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01, December

05:34 Morning re-cap of main news, November 30 (0)
05:39 Frank Flynn (0)
06:34 FBI Joins British Investigation of Litvinenko's Death (0)
06:46 Russian oil export duty cut to $180 per ton (7 bbl) as of Dec. 1 (0)
06:55 Ireland investigates Russian ex-prime minister poisoning (0)
07:18 Russian FM Arrives in Egypt for Talks on Strategic Partnership (0)
07:30 British Intelligence Suspect Russian "Rogue Elements" in Ex-FSB Officer Poisoning - Report (0)
07:39 Russia's FM to discuss Arab-Israeli conflict at talks in Egypt (0)
08:10 UFO Crashes in Russia's Siberia (0)
08:11 More People Undergo Radiation Tests Following Litvinenko's Poisoning (0)
08:20 RUXX investment index set to open 1.06% up (0)
08:32 Forbes Russia issue scrapped over article on Moscow mayor's wife (0)
08:43 Russia cancels ISS orbit correction before shuttle arrival (0)
08:48 Russia Postpones Energy Reform Until After 2008 Presidential Poll (0)
08:55 Forbes Russia Editor Steps Down After Publisher Bars Story on Russia's Richest Woman (0)
08:57 Indonesia leader likely to focus on arms supplies in Moscow (0)
09:19 Dollar slips 6.16 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:22 Euro rises 13.15 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:29 BA Boeing-767 returns to London for radioactive screening (0)
09:52 EBRD to issue Georgia $10 mln to rebuild power plant (0)
09:55 Resident of Breakaway Province Detained in Georgia for Spying for Russia (0)
09:57 Re-elected Tajik pres. re-appoints same govt., changes FM (0)
10:12 Nuclear Chief Says All Russian Polonium is Shipped to U.S. (0)
10:21 Russia's Gazprom Says "There's Enough Gas For Everyone" (0)
10:21 Forbes Russia Editor Steps Down After Publisher Bars Story on Russia's Richest Woman (0)
10:32 More People Undergo Radiation Tests Following Litvinenko's Poisoning (0)
10:32 Georgy Zhukov: 110th anniversary (0)
10:35 Russia Won't Limit Foreign Participation in Banking Sector (0)
10:36 British Airways Plane Grounded in Moscow to Fly to London for Radiation Check (0)
10:43 Russia Blasts Estonian Move to Outlaw Soviet Symbols Along With Nazi Ones (0)
10:55 Russia slams lack of military-political, economic work in OSCE (0)
10:56 Russian Fraudsters Face Lengthy Prison Terms in Britain (0)
11:08 Resident of Breakaway Province Detained in Georgia for Spying for Russia (0)
11:24 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 2 (0)
11:26 Nuclear Chief Says All Russian Polonium is Shipped to U.S. (0)
11:31 UFO Crashes in Russia's Siberia (0)
11:35 More People Undergo Radiation Tests Following Litvinenko's Poisoning (0)
11:40 Russia Postpones Energy Reform Until After 2008 Presidential Poll (0)
11:43 Pathologists start postmortem examination of ex-FSB agent (0)
11:44 Ukrainian parliament appoints new interior minister (0)
11:46 Russian FM Arrives in Egypt for Talks on Strategic Partnership (0)
11:48 Cuba: a short-term political forecast (0)
11:52 World AIDS Day, 01 December 2006 (0)
11:53 Prosecutors end probe into Russian space firm chief's case (0)
11:56 Court refuses to hear Khodorkovsky's appeal against verdict (0)
12:11 Ireland Probes Gaidar Poisoning as Doctors Say They See No Reason for Illness (0)
12:12 Jury removed in case of 2005 train explosion - 1 (0)
12:18 Ukraine parliament votes to fire 2 president-appointed ministers (0)
12:36 Lukashenko backs project to build NPP in Belarus (0)
12:40 Kremlin Set to Rig Next Year Vote - Former PM Kasyanov (0)
12:46 British Intelligence Suspect Russian "Rogue Elements" in Ex-FSB Officer Poisoning - Report (0)
12:52 Forbes Russia Editor Steps Down After Publisher Bars Story on Russia's Richest Woman (0)
13:03 S. Ossetia "alternative" leader inaugurated in conflict zone (0)
13:14 Belarus President Supports Nuclear Power Plant Plan (0)
13:20 Russia leads Argentina 1-0 in the Davis Cup final (0)
13:28 Severstal-avto launches production of Fiat Albea in Tatarstan (0)
13:29 Georgia detains alleged S. Ossetian spy (0)
13:30 Moscow Passes New ,Tougher Migrant Labor Regulations (0)
13:30 Russian Orthodox Church Holds Memorial Service for AIDS Victims (0)
13:31 Russian Orthodox Church Reports at Least 3 Cases of AIDS Healing by Faith (0)
13:33 Russia leads Argentina 1-0 in the Davis Cup final -1 (0)
13:40 Alleged Russian Spy Arrested in Canada to Face Trial Earlier Than Expected (0)
13:44 Forbes Russia editor says original Dec. issue to be released (0)
13:45 Russia's Gazprom Says "There's Enough Gas For Everyone" (0)
13:46 Estonia's decision to ban Soviet symbols disgraceful - Lavrov (0)
13:56 Forbes Russia Publisher Reverses Decision to Block December Issue (0)
14:13 Supreme Court overturns acquittal in minister murder case-1 (0)
14:51 Lukashenko backs project to build NPP in Belarus - 1 (0)
14:52 Russia's Stabilization Fund hits $83.2 billion as of December 1 (0)
14:53 Russia, Indonesia to develop trade, energy, space links (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:02 Georgian PM hails gas talks with Azerbaijan (0)
15:07 Russia set to participate in Indonesian NPP tender - Kiriyenko (0)
15:29 Russia completes swap of Soviet-era commercial debt (0)
15:30 Talks on Iran draft resolution could be held next week - Russia (0)
15:47 Russian experts deny polonium-210 in UK has Siberian origin (0)
15:48 Afghanistan: a chance or a trap for NATO? (0)
16:08 Bush faces coup by his advisors (0)
16:14 Russian competition regulator probes factoring transactions (0)
16:29 Russia, Argentina tie 1-1 in the Davis Cup final on Day 1 (0)
16:30 Russian nuclear industry on path of systemic change (0)
16:55 Russia, Europe and Afghan drugs (0)
17:10 Pathologists complete post mortem of ex-FSB agent (0)
17:17 Russia, Indonesia sign deal on nuclear power cooperation (0)
17:51 The CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)
18:13 Russia will develop space elevators (Part 2) (0)
18:16 BA airliner, cleared to return to London, leaves Moscow (0)
18:30 Russia's Gazprombank registers $1.3 bln additional share issue (0)
18:39 Russian scientists announce new HIV/AIDS drug (0)
19:51 Former Spy, Rights Campaigner Says Russia Death Squad Planned Litvinenko's Killing (0)
19:54 Ukraine's Lawmakers Vote to Sack pro-Western Ministers (0)
20:08 Slain Agent's Italian Contact Suffers Radiation Poisoning - Report (0)

02, December

08:13 Morning re-cap of main news, December 1 (0)
08:43 Pro-Kremlin party leader confident of 2007 election victory (0)
09:22 Russia's FM Lavrov calls for concerted efforts in Middle East (0)
10:08 Moscow-Kiev relations unaffected by minister's sacking-FM Lavrov (0)
10:17 Slain Agent's Italian Contact Suffers Radiation Poisoning - Report (0)
10:24 Russian Scientists Announce New HIV/AIDS Drug (0)
10:33 Venezuela Receives First 2 of 24 Russian Fighter Jets (0)
10:41 Russia, Indonesia to Develop Military, Energy Cooperation (0)
10:57 Litvinenko's Wife, Italian Contact Contaminated by Radioactive Substance (0)
10:59 Putin signs law reinstating guardhouses in Russian military (0)
11:49 Litvinenko's Wife, Italian Contact Contaminated by Radioactive Substance (0)
11:52 Arms exporter chief elected to pro-Kremlin party council (0)
11:56 Pathologists Complete Post Mortem Examination of ex-FSB Agent (0)
11:56 Russia, Indonesia to Develop Military, Energy Cooperation (0)
12:00 Russian Scientists Announce New HIV/AIDS Drug (0)
12:03 Venezuela Receives First 2 of 24 Russian Fighter Jets (0)
12:22 Slain Agent's Italian Contact Suffers Radiation Poisoning - Report (0)
12:29 Former Spy, Rights Campaigner Says Russia Death Squad Planned Litvinenko's Killing (0)
12:32 Ukraine's Lawmakers Vote to Sack pro-Western Ministers (0)
12:35 Russian Orthodox Church Reports at Least 3 Cases of AIDS Healing by Faith (0)
13:25 Ireland says no traces of radiation in Russian ex-prime minister (0)
14:07 BA jetliners pronounced safe after radiation checks (0)
14:50 Talks on Sanctions Against Iran to Start Next Week - Russia's FM (0)
14:52 Above-normal radiation detected on Finnair liner in Moscow (0)
15:44 Putin addresses home, foreign policy at inner cabinet meeting (0)

