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01, September

04:22 Morning re-cap of main news, August 31 (0)
05:02 Law on dacha amnesty comes into effect (0)
05:10 Japanese Vessels' Presence in Russia Waters Was Legal - Foreign Ministry (0)
06:15 Bolshoi theater opens new season with Eugene Onegin (0)
06:33 Russia remembers victims of Beslan school tragedy (0)
06:36 Japanese Vessels' Presence in Russia Waters Was Legal - Foreign Ministry (0)
06:48 Central Bank of Russia strips Discount Bank of license (0)
06:50 Two Years After Beslan Drama, Pain Only Gets Worse - Victims (0)
06:59 Moscow regrets Iran's refusal to stop uranium enrichment (0)
07:04 Russia Regrets Iran's Decision to Defy UN Deadline - Ministry (0)
07:11 Russia to decide peacekeepers' involvement in Lebanon soon (0)
07:15 Motorola sets precedent (0)
07:18 The Russian economy: not by oil alone" (0)
07:30 Russia's Muslim Leaders Slam U.S. Domination (0)
07:41 Russia Vexed by U.S. Senator Lugar's Bitter Criticism (0)
07:43 Russia Mulls Lower Aircraft Import Tariffs in Wake of August Crash (0)
07:54 Dollar rises 2.47 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:06 Azerbaijan, Armenia to hold talks on Nagorno-Karabakh (0)
08:15 Euro slips 3.37 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:22 Russia Mulls Lower Aircraft Import Tariffs in Wake of August Crash (0)
08:30 Oil export duty will hit $237.6 per ton Oct.1 - ministry (0)
08:45 Russia MTS mobile giant buys 100% in Dutch Mobile TeleSystems (0)
08:49 Japanese Vessels' Presence in Russia Waters Was Legal - Foreign Ministry (0)
08:58 Moscow regrets Iran's refusal to stop uranium enrichment-1 (0)
09:03 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 2 (0)
09:19 Madonna concert organizers in Moscow say show will go on (0)
09:55 Russia Toughens Internet Piracy Law to Meet WTO Entry Terms (0)
09:55 Russia Regrets Iran's Decision to Defy UN Deadline - Ministry (0)
09:56 Abkhazia will quit talks if Georgia remains in Kodori Gorge (0)
09:57 Russia's Muslim Leaders Slam U.S. Domination (0)
10:02 Russia Vexed by U.S. Senator Lugar's Bitter Criticism (0)
10:07 Two Years After Beslan Drama, Pain Only Gets Worse - Victims (0)
10:54 Official in N. Caucasus injured by gunmen (0)
10:57 Russian deputy PM says some airlines neglect safety (0)
10:58 Madonna Concert Ads Removed From Moscow Streets for Security Reasons (0)
11:14 Russia to join international thermonuclear reactor project (0)
11:20 Foreign carmakers to invest $2bln in Russia assembly by 2010 (0)
11:36 Low inflation would guarantee affordable housing in Russia (0)
11:47 Malkin's Parents Fear Son's Fans, Plan to Leave Hometown (0)
11:48 Earthquake hits Kamchatka (0)
12:11 VimpelCom net profit rises 28.5% in 1H06, to $345.2 mln (0)
12:30 Sanctions against Iran would be futile - Russian MP (0)
12:39 Beslan School Siege: Two Years On Questions Remain (0)
12:44 Moscow mayor issues warning over relations with West (0)
12:47 Russian Navy receives stealth-capable gunboat (0)
12:50 Our Ukraine bloc initiates new parliamentary coalition (0)
13:01 At Least 80 Killed in Russian-made Plane Crash in Iran (0)
13:01 Authorities Ban Expert's Report on Beslan Crisis - HR Activist (0)
13:12 Russian FM to visit Middle East September 7-8 - 1 (0)
13:36 Belarus refuses to pay more than Europe for Russian gas (0)
13:37 Sanctions Against Iran Futile - Russian Senior Lawmaker (0)
13:44 Foreign Automakers to Invest $2Bln in Russia by 2010 - Official (0)
13:47 Russia Mulls Lower Aircraft Import Tariffs in Wake of August Crash (0)
13:51 Russia Toughens Internet Piracy Law to Meet WTO Entry Terms (0)
13:59 Russia electricity giant warns of possible deficit in winter (0)
14:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:15 Breakaway South Ossetia to hold presidential election Nov. 12 (0)
14:20 Koizumi's Central Asia dilemma (0)
14:30 Russian shipbuilder to sign landing-craft contract with China (0)
14:31 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
14:46 Russian Navy Gets New Stealth Warship (0)
14:47 Ukraine, Azerbaijan initial oil cooperation agreement (0)
15:14 Decision to build NPP in Belarus to be based on public opinion (0)
15:15 Moscow Mayor Warns of Future Tensions With West (0)
15:21 Ukraine stepping up nuclear power sector development - minister (0)
15:32 Russian Military Helicopter Violates Lithuanian Air Space (0)
16:26 Moscow is much brighter than it seems (0)
16:40 Russia hopeful Sudan will back UN call for Darfur peacekeepers (0)
16:51 TNK-BP, Rosneft change plans on E. Siberia pipeline (0)
16:55 Sanctions Against Iran Futile - Russian Senior Lawmaker (0)
17:00 Moscow Mayor Warns of Future Tensions With West (0)
17:04 Russian Military Helicopter Violates Lithuanian Air Space (0)
17:12 Russian Navy Gets New Stealth Warship (0)
17:23 Russian Air Force to receive unique bomber soon (0)
17:27 Koenraad Verheyden (0)
17:42 Future of Rus.-Ukr. gas consortium to clear up in Oct. (0)

