Vladimir Putin is attending the 14th Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which has opened in Hanoi. During a two-day summit, the APEC heads of state will discuss liberalization of trade, energy cooperation and the fight against terrorism.

// Nov. 18, 2006 - 11:29 GMT

Russia and the United States will sign a protocol on Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization Sunday, Russia's economics minister has said.

// Nov. 18, 2006 - 14:54 GMT

Movladi Baisarov – the former head of one of the Russian-backed security forces in Chechnya was fatally shot in Moscow on Saturday by law enforcement officers who were trying to detain him on suspicion of abductions and killings.

// Nov. 18, 2006 - 22:24 GMT