Year 2006, Month 8
Below is a list of all entries made for the selected month. In brackets is the number of comments posted to each entry.
01, August
- 04:29 Morning re-cap of main news, July 31 (0)
- 04:51 Russia raises oil export duty to $216.4 per metric ton on Aug. 1 (0)
- 05:13 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 05:25 Artworks Worth $5 Million Stolen From Russia's Landmark Hermitage Museum (0)
- 05:38 Russia Resumes Oil Supplies to Europe After Leak, Plays Down Environmental Damage (0)
- 05:58 Ukraine Pro-Russian Coalition Opposes New Elections, Says Yushchenko Risks Impeachment (0)
- 06:41 RUXX investment index set to open 0.7% down (0)
- 06:44 Gazprom net profit doubles in 1H06 - company (0)
- 07:06 Russia Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon (0)
- 07:14 $5 Million in Artwork Stolen From Russia's Hermitage Museum (0)
- 07:20 Russia Resumes Oil Supplies to Europe After Leak, Plays Down Environmental Damage (0)
- 07:22 Ukraine Pro-Russian Coalition Opposes New Elections, Threatens to Impeach Yushchenko (0)
- 07:23 Russia Urges Georgia to Withdraw Troops From Kodori in Breakaway Abkhazia (0)
- 07:32 Iranian Attacked in Moscow Underground (0)
- 07:33 UN stabilization force could support Lebanese troops - Russia (0)
- 07:52 Dollar rises 2.19 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:55 Euro slips 3.69 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:04 Kazakhstan Bans Launches of Russian Dnepr Carrier Rockets After Crash (0)
- 08:13 Russia Raises Oil Export Duty (0)
- 08:16 Kazakhstan bans Dnepr rocket launches from Baikonur after crash (0)
- 08:25 Cannibal Eats Victim's Head in Soup, Keeps Heart in Fridge (0)
- 08:59 Russian cosmetics firm Kalina's 1H06 net profit down 11.7% (0)
- 09:01 Fidel Castro life moments (0)
- 09:03 Mideastern war revives old cliches (0)
- 09:12 Tymoshenko mulls teaming up with Our Ukraine in early election-1 (0)
- 09:23 Ford to invest $250-mln in auto production in Russia (0)
- 09:45 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 2 (0)
- 10:24 Half of Russians blame Israel, U.S. for Mideast conflict - survey (0)
- 10:32 Most Russians Blame Israel for Current Middle East Crisis - Poll (0)
- 10:35 Gref for giving independent gas producers foreign market access (0)
- 10:53 Ukraine president in consultations on parliament dissolution (0)
- 11:01 Russia's Rostelecom net profit down 51.7% in 1H06 (0)
- 11:13 Pro-Russian party proposes new Ukraine parliament unity pact -MP (0)
- 11:15 Russia to Tighten Foreign Access to Oil, Gas Reserves - Minister (0)
- 11:16 Cannibal Eats Victim's Head in Soup, Keeps Heart in Fridge (0)
- 11:22 Top Ukrainian MP Ordered Journalist's Murder - Berezovsky (0)
- 11:24 Lavrov condemns Israel's attack on Lebanon's Qana (0)
- 11:37 Jewelry theft from St. Petersburg Hermitage took years -director (0)
- 11:39 Russia's gas output in 1H06 up 2.3% to 333 bln cu m (0)
- 11:46 Russia's oil output up 3.3% y-o-y in 2Q06 (0)
- 11:46 Sharapova Surpasses Beckham in List of World's Richest Athletes (0)
- 12:00 Russian Steel Giant Severstal Hopes for $1.5bln IPO in London (0)
- 12:43 Russia's Lavrov Condemns Qana Shelling on Behalf of CE (0)
- 12:57 Russia's Gazexport reports gas exports up 26% in 1H06 (0)
- 13:00 Ukraine's president urges factions to sign unity pact (0)
- 13:03 Sharapova Surpasses Beckham in List of World's Richest Athletes (0)
- 13:08 Fitch upgrades Bank of Moscow to BBB following Moscow's upgrade (0)
- 13:11 Board of Russia's AvtoVAZ approves CEO resignation (0)
- 13:25 Russia govt. raises projected 2006 GDP growth to 6.5% -1 (0)
- 13:32 Yukos files lawsuit against creditors' bankruptcy decision (0)
- 13:50 Yukos Files Suit Against Creditors in Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy (0)
- 14:04 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:13 Belarus export to Russia to fall by almost 60% in 2006 - premier (0)
- 14:30 Iran says UN resolution may lead to new tensions (0)
- 14:37 The Qana massacre 2 (0)
- 14:38 Russia Urges Iran to Heed International Opinion on Nukes (0)
- 15:30 Moscow Court Declares Yukos Oil Company Bankrupt (0)
- 15:36 Moscow court declares Yukos bankrupt (0)
- 15:54 Kazakhstan bans Dnepr rocket launches from Baikonur after crash -1 (0)
- 15:56 Israel expanding ground operation in Lebanon (0)
- 16:05 Russia to double investment in power sector in 2007 -- minister (0)
- 16:11 Belarus president offers EU, U.S. beneficial partnership (0)
- 16:31 TNK-BP Holding garners $1.4 billion in 1H06 net profit (0)
02, August
- 04:29 Morning re-cap of main news, August 1 (0)
- 05:41 Ukraine faces 'moment of truth' as deadline expires (0)
- 06:02 Barbara Bryant (0)
- 06:08 Rob Winkworth (0)
- 06:10 John Smith (0)
- 06:12 Raymond Thompson (0)
- 06:30 RUXX investment index set to open 1.1% down (0)
- 06:47 Three Ukrainian climbers die in N. Caucasus (0)
- 06:52 Sakhalin Shelf buys Russia's northern port for Sakhalin-V project (0)
- 07:10 Russian diplomats' killers in Iraq will be found - security chief (0)
- 07:42 Sharapova Advances to Third Round of WTA Tour (0)
