* President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing foreign capital to be placed in Russian aircraft companies

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 04:27 GMT

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) – The prime ministers of Eurasec, an economic alliance of six ex-Soviet republics, will meet in Moscow Friday to discuss forming a customs union.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 05:38 GMT

The western press is continuing to step up the anti Putin rhetoric, most likely to muddy the waters and distract western readers of the disasters in Iraq, Afghanistan and other lies and failings of their own leaders. There is, however and old saying that says "No one kicks a dead dog". This would suggest that Russia is definitely alive and well. Keep up the good work President Putin!

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 05:53 GMT

Russian spacecraft to bring the next space tourist to the international space station (ISS) in March. Charles Simonyi, a native of Hungary would be the fifth space tourist to pay an estimated $US20 million ($A26.23 million) to $US25 million ($A32.8 million) for the privilege.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 05:55 GMT

Colleagues of Anna Politkovskaya, supported by the independent Russian Union of Journalists and hundreds of domestic and foreign media outlets, published a newspaper Thursday devoted to the slain journalist who focused on uncovering torture, abductions and other abuses against civilians in Chechnya.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 05:55 GMT

Washington wants restrictions on Russia's construction of an Iranian nuclear reactor as part of a European draft UN resolution that imposes sanctions on Tehran's atomic-related activities.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 05:59 GMT

Washington wants restrictions on Russia's construction of an Iranian nuclear reactor as part of a European draft UN resolution that imposes sanctions on Tehran's atomic-related activities.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 06:00 GMT

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) – Argentina's defense minister, Nilda Garre, will meet with her Russian counterpart in Moscow Friday, and hold talks with Russia's state-owned arms exporter on the possible purchase of Russian aircraft.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 06:03 GMT

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow police confiscated more than 2.6 kilograms of heroin during the arrest of two citizens of Tajikistan, suspected of drug-trafficking, a police source said Friday.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 06:11 GMT

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Central Bank said Friday that the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 2,785.1 billion rubles ($104 billion at the current exchange rate) as of October 23, up 20.5 billion rubles ($765.6 million) in the week since October 16.

// Oct. 27, 2006 - 06:17 GMT