03, December

08:11 Morning re-cap of main news, December 2 (0)
08:48 Twin girls from Russia win Junior Eurovision 2006 song contest (0)
09:17 Russia, Japan agree on simplified visa regime (0)
09:42 Newly-formed Russian region holds first legislature elections (0)
09:58 Six dead, two injured in road accident in western Siberia (0)
10:14 Arms cache found in Russia's south (0)
10:49 Slain Agent's Italian Contact Says Poisoned Over Shared Secrets (0)
10:49 North Korea Offers Russia Uranium In Exchange For Support at Nuclear Talks - Report (0)
10:49 Litvinenko's Book Price Grows 30 Times (0)
10:50 Russian Twin Sisters Win Junior Eurovision 2006 (0)
10:59 Power blackout strikes Dagestan (0)
12:31 Iran should suspend uranium work to continue talks - Ivanov (0)
12:52 Voter turnout reaches required threshold in Urals (0)
13:38 Azerbaijan could cut oil exports via Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline (0)
14:07 Iran Welcomes Russia's Stance on Sanctions (0)
14:08 Russia urges Lebanon leaders to avoid confrontation (0)
14:23 Electric power supply restored in Russia's Dagestan (0)
15:37 Iran Must Suspend Uranium Enrichment to Continue Talks - Russia's DM (0)
15:44 Russia, Japan to Simplify Visa Regime (0)
21:27 Slain Agent's Italian Contact Says Poisoned Over Shared Secrets (0)
21:33 North Korea Offers Russia Uranium In Exchange For Support at Nuclear Talks - Report (0)
21:38 Russian Twin Sisters Win Junior Eurovision 2006 (0)
21:46 Russia, Japan to Simplify Visa Regime (0)
21:49 Iran Welcomes Russia's Stance on Sanctions (0)
21:53 Litvinenko's Book Price Grows 30 Times (0)
21:58 Iran Must Suspend Uranium Enrichment to Continue Talks - Russia's DM (0)
22:01 Talks on Sanctions Against Iran to Start Next Week - Russia's FM (0)

04, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 3 (0)
06:29 Safin clinches Russia's second Davis Cup victory (0)
06:33 RUXX investment index set to open 0.38% up (0)
06:40 India Plans $5Bln Investment in Russia in Exchange for 1Bln Barrels of Oil (0)
06:40 UAE Developer Plans $11Bln Construction Project in Russia (0)
06:48 United Russia set to win regional polls in Perm Territory, Urals (0)
06:52 Russia's Safin Wins Davis Cup (0)
06:54 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 3.3% (0)
07:43 Azerbaijan Threatens to Re-Route Oil Exports to Press Russia Over Gas Price (0)
07:52 Russia to adjust ISS orbit on NASA request to host U.S. shuttle (0)
08:16 Energy Charter without Russia (0)
08:21 Litvinenko's Friend Unveils Name of Poisoner (0)
08:31 U.S. Senators Speak Against Putin`s Policy (0)
08:31 Volcano erupts on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula (0)
08:44 Russian priest, family killed in arson attack (0)
09:06 Dollar slips 4.09 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:08 Euro rises 5.31 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:13 Russia issues visas to UK detectives in Litvinenko probe (0)
09:15 British Investigators to Fly to Moscow to Seek Clues in Litvinenko Case (0)
09:21 Russian Priest Killed in Arson Attack (0)
09:33 Russia's second Davis Cup victory (0)
09:37 Russia's Comstar UTS buys 51% in Greece's Hellas on Line (0)
09:40 Death toll in Urals steel plant blaze rises to 8 (0)
09:44 Russia's Safin Wins Davis Cup (0)
09:45 India Plans $5Bln Investment in Russia in Exchange for 1Bln Barrels of Oil. (0)
10:19 Hungary's MOL set to buy unnamed Russian oil asset (0)
10:32 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 5 (0)
10:44 Court prolongs arrest of Yukos official (0)
11:07 Russia's Safin Wins Davis Cup (0)
11:08 Hungary's MOL set to buy unnamed Russian oil asset -1 (0)
11:12 Georgia detains second Russian cargo ship on Black Sea in week (0)
11:21 forbes (0)
11:32 Russian upper house critical of move to elect members (0)
11:34 British Investigators to Fly to Moscow to Seek Clues in Litvinenko Case (0)
11:37 Forbes Russia Says Baturina Incident Settled, Issue Printed Unchanged (0)
11:45 Georgian Woman Dies in Moscow Remand Center Awaiting Deportation (0)
11:52 Russian priest, family killed in arson attack -1 (0)
11:52 1st Salon du Chocolat in Moscow (0)
11:57 Gaidar did not know ex-spy Litvinenko - press secretary - 1 (0)
12:03 Topol-M missile regiment put on active duty - minister (0)
12:03 Reported North Korean Explosions Not Recorded in Russia (0)
12:09 OSCE should review its priorities - FM Lavrov (0)
12:12 Three Russian state banks to merge with charter capital of over $2 bln (0)
12:26 Georgian police say 2 Russian peacekeepers detained in S.Ossetia (0)
12:28 UAE Developer Plans $11Bln Construction Project in Russia (0)
12:30 Azerbaijan Threatens to Re-Route Oil Exports to Press Russia Over Gas Price (0)
12:35 Poisoned Former Agent Litvinenko Asked for Muslim Burial - Father (0)
12:36 India Plans $5Bln Investment in Russia in Exchange for 1Bln Barrels of Oil. (0)
12:58 U.S. Encourages Ukrainian Democracy (0)
13:13 Azerbaijan wants Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline to keep functioning - PM (0)
13:14 Hugo Chavez's new era of socialism poses no threat (0)
13:17 Russia to Merge 3 State Banks into Development Bank with $2Bln Capital (0)
13:20 U.S. Encourages Ukrainian Democracy (0)
13:22 Artin Malatjalian (0)
13:27 Moscow denies diplomats ordered to protest over Litvinenko note (0)
13:30 Iran Thanks Russia for Opposition to UN Sanctions (0)
13:56 Inteko threatens to sue Forbes Russia over "libel" (0)
13:59 Russia's only polonium-producing reactor idle for two years (0)
14:01 Senior officers disciplined over hazing in Russia Pacific Fleet (0)
14:20 Georgians Briefly Detain 2 Russian Peacekeepers (0)
14:27 Peacekeepers detained by Georgian police released (0)
14:33 Russia to ask Spain to extradite suspected Chechen militant (0)
14:46 Jailed Russian Security Officer Eager to Testify in Litvinenko Case, Pledges Help to Scotland Yard (0)
14:49 U.S. Diplomat Urges Russia to Withdraw Troops from Georgia, Moldova (0)
14:51 British detectives leave for Moscow in Litvinenko probe - 1 (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:17 Upper house election in March unviable - commission chief -1 (0)
15:20 Kondopoga interethnic brawl victims to be paid compensation (0)
15:27 VTB net profit rises 17% in November (0)
15:54 Italy to Ask Russia for Help in Poisoning Probe - Minister (0)
15:57 U.S. Diplomat Urges Russia to Withdraw Troops from Georgia, Moldova (0)
16:00 Jailed Russian Security Officer Eager to Testify in Litvinenko Case, Pledges Help to Scotland Yard (0)
16:04 Ex-FSB officer willing to give evidence on Litvinenko death (0)
16:23 Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Warns Against "Politicizing" Litvinenko Affair (0)
16:34 Russia's Richest Woman Threatens to Sue Forbes Russia Over Libel (0)
16:49 Russia hopes for cooperation with Bolton's successor (0)
16:52 Is mafia at EU door? (0)
16:59 British experts arrive in Moscow in ex-spy death probe -1 (0)
17:11 Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Warns Against "Politicizing" Litvinenko Affair (0)
17:17 Russia's Richest Woman Threatens to Sue Forbes Russia Over Libel (0)
17:25 Russian watchdog finds no violations in nuclear material storage (0)
18:28 Gazprom talks natural gas cooperation with Egyptian officials (0)
19:13 Talks on Iran draft resolution not easy - Security Council head (0)
19:16 Head of Russian carmaker subsidiary killed (0)
20:43 Former Russian PM Gaidar Discharged From Hospital - Spokesman (0)
20:48 Man Accused of Spying for Moscow Admits He Is Russian, Ready for Deportation (0)

