bln on safety by 2010 (0)
08:31 Russia Condemns UN Court Refusal to Release Milosevic for Treatment in Moscow (0)
08:34 Russia's Hopes for Hockey Bronze Shattered by Czechs in Turin Olympics (0)
08:35 Death Toll in Moscow Market Collapse Rises to 66 (0)
08:42 Top Russian Journalists Come to Defense of Paper Closed Over Cartoon Scandal (0)
08:53 Dollar slips 2.77 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:57 Russian Bobsled Wins Silver in Turin (0)
09:00 Russia's Hopes for Hockey Bronze Shattered by Czechs in Turin Olympics (0)
09:02 Hazing Victim Honored on Russian Army Day (0)
09:08 Russian Lower House Approves Controversial New Anti-Terror Legislation (0)
09:08 Russian Bobsled Wins Silver in Turin (0)
09:15 New Zealand Vodka Ad Featuring Slavish Russian Wives Enrage Local Russian Women (0)
09:17 Russia Will Have Priority Rights in Iranian Nuclear Tenders - Official (0)
09:38 Forbes Rates Russia Among Least Attractive Countries for Foreign Investors (0)
09:38 Two soldiers given one-year sentences for hazing (0)
09:49 Opposition holds unsanctioned rally in Kazakhstan (0)
09:50 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 27 (0)
09:55 Russia, China to conduct joint pollution monitoring in Far East (0)
10:01 Economics ministry to decide on large-diameter pipe imports soon (0)
10:04 Govt. to consider atomic sphere restructuring in April - source (0)
10:06 Cathedral Security Gards Attack Top Dutch Embassy Official (0)
10:06 Russian parliamentary delegation to visit Iran (0)
10:08 Russia's main stock exchange to add six new papers to its index (0)
10:21 Two Russians hit in mine blast in Afghanistan - diplomats (0)
10:35 Putin re-appoints Karelia's president (0)
10:37 Update: Demonstrators clash with police in Kazakhstan (0)
10:38 US Concerned Over Russia's Plans to Drill in Antarctic Lake (0)
10:44 Girl in Moscow Zoo Loses Finger Stroking "Cuddly" Leopard (0)
10:47 Shuttle trade restrictions to result in 30% price increase (0)
10:51 Bird flu vaccine to be tested on humans - senior doctor (0)
10:54 Russian Customer Finds Corpse in Secondhand Car From Japan (0)
11:41 Olympic committee official in hospital after road accident (0)
11:49 Bushehr nuclear plant construction completed by 95% - expert (0)
11:53 Russia's Dementiev Wins Silver in Final Cross Country Race in Turin (0)
11:58 Pro-Kremlin Chechen Leader Asks CE Human Rights Commissioner to Extradite Berezovsky (0)
12:02 Russian Customer Finds Corpse in Secondhand Car From Japan (0)
12:03 Russia ready to address bird flu in spring - minister (0)
12:08 Bird flu suspected in North Ossetia (0)
12:08 Russia's Alrosa buys shares from minorities (0)
12:21 Russian skier takes silver in men's cross-country 50km race (0)
12:34 1.6 Million Abortions Performed in Russia in 2005 (0)
12:37 Russian nuclear official pledges timely fuel supplies to Bushehr (0)
12:39 Preparations for Arabsat-4A launch under way at Baikonur (0)
12:47 Russia, Iran agree to set up enrichment venture - vice president (0)
13:25 Iran Finally Accepts Russia's Enrichment Proposal (0)
13:25 Iranian vice president on JV establishment plans (0)
13:31 Government Compensates Victims' Families of Moscow Market Roof Collapse (0)
13:33 Forbes Rates Russia Among Least Attractive Countries for Foreign Investors (0)
13:39 Trans-Korean Railroad project moves ahead (0)
13:42 South Korea calls for faster implementation of deals with Russia (0)
13:45 Russian Banks Plan Acquisitions in European Union (0)
14:14 AFK Sistema buys 7.3% stake in Comstar UTS from Deutsche Bank (0)
14:26 Gazprom board approves purchase of 51% of NEGP Company stock (0)
14:45 Gazprom okays purchase of 50% of Rosukrenergo AG from Gazprombank (0)
14:51 Gazprom okays purchase of stakes in six regional gas companies (0)
15:20 Bird flu reported at poultry farm in southern Russia - ministry (0)
15:57 Tbilisi Denies Rumors of U.S. Using Georgia Bases to Attack Iran (0)
16:14 Court satisfies Samaraneftegaz suit on refusal to pay taxes (0)
16:22 Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Russia's Southern Region (0)
16:47 Moscow Arbitration Court Cancels $5.8 m Claim Against Yukos Subsidiary (0)
17:03 Telenor suit against VimpelCom adjourned until April 3 (0)
17:23 Gazprom to allot over $1bln to supply gas to regions in 2006-7 (0)
18:00 Moscow Journalist Found Killed in Apartment (0)
19:05 NTV reporter killed in Moscow (0)

27, February

05:21 Morning re-cap of main news, February 26 (0)
05:52 Two Russians get long prison terms for cannibalism (0)
05:57 Kyrgyz parliament speaker re-submits resignation (0)
06:44 Moscow blaze kills 7 workers (0)
07:05 Iran, Japan to discuss nuclear issues - minister (0)
07:07 Gas pipeline bursts in Siberia (0)
07:23 Sakhalin I oil output reaches 345,000 tons (0)
