* Russia's environmental protection agency has submitted documents on revoking the licenses of the Sakhalin branch of state-controlled oil company Rosneft to the mineral resources agency, the Natural Resources Ministry said
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 04:27 GMT
NAZRAN, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – A suspected militant was killed Friday morning in a special operation to apprehend an armed group in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, local law enforcers said.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:21 GMT
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – An explosive device with a force of around 100 grams of TNT equivalent went off Friday morning outside a tax service building in central Moscow, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:29 GMT
A Soyuz-Fregat rocket has lifted off from the Russian space base at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, bearing a large European weather satellite.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:40 GMT
Israel's military has discovered 39 Russian-origin missiles in Hezbollah's arsenal in Lebanon.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:48 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Russia's Jews to "pack their bags" and move to Israel at a meeting with community leaders during a visit to Moscow.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:48 GMT
A Russian hockey club filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins, saying rookie Evgeni Malkin shouldn't be allowed to play in the league because he remains under contract in his native country.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:53 GMT
A spokeswoman for King Juan Carlos said Russian reports that he brought down a tame and inebriated bear during a visit in August were "ridiculous".
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 05:56 GMT
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Central Bank said Friday that the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 2,765 billion rubles ($102.6 billion at the current exchange rate) as of October 16, up 38.5 billion rubles ($1.43 billion) in the week since October 9.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 06:12 GMT
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Friday at 689.94 points, up 0.37% on the previous day's trading, following Thursday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 20, 2006 - 07:04 GMT