02, September

05:57 Morning re-cap of main news, September 1 (0)
06:38 Large arms cache found near Chechen capital (0)
07:09 Police seize large gold hoard in eastern Siberia (0)
07:42 Russian capital celebrates City Day (0)
07:58 Dutch citizen robbed in Moscow (0)
09:09 Transdnestr celebrates independence anniversary (0)
09:51 President Putin hails Moscow on City Day (0)
10:18 Russia re-admitted to international anti-crime watchdog (0)
10:55 Russian FM attends opening of Vneshtorgbank branch in Angola (0)
11:20 Putin meets with Russia's Security Council over state policy (0)
11:59 moscowday (0)
12:11 Iran insists on right to full nuclear cycle (0)
12:56 Ukraine mulls sending peacekeepers to Lebanon (0)
13:26 St. Petersburg to host World Congress of Russians Abroad (0)
13:45 Russia mulls oil and gas projects in Angola - foreign minister (0)
14:22 Kuwait Demands Explanation From Russia for Listing Islamic Charities as Terror Groups (0)
14:37 Russia Readmitted to International Anti-crime Watchdog (0)
14:43 Russia's Putin Attends Moscow City Day Celebrations (0)
14:44 EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Upgrading Future Ties With Russia (0)
14:57 Right-wingers Clash With Police as Locals Call for Expulsion of Chechens in Northern Russia (0)
15:03 1 Killed in Explosion Near Chechnya in Southern Russia (0)

03, September

06:07 Morning re-cap of main news, September 2 (0)
06:46 Court building blown up in Russia's Siberia, no victims (0)
07:59 Right-wingers Clash With Police as Locals Call for Expulsion of Chechens in Northern Russia (0)
08:04 Right-wingers Clash With Police as Locals Call for Expulsion of Chechens in Northern Russia (0)
08:08 EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Upgrading Future Ties With Russia (0)
08:13 Russia's Putin Attends Moscow City Day Celebrations (0)
08:18 Kuwait Demands Explanation From Russia for Listing Islamic Charities as Terror Groups (0)
08:25 Russia Readmitted to International Anti-crime Watchdog (0)
08:37 1 Killed in Explosion Near Chechnya in Southern Russia (0)
08:51 109 Detained in North Russian Nationalistic Unrest (0)
08:58 Policeman injured in explosion in Chechnya (0)
09:09 5 Central Asian States to Form Nuclear-Free Zone Soon - Official (0)
09:45 U.S. Versus Russia at Davis Cup is Just Tennis - Tursunov (0)
09:47 Russian military could help Lebanon rebuild roads - Ivanov (0)
10:12 Russia commemorates victims of terrorism (0)
10:12 Russian Army Offers Lebanon to Help with Restoring Infrastructure (0)
10:29 North Ossetia commemorates Beslan school tragedy victims (0)
11:33 Moscow Police Break Up Rally Mourning Beslan School Tragedy (0)
11:35 109 Detained in North Russian Nationalist Unrest (0)
12:00 Beslan tragedy to remain our common pain - Putin (0)
12:17 Alexy II commemorates Beslan school tragedy victims (0)
13:27 S. Ossetia says downs Georgian helicopter (0)
13:43 Russia to help UN stabilize situation in Ethiopia, Eritrea (0)
14:00 Breakaway Republic Downs Georgian Helicopter for Violating Air Space (0)
14:05 Main news of September 3 (0)
14:14 109 Detained in North Russian Nationalist Unrest (0)
14:17 Moscow Police Break Up Rally Mourning Beslan School Tragedy (0)
14:21 Russian Army Offers Lebanon to Help with Restoring Infrastructure (0)
14:24 5 Central Asian States to Form Nuclear-Free Zone Soon - Official (0)
14:29 U.S. Versus Russia at Davis Cup is Just Tennis - Tursunov (0)
14:42 Breakaway Republic Downs Georgian Helicopter for Violating Air Space (0)