- 07:43 Russia's Tatneft exceeds oil output plan by 0.9% in July (0)
- 07:43 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 07:46 Russian Volunteer Fighters to Defend Breakaway Abkhazia from Georgia (0)
- 07:46 Communists Threaten Nationwide Protest Over Russia-U.S. Military Exercise (0)
- 07:47 Leading Russian Carmaker Avtovaz Accepts CEO Resignation (0)
- 07:49 Lukashenko Offers EU, U.S. Partnership, Wants Belarus Image Improvement (0)
- 07:49 Russian Diva Netrebko Becomes Austrian Citizen (0)
- 07:54 Moscow Court Declares Yukos Oil Company Bankrupt (0)
- 07:59 Dollar slips 8.11 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:00 Russian Volunteer Fighters to Defend Breakaway Abkhazia from Georgia (0)
- 08:00 Euro rises 13.07 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:06 International arms exhibition opens in Russia (0)
- 08:07 Hingis Tells Kournikova to Think Twice Before Comeback (0)
- 08:18 Russia's RAO UES net profit up 34% in 2Q06 (0)
- 08:22 Russia's RussNeft posts $150 mln net profit in 2Q06, up 15% q-o-q (0)
- 08:56 Russian Journalist Wounded, Survives Shelling in Lebanon (0)
- 09:11 Russian airline UTair's earnings up 43.7% y-o-y in 1H06 (0)
- 09:18 Leading Russian Carmaker Avtovaz Accepts CEO Resignation (0)
- 09:25 Indian Government Approves Purchase of 3 Stealth Frigates from Russia (0)
- 09:39 Russia considering new gas pipeline to China - governor (0)
- 09:45 Russian peacekeepers deny setting up new checkpoints in Kodori (0)
- 09:57 China prepared to invest in Kyrgyzstan's power sector (0)
- 09:58 One killed, two injured in oil storage blast in southern Russia (0)
- 10:05 Russia's GAZ Group expands military truck lineup (0)
- 10:10 Russian Journalist Wounded, Survives Shelling in Lebanon (0)
- 10:20 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 3 (0)
- 10:39 Armenia's foreign trade in 1H06 up 12.6% y-o-y (0)
- 10:41 Verdict on Russian scientist accused of spying postponed (0)
- 11:17 Russian Car Producer Buys UK Van Company (0)
- 11:26 Thousands gather at Ukraine's parliament as deadline approaches (0)
- 11:30 Russia-Ukraine brotherhood unlikely to be restored - survey (0)
- 12:07 Military court to retry army captain over Chechnya murders (0)
- 12:10 President Putin Broke Promise to Rescue Yukos - Russian Press (0)
- 12:12 Russia Puts Jordanian Al-Quaeda Envoy on International Wanted List (0)
- 12:15 Russian Finance Minister to Head State Diamond Monopoly Alrosa (0)
- 12:23 Russian household incomes up 22.5% in 1H - govt. agency (0)
- 12:47 TNK-BP plans to supply oil to China via Siberia terminal (0)
- 13:05 Ukrainian president to announce parliament's fate on TV (0)
- 13:09 Russians have their own patron saints to pray to - Patriarch (0)
- 13:14 Georgia increasing military presence in Kodori Gorge -Abkhazia (0)
- 13:23 Russian News Agency Sues Business Daily for $10.67mln Over Copyright Violation (0)
- 13:55 Two Kyrgyz diplomats expelled from U.S. - Foreign Ministry (0)
- 14:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:05 Russian agency files $11-mln suit against Vedomosti's publisher (0)
- 14:10 Russian Finance Minister to Head State Diamond Monopoly Alrosa (0)
- 14:15 Russia to push for immediate end to Mideast violence (0)
- 14:20 Ukraine's President to Make Choice Between Russia and West (0)
- 14:22 Head of Russian Church Arms President Putin With Holy Sword (0)
- 14:32 Georgia's actions in Abkhazia hinder conflict settlement -Russia (0)
- 14:46 Russia's Stabilization Fund stands at $66.7bln as of August 1 (0)
- 14:57 Russian agency files $11-mln suit against Vedomosti's publisher -2 (0)
- 15:03 Moldova president endorses abolition of death penalty (0)
- 15:32 Roundtable talks fail to find way out of crisis - Ukrainian president (0)
- 16:07 2 Kyrgyz Diplomats Deported from U.S. (0)
- 16:23 Yushchenko Considers Disbanding Parliament as Ukraine Makes No Decision on Unity Agreement (0)
- 16:25 BBC Refused Broadcasting License in Tajikistan (0)
- 16:45 Roundtable talks fail to find way out of crisis - Ukrainian president -1 (0)
- 16:58 Latvia expels Belarusian diplomat (0)
- 17:21 Kliper: too many unknowns (0)
- 17:55 Russian Hockey Federation rejects IIHF-NHL transfer agreement (0)
03, August
- 04:29 Morning re-cap of main news, August 2 (0)
- 04:53 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 05:28 Ukrainian president nominates Yanukovych as PM (0)
- 05:35 Ukraine's Yushchenko Forced to Name Rival as Prime Minister (0)
- 05:43 NATO Membership Could Improve Ties With Russia - Georgia's Saakashvili (0)
- 05:56 Two Russian peacekeepers dead after attack in Abkhazia (0)
- 06:03 RUXX investment index set to open 3% up (0)
- 06:15 End to Ukraine crisis in sight as president backs rival as PM (0)
- 06:56 Russia's gold and currency reserves up $2.7 bln in week (0)
- 07:07 Russia Halts Oil Supplies to Lithuania After Major Pipeline Leak (0)
- 07:18 UN Lowers Risk Level for Russia's Restive Chechnya Province (0)
- 07:18 NATO Membership Could Improve Ties With Russia - Georgia's Saakashvili (0)
