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