04, September

04:27 Morning re-cap of main news, September 3 (0)
05:01 Iran goes back to Central Asia (0)
05:07 Russia and the AIDS problem (0)
05:10 Is golden age of Russian space science still ahead? (0)
05:34 Georgia Claims Russia Behind Attack on Helicopter in South Ossetia (0)
05:34 One Killed, 18 Wounded by Blast in Chechnya Prison Center (0)
05:39 Russia Urges China to Join Oil Exploration in Far East - Report (0)
05:39 Russian Oil Production Reached All-Time High in August (0)
05:39 Putin to Woo Greece with Offer to Become Transit Hub for Russian Oil and Gas (0)
05:54 Russia Violates Rights of Former Guantanamo Detainees - Rights Watchdog (0)
05:56 Putin to talk energy with Greek, Bulgarian leaders in Athens (0)
06:20 Confident Sharapova Advances to 4th Round at U.S. Open (0)
06:50 Scientists say no toxic compounds found yet in China river spill (0)
06:57 Europe united by Lebanon (0)
07:09 RUXX investment index set to open 0.6% down (0)
07:13 Georgia Claims Russia Behind Attack on Helicopter in South Ossetia (0)
07:13 1 Killed, 18 Wounded by Blast in Chechnya Prison Center (0)
07:23 Russia Violates Rights of Former Guantanamo Detainees - Rights Watchdog (0)
07:27 Russian Oil Production Reached All-Time High in August (0)
07:27 Downing of helicopter fuels new Georgia- S. Ossetia tension (0)
07:28 Russia Remembers Deadly Beslan School Siege (0)
07:33 Putin to Woo Greece with Offer to Become Transit Hub for Russian Oil and Gas (0)
07:46 Russian Court Building Badly Damaged by Blast, Fire (0)
07:48 Dollar slips 2.3 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:51 Guinea Releases Seized Russian Tanker (0)
07:57 Russia Cancels Tel Aviv Trade Fair (0)
07:59 Russia Urges China to Join Oil Exploration in Far East - Report (0)
08:06 Russia Urges China to Join Oil Exploration in Far East - Report (0)
08:06 Russian Oil Production Reached All-Time High in August (0)
08:09 Euro up 6.75 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:10 Negligence to blame for fatal Chechnya blast on weekend (0)
08:33 Russia Cancels Tel Aviv Trade Fair (0)
08:34 Update: Russia says Georgia to blame for S.Ossetia helicopter incident (0)
08:37 Orthodox Believers, Dan Brown Fans Crowd Moscow Cathedral for Mary Magdalene Relics (0)
08:37 Russia's position on energy security (0)
08:39 Russian military experts to make inspection flight over Norway (0)
08:45 Chechen President Suggests Renaming Troubled Region (0)
08:52 Chechen PM Vows to Restore Order in North Russia Republic Hit by Anti-Chechen Violence (0)
08:52 S&P Ups Russia's Sovereign Rating to BBB+ (0)
08:52 Putin to Woo Greece with Offer to Become Transit Hub for Russian Oil and Gas (0)
08:56 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 5 (0)
08:59 Confident Sharapova Advances to 4th Round at U.S. Open (0)
09:08 Chechnya PM blames inaction for north Russia weekend violence (0)
09:09 CRB assets rise 28.6% in 7M06, to $276.5 bln (0)
09:20 Bird flu hits eastern Ukraine -1 (0)
09:22 Chechnya leader hints at name change for troubled region (0)
09:23 TMK pipe producer says plans to issue $300-mln Eurobonds (0)
09:38 Russian Oligarch to Buy English West Ham Football Club - Paper (0)
09:42 Germany's Bayern Warns of Russian Moneybags Jeopardizing World Football (0)
09:45 Relatives of Dead A-310 Passengers File Suits Against S7 Airlines (0)
09:58 Kazakh president mulling Siberian river route changes (0)
10:01 RussNeft expects $1 bln in 2006 net profit (0)
10:15 Gazprom set to close Novatek share purchase deal soon (0)
10:18 Case against Japanese "poaching" captain sent to Russian court (0)