- 07:18 Ukraine's Yushchenko Forced to Name Rival as Prime Minister (0)
- 07:27 Ukraine's Yushchenko submits Yanukovych PM candidacy to Rada (0)
- 07:44 Dollar rises 4.35 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:49 Experts View Russian Billionaire as Ideal Jaguar Brand Buyer (0)
- 07:49 Our Ukraine set to join anti-crisis coalition (0)
- 07:50 Russia Rejects NHL Transfer Deal (0)
- 07:50 Belarus Diplomat Expelled From Latvia (0)
- 07:51 2 Russian Peacekeepers Killed in Armed Attack in Georgia's Breakaway Province (0)
- 07:52 Euro slips 9.53 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:55 Govt. approves Kuril Islands development program (0)
- 08:12 MTS mobile giant 1H06 net profit rises 160% y-o-y (0)
- 08:19 2 Russian Peacekeepers Killed in Armed Attack in Georgia's Breakaway Province (0)
- 08:22 Ukraine's Yushchenko Forced to Name Rival as Prime Minister (0)
- 08:24 UN Lowers Risk Level for Russia's Restive Chechnya Province (0)
- 08:28 Russia Rejects NHL Transfer Deal (0)
- 08:32 Two policemen killed in southern Russia car attack (0)
- 08:33 NATO Membership Could Improve Ties With Russia - Georgia's Saakashvili (0)
- 08:41 Belarus Diplomat Expelled From Latvia (0)
- 08:47 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 4 (0)
- 08:48 Engine malfunction caused July Siberia air crash - paper (0)
- 08:54 Admiralty Shipyards conducts sea trials of new diesel submarine (0)
- 09:06 Aeroflot, Svyazinvest may be privatized in 2007 - Gref (0)
- 09:31 Gazprom, CNPC plan coordination committee session in China, Q4 (0)
- 09:40 Kuril development program to boost population, output - Gref (0)
- 09:44 Soviet-built Miniature Moscow Goes on Sale in Russian Capital (0)
- 09:50 Hotel reconstruction no threat to St. Basil's say officials (0)
- 09:58 Ukraine unity agreement includes NATO referendum - Our Ukraine (0)
- 10:00 Russia urges Iran to comply with UN resolution-ministry (0)
- 10:20 Russia Wants Pipe-Laying Project in Far East Halted (0)
- 10:23 Torrential flooding puts Sakhalin II pipeline under threat (0)
- 10:28 GAZ shareholders approve charter capital enlargement (0)
- 11:02 Russia Prepares for 250-Day Manned Flight to Mars (0)
- 11:02 Israel Approves of Russia's Position on Middle East Conflict--Envoy (0)
- 11:02 Jealous Policeman Opens Fire at Subway Station Killing 2, Shoots Self (0)
- 11:17 Ukraine Communist leader says Yanukovych PM vote only on Friday (0)
- 11:20 Stolen Items From Russia's Hermitage Museum Worth Over $130 mln - Art Dealer (0)
- 11:28 Russia Schedules Japanese Space Tourist's Launch on September 14 (0)
- 11:45 Home Credit & Finance Bank puts defaulted loans on the block (0)
- 11:52 Maria Sharapova Loses Suit Against Movie Production Company (0)
- 11:58 Russia Urges Iran to Meet Nuclear Deadline (0)
- 12:11 Soccer commission suspends goalkeeper Ovchinnikov for 5 games (0)
- 12:52 Moscow court rejects Khodorkovsky appeal against prison transfer (0)
- 13:06 Madonna to bring her 'Confessions' to Moscow Sept. 11 (0)
- 13:22 Ukraine Buys $201M Worth of Nuclear Fuel From Russia (0)
- 13:38 Ukraine's Tymoshenko sees no future for grand coalition (0)
- 13:39 Is Russia ready for jury trials? (0)
- 13:42 Ukraine president wins tactically, not strategically - viewpoint (0)
- 13:45 Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Hits Target on Kamchatka Peninsula (0)
- 13:51 Russia Allocates Millions in Funds for Development of Islands Wanted by Japan (0)
- 13:58 Germany Defends Jailed Russian Tycoon Khodorkovsky's Rights (0)
- 13:58 Ukraine's Yushchenko reiterates course for NATO (0)
- 14:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:01 Lebanon's Saad Hariri to visit Moscow for crisis talks (0)
- 14:05 Ukraine political leaders sign national unity agreement (0)
- 14:39 Moscow court grants Yuganskneftegaz plea to lower Yukos claim (0)
- 15:02 Ukraine's Yushchenko praises national unity agreement signing (0)
- 15:06 Russia's Golden Telecom posts 14% net profit rise in 2Q06 (0)
- 15:23 Russian police find icon suspected to be stolen from Hermitage (0)
- 15:34 Fitch raises Russian oil company Tatneft's outlook (0)
- 15:49 Ukraine's President Signs Unity Pact With Pro-Russian Rival (0)
- 16:45 Ukraine: eastern revenge (0)
- 18:03 Ukraine coalition to form govt. quickly - Party of Regions (0)
- 19:15 Russia Allocates Millions in Funds for Development of Islands Wanted by Japan (0)
- 19:18 Ukraine's President Signs Unity Pact With Pro-Russian Rival (0)
- 19:21 Germany Defends Jailed Russian Tycoon Khodorkovsky's Rights (0)
- 19:23 Jealous Policeman Opens Fire at Subway Station Killing 2, Shoots Self (0)
- 19:25 Maria Sharapova Loses Suit Against Movie Production Company (0)
- 19:27 Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Hits Target on Kamchatka Peninsula (0)
- 19:29 Russia Schedules Japanese Space Tourist's Launch on September 14 (0)
- 19:31 Ukraine Buys $201M Worth of Nuclear Fuel From Russia (0)
- 19:34 Russia Urges Iran to Meet Nuclear Deadline (0)
- 19:37 Russia Prepares for 250-Day Manned Flight to Mars (0)
- 19:40 Israel Approves of Russia's Position on Middle East Conflict--Envoy (0)
