Morning re-cap of main news, October 5
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said:
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 04:26 GMT
Pro-Moscow Chechen Strongman Old Enough to Run for Presidency
Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman whose personal militia runs Russia's Chechnya on the Kremlin's behalf, turned 30 on Thursday making him eligible to run for the region's presidency.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 05:33 GMT
Putin Sacks Top Security Officials in Northern Russia After Ethnic Riots
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sacked top ranking law enforcement officials in a northern Russian region where a deadly fight last month led to riots and mob violence against immigrants from the Caucasus region.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 05:39 GMT
Russian Leader Orders Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants, Markets Controlled by Non-Russians
President Vladimir Putin ordered his ministers to protect Russia's "native population" by cracking down on illegal immigrants and markets where many traders are non-Russians.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 05:46 GMT
Russian Capital to Host Champions League Final
Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium will stage next season's European Champions League final, UEFA's executive committee said this week.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 05:48 GMT
Russia's economics minister on visit to Azerbaijan
MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's economics minister will discuss Friday in Azerbaijan stepping up bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the ministry's press-service said.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 05:54 GMT
Russia, Japan conduct naval exercise off Japanese coast
VLADIVOSTOK, October 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russian and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint exercise Friday near the Japanese port of Maidzuru, the Russian Pacific Fleet press service said.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 06:08 GMT
Russia's Lavrov, Poland's Fotyga Discuss Prospects of U.S. Missile Defense Site
Russia's foreign minister insisted that Poland's decision about whether to host a U.S. missile defense site must be "transparent and understandable," he said after a meeting with his Polish counterpart Thursday.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 06:11 GMT
Russian monetary base down $997 mln in week
MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Central Bank said Friday that the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 2,706 billion rubles ($101.05 billion at the current exchange rate) as of October 2, down 26.7 billion rubles ($997 mln) in the week since September 25.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 06:15 GMT
Israel Braces for Tough Test in Games Vs. Hiddink's Russia
Israel faces its first major hurdle in the Euro 2008 qualification race this weekend, as it takes on Guus Hiddink's Russia in Moscow.
// Oct. 06, 2006 - 06:21 GMT