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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<