- 19:43 Soviet-built Miniature Moscow Goes on Sale in Russian Capital (0)
04, August
- 04:28 Morning re-cap of main news, August 3 (0)
- 05:47 Court to hear Yukos appeal against tax service claim (0)
- 06:42 Russian monetary base down $1.44 bln in week (0)
- 06:45 French Reporter Found Dead in Kazakhstan (0)
- 06:53 RUXX investment index set to open 0.96% up (0)
- 06:57 5 Russian Soldiers, 2 Police Killed in Russia's Volatile Chechnya Province (0)
- 07:03 Russian Alcohol Crisis Saved Scores of Lives - Medical Official (0)
- 07:12 Russian Billionaire Claims Role of White Knight for Embattled Yukos - Report (0)
- 07:15 U.S. Pledges to Work With Ukraine's New PM Despite Differences (0)
- 07:23 Hermitage appeals to collectors to help find stolen artwork (0)
- 07:32 17 Killed as Plane With Russian Crew Crashes in Congo (0)
- 07:38 Top Russian security official calls for urgent Mideast ceasefire (0)
- 07:45 Russia Insists on Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon - Security Chief (0)
- 07:46 Russia's Mobile Operator VimpelCom to Sponsor Madonna Moscow Concert (0)
- 07:52 Russian Rights Group Reports Fewer Killings, Disappearances in Chechnya (0)
- 07:53 Sovcomflot 1H06 net profit rises 43% y-o-y (0)
- 07:56 Dollar slips 3.3 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:57 Euro rises 4.58 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:02 Ukraine's parliament begins session to elect PM (0)
- 08:25 Lebanon hopes for ceasefire next week - parliament leader (0)
- 08:46 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 5 (0)
- 09:11 Ukraine politicians doubt, hope new govt. to emerge Friday (0)
- 09:21 Army suicides fall 10% in 2006 says top prosecutor (0)
- 09:37 What does Tehran hope for? (0)
- 09:51 Russia Pledges to Extradite Andijan Terror Suspects to Uzbekistan (0)
- 09:53 Radiological Material for 5 "Dirty Bombs" Recovered in Chechnya (0)
- 09:56 17 Killed as Plane With Russian Crew Crashes in Congo (0)
- 09:58 5 Russian Soldiers, 2 Police Killed in Russia's Volatile Chechnya Province (0)
- 09:59 Former Yukos Director Alexei Golubovich tells Izvestia about his time with the oil company (0)
- 10:04 Airbus engine makers join probe of July Siberia air crash (0)
- 10:04 Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc mulls shadow govt. in firm opposition (0)
- 10:05 French Reporter Found Dead in Kazakhstan (0)
- 10:08 Ukraine's PM Yekhanurov refuses to join new Cabinet (0)
- 10:19 Ukraine's Parliament to Vote for Pro-Russian Prime Minister (0)
- 10:22 TransCreditBank awaits 75% stake transfer to Russian Railways (0)
- 10:39 Sharapova Never Gets Enough (0)
- 10:40 LUKoil, Algeria's Sonatrach sign memo to tap oil, gas (0)
- 10:52 Georgia to speak with Russia on NATO in fall - ambassador (0)
- 11:17 Putin Popularity, Trust High Among Russian Voters - Poll (0)
- 11:22 Georgia rules out military invasion in Abkhazia - ambassador (0)
- 11:24 Nafta-Moskva Group denies plans to buy Yukos shares-1 (0)
- 11:29 EU Sides With Latvia in Belarus Gay Porn Scandal (0)
- 11:44 Russian Investor Dismisses Report About Bid to Save Yukos (0)
- 12:03 Russia's TMK, Italy's Olivotto Ferre sign pipe deal (0)
- 12:09 Russian rocket to orbit U.S. satellite on August 5 (0)
- 13:18 Russian soccer team captain Smertin needs knee surgery (0)
- 13:33 Watchdog seeks to overturn Sakhalin II environment study (0)
- 13:50 Belarussian Court Jails Election Observers (0)
- 14:28 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
- 14:47 LUKoil to rent 30 land plots for gas stations in St. Petersburg (0)
- 15:05 Chalice stolen from St. Petersburg's Hermitage found in Moscow (0)
- 15:25 Russia's AFK Sistema posts $572mln net loss in 2Q06 (0)
- 15:30 Russia's Gazprom, Algeria's Sonatrach sign memo to tap gas (0)
- 15:58 Ukraine parliament speaker hopes new Cabinet to be formed Friday (0)
- 16:06 Ukrainian parliament elects Constitutional Court (0)
- 16:20 Ukrainian president asks parliament to approve Yanukovych (0)
- 16:28 Russia urges UN to swiftly prepare Israel-Lebanon resolution (0)
- 16:33 Time of great disappointment (0)
- 16:43 Russia's RAO UES net profit up 50% in 1H06 y-o-y to $456 mln (0)
- 16:59 Yanukovych becomes Ukraine's prime minister (0)
- 17:18 Ukraine's parliament swears in Constitutional Court judges (0)
- 17:45 Ukraine's Rada passes law allowing foreign troops in Ukraine (0)
- 17:47 Yanukovych becomes Ukraine's prime minister (0)
- 17:58 Ukraine's new PM prioritizes relations with Russia (0)
- 18:15 Moscow slams U.S. sanctions against two Russian state companies (0)
- 18:22 Belarussian Court Jails Election Observers (0)
- 18:24 Ukraine's Parliament to Vote for Pro-Russian Prime Minister (0)
- 18:26 Sharapova Never Gets Enough (0)
- 18:29 Putin Popularity, Trust High Among Russian Voters - Poll (0)
- 18:33 EU Sides With Latvia in Belarus Gay Porn Scandal (0)
- 18:36 Russian Investor Dismisses Report About Bid to Save Yukos (0)
- 18:38 Russian Billionaire Claims Role of White Knight for Embattled Yukos - Report (0)
- 18:42 Russian Alcohol Crisis Saved Scores of Lives - Medical Official (0)