05, December

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, December 4 (0)
06:20 Second volcano erupts in Russia's Far East in two days (0)
06:28 ISS orbit raised 5 miles to host U.S. shuttle (0)
06:45 Russian, U.S. Diplomats Clash Over Georgia at OSCE Meeting (0)
07:04 U.S. Undersecretary of State Urges Russia, China to Agree on Sanctions Against Iran (0)
07:04 Chief of Russian Gas Company Shot Dead (0)
07:13 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.5% (0)
07:48 U.K. embassy in Moscow confirms radiation checks (0)
08:07 Doctors fail to diagnose mystery ailment of Russian ex-PM (0)
08:17 U.S. Court Allows Orthodox Jews to Sue Russia for Religious Writings (0)
08:20 Scotland Yard barred from interviewing jailed ex-FSB officer (0)
08:22 Power Machines to issue additional shares in first half of 2007 (0)
08:23 RUXX investment index set to open 0.88% up (0)
08:36 Russia's RTS index rises above 1,795 points to new record high (0)
08:38 Tiger Seeks Vengeance for Cub Overrun by Car in Russia's Far East (0)
08:42 Moscow Hopes Next U.S. Ambassador to UN Will Promote Cooperation With Russia (0)
08:43 Russian Authorities Rule Out Jailed Agent Meeting British Investigators in Litvinenko Case (0)
08:49 Russia Will Veto Kosovo Solution Unless Acceptable for Both Sides - Envoy (0)
08:49 Russia's Comstar UTS 9M06 U.S. GAAP net profit rises 74%, y-o-y (0)
08:49 Dollar slips 2.16 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:52 Euro rises 1.73 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:56 Superstar British Artist Damien Hirst Brings His Controversial Show to Russia (0)
08:58 British Police See FSB as Prime Suspect in Litvinenko Poisoning - Paper (0)
09:16 Scotland Yard barred from interviewing jailed ex-FSB officer-1 (0)
09:28 Eni Mulls $10Bln Joint Investment with Russia's Gazprom (0)
09:48 EU-Russia Ties, Turkey Top Agenda of Germany Summit (0)
09:58 Russian Patriarch urges Vatican restraint among Orthodox faithful (0)
09:59 Moscow court delays hearing of Adamov case until Dec. 11 (0)
10:26 Russia, Norway to continue cooperation in scrapping nuclear subs (0)
10:26 Russia conducts test of missile defense system (0)
10:35 Russia Marks 65th Anniversary of Crucial WWII Battle Victory (0)
10:48 Fitch raises Gazprom's outlook as govt. mulls prices liberalization (0)
10:54 US judge partly grants Russian counterclaim over Jewish library (0)
11:04 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 6 (0)
11:23 GDP to grow 6.8%, inflation to hit 9% in 2006 - forecast update (0)
11:41 Moscow City Hall Unveils Plans to Launch New Migrant Employment Body (0)
11:46 Court sentences radical gang leader to 3.5 years in penal colony (0)
12:23 Russia Successfully Tests Own Missile Defense (0)
12:37 World Bank Says Russia's GDP May Grow 7% in 2006 (0)
12:41 EC Worried by Forecasts of Russian Oil, Gas Production (0)
12:44 Eni Mulls $10Bln Joint Investment with Russia's Gazprom (0)
13:01 Central Bank official Kozlov's murder solved - top prosecutor (0)
13:07 Russia to join U.S. lunar exploration program if funded (0)
13:08 Russian prosecutors, Scotland Yard to cooperate in ex-spy probe (0)
13:10 Russia set to crack down on unlicensed arms production abroad (0)
13:18 Russia Marks 65th Anniversary of Crucial WWII Battle Victory (0)
13:19 Spain to extradite two suspects in Russian governor's murder (0)
13:22 Silver salad bowl returns to Russia (0)
13:28 EU-Russia Ties, Turkey Top Agenda of Germany Summit (0)
13:30 Superstar British Artist Damien Hirst Brings His Controversial Show to Russia (0)
13:34 FSB has no comment on accusations of killing ex-Russian spy (0)
13:36 Moscow Hopes Next U.S. Ambassador to UN Will Promote Cooperation With Russia (0)
13:43 Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank could IPO in first half of 2007 (0)
13:48 U.K. will extradite Berezovsky, Zakayev - Russian prosecutor general (0)
13:52 Russian Authorities Rule Out Jailed Agent Meeting British Investigators in Litvinenko Case (0)
13:55 Litvinenko's death: leaks, versions, rumors (0)
14:03 Khodorkovsky, Lebedev may face new charges - top prosecutor (0)
14:13 Top prosecutors to press criminal charges over Sakhalin II (0)
14:20 Russian IPOs grow larger (0)
14:27 Russian Orthodox Church Criticizes Vatican's "Unfriendly" Policy (0)
14:27 Top Prosecutor Says Litvinenko Murder Suspects to Face Trial in Russia (0)
14:27 Russia Will Veto Kosovo Solution Unless Acceptable for Both Sides - Envoy (0)
14:27 British Police See FSB as Prime Suspect in Litvinenko Poisoning - Paper (0)
14:54 Ukraine president defies parliament, tells FM to stay on (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:12 Russian Orthodox Church Criticizes Vatican's "Unfriendly" Policy (0)
15:17 Top Prosecutor Says Litvinenko Murder Suspects to Face Trial in Russia (0)
15:25 World Bank Says Russia's GDP May Grow 7% in 2006 (0)
15:27 British Police See FSB as Prime Suspect in Litvinenko Poisoning - Paper (0)
15:31 Russia in talks with other countries on joint Glonass use (0)
15:39 Russia's Putin Signs Forest Code Despite Criticism from Environmentalists (0)
15:44 Russia Holds Israeli Prisoners Hostage, Seeks to Swap Them for Wanted Tycoon - Report (0)
15:49 Russia supports ban on uranium enrichment technologies for Iran (0)
16:14 Extraditing suspects in ex-spy case to UK impossible - prosecutors (0)
16:30 UES' IFRS net profit up 25% in 6M06 (0)
16:30 Ukraine president defies parliament, tells FM to stay on -1 (0)
16:55 Last Russian tsar's descendant appeals in exoneration case (0)
17:16 Russian priest, family died from carbon monoxide - prosecutors - 1 (0)
18:13 UK govt. sees no anti-Russian motive in ex-spy probe (0)
18:38 Russian FM hails OSCE work on Nagorny Karabakh conflict (0)
19:19 Laughter vs utopia (0)
19:51 U.S. Urges Russia, China to Agree to Iran Sanctions (0)
20:02 Top Russia Banker's Murder Solved - Prosecutor's Office (0)

