Morning re-cap of main news, June 24

* Mission Control said a Soyuz carrier rocket with the Progress M-57 space freighter had been successfully launched from the Baikonur space center to the International Space Station at 3.08 p.m. GMT Read full story...

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 06:11 GMT


Russia Fails to Meet G8 Requirements - UK Think-Tank Report

Russia does not meet democratic standards for membership of the Group of Eight and its leadership of the rich nations' club risks destroying the G8's credibility, a British think-tank says.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:13 GMT


Russian carrier rocket delivers military satellite into orbit

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian carrier rocket has delivered a military satellite into orbit, Russia's federal space agency said Sunday.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:18 GMT


Russian Cargo Ship with Supplies for ISS Blasts Off

A Russian cargo spacecraft carrying food and supplies blasted off Saturday for the international space station, mission control said.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:26 GMT


Russian Athlete Sets World Record in Women's Hammer Throw

Tatiana Lysenko of Russia has set a world record in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 253 feet, 11 inches at the Znamensky Brothers Memorial meet.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:35 GMT


Two federal troops injured in Chechnya blast

GROZNY, June 25 (RIA Novosti) – Two federal troops were injured in a blast in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus, the local interior ministry said Sunday.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:42 GMT


Russian Military Kosmos Satellite Put into Orbit

A Tsyklon-2 launch vehicle has put a Russian Defense Ministry satellite of the Kosmos series into the target orbit, Russian Space Troops report.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:46 GMT


Police detain two suspected militants in Chechnya

GROZNY, June 25 (RIA Novosti) – Police have detained two suspected militants in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus, the local interior ministry said Sunday.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 07:58 GMT


Up to 11 People Killed in Dormitary Fire in Central Russia

A fire in a dormitory for workers has killed up to 11 people in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district in the Russian Urals.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 08:46 GMT


Uranium moratorium resumption a step back - Iranian official

TEHRAN, June 25 (RIA Novosti) – The resumption of a moratorium on uranium enrichment will be a step back, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Sunday.

// Jun. 25, 2006 - 09:18 GMT