- 18:56 Russia's Mobile Operator VimpelCom to Sponsor Madonna Moscow Concert (0)
- 19:04 Protesters Burn U.S., Israeli Flags in Russian Caucasus City (0)
05, August
- 06:28 Morning re-cap of main news, August 4 (0)
- 06:43 Ukraine's Rada approves new government (0)
- 07:08 Russian rocket puts into orbit French satellite (0)
- 07:40 Police break drug trafficking channel from Kyrgyzstan to Russia (0)
- 07:50 Protesters Burn U.S., Israeli Flags in Russian Caucasus City (0)
- 07:52 Moscow Slams U.S. Ban on Russian Arms Sales (0)
- 08:29 U.S. sanctions related to Russia arms deals with Venezuela (0)
- 08:34 Pro-Kremlin Yanukovich Named Ulraine's PM (0)
- 09:18 Three dead in car crash near Moscow (0)
- 09:37 Ukraine's communists displeased with new govt. - leader (0)
- 09:49 U.S. Condemns Sentencing of Election Observers in Belarus (0)
- 09:57 U.S. Satellite Launched from Baikonur (0)
- 10:28 Georgia to make new attempts to solve S.Ossetia conflict by force (0)
- 11:12 Mideast crisis to cause no fall in oil prices - Russian expert (0)
- 11:45 Police Report Hermitage Theft Mystery Solved (0)
- 12:23 New PM Vows to Stop Disputes Between Ukraine and Russia (0)
- 12:27 Yanukovych, Yekhanurov discuss key Ukraine's problems (0)
- 12:40 Russia assumes command of Blackseafor (0)
- 13:03 Russia's Fradkov congratulates new Ukraine's PM Yanukovych (0)
- 14:02 Putin calls for immediate ceasefire, talks in Mideast (0)
06, August
- 06:20 Morning re-cap of main news, August 5 (0)
- 07:08 Putin congratulates railway workers with professional holiday (0)
- 07:17 Madonna Criticized by Russian Orthodox Church Ahead of Moscow Concert (0)
- 08:39 UN Security Council resolution on Iran unacceptable - official (0)
- 08:56 Iran to develop civil nuclear energy despite UN Security Council (0)
- 09:34 Iran to continue relations with Russia despite UN resolution (0)
- 09:49 Madonna Criticized by Russian Orthodox Church Ahead of Moscow Concert (0)
- 09:52 Russia Remains Iran's Ally in Spite of Supporting UN Resolution - Larijani (0)
- 09:53 Blasts Destroy 2 Mobile Phone Masts in Chechnya (0)
- 09:57 Thousands Stranded in Siberia After Major Railroad Accident (0)
- 10:03 Russia Remains Iran's Ally in Spite of Supporting UN Resolution - Larijani (0)
- 12:21 U.S. sanctions related to competition - official (0)
- 12:56 Five injured in car crash in center of Moscow (0)
- 13:47 Iran, Russia exchange views in Mideast crisis (0)
- 14:21 Putin urges ceasefire in Lebanon in phone talk with Britain's PM (0)
- 17:47 Blasts Destroy 2 Mobile Phone Masts in Chechnya (0)
07, August
- 04:24 Morning re-cap of main news, August 6 (0)
- 05:13 Russian police detain three suspects in Hermitage art theft (0)
- 06:37 Russia inflation hits 0.7% in July, 6.9% in 7M06 -1 (0)
- 06:38 Russia envoy due in Abkhazia to kick start Georgia peace talks (0)
- 06:39 RUXX investment index set to open 2.43% up (0)
- 07:09 Russian prosecutors begin probe into Trans-Siberian crash (0)
- 07:24 Explosions hit six cell phone relays in Chechnya (0)
- 07:25 Sharapova Wins Acura Classic Cup (0)
- 07:31 Syria Transfers Deadly Russian Weapons to Hezbollah - Paper (0)
- 07:37 Itera gas producer net profit rises 200% y-o-y in 1H06 (0)
- 07:38 Russian Space Agency Needs 5 Volunteers for Mission to Mars (0)
- 07:45 4 Russian Soldiers Wounded in Chechnya Blast (0)
- 07:48 Russians Win Inaugural Round of African Off-road Cross Country Championship (0)
- 07:57 Moscow Claims U.S. Arms Embargo Imposed for Fear of Competition (0)
- 08:03 Ex-Yukos Director Golubovich warns of trials in Izvestia interview (0)
- 08:06 Dollar slips 7.48 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:06 Euro rises 11.55 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:55 Missing Hermitage exhibits (0)
- 09:00 U.S. sanctions against Russian companies unrelated to WMD-Ivanov (0)
- 09:02 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 8 (0)
- 09:34 Govt. to funnel over $3 bln into Russian venture company-Gref (0)
- 09:37 Ukraine's new govt. to focus on energy, taxes - deputy PM (0)
- 09:56 Putin hails crew of Russian circumnavigation ship (0)
- 09:57 Too Early to Speak About Russian Peacekeepers' Involvement in Middle East Conflict Settlement - MD (0)
- 10:01 Govt. to funnel over $5 bln into Russian venture company-Gref-1 (0)
- 10:03 Russia says early to talk about its peacekeepers in Lebanon (0)
- 10:10 Bombers in 2000 central Moscow attack likely dead - prosecutor (0)
- 10:12 Top South Russian Official Charged With Extorting $410,000 Bribe (0)
- 10:15 Too Early to Speak About Russian Peacekeepers' Involvement in Middle East Conflict Settlement - MD (0)
- 10:17 3 Held in Russian Hermitage Art Theft Case (0)
- 10:18 Russian Gas Giant Gazprom to Issue $560M Worth of Bonds (0)
- 10:44 Rosoboronexport unaffected by U.S. sanctions - head (0)
- 10:59 TransTeleCom earnings rise 30% in 1H06 (0)
- 11:28 Rosoboronexport unaffected by U.S. sanctions - head - 1 (0)
- 11:43 Rosoboronexport says U.S. sanctions may affect RRJ project-1 (0)
