* A bilateral agreement with the U.S. on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) could be signed by the two countries' leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam November 18–19, Russia's economics minister said
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 05:22 GMT
MOSCOW, November 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Tuesday at 712.28 points, down 0.23% on the previous day's trading, following Monday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 06:42 GMT
MOSCOW, November 14 (RIA Novosti) – Severstal [RTS: CHMF], Russia's second-largest steel producer, will start trading its global depositary receipts (GDRs) on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, at a price of $12.50 per GDR in a bid to raise around $1.1 billion.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 07:16 GMT
Russian pin-up Maria Sharapova said she was delighted with her season despite seeing it ended in the WTA Championships semi-finals in Madrid against Justine Henin-Hardenne.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 07:30 GMT
Russian changes to a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear and missile programs would "cut back substantially" from restrictions the U.S. and its allies are seeking, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton has said.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:08 GMT
The U.S. elections that gave the Democratic Party control of both houses of Congress could help promote a resolution of the international standoff with North Korea over its nuclear program, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:20 GMT
TOKYO, November 14 (RIA Novosti) – Japan has broadened its sanctions against North Korea to include a ban on the export of luxury goods, in a move to punish the country's elite following the reclusive state's nuclear tests a month ago.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:21 GMT
MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) – A two-centuries-old Doret pocket watch worth around $10,000, stolen from the Hermitage Museum, has been recovered in St. Petersburg, a local police spokesman said Tuesday.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:34 GMT
The Georgian official has called Russian policy against Georgia "ethnic cleansing" and compared it to the Nazi treatment of Jews.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:37 GMT
On Monday, Nov. 13, Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said that it has closed legal proceedings against the CIS division of U.S. automotive giant General Motors and the Russian division of Japan's Nissan Motor Company. The companies were previously accused of violating competition laws.
// Nov. 14, 2006 - 08:39 GMT