Morning re-cap of main news, October 10
* Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the first day of his two-day visit to Germany, said:
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 04:28 GMT
Death toll rises to 6 in northwest Russia building collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, October 11 (RIA Novosti) – Another body has been discovered in the ruins of an apartment building that collapsed early on Monday in the northwest Russian city of Vyborg, near St. Petersburg, bringing the death toll to six, the emergencies ministry said Wednesday.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 05:21 GMT
Russian ultranationalists detained for cemetery desecration
MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) – Police in northwest Russia have detained six members of an ultranationalist organization on suspicion of involvement in desecrating Jewish and Tatar cemeteries earlier this month, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 05:40 GMT
Russia's Putin Belatedly Denounces Journalist's Murder
President Vladimir Putin has vowed to hunt down the killers of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, saying he had information they wanted to whip up anti-Russian feelings across the world.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 05:46 GMT
Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel Call for International Response to N. Korea's Nuclear Test
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin have called for a unified response from the international community against North Korea's apparent testing of a nuclear bomb.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 05:50 GMT
Russian Gas Giant Gazprom to Sponsor German Soccer Club
A state-controlled natural gas company from Russia will sponsor Bundesliga soccer club Schalke.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 06:03 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.58% down
MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Wednesday at 659.94 points, down 0.58% on the previous day's trading, following Tuesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 06:04 GMT
Russia, EU Sign Environmental Agreement to Protect Baltic Sea
The European Union and Russia have signed an environmental cooperation agreement, resolving to protect the Baltic Sea and forests and to fight against climate change.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 06:08 GMT
Russian banker dead in suspected contract killing
MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) – The director of a Moscow branch of Russia's state-owned foreign trade bank Vneshtorgbank was shot dead late Tuesday in the Russian capital, in alleged contract killing, local law enforcers said Wednesday.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 06:10 GMT
Russia Slams U.S. Anti-Missile Plans for Poland
Russia has hit out at U.S. plans to deploy an anti-missile shield on Polish soil, saying the move was an attempt to destabilize the balance of power.
// Oct. 11, 2006 - 06:19 GMT