06, December

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news of December 5 (0)
06:07 Anne (0)
06:28 Plane makes emergency landing in Siberia after engine shutdown (0)
06:48 EC Worried by Forecasts of Russian Oil, Gas Production (0)
06:48 Eni Mulls $10Bln Joint Investment with Russia's Gazprom (0)
06:49 Russia to Crack Down on Unlicensed Arms Producers Abroad (0)
06:49 Russian Prosecutors Announce Criminal Charges Against Sakhalin-2 Oil, Gas Project (0)
06:49 Russia's Putin Signs Forest Code Despite Criticism from Environmentalists (0)
06:49 World Bank Says Russia's GDP May Grow 7% in 2006 (0)
06:50 Rosneft to Invest $20Bln to Rival Global Oil Giants (0)
06:55 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Says Ex-FSB Agent Poisoned by "Clandestine Organizations" (0)
06:59 Oil and energy forum opens in Shanghai (0)
07:15 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Says Ex-FSB Agent Poisoned by "Clandestine Organizations" (0)
07:18 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 0.2% (0)
07:25 Doctors Unable to Diagnose Former Russian PM's "Mysterious Illness" (0)
07:39 Russian Tycoon Abramovich Second on U.K. Rich List (0)
07:59 Computer Outplays World Chess Champion Kramnik (0)
08:17 Russian Foreign Minister Warns OSCE of Coming Crisis, Calls for Reform (0)
08:28 Russian Prosecutors Announce Criminal Charges Against Sakhalin-2 Oil, Gas Project (0)
08:32 Europeâ€™s biggest skating rink on Red Square (0)
08:40 Russia to Crack Down on Unlicensed Arms Producers Abroad (0)
08:41 Abkhazia to hold 'national gathering' for independence (0)
08:46 Russian City Mayor Faces Criminal Probe After Revealing His Presidential Ambition (0)
08:48 Dollar rises 0.43 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:50 Russia seeks sea routes for oil supplies to India (0)
08:57 Russian State Arms Exporter to Form JV With Private Bank (0)
09:00 Euro slips 1.85 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:18 Rosneft to Invest $20Bln to Rival Global Oil Giants (0)
09:19 Russian, Canadian car makers plan JV in Russia's Volga Region (0)
09:25 Russian scientists expect powerful solar flares (0)
09:30 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 7 (0)
09:35 U.S. Urges Russia, China to Agree to Iran Sanctions (0)
09:38 Russia's GDP growth could reach 7% in 2006 - finance minister (0)
09:42 Skyrocketing incomes threaten Russian economic stability (0)
09:44 Top Russia Banker's Murder Solved - Prosecutor's Office (0)
09:45 Georgia releases Russian cargo ship (0)
10:05 Russia's Israeli Prisoners as Bargaining Chips (0)
10:20 Deadly Polonium Detected at British Stadium (0)
10:45 Record high temperature for December set in St. Petersburg (0)
10:50 Kyrgyz govt. calls tender to modernize airport (0)
11:06 Gazprom CEO, Bulgarian ambassador discuss natural gas transit (0)
11:06 Young singers of the snowy plains (0)
11:07 Russian Spy Suspect Goes on Trial in Azerbaijan (0)
11:13 Ukrainian President Vows to Bring Country to NATO and EU at Any Price (0)
11:15 Russia's future in space - Show me the money! (0)
11:20 Armenia extends term of military contingent in Iraq (0)
11:22 CNPC, Rosneft to build oil refinery in China by 2010 (0)
11:31 U.S.-style democracy bad for Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz state secretary (0)
11:35 Russian City Mayor Faces Criminal Probe After Revealing His Presidential Ambition (0)
11:40 Ukraine's justice minister says FM dismissal legitimate (0)
11:49 Prosecutors find over 100 breaches in Sakhalin-II (0)
12:19 Putin pledges appropriate response to race, ethnic, religious hate (0)
12:19 Top Kyrgyz Official Says Nation Will Not Follow U.S. Model of Democracy (0)
12:21 North Korea Ready to Give Up Nuclear Arms - Russian Agency (0)
12:27 Russian Foreign Minister Warns OSCE of Coming Crisis, Calls for Reform (0)
12:38 VimpelCom wavers over remaining 10% in Armentel (0)
12:40 Sberbank set to issue additional shares worth $7.6 bln - govt. (0)
12:53 Abkhazia, Georgia cannot coexist as single state - Abkhaz pres. (0)
12:58 State Duma passes bill on nuclear power sector reform (0)
13:25 Deadly Polonium Detected at British Stadium. (0)
13:44 Russian Spy Suspect Tried in Canada Agrees to Go Home (0)
13:48 Fate of Serbia's Breakaway Province of Kosovo Sparks Diplomatic War Between U.S., Russia (0)
13:52 Russia's Gref forecasts mid-term oil price of $45-55 pb (0)
13:52 U.S. serviceman kills Kyrgyz airport employee (0)
13:54 Top Kyrgyz Official Says Nation Will Not Follow U.S. Model of Democracy (0)
13:58 North Korea Ready to Give Up Nuclear Arms - Russian Agency (0)
14:02 Ukrainian parliament adopts 2007 budget (0)
14:04 Interview with key witness in ex-agent death in doubt (0)
14:07 Kyrgyz National Fatally Shot Dead by U.S. Serviceman at Local Army Base (0)
14:20 Russia's Gref forecasts mid-term oil price of $45-55 pb -1 (0)
14:23 Russian retailers accuse Panasonic of gray imports, consider ban on sale (0)
14:24 St. Petersburg governor Matviyenko submits resignation to president (0)
14:38 Deal needed for 6-nation talks resumption - source (0)
14:45 Thousands Rally for Abkhazia's Independence From Georgia (0)
14:48 MPs seek to boost domestic producers at retail markets (0)
14:55 Russia Should Carry Out Own Probe Into Litvinenko's Death - Official (0)
14:56 Putin Names Fighting Ethnic Hatred Top Priority for Russia (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:10 Asset value of Russia's top 30 banks rises 32% in 10M06 (0)
15:16 Putin signs law cancelling voter threshold at all levels (0)
15:24 Interview with key witness in ex-agent death in doubt - 1 (0)
15:36 Documents seized from offices of Pension Fund executives (0)
15:39 IBM, other IT cos. raided in Moscow - employees (0)
15:46 Russian retailers accuse Panasonic of gray imports, consider ban on sale - 1 (0)
16:07 Azerbaijan to Stop Oil Exports Through Russia on Jan 1 (0)
16:32 UK Police Question Key Witness in Litvinenko Poisoning Death Probe (0)
16:42 Russian retailers accuse Panasonic of gray imports, consider ban on sale - 2 (0)
16:51 Prosecutors find over 100 breaches in Sakhalin-II - 1 (0)
16:54 Russian, British police begin questioning in ex-spy's death probe (0)
17:10 Is the U.S. winning in Iraq? No, sir (0)
17:48 Post-Soviet media forum (0)
17:49 Update: Documents seized from IBM in Moscow - security guard (0)
17:52 Deadly Polonium Detected at British Stadium (0)
17:56 Russia Remains Main Security Threat - Estonia Military Chief (0)
18:31 Radiation traces found in British Embassy in Moscow (0)
18:53 Russia's Putin appoints new interior minister for race-riot region (0)
19:24 Litvinenko Poisoning Case Upgraded to Murder Inquiry - Scotland Yard (0)

07, December

05:35 Morning re-cap of main news, December 6 (0)
06:24 Azerbaijan to Stop Oil Exports Through Russia on Jan 1 (0)
06:33 Russian Investigators Start Questioning in Litvinenko's Case (0)
06:41 Russian Combat Engineers Return From Lebanon (0)
06:48 Russian Authorities Search IBM's Moscow Offices (0)
06:52 Ex-PM says Kremlin enemies may be behind his mystery illness (0)
07:20 Russian oil producers to get equal access to export pipelines (0)
07:36 Raids in IT cos. in Moscow over Pension Fund probe - cos. (0)
07:42 Shtyrov confirmed as president of East Siberia's Yakutia (0)
07:51 Russian Retailers Join Forces Against Panasonic over Middlemen Conflict (0)
07:56 Poland Approves Energy Cooperation Talks Between EU and Russia (0)
07:57 Prosecutors open criminal case against Siberian city mayor (0)
07:59 RAO UES removes two companies from holding (0)
08:08 Russia gold, currency reserves up $6.7 bln in week, to $290 bln (0)
08:10 RUXX investment index set to open 0.6% up (0)
08:27 Siberian City Mayor Faces Abuse of Office, Extortion Charges (0)
08:39 U.S. Sailor Gets 12 Years in Prison for Passing Military Secrets to Russian Agents (0)
08:41 Russian Investigators Start Questioning in Litvinenko's Case (0)
08:44 Russian Authorities Search IBM's Moscow Offices (0)
08:47 Former Russian PM Gaidar Says Enemies of Kremlin Poisoned Him (0)
08:47 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 7.5% (0)
08:52 Dollar rises 0.34 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:54 Siberian city mayor suffers heart attack during graft probe (0)
08:56 Litvinenko Poisoning Case Upgraded to Murder Inquiry - Scotland Yard (0)
08:56 Euro rises 0.28 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:02 Russia Remains Main Security Threat - Estonia Military Chief (0)
09:04 electionbill (0)
09:06 Russia intelligence veterans group denies role in ex-spy's death (0)
09:10 Siberian City Mayor Faces Abuse of Office, Extortion Charges (0)
09:18 Russian Retailers Join Forces Against Panasonic over Middlemen Conflict (0)
09:21 Poland Approves Energy Cooperation Talks Between EU and Russia (0)
09:22 Azerbaijan to Stop Oil Exports Through Russia on Jan 1 (0)
09:29 Russian Prosecutors Find 100 Law Violations at Sakhalin-2 (0)
09:37 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 8 (0)
09:41 Putin Signs Elections Bill Dropping Minimal Turnout Threshold (0)
09:42 Former Russian PM Gaidar Says Enemies of Kremlin Poisoned Him (0)
09:57 Russia Hopes to Join U.S. Lunar Exploration Project if U.S. Provides Cash (0)
09:59 U.S. Sailor Gets 12 Years in Prison for Passing Military Secrets to Russian Agents (0)
10:06 Russia to Give Equal Export Pipeline Access to All Domestic Oil Companies (0)
10:21 Russia, Belarus and Ukraine regret collapse of U.S.S.R. - survey (0)
10:21 Russia maintains contacts with Hamas, Hezbollah (0)
10:58 Man Left to Die With Limbs, Penis Bound by Wife After Failed Sex Attempt (0)
10:58 Russian Investigators Start Questioning in Litvinenko's Case (0)
11:01 Russian lawyers demand release of arrested colleague in Spain (0)
11:01 Litvinenko probe does not affect Russia-U.K. relations - Lavrov (0)
11:13 Russia to launch major lunar mission in 2012 (0)
11:13 Litvinenko Friend, Chechen Separatist Zakayev Slams West for Backing Putin's Regime (0)
11:44 Yeltsin: No regret over CIS deal that buried U.S.S.R. (0)
11:46 RAO UES removes two companies from holding -1 (0)
12:00 Ukraine's NATO entry will complicate ties with Russia - Ivanov (0)
12:16 Russia Will Carry 300 Kilos of Uranium From Germany (0)
12:19 Ties Between Russia, Britain Not Affected by Litvinenko's Case - Lavrov (0)
12:23 Kyrgyz president to monitor inquiry into killing at U.S. airbase (0)
12:25 Russia maintains contacts with Hamas, Hezbollah -1 (0)
12:30 Wheat Futures Trading Begins in Russia (0)
12:37 Grenade explodes in Transdnestr school, one wounded - 1 (0)
13:00 Russian gov't plans to attract $11 bln through securities (0)
13:14 Questioning of key witness in ex-spy murder case postponed (0)
13:20 Gates appointment won't affect Russia-U.S. military ties - Ivanov (0)
13:38 Top prosecutors launch criminal case into Litvinenko's death (0)
13:47 Should U.S. adopt timetable for withdrawal from Iraq? (0)
14:02 Police confirm raids on IT cos. linked to Pension Fund probe (0)
14:38 Russian Prosecutors Start Own Case Into Litvinenko Murder (0)
14:39 Russia to sell arms worth $6 bln in 2006 - Putin (0)
14:43 Ukraine's NATO Entry to Harm Relations With Russia - Defense Minister (0)
14:44 Gorbachev to return from Germany soon, following operation (0)
15:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:08 Russian Prosecutors Launch Own Probe Into Litvinenko Murder (0)
15:10 Six Russian facilities hold licenses to work with polonium-210 (0)
15:12 Novolipetsk Steel US GAAP net profit rises 61.1% in 9M06 (0)
15:39 Russians develop unique self-propelled gun (0)
15:39 Russian former agent Litvinenko buried in London cemetery (0)
15:53 Four People Set Themselves on Fire in Armenia Protesting Officials' Inaction (0)
15:57 Kyrgyzstan Should Strip U.S. Servicemen of Criminal Immunity After Fatal Shooting Accident - President (0)
16:00 Litvinenko Friend, Chechen Separatist Zakayev Slams West for Backing Putin's Regime (0)
16:09 Poisoned Russian Agent Buried in London (0)
16:12 Russia to set up development bank (0)
16:33 Man Left to Die With Limbs, Penis Bound by Wife After Failed Sex Attempt (0)
17:03 USSR's demise made Russia truly independent (0)
17:15 Ukraine's president in breach of Constitution - Justice Ministry (0)
17:30 Georgian economy hit by Russia's embargo, but can cope - minister (0)
17:32 Russian arms exports to Latin America in 2006 exceed $1bln (0)
18:31 KGB defector refutes Litvinenko contact Scaramella's allegations (0)
18:52 Reports of Litvinenko contact's critical condition false - lawyer (0)
19:24 From Pearl Harbor to World Trade Center (0)
19:29 Putin's aide talks taxes, energy in Washington (0)
19:46 No conflict between Georgia, Russia - Putin interview (0)
19:52 Wrap: Litvinenko buried; Russian-British investigation continues (0)