10:36 Germany's Bayern Warns of Russian Moneybags Jeopardizing World Football (0)
10:42 Ethnic Tensions Extremely High in North Russia - Muslim Leader (0)
10:44 Lavrov blasts adoption of UN resolution on Sudan (0)
10:58 S&P assigns B+ rating to TMK pipe producer (0)
11:03 Russian Oligarch to Buy English West Ham Football Club - Paper (0)
11:05 Malaysia Doctor to Take Russian Rocket to ISS in 2007 (0)
11:11 Direct flights between Russia, Saudi to open in November (0)
11:11 New oil pipeline to bypass Turkish straits (0)
11:12 Kazakh Leader Proposes Siberian Rivers Route Changes (0)
11:15 Moscow supplies only a fraction of its own oxygen (0)
11:50 Russian Foreign Minister Slams Hasty UN Resolution on Sudan (0)
11:50 Belarus Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil to U.S. (0)
12:05 Svyaz-Bank to draw two syndicated loans, worth $52 mln (0)
12:11 New Holy Inquisition Declared in Moscow to Fight Against Madonna Show (0)
12:23 Cargo train kills 3 women in northwest Russia (0)
12:49 India to Modernize Russian MiG-29 Fighters Under $250M Deal (0)
13:00 Putin set to discuss economic cooperation with Greek premier (0)
13:02 Court adjourns Yukos appeal against Yugansk sale-1 (0)
13:07 Tymoshenko says Ukrainian government illegitimate (0)
13:08 Home Credit & Finance Bank IAS net profit rises 51.5% in 1H06 -1 (0)
13:16 Pyaterochka net profit falls 8.7% in 1H06, to $62 mln (0)
13:42 Orthodox groups protest "anti-Madonna" concert in Moscow (0)
13:45 Russia says tanker seized in Guinea released (0)
13:59 At least 2 hostages in Moscow prison, 1 prison head - source (0)
14:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:08 Russian cos. may hold controlling stake in Black Sea pipeline (0)
14:19 Russia calls Georgian actions in helicopter incident provocation (0)
14:26 Russian Foreign Minister Slams Hasty UN Resolution on Sudan (0)
14:31 Kazakh Leader Proposes Siberian Rivers Route Changes (0)
14:40 Authorities scramble to curb ethnic violence in North Russia (0)
14:46 Russia, Greece, Bulgaria sign energy declaration (0)
14:51 India to Modernize Russian MiG-29 Fighters Under $250M Deal (0)
14:51 Belarus Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil to U.S. (0)
14:53 Warden Among Hostages Seized at Russian Pre-trial Detention Center (0)
15:09 Putin calls for quick decision on Balkan pipeline (0)
15:20 Number of Moscow prison hostages varies from 2 to 15 (0)
15:29 Russian cos. may hold controlling stake in Black Sea pipeline - 1 (0)
16:00 Wrap: Russia, Bulgaria, Greece agree to sign pipeline deal by year's end (0)
16:17 Russia may claim 25% of nuclear-fuel market-Rosatom's Kiriyenko (0)
16:23 No military draft in Ukraine after 2010 - minister (0)
16:43 Ukraine looks to complete WTO accession talks before year's end (0)
16:44 Three Moscow hostage takers demand sentences be reviewed (0)
16:45 Up to 15 Hostages Held at Moscow Prison, Talks Launched (0)
17:05 Bulgarian elections will not affect bilateral relations - Putin (0)
17:09 Gazprom eyes new gas transportation routes to Greece, Europe (0)
17:24 All 15 hostages in Moscow detention center freed - law enforcers (0)
17:38 Europe, Turkish gambit, and Kurds as the indestructible pawn (0)
17:40 All 15 hostages in Moscow detention center freed - law enforcers - 1 (0)
17:49 Riot Police Raid Moscow Prison Building, All Hostages Freed (0)
17:53 Blast, Gunfire Heard From Site of Moscow Hostage-Taking (0)
17:57 Malaysia Doctor to Take Russian Rocket to ISS in 2007 (0)
18:08 Two of 15 freed Moscow hostages injured - penitentiary service (0)
18:26 What Russians think two years after Beslan (0)
18:39 Update: No one hurt in Moscow detention center rescue (0)