- 11:44 Russia Denies Supplying Hezbollah with Anti-Tank Armaments (0)
- 11:45 Teenage Serial Killer Jailed for 10 Years (0)
- 11:50 U.S. NGO Faces Criminal Suit in Uzbekistan (0)
- 11:52 Russian Police Looking for Valuable Safes Removed as Scrap Metal (0)
- 11:55 Russia's Main Arms Exporter Says Unaffected by U.S. Sanctions (0)
- 11:55 Nomos investment bank net profit rises 370% y-o-y in 1H06 (0)
- 12:24 Russia's Main Arms Exporter Says Unaffected by U.S. Sanctions (0)
- 12:25 Moscow court backs Romanov descendant in tsar exoneration case (0)
- 13:24 Lawmakers Approve Foreign Military Presence in Ukraine (0)
- 13:27 Jailed Beslan Terrorist's Name Changed to Avoid Violence in Prison (0)
- 13:34 Ukraine PM talks energy with U.S. ambassador (0)
- 13:37 Russia 2006 inflation to stay at 9% or under - ministry (0)
- 13:39 Cuba to suffer without Fidel (0)
- 13:40 HydroOGK, SUAL, Hydro Aluminium sign energy memo (0)
- 13:48 Russia economics ministry revises upward GDP forecast to 6.6% -1 (0)
- 13:59 Guus Hiddink Names His First Russian Squad (0)
- 13:59 Ties With Moscow Must Be Restored - Ukraine Foreign Minister (0)
- 14:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:16 U.S. gets back at Russia for Venezuela (0)
- 14:16 Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves up 45.8% in 7M06 (0)
- 14:36 Two-thirds of Ukrainian parliament to be in "grand coalition" (0)
- 15:52 Ukraine's govt., president, Rada to decide on NATO entry - PM (0)
- 16:10 Russian, British prosecutors agree to step up cooperation (0)
- 16:58 Another item stolen from Hermitage found - police (0)
- 17:08 Another item stolen from Hermitage found - police-1 (0)
- 17:44 Russia's Putin congratulates Ukraine on end of political crisis (0)
- 17:56 Another item stolen from Hermitage found - police-2 (0)
08, August
- 04:36 Morning re-cap of main news, August 7 (0)
- 05:16 Chechnya man turns over 60kg of explosives to police (0)
- 05:55 James (0)
- 06:05 N. Caucasus prosecutor injured in bomb attack (0)
- 06:08 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 06:33 Russia wants UN resolution to satisfy Lebanon (0)
- 07:00 Russian scientist given 6-year suspended sentence for spying (0)
- 07:27 Russian Physicist Found Guilty of Exporting Dual-Use Technology to South Korea (0)
- 07:29 Swiss Air Controllers Charged in Russian Plane Crash Probe (0)
- 07:33 Russia's investment fund could reach $6.7-7-bln in 2007 -1 (0)
- 07:34 Russia to Probe Museum Security After Hermitage Thefts (0)
- 07:34 Madonna fans line up all night for Moscow concert tickets (0)
- 07:42 Interior Minister, Prosecutor Attacked in Southern Russia (0)
- 07:51 S. Russia minister survives assassination bid in 2nd attack (0)
- 08:07 Gazprom to choose Shtokman gas field partners soon - govt. (0)
- 08:12 Dollar rises 3.86 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:14 Lithuania Accuses Russia of Delaying Pipeline Repairs (0)
- 08:15 Direct foreign investment in Russia triples y-o-y in 1H06 (0)
- 08:25 Euro slips 7.74 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 08:29 Update: S. Russia minister survives assassination bid, prosecutor dies (0)
- 08:50 Is the CIS getting divorced? (0)
- 08:54 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 9 (0)
- 08:55 Russian-Japanese business forum set to be held in St. Petersburg (0)
- 09:05 Commerzbank prolongs gold loan to Russia's Promsvyazbank (0)
- 09:10 Russian Economy Ministry Upgrades GDP Growth Forecast for 2006 (0)
- 09:11 Russia Seeks More Satisfying UN Resolution for Lebanon (0)
- 09:12 Court Overturns Ruling Refusing to Recognize Russian Czar, Family as Victims of Repression (0)
- 09:18 Prosecutor Dies From Wounds After Car Blast in Southern Russia (0)
- 09:28 RUXX investment index set to open 0.08% down (0)
- 09:34 Swiss Air Controllers Charged in Russian Plane Crash Probe (0)
- 09:57 Russian Researchers Say Rains Boost Oil Reserves (0)
- 10:31 Rare graphic designs, drawings stolen from state archives (0)
- 10:38 Russian, Moldovan presidents discuss Transdnestr in Moscow -1 (0)
- 10:40 Update-1: Two policemen die in assassination attempt on S. Russia minister (0)
- 10:46 Ukrainian Swims Across La Manche Strait, Breaks 2005 Record (0)
- 11:09 Old Lady Finds Diamond Ring in Candy Bar, Returns it to Owner (0)
- 11:22 Russian Economy Ministry Upgrades GDP Growth Forecast for 2006 (0)
- 11:23 Famous Russian Architect's Drawings Worth Millions Stolen (0)
- 11:26 Political uncertainty in Ukraine persists (0)
- 11:30 Police Disperse Anti-Israel Protest in Azerbaijan (0)
- 11:44 Russian Tennis Star Kafelnikov Faces 93,000 Euro Tax Claim in Switzerland (0)
- 11:48 Generous Turkmen Leader Offers His Ministers Luxury Cars on Independence Day (0)
- 11:53 Terrorists Fight Israel With Russian Weapons - Internal Security Minister (0)
- 12:02 Georgia accepts UN monitoring in Kodori with minimal Russia role (0)
- 12:04 Foreign Direct Investment in Russian Economy Tripled in H1 2006 (0)
- 12:11 Siberia air crash victim lawyers say can sue 3 companies abroad (0)
- 12:38 Officials dispel charges over uranium ignition at Urals plant (0)
