Morning re-cap of main news, October 1
* The Russian president held discussions with permanent members of Russia's Security Council near Moscow on the escalating crisis with neighboring Georgia, the Kremlin press office said
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 04:29 GMT
Fred Cogdell
I hope Russia stands for the protection of it's citizens in Georgia and other regions that left many Russsians outside it's borders. Russia needs to protect its own interests before it's to late.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:20 GMT
Daryl S
Georgia's recent agressive behaviour has most likely been a directive of their American masters. With Americans now leading Georgia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Russia can only retaliate when it is truly ready to face up to the true agressor – America itself. These other puppet states are now American satellites on Russia's doorstep. In the end, Russia"s great energy reserves may end up a curse as America will stop at nothing to get their hands on energy wealth anywhere in the world. They are above all international law and abide by no one's rules.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:22 GMT
Russia Suspends Withdrawal of Troops From Georgia
Russia said Saturday that it has suspended plans for further withdrawal of its troops from Georgia amid worsening relations between the two neighbors.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:27 GMT
Belarus Orphan Brought Back Home From Italy
Italy has returned to Belarus a 10-year-old orphan girl who had been hidden by an Italian amid fears she would be abused if she was sent back to the orphanage in her home country.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:38 GMT
Russia's Putin Accuses Georgia of State Terrorism, Georgia Dismisses Rebuke
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili shrugged off on Monday Moscow's harsh reaction to the arrest of four Russian army officers for spying, that fuelled a crisis in relations between the two ex-Soviet states.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:48 GMT
5 Workers Killed at Auchan Construction Site Near Russian Capital
Five people died and three were injured on Sunday when a flight of stairs collapsed at a construction site outside Moscow, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 05:57 GMT
Miss World 2006
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 06:34 GMT
3 die, 60 hospitalized after fake alcohol poisoning in Urals
YEKATERINBURG, October 2 (RIA Novosti) – Three people have died and nearly 60 have been hospitalized after allegedly drinking counterfeit alcohol in a Russian city in the Urals, a city hospital said Monday.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 06:44 GMT
Russia's Putin Accuses Georgia of State Terrorism, Georgia Dismisses Rebuke
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili shrugged off on Monday Moscow's harsh reaction to the arrest of four Russian army officers for spying, that fuelled a crisis in relations between the two ex-Soviet states.
// Oct. 02, 2006 - 06:54 GMT