Morning re-cap of main news, February 26
* The NTV television channel's press service said the channel's special correspondent, Ilya Zimin, had been killed in Moscow
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 05:21 GMT
Two Russians get long prison terms for cannibalism
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, February 27 (RIA Novosti, Oksana Guseva) – Two residents of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East have been sentenced to 13 and 20 years in a high-security penal colony for murder and cannibalism, a local court official said Monday.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 05:52 GMT
Kyrgyz parliament speaker re-submits resignation
BISHKEK, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – The speaker of the Kyrgyz parliament told members Monday that he had officially re-submitted his resignation and asked his colleagues to put the issue on vote.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 05:57 GMT
Moscow blaze kills 7 workers
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – Seven workers have died in a blaze at a construction site in Moscow, the firefighting service said Monday.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 06:44 GMT
Iran, Japan to discuss nuclear issues - minister
TOKYO, February 27 (RIA Novosti, Andrei Fesyun) – The Japanese foreign minister said Monday his country was interested in the details of the upcoming Russian-Iranian deal to establish a joint uranium enrichment venture in Russia.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 07:05 GMT
Gas pipeline bursts in Siberia
YEKATERINBURG, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – A gas pipeline burst early Monday morning in West Siberia, a local Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman said.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 07:07 GMT
Sakhalin I oil output reaches 345,000 tons
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, February 27 (RIA Novosti, Pyotr Tsyrendorzhiyev) – Industrial oil production of the Sakhalin I project totaled 345,000 metric tons since October 2005, the Exxon Neftegas Limited press service said Monday.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 07:23 GMT
Russia to Host International Nuclear Safety Conference Under IAEA Aegis
Russia said it will host a month-long conference beginning this week on improving nuclear security, organized jointly with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Representatives of IAEA member countries and international organizations are expected to attend the event.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 07:39 GMT
Syrian student shot, wounded during robbery in southern Russia
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – A student from Syria was shot and wounded in an armed robbery that occurred in the city of Astrakhan in southern Russia Monday.
// Feb. 27, 2006 - 07:47 GMT