07:39 Russia to Host International Nuclear Safety Conference Under IAEA Aegis (0)
07:47 Syrian student shot, wounded during robbery in southern Russia (0)
07:47 Gas pipeline bursts in Siberia (0)
08:09 Crude Futures Fall as Russia, Iran Agree on Enrichment Venture (0)
08:15 Ruble's real effective rate up 2.15% in Jan. - ministry (0)
08:18 IGC Warns of Wheat Stock Decline Due to Russia, Ukraine Colds (0)
08:26 Over 39,000 chickens killed by plague-like virus in south Russia (0)
08:41 Opposition Leader Jailed for 13 Years in Uzbekistan (0)
08:48 More Than 3,500 Russian Soldiers Killed in Chechnya Since 1999 (0)
08:49 Russian Court Jails 2 Cannibals for Murder, Lets Cannibal Girfriends Walk Free (0)
08:52 Russia Wins 22 Awards in Turin Olympics (0)
08:57 Dollar slips 3.27 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:59 Euro slips 24.54 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:12 Massive Fire Kills 7 at Moscow Construction Site (0)
09:13 Jewish Meeting Disrupted by Fight over Russian Tycoon's Role (0)
09:25 Russia's trade hit $27.9 billion in January (0)
09:25 Hurricanes bring blizzards, gales to Russia's Far East (0)
09:26 Tests confirm H5N1 strain in dead swan in Georgia (0)
09:29 Czechs Hand Over Russian Missile Smuggler to Ukraine (0)
09:32 Driverless vehicle causes car accident in Siberia (0)
09:33 First bird flu case reported in southern Republic of Adygeya (0)
09:37 Georgia Invokes State of Emergency Over Bird Flu Outbreak (0)
09:51 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for Feb. 28 (0)
10:12 Georgia May Demand $15 Billion Dollars in Damages from Russia - Official (0)
10:19 Wrap: Economy ministry announces statistics (0)
10:55 Russia, South Korea Close to Railroad Agreement (0)
11:16 Amex bank receives general license from Russia's Central Bank (0)
11:21 Romanovs press for Tsar Nicholas II case to be sent to court (0)
11:39 Machine export boss appeals against pre-trial restraint decision (0)
11:48 Kasyanov-led Group Says No to Constitutional Changes in Russia (0)
11:53 2 Cannibals Convicted of Murder After Cooking Russian Man for Dinner (0)
12:01 Russian foreign minister warns against putting pressure on Belarus (0)
12:12 Sibirtelecom presents NGN technology in Siberia (0)
12:13 Russia's Uranium Stockpiles to Run Out by 2020 - Official (0)
12:16 About 50% of Ukrainians nostalgic for Soviet times - poll (0)
12:23 Russian-Iranian talks on JV to continue soon - minister (0)
12:24 Bird vaccination in Moscow to begin after March 15 (0)
12:26 Far Eastern telecom firm reports lower net profit in 2005 (0)
12:38 Ex-premier to forge new public movement in Russia (0)
12:57 Russian, Belarusian ministers discuss contacts with the West (0)
13:00 Mineral resources agency to hold 1,500 auctions in 2006 (0)
13:08 Strategic deposit auctions to be held after new resources law (0)
13:10 Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Resigns (0)
13:16 FBI Investigation into Former Georgian Prime Minister's Death Mistranslated (0)
14:02 Acting PM invites Danish NGO back to Chechnya (0)
14:03 Chechen Women Left Alone in War's Path (0)
14:06 Russian govt. sets up HQ to combat bird flu (0)
14:09 Russia's Alfa Group, Diageo Agree to Promote Smirnoff Vodka in Russia (0)
14:18 Strategic deposit auctions to be held after new resources law (0)
14:24 Hamas delegation due in Moscow for talks March 3 (0)
14:31 Heirs Urge Prosecutors to Clear Last Russian Tsar of Political Charges (0)
14:31 Uranium solution closer after Tehran talks - Russian minister (0)
14:40 Georgian Scientist Claims Bird Flu Virus Could Be Soviet Biological Weapon (0)
14:42 Sberbank's 1M06 profits up 3.5% y-o-y to $416 mln (0)
14:47 Basic agreement which has no basis (0)
15:00 National Headquarters to Fight Bird Flu Set up in Russia (0)
15:01 Russia Urges Iran to Put Off Nuclear Activities Till IAEA Clears Issue (0)
15:09 Piracy took 70% of Russia's audio-video market in 2005 (0)
15:16 American Express could sign deal with banks on ruble cards (0)
15:18 Two soldiers in Siberia given prison sentences for hazing attack (0)
15:46 ISS Flight Control engineers unhappy with low wages (0)
15:50 Russian shipping leader receives award from Lloyd's List (0)
16:06 Baltic states agree to build nuclear power plant in Lithuania (0)
16:30 Tehran set to pursue nuclear research - foreign minister (0)
16:38 Embattled Russian bank stops accepting deposits (0)
16:47 Southern floods could cause environmental disaster - ministry (0)
17:11 Bird flu H5N1 strain discovered in Ukrainian resort zoo - TV (0)
17:14 Gazprom board approves 2006 budget (0)
17:29 Iran delegation to visit Moscow Tuesday for JV talks - source (0)
17:45 Investigators identify suspect in NTV journalist murder (0)
19:12 MP abducted in North Cauca