08, December

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, December 7 (0)
06:23 Putin, aide spotlight Shtokman gas project (0)
06:30 Litvinenko buried (0)
06:37 Ukraine's NATO Membership to Affect its Relations With Moscow - Russia's DM (0)
07:11 Russia to Sell $6Bln Worth of Arms in 2006 - Putin (0)
07:13 Son of Russian Oil Tycoon Jailed for Killing Friend in Car Crash (0)
07:24 Russian monetary base down $771.3 mln in week (0)
07:27 Russian combat engineers depart Lebanon (0)
07:41 RUXX investment index set to open 0.01% up (0)
07:45 One killed, eight wounded in Chechnya landmine explosion (0)
07:56 Gazprom to Allow Foreign Firms to Giant Shtokman Field - Presidential Advisor (0)
08:09 Lawyer Denies Litvinenko's Contact Kovtun in Critical Condition (0)
08:14 "Definite Results" Achieved in Politkovskaya Murder Probe - Putin (0)
08:18 Georgian Parliament Says Russia Wants to Annex its Breakaway Provinces (0)
08:21 Russian Authorities Suspect IBM Corporation of Fraud (0)
08:36 Russian Prosecutors Find 100 Law Violations at Sakhalin-2 (0)
08:42 U.S. Scholar Highlights Russia's Energy Clout (0)
08:47 Russian minister laments weak environment control in mineral production (0)
08:49 Ukraine Wants to Intensify Military, Security Cooperation With Russia (0)
08:56 Six killed, 25 injured in road accident in Perm Territory (0)
09:05 U.S. airman killing of Kyrgyz man self-defense - command (0)
09:07 Dollar rises 4.39 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:08 British Ambassador in Moscow Complains of Harassment by Pro-Kremlin Youth (0)
09:09 Euro slips 2.98 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:39 U.S. Scholar Highlights Russia's Energy Clout (0)
10:13 Russia's upper house passes 2007 budget (0)
10:13 Transdnestr leader urges residents to participate in election (0)
10:22 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 9 (0)
10:35 Russian-EU Ties Not Limited to Energy Talks - Putin (0)
10:38 Pro-Moscow Chechen Strongman Denies Zakayev's Claim Russia Used Polonium 210 Against Militants (0)
10:39 Chelsea's Ukrainan Striker Shevchenko Contemplates Leaving English Champions (0)
10:55 Kosovo resolution may induce 'chain reaction' - FM official (0)
11:18 Audit Chamber proposes inspection of Central Bank (0)
11:21 CIS: presidential club to adapt to present-day reality? (0)
11:27 Gazprom may join Kovykta project if talks with TNK-BP successful (0)
11:31 Gazprom to buy Uzbek gas in 2007 at $100 per 1,000 cu m - 1 (0)
11:38 Sharapova Expected As Top Seed in Pan Pacific (0)
11:41 Moscow-London flights safe from radiation - Russian chief doctor (0)
11:42 Pro-Moscow Chechen Strongman Denies Zakayev's Claim Russia Used Polonium 210 Against Militants (0)
11:53 Russian-EU Ties Not Limited to Energy Talks - Putin (0)
12:00 British Ambassador in Moscow Complains of Harassment by Pro-Kremlin Youth (0)
12:10 Suspected thief caught in Hermitage museum (0)
12:18 EU's Solana Predicts Quick Resolution of Russia-Poland Meat Conflict (0)
12:22 No breakup of 'golden egg-laying' Gazprom - deputy PM (0)
12:25 Natural Resources Minister Slams Foreign Oil Firms for Breaking Russian Laws (0)
12:26 Foreign cos. may join Shtokman field development - minister (0)
12:31 Gazprom to charge all ex-Soviet republics market prices by 2008 (0)
12:39 Chelsea's Ukrainan Striker Shevchenko Contemplates Leaving English Champions (0)
12:40 Court to consider Beslan verdict appeal December 26 (0)
12:45 Soviet Leaders Mark 15th Anniversary of Soviet Union Breakup (0)
12:47 Diverted segment of East Siberia-Pacific pipeline approved (0)
12:56 Gazprom, TNK-BP Revive Talks on Giant Kovykta Gas Field in West Siberia (0)
13:21 Suspects in murder of Armenian boy arrested in Moscow Region (0)
14:00 Court extends custody ruling for Tomsk mayor in graft case -1 (0)
14:07 Thief Caught in the Act in Landmark Russian Museum Displaying Exhibits Stolen Earlier (0)
14:19 Questioning of key witness in Litvinenko case begins (0)
14:20 Russian trade surplus rises 19.5% in Jan.-Oct. y-o-y (0)
14:36 Gazprom, TNK-BP Revive Talks on Giant Kovykta Gas Field in West Siberia (0)
14:57 A difficult choice on sanctions for Kosovo (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:03 Thief Caught in the Act in Landmark Russian Museum Displaying Exhibits Stolen Earlier (0)
15:09 FSB denies that Russia uses radioactive materials in Chechnya (0)
15:10 Litvinenko Contact, Witness in Ex-Spy's Murder Case Suffers Acute Poisoning - Agency (0)
15:20 Slain Russian Reporter Named World Press Freedom Hero (0)
16:05 Russia to settle energy issues with EU via new cooperation deal (0)
16:21 Poland to recall veto on Russia-EU talks if Moscow ends meat ban (0)
17:40 Court agrees to start proceedings against hospitalized ex-senator -1 (0)
18:32 Georgia to import 10 mln cu m of Azerbaijani gas in 2006 - minister (0)
18:43 Russia's UES to auction off power sales companies (0)
18:45 Russia remembers independent gas producers (0)
19:05 Turkey to share Caspian gas quota with Georgia, Azerbaijan (0)
19:10 Russian environment agency calls for legal action over Kovykta (0)
21:18 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)