05, September

04:28 Morning re-cap of main news, September 4 (0)
05:59 Political settlement in Chechnya has become reality (0)
05:59 Putin arrives in S. Africa to talk trade, sign friendship treaty (0)
06:16 Case closed against architect in 2004 Moscow water park tragedy (0)
06:30 Russia inflation hits 0.2% in August, 7.1% in 8M06 (0)
06:40 Ukraine's parliament returns to work after long hiatus (0)
06:58 Russia gas exports rise 24.9% y-o-y in 7M06 to 126.35 bln cu. m. (0)
06:59 Russia's Putin Pays First Ever Visit to South Africa (0)
07:02 Moscow mayor says winter energy deficit could reach 20% (0)
07:10 Russia, Greece, Bulgaria Agree to Start Construction of Black Sea Pipeline (0)
07:10 Yukos' Owners to Sue Russia for $50Bln in Damages (0)
07:19 Russia Aims for 25% Share of Global Nuclear Fuel Market (0)
07:24 Russia Air Force chief to meet OSCE officials at south air base (0)
07:40 Alcoa aluminum group set to build plant in Russia (0)
07:41 25 Percent of Russians Have Sex While Driving (0)
07:41 Moscow says considering financial aid for Lebanon (0)
07:44 Case closed against architect in 2004 Moscow water park tragedy-1 (0)
07:52 Russian Power Sector Looks for $79Bln Investment (0)
07:54 Sharapova Rolls into Quarters at U.S. Open (0)
08:00 Dollar slips 8.16 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:03 Gazprom agrees 50% increase for Turkmen 2007-2009 gas supplies (0)
08:05 Sharapova Rolls into Quarters at U.S. Open (0)
08:05 Euro slips 14.23 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:18 Prosecutors Close Case Against Water Park Architect (0)
08:25 Moscow Prison Hostage-takers Arrested, Face New Charges (0)
08:29 Japan urges Russia to be cautious over trawlers in Far East (0)
08:46 Chechen Officials Split on Changing Republic's Name (0)
08:51 Chechens Flee Northern Russian Town as Attacks, Arrests Continue (0)
08:55 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 6 (0)
09:20 Vnesheconombank, S. Africa's NedBank Ltd. sign cooperation deal (0)
09:23 Russian-U.S. War Games Called Off - Defense Ministry (0)
09:39 Russia's Putin Pays First Ever Visit to South Africa (0)
09:47 Regional leader in north Russia warns of racial violence plot (0)
09:49 Russian military TV channel denies selling 25% stake to Sistema (0)
09:57 Four hospitalized in Kyrgyzstan anthrax outbreak (0)
09:59 Blast hits south Russian railroad, no casualties (0)
10:03 LUKoil to invest over $100 bln until 2016 (0)
10:19 Azerbaijan's State Oil Company produces 6 mln tons in 8M06 (0)
10:20 25 Percent of Russians Have Sex While Driving (0)
10:22 Russian govt. approves plan to sell 5 bln cu m of gas via bourse-1 (0)
10:42 Russian Villagers Plunder Unique Mammoth Skeleton (0)
10:43 Abkhazia set to conduct large-scale maneuvers in September (0)
10:58 TMK pipe producer supplies rise 15% in 1H06 (0)
11:04 Russia to fight counterfeit aircraft parts (0)
11:04 Watchdog mounts legal challenge to Sakhalin II ecological probe-1 (0)
11:18 Russia's Mineral Giants Forge Closer Ties in S. Africa During Putin's Visit (0)
11:33 MTS mobile operator U.S. GAAP net profit falls 11%, y-o-y, in 1H06 -1 (0)
11:35 Russia's KamAZ sells 37.7% more trucks in 8M06, y-on-y (0)
11:40 Ukraine's Tymoshenko vows tough opposition as parliament opens (0)
11:45 Russia Environmental Watchdog Sues Shell's Sakhalin Oil Project (0)
12:06 SUAL announces buyout of minority shareholders (0)
12:12 LG launches production in Moscow Region (0)
12:18 New Jack The Ripper Slaughters 6 Prostitutes (0)
13:04 Russia, S. Africa to step up cooperation in space, healthcare (0)
13:07 Russia set to boost economic ties with Pakistan - ministry (0)
13:14 Russia, South Africa sign friendship treaty (0)
13:17 278 children drown in Ukraine in 2006 (0)
13:21 Barometers register record low in Moscow (0)
13:28 Russia calls off joint U.S. exercises scheduled for end of Sept. (0)
13:45 Stadium May Collapse During Madonna Concert - Designer (0)
14:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:13 European Parliament Urges Russia to Leave Transdniestr, Says Referendum Is Illegal (0)
14:32 Russian Prosecutors Report Grave Air Safety Violations (0)
14:51 Russia Indicts Captain of Seized Crab Fishing Boat (0)
15:03 Russia Coach Hiddink to Make Debut in Croatia Qualifier (0)
15:10 Russia's Putin in Talks With Mbeki on Historic Visit to South Africa (0)
15:13 Wrap: Russian, S.African presidents agree to boost cooperation (0)
15:20 New Ukraine PM Pledges Reform, Better Ties With Russia (0)
15:23 Gazprom to choose Shtokman partners for reasons of cost-benefit (0)
15:45 Kiev to study public opinion on proposed nuclear waste storage (0)
15:58 Gas prices for Ukraine to gradually rise - Rus. presidential aide (0)
15:59 Kremlin aide warns against military operation in Iran (0)
16:08 Sakhalin II is one of Russia's top priority projects - Kremlin aide (0)
16:11 Gazprom to choose Shtokman partners for reasons of cost-benefit-1 (0)
16:26 Russia might freeze WTO accession talks with U.S.-Kremlin aide (0)
16:29 Russia's problems exposed in Kondopoga (0)
16:32 Putin says Russia pins great hopes on relations with S. Africa (0)
16:45 Ex-health min. elected Ukraine Party of Regions faction leader (0)
17:08 Kremlin aide mulls merger of Russia's top shipping companies (0)
17:25 Four Russians killed in road accident in France - Embassy (0)
17:30 Russia's Putin in Talks With Mbeki on Historic Visit to South Africa (0)
17:35 Russia Coach Hiddink to Make Debut in Croatia Qualifier (0)
17:38 Europe hopes Gazprom can handle possible gas shortages (0)
17:39 New Ukraine PM Pledges Reform, Better Ties With Russia (0)
19:21 Russian Indologists: from Sanskrit to five volumes (0)

