Morning re-cap of main news, February 6
* Russia and India signed a bilateral protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 05:29 GMT
Cargo plane makes emergency landing in Siberia
KRASNOYARSK, February 7 (RIA Novosti, Boris Ivanov) – A Russian cargo plane made an emergency landing in the eastern Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk in the early hours of Tuesday, a local Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman said.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 06:18 GMT
Work to restore electricity to Black Sea resort completed
ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 7 (RIA Novosti, Sergei Rudkovsky) – Work to restore electricity to 5,000 people in and around one of Russia's most popular holiday resorts was completed early Tuesday, a local spokesman said.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 06:56 GMT
Eight migrant workers die in blaze near Moscow
MOSCOW, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – Eight migrant workers have died in a blaze near Moscow, police said Tuesday.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:12 GMT
Nearly 36,000 Russians Killed by Alcohol Poisoning in 2005 - Report
Alcohol poisoning killed 35,929 people in Russia in 2005 – a lower figure than the previous year, a Russian news agency cited a report compiled for a parliamentary committee as saying.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:33 GMT
Kazakhstan GDP up 9.4% in 2005
ASTANA, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – Preliminary results indicate that Kazakhstan's gross domestic product growth totaled 9.4% in 2005 year-on-year, a Kazakh minister said Tuesday.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:34 GMT
Oil Spill in Estonia Could Kill Up to 35,000 Birds - Experts
A thick oil slick off the shore of northwest Estonia could kill as many as 35,000 birds, far more than previously feared, as freezing seas hamper rescue and recovery efforts, bird experts.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:39 GMT
Russia, India Sign $888M Contract on Combat Aircraft Modernization
India is ready to pay $888 million to Russian company RSK-MiG to modernize and refurbish is fleet of 67 MiG-29 multi-role jet fighters. The project which has already been delayed for over two years is likely to commence this year and to be completed around four years later, Indian officials said.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:50 GMT
Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March
A senior Russian parliamentary official and leader of the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes that a US attack on Iran is inevitable. Zhirinovsky expects Washington to attack on March 28, the day when Israel voters are to go to the polls.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 07:54 GMT
Russian Hackers Steal Over $1M From Personal Bank Accounts in France
Russian thieves have stolen more than euros 1m (pounds 680,000) from personal bank accounts in France using "sleeper bugs" to infect computers. In one hit, a bank customer lost euros 40,000.
// Feb. 07, 2006 - 08:03 GMT