Morning re-cap of main news, October 25
* Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a televised question-and-answer session:
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 04:29 GMT
New Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fails Test-Launch
A sea-launched Bulava ballistic missile was self-destroyed several minutes after the test-launch due to a deviation from the preset trajectory.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 05:35 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 1.74% up
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 683.57 points, up 1.74% on the previous day's trading, following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 05:38 GMT
Russia's President Defends National Team Coach Guus Hiddink
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended national team coach Guus Hiddink and said there were too many foreigners playing in Russia's domestic league.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 05:50 GMT
Volcano's activity increases on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 26 (RIA Novosti) – The Karymsky volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East has increased its activity, spewing ash emissions up to an altitude of around 5,000 meters (16,400 feet), a local seismology official said Thursday.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 05:51 GMT
S.Korean rescuers spot bodies of 2 Russians in N.Korean waters
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) – South Korean coast guards searching for Russian sailors from a sunken cargo ship have identified two bodies from the air in North Korean waters, a coast guard official said Thursday.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 06:55 GMT
New Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fails Test-Launch
A sea-launched Bulava ballistic missile was self-destroyed several minutes after the test-launch due to a deviation from the preset trajectory.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 07:06 GMT
Russia's President Defends National Team Coach Guus Hiddink
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended national team coach Guus Hiddink and said there were too many foreigners playing in Russia's domestic league.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 07:12 GMT
Putin Says Russia Must Diversify Its Economy
Giving his regular online interview on Wednesday, Oct. 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia should diversify its energy-dependent economy. He highlighted car making, aviation and forestry as priority areas for development.
// Oct. 26, 2006 - 07:15 GMT