09, December

08:14 Morning re-cap of main news, December 8 (0)
09:02 Fire in Moscow drug clinic kills 45 (0)
09:56 Fire at Moscow Hospital Kills 45 Women (0)
10:02 1st Salon du Chocolat in Moscow (0)
10:03 British Channel 4 Commissions Litvinenko Drama (0)
10:18 Woman Injured in 2004 Beslan School Siege Dies (0)
10:46 Iranian president says 3,000 centrifuges set at Natanz (0)
11:33 Cleanup launched for oil pipeline spill in south Russia (0)
12:15 Russia's Putin gives citizenship to Soviet emigrant boxer (0)
12:32 Russia's Putin discusses Mideast with Turkish PM (0)
13:22 Russian tycoon's son jailed for causing road accident in UK (0)
14:10 3 Killed, 11 Wounded in Attacks in Troubled Southern Russian Provinces (0)
14:17 Russians to Probe Ex-FSB Officer Death in U.K. (0)
14:18 Traces of radiation linked to Litvinenko case found in Germany (0)
14:30 Putin Grants Citizenship to WBC Heavyweight Champion (0)
14:51 Traces of radiation linked to Litvinenko case found in Germany - 1 (0)
15:19 Radiation Traces Linked to Poisoned Ex-FSB Agent Found in Germany (0)
16:23 Fire in Moscow drug clinic kills 45, injures 10 - 1 (0)
18:34 Fire at Moscow Hospital Kills 45 Women (0)
18:42 Radiation Traces Linked to Poisoned Ex-FSB Agent Found in Germany (0)
18:49 Russians to Probe Ex-FSB Officer Death in U.K. (0)
18:51 3 Killed, 11 Wounded in Attacks in Troubled Southern Russian Provinces (0)
18:54 Woman Injured in 2004 Beslan School Siege Dies (0)
18:57 Litvinenko Contact, Witness in Ex-Spy's Murder Case Suffers Acute Poisoning - Agency (0)
18:58 Putin Grants Citizenship to WBC Heavyweight Champion (0)
19:01 British Channel 4 Commissions Litvinenko Drama (0)
19:05 Slain Russian Reporter Named World Press Freedom Hero (0)
19:08 Radiation Traces Linked to Poisoned Ex-FSB Agent Found in Germany (0)

10, December

08:04 Morning re-cap of main news, December 9 (0)
09:00 Fire kills nine at psychiatric clinic in Russia's Siberia (0)
09:59 Moldova's breakaway region holds presidential elections (0)
10:12 Five dead in road accident in southern Russia (0)
10:18 Jailed Russian Dissident Names FSB Colonel in Litvinenko Poisoning Plot (0)
10:21 At Least Nine Killed in Hospital Fire in Russian Siberia (0)
10:27 Litvinenko's Widow Blames Husband's Death on Russia, Putin's Supporters (0)
10:39 Lawmakers Extend Death Penalty Moratorium as European Rights Body Urges Russia to Abolish It (0)
10:41 Iran could review cooperation with IAEA, if UN adopts sanctions (0)
11:18 Kemerovo region heads refute reports about delayed fire alarm (0)
11:55 Azerbaijan's breakaway Karabakh holds referendum on constitution (0)
12:01 Russia Wins World Cup Bobsled Gold (0)
12:24 Russia Mulls Libel Suits Over International Coverage of Litvinenko Affair - Report (0)
13:04 Discovery expected to dock with ISS December 12 - official (0)
13:29 Russia wins women's relay biathlon race at World Cup (0)
13:32 London-based Russian Owner of Chelsea Fears Poisoning - Report (0)
13:38 American Writers, Editors Honor Slain Russian Journalist, Rights Campaigner Politkovskaya (0)
14:00 German police find traces of radiation linked to Litvinenko case (0)
14:51 German police find traces of radiation linked to Litvinenko case -1 (0)
15:10 Russia wins men's relay biathlon race at World Cup (0)
15:13 Gorbachev Returns Home From Germany After Surgery (0)
15:23 Russian Prosecutors Eager to Question Berezovsky, Zakayev in Litvinenko Probe (0)
16:11 Police Detain Opposition Activists in Belarus Protest on Human Rights Day (0)
17:20 Russian Prosecutors Eager to Question Berezovsky, Zakayev in Litvinenko Probe (0)
17:28 Jailed Russian Dissident Names FSB Colonel in Litvinenko Poisoning Plot (0)
17:33 Gorbachev Returns Home From Germany After Surgery (0)
17:38 London-based Russian Owner of Chelsea Fears Poisoning - Report (0)
17:42 At Least Nine Killed in Hospital Fire in Russian Siberia (0)
18:00 Russia Wins World Cup Bobsled Gold (0)
18:03 Radiation Traces Linked to Poisoned Ex-FSB Agent Found in Germany (0)
18:03 Fire at Moscow Hospital Kills 45 Women (0)
18:11 Russia Mulls Libel Suits Over International Coverage of Litvinenko Affair - Report (0)
18:16 Lawmakers Extend Death Penalty Moratorium as European Rights Body Urges Russia to Abolish It (0)
18:19 Litvinenko's Widow Blames Husband's Death on Russia, Putin's Supporters (0)
18:21 American Writers, Editors Honor Slain Russian Journalist, Rights Campaigner Politkovskaya (0)
21:52 London-based Russian Owner of Chelsea Fears Poisoning - Report (0)

11, December

05:33 Morning re-cap of main news, December 10 (0)
06:01 Belarusian leader's visit to Vietnam postponed (0)
06:22 Russian nuclear chief to visit Iran for Bushehr NPP talks (0)
06:28 Serviceman wounded in military convoy attack in Chechnya (0)
07:05 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 5.2% (0)
07:16 London-based Russian Owner of Chelsea Fears Poisoning - Report (0)
07:27 Maskaev Beats Okhello, Retains WBC Title (0)
07:33 Abramovich Faces U.S. Probe Over Kremlin Ties (0)
07:35 Mental Ward Fire Kills 9 Patients in Russia's Siberia (0)
07:46 EU, Russia Back Energy Efficiency Measures (0)
07:47 Russia Refuses to Break Up "Golden Egg-Laying" Gazprom (0)
07:47 Airbus Seeks Russian Help as Production Costs Soar (0)
07:55 Russia Mulls Libel Suits Over International Coverage of Litvinenko Affair - Report (0)
07:55 RUXX investment index set to open 0.37% down (0)
08:16 General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) (0)
08:26 High seismic activity continues near Russia's Kuril Islands (0)
08:28 German Prosecutors Probe Russian Suspect as Polonium Traced to Hamburg (0)
08:35 Moscow court delays ex-nuclear minister case hearing to Dec. 18 (0)
08:38 Unrest in Chile after Pinochet's death (0)
08:45 Dollar rises 6.21 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:46 Longstanding Leader of Moldova's Breakaway Province Wins Fourth Term in Office (0)
08:49 Euro slips 13.13 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:55 Azerbaijan's breakaway Karabakh adopts its first constitution (0)
09:25 Russia to Create Giant Company to Control Oil and Gas Production at Sea Shelf - Paper (0)
09:44 Shell puts new proposals to Gazprom on Sakhalin II (0)
09:54 Transdnestr says incumbent president wins fourth term (0)
09:58 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 12 (0)
10:02 Radiation test results for Litvinenko contact out by week's end (0)
10:09 International scientific meeting â€œNuclear Medicine and Radiopharmaceuticsâ€ in Obninsk (0)
10:11 One N.Korean killed, two injured in attack in Russia's Far East (0)
10:22 Russia's Pro-Kremlin Youth Group Threatens ICANN With Lawsuits If Soviet Era Domain Is Scrapped (0)
10:32 Russia faces problems in developing space technology (0)
10:40 Russian investigators in Litvinenko case may fly to London soon (0)
10:47 Russian border guards seize Georgian fishing boat in Far East (0)
10:53 Armenia Arrests Lebanese National Over Planned Coup (0)
10:56 Moscow expects concrete results at six-party talks on N. Korea (0)
10:56 Russia backs Iran sanctions, will continue Bushehr NPP (0)
10:59 Indian student attacked in St. Petersburg (0)
11:19 Azerbaijan rejects breakaway region's referendum results (0)
11:21 Student protest mars Iranian president's university speech (0)
11:23 Gazprom Says Shell Made New Proposal for Sakhalin-2 Asset Swap (0)
11:39 Iran Resolution Will Not Hinder Bushehr Project - Russia's Lavrov (0)
11:43 Tehran offers to cooperate with Gazprom in Iran, other countries (0)
11:44 Aeroflot Shareholder to Sue Russian PM Over Canceled Boeing Purchase (0)
11:55 Oleg Maskaev retained his WBC heavyweight champion title (0)
12:04 Pinochet's death: Champagne and tears (0)
12:19 Iran intends mastering nuclear fuel cycle - FM (0)
12:37 Russian, N. Korean commission to meet in March 2007 (0)
13:10 Russian AA systems upgrade to boost efficiency - Frolov (0)
13:11 Federal Tax Service hits NWT with $22.5 mln back tax claim (0)
13:11 Only Iran can help Bush in the Middle East (0)
13:12 Russian Investigators May Fly to London to Probe Litvinenko Death (0)
13:13 Georgia blocks Russian military transit flights - Air Force official (0)
13:15 Environmental chief in W. Siberia fired over U.K. gold co. -1 (0)
13:39 Russia set to launch defense spacecraft from domestic soil soon (0)
13:58 Iran set to expand nuclear cooperation with Russia - 1 (0)
13:59 Russia, Bulgaria to sign general contract for Belene NPP in 1H07 - 1 (0)
14:12 Update: Opposition hopeful challenges Transdnestr vote results (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:04 Russian watchdog reveals violations at Gazprom subsidiary field (0)
15:12 Russia's LUKoil buys gas stations in Europe (0)
15:28 Fitch assigns Russia's Bank Rossiya B- rating, outlook stable (0)
15:29 Belarus, Iran work out plan on oil sector cooperation (0)
15:33 Key Witness in Litvinenko Murder Case Questioned in Moscow (0)
15:39 Kovtun's ex-wife in hospital with suspected polonium-210 poisoning (0)
15:50 Russian Investigators May Fly to London to Probe Litvinenko Death (0)
15:55 Armenia Arrests Lebanese National Over Planned Coup (0)
16:05 Raiding as mirror of Russian economy (0)
16:22 British Embassy in Moscow complains of youth movement picket (0)
16:28 Ukraine's incumbent foreign minister to stay on - president (0)
16:34 Russia to commission Bushehr NPP in Iran on time (0)
16:46 Radiation Found in Litvinenko Contact's Car, Home in Germany (0)
16:55 Svyazinvest posts 16.5% fall in 9M06 RAS net profit, y-o-y (0)
16:56 Businessman Lugovoi refuses to reveal what investigators asked (0)
17:09 Wrap: Iran to expand nuclear ties with Russia, master nuclear fuel cycle (0)
19:00 Wrap: New polonium poisoning cases in Germany (0)
19:01 Energy Charter must be developed into coop rules - Russian FM (0)
20:01 Russia and Kazakhstan: nuclear partnership (0)

