* Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a meeting with French and German counterparts, Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel:

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 06:19 GMT

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) – A British man working as a line umpire at the current Davis Cup tennis tournament has been mugged in Moscow, a source in the city's law-enforcement agencies said Sunday.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 06:56 GMT

A British man working as a line umpire at the current Davis Cup tennis tournament has been mugged in Moscow.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 07:20 GMT

A Russian barge carrying 19 passengers across a Siberian bay capsized, killing five people.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 07:25 GMT

Russia has lost 91–74 to Australia at the FIBA world basketball championships in Brazil, but secured the second place by beating defending champions U.S.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 07:50 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin moved on Saturday to allay Western fears over Russia’s intentions towards European aerospace group EADS and offered the prospect of more gas for Europe, saying Russia was a reliable energy partner.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 08:15 GMT

A British man working as a line umpire at the current Davis Cup tennis tournament has been mugged in Moscow.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 08:27 GMT

Russia has lost 91–74 to Australia at the FIBA world basketball championships in Brazil, but secured the second place by beating defending champions U.S.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 08:33 GMT

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's foreign minister has met with his Georgian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss possible solutions to conflicts with the South Caucasus country's breakaway provinces, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 09:03 GMT

A political-diplomatic solution can still be found for Iran's nuclear problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

// Sep. 24, 2006 - 09:21 GMT