- 12:40 Rosneft and Gazprom Engage in Fierce Competition as Kremlin Tightens Control over Energy Sector (0)
- 12:44 Legally Contesting U.S. Sanctions May Be Difficult, But Not Impossible - Expert (0)
- 12:46 Russia calls on Georgia, Abkhazia to resume peace talks (0)
- 13:11 Uzbek court rejects NGO appeal against shutdown (0)
- 13:17 Russian Prosecutors Open Bankruptcy Fraud Case Against Yukos Creditor (0)
- 13:24 Ukraine's PM Yanukovych to visit Russia in August (0)
- 13:40 Russian prosecutors open fraud probe into Yukos bankruptcy (0)
- 14:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:03 Religious leaders in Russia criticize Madonna concert act (0)
- 14:24 UN, magic wand, and Mideast war (0)
- 15:07 Russia to launch humanitarian aid to Lebanon Thursday (0)
- 16:24 Household deposits up 9.7% in 5M06 - Russia's Central Bank (0)
- 16:28 S&P upgrades Russia's Norilsk Nickel to BBB-, outlook stable (0)
- 16:40 Russia's LUKoil could build refinery in Turkey - CEO (0)
- 16:51 NATO referendum no sooner than 2008 - Ukrainian FM (0)
- 17:09 Russia proposes interim ceasefire resolution on Mideast (0)
- 17:57 Georgia minister urges review of S. Ossetia settlement deal (0)
09, August
- 04:26 Morning re-cap of main news, August 8 (0)
- 05:25 Siberian police seize heroin hidden in fruit (0)
- 05:45 Ukraine's Comeback PM Yanukovych to Make Russia His 1st Foreign Visit (0)
- 05:49 Russia's Putin Meets Pro-Western Moldovan Leader in Moscow (0)
- 05:53 Russia Negotiates Arms Sales to Argentina (0)
- 06:13 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 06:35 Russia pushes for UN resolution on Lebanon (0)
- 06:39 RUXX investment index set to open 0.77% down (0)
- 07:07 Russia sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon (0)
- 07:10 Lukoil Ready to Build $3Bln Oil Refinery in Turkey - CEO (0)
- 07:14 Russia could lose $1 bln a year if U.S. withdraws trade benefits (0)
- 07:18 Russia Sends Humanitarian Aid to War-Ravaged Lebanon (0)
- 07:18 Russia's Putin Orders Gradual Troop Withdrawal From Chechnya (0)
- 07:20 Russia's Putin Meets Pro-Western Moldovan Leader in Moscow (0)
- 07:22 Ukraine's Comeback PM Yanukovych to Make Russia His 1st Foreign Visit (0)
- 07:27 Russia Negotiates Arms Sales to Argentina (0)
- 07:28 Russia to Test New Eco-Friendly Carrier Vehicles (0)
- 07:29 Russian Prosecutors Open Bankruptcy Fraud Case Against Yukos Creditor (0)
- 07:33 Russia's Putin Faces Growing Chorus of Criticism in US (0)
- 07:40 Dollar rises 0.43 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:42 Russia and 12 Developing Countries Set to Lose U.S. Trade Benefits (0)
- 07:42 Russia-Algeria Gas Agreement Can Mean Higher Prices for Europe - Italian Minister (0)
- 07:44 Euro rises 1.03 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:45 Russia Possibly Involved in U.S. Navy Spy Scandal (0)
- 07:50 Russian Authorities Grant Goldman Sachs Dealer Permit (0)
- 08:22 Nissan car sales in Russia jump 45.4% in 7M06 y-o-y (0)
- 08:25 Russia's Putin Faces Growing Chorus of Criticism in U.S. (0)
- 08:29 Siberian oil supplies to China grow 23% in Jan.-Jul. y-o-y (0)
- 08:36 Daughter of Russian Billionaire Ranks 4th on Forbes List of Top 10 Hot Heiresses (0)
- 08:43 Sberbank extends major loan to Transneft for Pacific pipeline (0)
- 08:51 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 10 (0)
- 09:01 3 victims in Siberia helicopter crash in intensive care (0)
- 09:03 Moscow court jails spy colonel for 13 years for treason (0)
- 09:05 Russian Colonel Charged With Spying for Britain Faces Trial (0)
- 09:29 Uralkaly potash producer set to offer 29% of shares for IPO (0)
- 09:35 Update: Russian convicted spy colonel worked for Britain's MI6 (0)
- 09:36 Different beauty standards (0)
- 09:45 Russians to Sue Weatherman for "Fortune-telling by Clouds" (0)
- 09:51 Sharapova Reportedly Dating Tennis Star Roddick (0)
- 09:54 Kazakhstan asks too much for rocket crash - Russian space agency (0)
- 10:03 Russians to Sue Weather Agency for "Fortune-telling by Clouds" (0)
- 10:08 Kournikova Switches to "Sexiest Sport" (0)
- 10:15 Update: Russian convicted spy colonel worked for Britain's MI6 -1 (0)
- 10:15 Russian Colonel Gets 13 Years for Spying for Britain (0)
- 10:46 Russia to form venture company within two months -- ministry (0)
- 10:49 Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell Through Floor While Having Sex (0)
- 11:01 Tajik school principal shoots dead 2, turns gun on self (0)
- 11:50 Assets of Russia's top 30 banks up 18.3% in 1H06 to $287 bln (0)
- 11:56 Sukhoi SuperJet project unaffected by U.S. sanctions - Boeing (0)
- 12:02 Russia Registers State Venture Company to Promote Investment in Innovations (0)
- 12:05 Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell Through Floor While Having Sex (0)
- 12:10 Russia to contribute $8.6-mln to IMF poverty alleviation program (0)
- 12:17 Albatross: hunting subs and quenching fires (0)
- 12:18 Israel's Defense Minister Slams Russian Sophisticated-Weapons Deliveries to Middle East (0)
- 12:20 Two Ukrainian, Norwegian sailors kidnapped in Nigerian waters (0)