12, December

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, December 11 (0)
06:06 Minor earthquake near Kamchatka's east coast (0)
06:55 Japan seeks guarantees of oil and gas supplies from Sakhalin II (0)
07:03 Russia Hails Changes to European Draft Resolution on Iran (0)
07:04 Discovery docks with ISS; NASA to check shuttle's damage (0)
07:26 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 3.9% (0)
07:28 RUXX investment index set to open 0.13% down (0)
07:31 Plane makes emergency landing in Siberia after engine failure (0)
08:04 4 Tested for Polonium Poisoning in Hamburg After Contacts With Former Russian FSB Officer (0)
08:10 Russia Insists on Bilateral Meat Import Talks with EU Countries (0)
08:18 Key witness in Litvinenko case could be questioned again (0)
08:20 General Brent Scowcroft: â€œInstability in the Middle East serves neither U.S. nor Russian interests.â€ (0)
08:27 Russia to Launch Defense Spacecrafts From Domestic Soil in 3 Years (0)
08:34 London Sushi Restaurant, Litvinenko's Last Dining Place, Launches Store in New York (0)
08:34 Russian Arms Trader Looks to Acquire Steel Assets - Report (0)
08:34 Govt. to decide on Svyazinvest privatization soon - Gref (0)
08:45 FSB institute building on fire in Yekaterinburg -1 (0)
08:50 Toll Rises to 46 in Moscow Drug Rehab Hospital Fire (0)
08:59 Defense minister confirmed as chair of aircraft building corp. (0)
09:03 Dollar slips 3.68 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:05 Euro rises 5.84 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:07 Russian Sukhoi Warplanes Displayed in Venezuela Military Parade (0)
09:33 Ukraine's president returns 2007 budget to parliament (0)
09:37 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 13 (0)
09:58 Pernod Ricard Close to Buying Stolichnaya Vodka Brand for $2Bln (0)
10:00 Comstar UTS buys blocking interest in Svyazinvest (0)
10:25 Supplier-consumer consortium needed to extend pipeline - Ukraine (0)
10:28 Russian Ex-Minister Detained Over Attempt on Top Reformer Chubais' Life (0)
10:29 LUKoil to sell 50% in Caspian subsidiary to Mittal Investments (0)
10:41 Russia Launches Malaysian Communication Satellite (0)
10:42 Iran hampering Bushehr NPP construction - intergovt. commission (0)
10:48 Proton-M carrier rocket orbits Measat-3 communications satellite (0)
10:52 Former media official sent to Novosibirsk in race hate probe (0)
10:59 Russian officers deny charges in Chechnya murder case (0)
11:11 Interpol joins Litvinenko murder probe (0)
11:26 Court proceedings on Sakhalin II likely to start in March (0)
11:26 Interpol Joins Probe Into Litvinenko Death (0)
11:27 Georgia, U.S. to hold joint military exercise in summer 2007 (0)
11:30 4 Tested for Polonium Poisoning in Hamburg After Contacts With Former Russian FSB Officer (0)
11:35 Russia to Launch Defense Spacecrafts From Domestic Soil in 3 Years (0)
11:37 Environmental watchdog to start Sakhalin-I probe in Jan. (0)
11:38 London Sushi Restaurant, Litvinenko's Last Dining Place, Launches Store in New York (0)
11:40 Russia Hails Changes to European Draft Resolution on Iran (0)
11:43 Russian Sukhoi Warplanes Displayed in Venezuela Military Parade (0)
11:45 Toll Rises to 46 in Moscow Drug Rehab Hospital Fire (0)
11:47 Georgia`s Prime Minister in U.S. for Talks on NATO, Russia Relations (0)
11:50 Russian Ex-Minister Detained Over Attempt on Top Reformer Chubais' Life (0)
11:55 Russia Launches Malaysian Communication Satellite (0)
12:01 FSB Institute building fire in Yekaterinburg extinguished (0)
12:08 Russia's Environmental Watchdog Ready to Claim $30Bln in Damages from Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
12:26 Russian Radical Youth Group Protests Changes to Electoral Law in Central Moscow (0)
12:59 MS-21 jetliner key project for Russia's aircraft industry - executive (0)
13:11 Key witness in ex-spy poisoning probe says no more questioning (0)
13:22 Russian Radical Youth Group Protests Changes to Electoral Law in Central Moscow (0)
13:40 Russia opens window to the East (0)
13:56 Russia's Svyazinvest to benefit from new partner - minister (0)
14:01 Russia has no say on Georgia's breakaway regions - speaker (0)
14:05 Russia imposes oil export duty for Belarus at $180/ton -1 (0)
14:11 Russia against doubled Sakhalin II cost estimate - minister (0)
14:23 Gazprom Chairman Confirms Plans to Buy Half of Shell-led Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
14:24 Moscow City Hall Bans Procession in Memory of Slain Journalists (0)
14:28 Russian police raid opposition group HQ (0)
14:49 Tu-160 bomber to remain core of Russian long-range aviation (0)
15:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:35 Kovtun's ex-wife has no serious radioactive poisoning - doctors (0)
15:37 Russia acknowledges breakaway Transdnestr's presidential vote (0)
15:47 Russia's Self-Exiled Tycoon Keeps Low Profile as Litvinenko Probe Continues (0)
15:58 Requirements for Gazprom in Sakhalin-II same as for other investors (0)
16:00 Ukraine presidential secretariat drafting Constitution amendments (0)
16:02 Russian ban on rice imports temporary, non-discriminatory (0)
16:19 Belarus Opposition Leader Awarded EU Human Rights Prize (0)
16:23 Moscow lawyer accused in Klebnikov murder case hospitalized (0)
16:37 Russian Police Raid Offices of Kasparov-led Opposition Group in Moscow (0)
16:45 No reason for Audit Chamber to check CBR - finance ministry (0)
16:45 Russia, Belarus fail to clear way for single currency (0)
17:34 Gazprom wants to join Sakhalin-II, but not at all costs - deputy PM (0)
17:48 Gazprom names customer of Shtokman gas deposit sea facilities (0)
18:00 Hamburg police ask Russia for help in Kovtun case (0)
18:53 Hamburg police ask Russia for help in Kovtun case-1 (0)
19:10 Russia may begin preparing fuel deliveries to Iran's NPP in Jan. (0)
19:48 Russia and NATO - the second epilogue (0)