06, September

04:30 Morning re-cap of main news, September 5 (0)
04:52 1 Russian, 3 Poles killed in bus crash in France (0)
05:30 Russian Runaway Malkin Signs Contract with Penguins (0)
05:37 4 Killed, 30 Injured in Russian Tourist Bus Crash in France (0)
05:47 Female U.S. soldier from Kyrgyzstan air base goes missing (0)
06:14 RUXX investment index set to open 1.57% up (0)
06:19 Russian-Japanese business forum opens in St. Petersburg (0)
06:22 Half of Lebanon lies in ruins. Who is to pay? (0)
06:52 New political season opens in Russia as MPs return to work (0)
07:01 4 Killed, 30 Injured in Russian Tourist Bus Crash in France (0)
07:08 4 soldiers dead, 4 hurt in south Russia attack (0)
07:14 Senior tax official killed in Armenia (0)
07:14 Court rejects Moravel appeal to charge $680mln from Yukos -1 (0)
07:15 Russian Runaway Malkin Signs Contract with Penguins (0)
07:16 U.S. Soldier Missing in Kyrgyzstan (0)
07:32 Putin's Aide Warns of Freezing WTO Talks with U.S. (0)
07:34 Kazakhstan to invest $800 mln in gas pipelines in 2006-2008 (0)
07:49 No Politics in Gazprom Partnership Policy for Shtokman Project - Putin's Aide (0)
07:54 Russian Ruble Grows to Record High to Contain Inflation (0)
08:11 Dollar rises 3.08 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:18 Putin's Aide Warns of Freezing WTO Talks with U.S. (0)
08:19 Russian Ruble Grows to Record High to Contain Inflation (0)
08:19 No Politics in Gazprom Partnership Policy for Shtokman Project - Putin's Aide (0)
08:29 Update: Kyrgyz police joins search of missing U.S. female soldier (0)
08:30 Euro slips 1.07 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:33 Covered Bomb Kills 4, Wounds 4 Servicemen in Russia's South (0)
08:44 Teenage Girl Buries Aunt Alive for Selling Dog to Barbecue Shop (0)
08:55 Japan's potential investment in Russia estimated at $50bln -1 (0)
08:57 Japan's Isuzu mulls building truck plant in Russia- (0)
08:57 Georgia charges anti-govt. foundation head with conspiracy (0)
08:59 Russia's major Vyksa, Germany's ING Bank ink $19.7-mln loan deal (0)
09:05 Russia-U.S. exercise put off pending status ratification (0)
09:38 Sanctions Against Iran Must Be Peaceful and Adequate - Russia (0)
09:48 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 7 (0)
09:55 Leader of Georgian Monarchists Arrested Over High Treason Charges (0)
10:26 Gay Couple Has Public Sex, Crowd Applauds (0)
10:26 Robbers Seize Body From Ambulance (0)
10:34 Putin proposes mining, energy cooperation with South Africa (0)
10:35 Ministry plans to finish probe into Sakhalin-II by end of year (0)
10:43 No grounds to deploy UN force on Lebanon-Syria border - Russia (0)
11:02 Russia TV, radio broadcasting service faces bankruptcy-minister (0)
11:09 Chechens who fled Kondopoga pogroms are destitute - public org. (0)
11:12 Russia's Alrosa, De Beers to consider joint geological surveying -1 (0)
11:27 Ukrainian communists consider NATO, Russian language referendum (0)
11:29 Prosecutors say architect to blame for 2004 water park tragedy (0)
11:36 1 Russian, 3 Poles killed in bus crash in France (0)
11:37 Georgia charges anti-govt. foundation head with conspiracy - 1 (0)
11:59 Gazprom, S. Korea's Kogas discuss Russian gas supplies (0)
12:12 Kremlin, communities to feature on giant Moscow birthday pizza (0)
12:12 Russian interests to dictate WMD nonproliferation (0)
12:18 S. Africa aluminum plant project depends on talks, energy (0)
12:18 Record opium poppy crop expected in Afghanistan in 2006-envoy (0)
12:26 Emergency ministry general gets 20 years in prison (0)
12:30 Kremlin envoy says Iraq turning into "terrorist corporation" (0)
12:56 Russia may face gas supply crisis in 2 years - Gref (0)
13:04 Update 1: Police consider all angles in missing officer case (0)
13:17 Court throws out tax bill appeal against Yukos subsidiary (0)
13:42 Russian Economy Minister Warns of Gas Supply Crisis (0)
13:45 Russian General Gets 20 Years In Hiigh-Profile Corruption Case (0)
13:48 "Good Progress" in Search for Russian Diplomats' Killers - Senior Official (0)
13:55 Russia's Alrosa, South African De Beers Team Up to Lead the Global Diamond Industry (0)
14:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:01 Russian Foreign Ministry blasts Estonia border treaty statements (0)
14:04 "Good Progress" in Search for Russian Diplomats' Killers - Senior Official (0)
14:04 Update: In all, 29 conspiracy activists detained in Georgia - minister (0)
14:07 Robbers Seize Body From Ambulance (0)
14:16 Peugeot-Citroen view Nizhny Novgorod as site for Russian plant (0)
14:30 Azeri, Armenian FMs may meet over Nagorno-Karabakh Sept. 13 (0)
14:31 Deripaska: Cut VAT and stop ruble-strengthening experiment (0)
14:34 Bank of Moscow looks to take out $400 mln syndicated loan (0)
14:36 RusAl takes out $2 billion syndicated loan (0)
14:45 Court rejects FSB colonel appeal against transfer to Ural colony (0)
14:49 Georgian Police Detain 30 In Coup Attempt (0)
14:54 Ukraine to maintain control of its gas networks - PM (0)
14:57 Deripaska: Cut VAT and stop ruble-strengthening experiment (0)
15:13 Russia's per-capita consumption quadruples in 6 years, to $3,000 (0)
16:26 Russian govt. set to tighten responsibility for anti-terror work (0)
16:35 Gazprom wants no more than 25% in Sakhalin II - dep. minister (0)
16:45 Sistema Telecom mulls Telecom Srpske purchase (0)
17:10 Bank of Russia compiles list of banks to guarantee its loans (0)
17:25 No plans for Russia to break existing PSAs, sign new ones (0)
17:49 No grounds to expand Sakhalin I so far - ministry (0)
17:53 Russians scoreless in Moscow brawl with Croatians (0)
18:38 Smerch: an heir to Katyusha (0)