- 12:27 Siberian ex-Sibneft subsidiary faces criminal charges (0)
- 12:59 Moscow Authorities Angry with Lonely Planet for Smearing City's Image (0)
- 12:59 Rusal, Russian nuclear agency sign energy cooperation memo (0)
- 13:05 Ukraine ambassador says PM Yanukovych to visit Moscow next week (0)
- 13:12 Email Scam Offers Access to KGB Papers on Kennedy Assassination (0)
- 13:38 Russian Arctic City Mayor Wants to Send Tourists to Forced Labor Camp for $450 (0)
- 13:38 Russia to up defense spending by $2.6bln in 2007 (0)
- 13:40 Police recover further icon in Hermitage heist (0)
- 13:47 2 Ukrainians, 2 Norwegians Taken Hostage in Nigeria (0)
- 13:58 Tajik Islamic opposition leader Nuri dies at 60 (0)
- 14:07 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:17 Boeing Fears U.S. Sanctions Can Damage Its Business in Russia (0)
- 14:18 2 Ukrainians, 2 Norwegians Taken Hostage in Nigeria (0)
- 14:22 Russian Arctic City Mayor Wants to Send Tourists to Forced Labor Camp for $450 (0)
- 14:39 Russia Upholds Lebanon's Decision to Deploy Army in South Region (0)
- 15:45 What is Guus like? (0)
- 15:50 Former Prisoners Report Tortures in Chechen Jails (0)
- 16:09 Russia's Gazprom, Ukraine's energy minister talk gas in Moscow (0)
- 16:44 SUAL, Russian nuclear agency ink cooperation memo (0)
10, August
- 04:30 Morning re-cap of main news, August 9 (0)
- 05:03 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 05:22 Grid failure leaves 64,000 without electricity in Siberia (0)
- 05:25 Local Prosecutor Targeted in South Russia Terror Attack, Brother Killed (0)
- 05:53 Moscow court to hear ex-Yukos unit claim for damages (0)
- 06:29 1 dead, 13 hurt in bomb attack on N. Caucasus prosecutor-1 (0)
- 07:03 A third of Madonna Moscow concert tickets sold in 2 days (0)
- 07:12 Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves up $1.3bln in week (0)
- 07:37 S&P upgrades Petrocommerz bank rating to B+/B (0)
- 07:43 Dollar slips 6.53 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:46 Euro rises 7.62 kopeks on MICEX (0)
- 07:50 Ex-Nikon Researcher, Russian Intelligence Official Accused of Stealing Secret Know-How for Russia (0)
- 07:51 Clergy vs. Madonna (0)
- 08:21 New Gazprom Oil Unit Probed Over Excess Production (0)
- 08:21 Hockey Star Malkin Offers Lock-Down Dinners at Prison-Themed Restaurant (0)
- 08:32 Russia's Supreme Court upholds acquittal in Tajik girl attack (0)
- 08:33 U.S. Welcomes Russian Energy Investments (0)
- 08:39 Local Prosecutor Targeted in South Russia Terror Attack, Brother Killed (0)
- 08:43 2 Belarus Citizens Jailed in U.S. Child-Porn Trial (0)
- 08:58 100 Pounds of Weapons-Grade Uranium Sent to Russia From Poland (0)
- 09:03 Baltika brewery IFRS net profit rises 16.3% y-o-y in 1H06 (0)
- 09:08 British Airways Suspends Flights to London From Moscow (0)
- 09:21 Third member of Kyrgyzstan political family shot dead (0)
- 09:35 BA cancels London flights from Moscow, Russian airlines continue (0)
- 09:39 Kyrgyzstan Extradites Uzbek Refugees, Rights Group Says Illegal (0)
- 09:45 Russia's Putin appoints deputy Security Council chief - 1 (0)
- 10:08 Update: 1 dead, 13 hurt in bomb attack on N. Caucasus prosecutor (0)
- 10:17 Putin orders museum inventory - first deputy PM (0)
- 10:27 BA cancels St. Petersburg-London flight after U.K. terror alert (0)
- 10:40 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for August 11 (0)
- 10:50 New Gazprom Oil Unit Probed Over Excess Production (0)
- 10:51 No restrictions on Russian flights to U.K. - ministry (0)
- 10:54 Evraz Group sells 41% of stock to Abramovich vehicle Millhouse (0)
- 10:58 RUXX investment index set to open 2.25% up (0)
- 10:59 Russia's Putin Orders Inventory of All Museums Following Hermitage Scam (0)
- 11:04 Local Prosecutor Targeted in South Russia Terror Attack, Brother Killed (0)
- 11:12 Russia repatriates spent nuclear fuel from Poland reactor (0)
- 11:20 Court to look into Yukos bankruptcy ruling August 23 (0)
- 11:55 Russian, Czech Bidders Improve Offers for Construction of Nuclear Plant (0)
- 11:59 Colonel convicted of spying for U.K. appeals verdict (0)
- 12:12 Boeing Russia boss says projects unaffected by U.S. sanctions (0)
- 12:19 Ukrainian soldier shoots dead fellow serviceman (0)
- 12:25 Diplomatic spat with U.S. over - Kyrgyzstan (0)
- 12:42 Pyaterochka supermarket chain moves to buy out its GDRs (0)
- 12:44 Hermitage director says no resignation plans over theft (0)
- 12:57 Russian Supreme Court Upholds Not Guilty Verdict in Tajik Girl Murder Case (0)
- 13:22 Credit Bank of Moscow takes out $20-mln loan from EBRD (0)
- 13:23 Airport terror alert (0)
- 13:24 U.S. Diplomat Foresees Political Strife in Ukraine (0)
- 13:35 Syrian Ambassador Denies Reports Hezbollah Using Russian Weapons (0)
- 13:37 MegaFon abandons connection charge, ups first minute cost (0)
- 13:41 Tennis Hero Kafelnikov Downplays 93,000-Euro Swiss Tax Debt (0)
- 14:05 Prime-Minister Vows to Quit Smoking if Lithuanians Win World Basketball Championship (0)
- 14:05 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
- 14:19