07, September

04:28 Morning re-cap of main news, September 6 (0)
05:21 Russia, Croatia Draw 0-0 in Euro 2008 Qualifier (0)
05:38 Rumsfeld proposes new arms race with Russia (0)
05:50 U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Russia, China Over Iran Sanctions (0)
05:52 Sharapova Scrapes Past Golovin Into U.S. Open Semi-Finals, to Face Mauresmo (0)
05:55 2 Killed in Nuclear Submarine Fire in Northern Russia (0)
05:56 Russia's gold and currency reserves up $1.9 bln in week (0)
06:01 Putin to discuss energy, defense, trade in Morocco - Kremlin aide (0)
06:04 Court set to hold hearings on Japanese trawler captain case (0)
06:07 RUXX investment index set to open 2.16% down (0)
06:36 Russia proposes aid to Lebanon to rebuild infrastructure (0)
06:37 Russia will aid inquest if Syria's supply of Hizbollah proved -- Lavrov (0)
06:46 Two sailors killed in fire on Russian nuclear submarine (0)
07:02 Russia, Croatia Draw 0-0 in Euro 2008 Qualifier (0)
07:05 Sharapova Scrapes Past Golovin Into U.S. Open Semi-Finals, to Face Mauresmo (0)
07:08 2 Killed in Nuclear Submarine Fire in Northern Russia (0)
07:14 Russia's Putin Arrives in Morocco for Talks (0)
07:20 Russia Ready to Investigate Weapons Supplies to Hezbollah - Lavrov (0)
07:23 Youzhny Sends Rafael Nadal Home as He Storms into Semis (0)
07:33 Russia demands fuller explanation from Iran on nuclear issue (0)
07:37 Criticism of Excessive State Control Hampers Major Merger of Russian Shipping Companies - Kremlin Official (0)
07:39 Russian Aluminium Tycoon Tells Government to Cut VAT, Stop Strengthening Ruble (0)
07:39 Russia prepared to assist in the rebuilding of Lebanon - Lavrov (0)
07:43 Russia Refuses to Automatically Enlarge Exxon's Sakhalin-1 Project (0)
07:44 Czech Republic Expels Russian Spy (0)
07:49 Dollar slips 0.06 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:56 Euro slips 0.44 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:58 Georgia Says Russia Behind Giorgadze Coup Attempt (0)
08:02 Russia Promises to Keep Existing PSAs, Says New Ones Unlikely (0)
08:17 Russian Su-30 fighter to make nonstop flight along famous route (0)
08:37 Russia to boost oil, gas exports to Asia-Pacific-deputy minister (0)
08:49 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 8 (0)
08:57 Russia's energy consumption grows 4.6% in 7M06 - statistics -1 (0)
09:04 Russia offers to send combat engineers to Lebanon - FM (0)
09:15 Severstal IAS consolidated net profit falls 52.4% in 1H06 (0)
09:29 Foreign Minister Lavrov for dialogue with Hamas and Hizbollah (0)
09:50 Russia Demands Clarification of Iran's Nuclear Activities (0)
09:57 Russia's Lavrov Advocates Dialogue with Hamas, Hezbollah (0)
10:02 Secret services were aware of planned coup in Georgia - pres. - 1 (0)
10:11 Lukoil Announces $100Bln Ambitious Investment Plan (0)
10:13 Rosenergoatom to start building nine nuclear power units in 2007 (0)
10:23 Technical failure to blame for submarine fire - commander (0)
10:48 Russia's Lavrov Advocates Dialogue with Hamas, Hezbollah (0)
10:57 Foreign retailers venture beyond major Russian cities (0)
11:05 19 Workers Trapped in Siberian Gold Mine Fire (0)
11:14 Belarus calls for closer relations with Iran (0)
11:33 Transdnestr referendum must be recognized - Russian envoy (0)
11:34 Flu outbreak in Russia expected in Oct.-Dec. - chief doctor (0)
11:42 Russians whose holidays are ruined by foreign airlines should stand up for their rights â€“ Consumers' Protection Union (0)
11:43 Update: Georgia opposition urges national disobedience, pres. to resign (0)
11:52 Investigation into Yukos executive prolonged until December (0)
12:15 Investigation into Yukos executive prolonged until December (0)
12:45 Russia nuclear chief on nuclear building program, JV plans (0)
13:16 Drunk-driving accidents fall 15% in two years - Russian police (0)
13:20 Lebanon parliament speaker to visit Russia in Oct. - embassy (0)
13:40 End of Israeli blockade to improve Lebanon situation - Russia FM (0)
14:03 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:08 Siberian mine evacuated after major fire (0)
14:27 Lithuania PM vows to build new nuclear power plant (0)
14:34 Yukos lawyers appeal prison report ruling (0)
14:38 Kyrgyz MPs say ex-speaker's arrest over heroin a provocation (0)
14:44 Belarus Lukashenko Wants Closer Ties With Iran (0)
14:56 Ukraine offers Russia electricity-natural gas swap (0)
14:58 Lawyers for tsar-statue attacker files Supreme Court appeal (0)
15:01 Iranian foreign minister says Iran ready for nuclear talks (0)
15:16 Russia's Transneft demands guarantees for Arctic pipeline - 1 (0)
15:31 Russia Hails Israel's Decision to Lift Blockade of Lebanon (0)
15:40 Belarusian, Iranian presidents to meet in Cuba (0)
16:02 Russia Hails Israel's Decision to Lift Blockade of Lebanon (0)
16:07 Belarus Lukashenko Wants Closer Ties With Iran (0)
16:10 Russia says further talks on N.Korea nuclear problem needed (0)
16:29 Failure to observe regulations caused Siberia mine fire (0)
16:31 Russia seeks new border talks with Estonia to avoid claims (0)
16:43 Putin says seeking broader energy cooperation with Morocco (0)
16:55 Ex-Microsoft billionaire starts space tourism training in Russia (0)
16:58 No energy blackmail, Russia to defend nuclear interests - Putin (0)
17:10 Russian ballistic missile test fails after White Sea launch (0)
17:20 Kyrgyz govt. says ex-speaker arrested in Poland (0)
17:29 Gazprom agrees with Ukraine on 4Q06 gas deficit solution (0)
17:35 Israel PM to arrive in Moscow Oct. 18 for Mid-East talks (0)

08, September

04:27 Morning re-cap of main news, September 7 (0)
05:16 9 dead, 24 missing in Siberian gold mine fire (0)
05:31 Russian New Intercontinental Missile Fails in Test Launch (0)
05:31 9 Dead, 24 Missing in Russian Gold Mine Fire (0)
06:01 Update: Death toll rises to 11 in Siberian gold mine fire (0)
06:14 Gazprom loses in the East to win in the West (0)
06:16 Russian monetary base down $907 mln in week (0)
06:21 Russian man faces 2 years in jail for handing out Islamist books (0)
06:30 ###Madonna Fears Russian Mafia, Locks Self in Prague Hotel - Report (0)
06:52 World Powers Should Resume Talks on N. Korea's Nukes - Russian Official (0)
06:52 Death Toll in Siberian Mine Fire Rises to 11 (0)
06:52 Madonna Refuses to Leave Hotel in Prague Fearing Russian Mafia (0)
07:05 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
07:06 RUXX investment index set to open 3.3% down (0)
07:24 Five Central Asian states sign nuclear-free deal (0)
07:48 Dollar rises 9.17 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:56 Euro slips 15.37 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:21 Russia to Sell 100% of Rosneft - Anonymous Kremlin Source (0)
08:28 Kyrgyzstan says opposition leader arrest in Poland big mistake (0)
08:34 Russian Orthodox churches could heal rift, unite in 2007 (0)
08:37 Foreign currency exchange rates as fixed by the Central Bank of Russia for September 9 (0)
08:43 Israel says no support for Russian Mideast conference idea (0)
08:48 New verdict on synagogue knife attacker expected Sept. 15 (0)
08:53 Russian New Intercontinental Missile Fails in Test Launch (0)
08:58 9 Dead, 24 Missing in Russian Gold Mine Fire (0)
09:03 Russia to act if illegal arms supplies to third countries proved (0)
09:11 Giant Pizza Decorated as Moscow Map Baked in Russian Capital (0)
09:28 Net capital inflow into Russia to reach $15-20 bln in 2006 (0)
09:37 Israel Rejects Russia's Call for Middle East Conference (0)
09:39 Russia Opens New Chemical Weapons Destruction Plant (0)
09:43 Russian Church Abroad Approves Dialogue Act With Moscow Patriarchate (0)
09:51 Death Toll in Siberian Mine Fire Rises to 11 (0)
09:54 4 killed in shootout in Georgia-S. Ossetia conflict zone-1 (0)
09:55 Pre-Egyptian Pyramids Allegedly Found in Ukraine (0)
09:58 Madonna Refuses to Leave Hotel in Prague Fearing Russian Mafia (0)
10:10 Slavneft Siberia deposit in for year-round development from 2007 (0)
10:10 Siberian car-owners protest against gasoline price hike (0)
10:23 Giant Moscow birthday pizza (0)
10:54 Russia Opens New Chemical Weapons Destruction Plant (0)
10:54 Pre-Egyptian Pyramids Allegedly Found in Ukraine (0)
10:54 Israel Rejects Russia's Call for Middle East Conference (0)
10:54 Giant Pizza Decorated as Moscow Map Baked in Russian Capital (0)
10:54 Russian Church Abroad Approves Dialogue Act With Moscow Patriarchate (0)
10:54 World Powers Should Resume Talks on N. Korea's Nukes - Russian Official (0)
10:54 Death Toll in Siberian Mine Fire Rises to 11 (0)
10:54 Madonna Refuses to Leave Hotel in Prague Fearing Russian Mafia (0)
10:54 Russian New Intercontinental Missile Fails in Test Launch (0)
10:54 9 Dead, 24 Missing in Russian Gold Mine Fire (0)
10:54 Russia Hails Israel's Decision to Lift Blockade of Lebanon (0)
11:09 Russia's Abramovich Looks to Merge Two Steel Giants, Evraz and Severstal (0)
11:12 Probusinessbank obtains $33 mln syndicated loan (0)
11:15 49 Children Infected With HIV in Kazakhstan Hospital (0)
11:25 Russian Central Bank Vows to Keep Ruble Under Control Despite Massive Capital Inflows (0)
11:28 Separatists Clash With Georgia Forces on South Ossetia Border (0)
11:33 4 killed in shootout in Georgia-S. Ossetia conflict zone-2 (0)
11:49 Russia's Power Machines launches first unit of India power plant (0)
11:51 Russia to Sell 100% of Rosneft - Anonymous Kremlin Source (0)
11:56 Lukoil Announces $100Bln Ambitious Investment Plan (0)
12:00 Russia set to destroy chemical stockpiles on schedule - official (0)
12:07 Belarus Voices Support for Iran's Nuclear Plan (0)
12:12 Yushchenko was poisoned with Russian, U.S. or U.K.-made dioxin (0)
12:17 12 Found Dead in Russia Gold Mine (0)
12:21 Prosecutors report security violations at Pulkovo Airlines (0)
12:26 U.S. Made Grave Mistakes After 9/11 Attacks - Russia (0)
12:31 Fitch upgrades Russia's Alfa Bank ratings (0)
12:33 Russia audit agency skeptical GDP could be doubled in decade (0)
12:51 Poland releases former Kyrgyz parliament speaker-1 (0)
13:18 Russian officials rush to deny claims on halt to Iran NPP work (0)
13:31 Georgian opposition party activists arraigned in Tbilisi (0)
13:53 Moving away from chemical warfare: third step (0)
14:04 Russia audit agency skeptical GDP can be doubled by 2010 - 1 (0)
14:04 Russia's Finance Ministry to place $370-mln in OFZ-AD bonds (0)
14:08 Fitch Ratings assigns BBB- to three Gazprom Eurobond issues (0)
14:17 LUKoil to open 40 petrol stations in Macedonia in four years (0)
14:24 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:50 Natural resources service to inspect coal, gold mining enterprises (0)
15:43 Five Central Asian states sign treaty on nuclear-free zone-1 (0)
16:03 Russia to announce 2nd tranche swap of Soviet commercial debt (0)
16:15 Rally in north Russia demands Caucasus natives be deported (0)
16:26 Gazprom confirms 21bln cu m of gas to Belarus in 2006 (0)
16:30 UN Security Council session on Lebanon under discussion - 1 (0)
16:44 Environmental Watchdog Orders Safety Checks of Russia's Gold Mines (0)
16:44 U.S. Made Grave Mistakes After 9/11 Attacks - Russia (0)
16:47 Iran's Russia-built Nuclear Plant to Be Launched in September 2007 (0)
16:59 Tbilisi court orders 2 months detention for opposition members (0)
17:10 Russia losing interest in Bulgarian nuclear project (0)
18:06 Saakashvili says Russia has plans to destroy Georgia (0)
18:21 Russia calls for independent investigation on cluster bomb use (0)
18:39 Afghanistan ready to flood Europe with first-grade heroin (0)
19:32 Peculiarities of Georgian democracy (0)

09, September

06:12 Morning re-cap of main news, September 8 (0)
06:53 2 arms caches discovered in Chechnya (0)
07:39 Death toll rises to 16 in Siberian gold mine fire (0)
08:33 No casualties in shootout in Georgia-S. Ossetia conflict zone (0)
09:23 Putin discusses home, foreign policy at inner cabinet meeting (0)
09:56 Russia to Go Ahead With Bushehr Reactor Construction in Iran - Minister (0)
09:59 Russian Tennis Star Sharapova Ousts Mauresmo to Reach U.S. Open Final (0)
10:05 Missing U.S. Air Force Major Found Alive in Kyrgyzstan (0)
10:20 Georgian opposition leader released on bail (0)
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