13, December

05:25 Morning re-cap of main news, December 12 (0)
06:34 Russia Cancels Talks on Iran Sanctions After U.S. Raises Belarus Problem (0)
06:35 Astronauts complete spacewalk to attach new ISS segment (0)
06:47 Gazprom Not Interested in Risks Associated with Shell's Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
06:54 Key Witness in Litvinenko Poisoning Case Goes Into Hiding - Paper (0)
07:09 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 18.3% (0)
07:20 Graft probe targeting Siberian mayor reveals large sums in cash (0)
07:31 Gazprom Not Interested in Risks Associated with Shell's Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
07:33 Uzbekistan returns to post-Soviet security body -1 (0)
07:43 Key Witness in Litvinenko Poisoning Case Goes Into Hiding - Paper (0)
08:08 RUXX investment index set to open 0.54% down (0)
08:18 Ukrainian Russians Set Up Council to Protect Language Rights (0)
08:20 Belarussian Oppositionist Wins EU Human Rights Prize (0)
09:00 Court sanctions arrest of 4th suspect in Chubais murder attempt (0)
09:02 Dollar slips 2.77 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:05 Euro rises 4.59 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:12 Putin nominates Matviyenko for St. Petersburg governor (0)
09:13 Rescuers search for missing Russian vessel on Baltic Sea (0)
09:42 Uzbekistan Returns to Security Alliance of Ex-Soviet Republics (0)
09:47 Russia refuses to discuss Belarus opposition hunger strike at UN (0)
10:09 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 14 (0)
10:12 Energy minister confirms talks on Gazprom joining Sakhalin II (0)
10:15 Russia's defense companies set for IDEX-2007 exhibition in UAE (0)
10:18 International terrorist cell closed in Siberia -1 (0)
10:32 Igor Smirnov officially declared president of Transdnestr -1 (0)
10:35 Foreign Car Sales in Russia Grow by 63% in 2006 (0)
10:36 Gazprom Not Interested in Risks Associated with Shell's Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
10:46 Issuing centers focus of Russia-Belarus single currency dispute (0)
10:49 Europe's gas blackmail: bluff or reality? (0)
11:07 Russian regulators to discuss violations with Peter Hambro Mining (0)
11:19 Moscow hears suit on misuse of popular cartoon character (0)
11:28 Moscow's crude tariffs for Belarus break int. norms - Union State official (0)
11:29 German police: ex-spy death may be linked to nuclear smuggling (0)
11:39 Water management agency mulls Sakhalin II license withdrawal (0)
12:04 Shell's Sakhalin Energy Says Russian Authorities Delay LNG Project (0)
12:05 Price liberalization will not hit household bills - minister (0)
12:05 Sakhalin II operator says Russian regulators disrupting project - 1 (0)
12:08 Norway's Hydro, Statoil eager to join Shtokman even on new terms (0)
12:11 Ukraine govt. says president budget veto destabilizing (0)
12:14 Ukraine completes legal adjustment for WTO (0)
12:14 Syrian leader to visit Russia next week - 1 (0)
12:48 Russian Spy Suspect Awaits Deportation From Canada (0)
12:52 U.N. Talks on Iran Sanctions Stall as Russia, U.S. Clash Over Belarus (0)
12:58 Lebanese Prime Minister to Meet Russia's Putin in Moscow (0)
13:05 Key Witness in Litvinenko's Case Says Ex-FSB Agent Poisoned Earlier Than Believed (0)
13:14 Phone catches fire, Persian cat smells smoke, saves family (0)
13:21 Russia's Presidential Hopeful Defends Electoral Law Changes (0)
13:24 IAEA says Israel's nuclear status none of its concern (0)
13:25 Belarus Opposition Leader Blasts EU, G8 for Failing to Confront Lukashenko (0)
13:27 Experts puzzled by December weather anomaly in Russia (0)
13:42 Kyrgyz aviation loses $3 mln from Sept. U.S. tanker collision (0)
13:45 Ruble's real effective rate grows 7.7% in 11M06 - CBR (0)
13:52 Sanctions may freeze talks on Iran nuclear program - army chief (0)
13:57 Norway's Hydro, Statoil Remain Interested in Shtokman Project Despite Tougher New Terms (0)
14:04 Russian ombudsman sees no crime in Estonian flag-burning incident (0)
14:12 Syrian President To Visit Russia Next Week (0)
14:43 Belarus says new Russian election laws hamper Union State (0)
14:51 Prosecutors insist on jury dismissal in Chubais case (0)
15:02 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:08 Norway's Hydro, Statoil Remain Interested in Shtokman Project Despite Tougher New Terms (0)
15:25 Iran rejects new UN resolution in advance - Larijani (0)
15:28 Russian prosecutors ready to help Germany on "Kovtun case" (0)
15:32 Russian military chief warns of U.S. anti-missile shield impact (0)
15:37 Belarus Opposition Leader Awarded EU Human Rights Prize (0)
15:40 British Envoy Links Kremlin to Harassment Campaign Unleashed Against Him (0)
16:08 Sakhalin II operator says Russian regulators disrupting project - 2 (0)
16:09 Iran rejects new UN resolution in advance - Larijani - 1 (0)
16:27 Syrian President To Visit Russia Next Week (0)
16:44 Russia against distortion of Holocaust history at Iran conference (0)
17:06 Can Transdnestr win international recognition? (0)
17:30 Russian Witness in Litvinenko Poisoning Case Denies Reports of His Disappearance (0)
17:35 Soldier Commits Suicide in Chechnya - Russian Officials (0)
17:42 Nuclear anti-Zionism (0)
17:43 Lenin Goes Missing in Latvia, Police Perplexed Over Theft (0)
17:45 British Envoy Links Kremlin to Harassment Campaign Unleashed Against Him (0)
17:47 EBRD to lend 100 mln euro for Russia's Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (0)
18:29 Belarus urges U.S. to stop focusing on opposition leader Kozulin (0)
18:35 Ex-FSB officer denies he accused group of Litvinenko murder (0)
18:46 Russia's WTO accession will balance global trade -Argentine FM (0)
19:01 Russia blasts U.S. for raising Belarus at UN Security Council (0)
19:18 Corruption in Russia and the West (0)
19:47 Russian Top Brass Slams U.S. Missile Defense Plans for Europe (0)
20:44 British Envoy Links Kremlin to Harassment Campaign Unleashed Against Him (0)
20:48 Abramovich to Pour $40 Million in Russian National Football Team (0)
20:53 Soldier Commits Suicide in Chechnya - Russian Officials (0)
20:55 Lenin Goes Missing in Latvia, Police Perplexed Over Theft (0)

14, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 13 (0)
06:19 Lebanese prime minister on working visit to Moscow (0)
06:30 UN agrees on basic aspects of Iran resolution - Russian diplomat (0)
06:56 EBRD Offers 100M Euro Credit for Russia's Sukhoi SuperJet Project (0)
07:12 IEA Warns Russia May Impede Oil and Gas Production Growth in Ex-Soviet Neighbors (0)
07:14 Japan Offers Russia to Split Disputed Islands' Area in Half (0)
07:14 Russia's FM Begins Two-day Visit to Brazil (0)
07:19 Russia's Lukoil to Sell 50% of Kazakh Oil Venture to India's Mittal for $980M (0)
07:26 RUXX investment index set to open 0.87% down (0)
07:41 Russia, India Sign $850M Deal to Upgrade MiG-29 Jet Fighters (0)
07:45 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.5% (0)
07:49 Russia's FM Lavrov to start Brazil visit (0)
08:08 Tokyo refuses to back FM Aso's proposal over Kurils (0)
08:10 Photo tour with RIA Novosti. Kuril Islands (0)
08:13 Russia Slams Attempts by Iran Forum to Distort History of Nazi Crimes, Holocaust (0)
08:34 Russian Student Sues School Over Teaching of Evolution (0)
08:42 Russia's gold and currency reserves up $3.7 bln in week (0)
08:51 Dollar gains 3.13 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:57 Georgian PM Pledges Loyalty to West During U.S. Visit (0)
08:58 Euro slips 6.52 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:01 Russia Slams Attempts by Iran Forum to Distort History of Nazi Crimes, Holocaust (0)
09:04 Russian Student Sues School Over Teaching of Evolution (0)
09:07 Japan Offers Russia to Split Disputed Islands' Area in Half (0)
09:09 Russia's FM Begins Two-day Visit to Brazil (0)
09:13 International norms violated in Russian lawyer's arrest in Spain (0)
09:42 Russian Official Notified of His Dismissal by SMS (0)
09:55 Russian business makes up for lost time (0)
09:57 Confronting Middle East Leaders to Come to Moscow Within Week (0)
10:02 International norms violated in Russian lawyer's arrest in Spain-1 (0)
10:11 Chechen Dissident in Exile Says Friend's Killing Will Not Silence Him (0)
10:11 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 15 (0)
10:15 Emigre Russian Church Seeks Reconciliation With Moscow Parent Church in 2007 (0)
10:24 Bodies of two sailors from lost fishing boat found in Baltic Sea (0)
10:30 Two Russian skinheads jailed in attack on African reporter (0)
10:31 Russia, India Sign $850M Deal to Upgrade MiG-29 Jet Fighters (0)
10:31 IEA Warns Russia May Impede Oil and Gas Production Growth in Ex-Soviet Neighbors (0)
10:32 Russia's Lukoil to Sell 50% of Kazakh Oil Venture to India's Mittal for $980M (0)
10:39 Russia Postpones Delivery of Su-30MKM Jets to Malaysia (0)
10:48 Alleged Moscow serial killer claims 62 murders (0)
11:03 Russia's murder rate down 10% but 15% remain unsolved - ministry (0)
11:08 Russia Completes Military Hardware Withdrawal From Georgia (0)
11:14 Russia's Gazprombank to set up management co. in Luxembourg (0)
11:45 Uzbekistan to raise natural gas price for Kyrgyzstan 81% in 2007 (0)
11:53 No evidence that Kovtun was in Berlin last night - German police (0)
12:01 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey discuss Caspian gas quota (0)
12:08 Kyrgyz parliament allows MPs to carry personal firearms (0)
12:17 Development Bank to be launched in 2H07 - economics minister (0)
12:21 Emigre Russian Church Seeks Reconciliation With Moscow Parent Church in 2007 (0)
12:31 Russian Secret Services Not Involved in Litvinenko`s Case - KGB Veteran (0)
12:36 Russian environment agency chief moves to fire outspoken deputy (0)
12:36 Moscow Serial Killer Suspect Charged With 49 Counts of Murder (0)
12:40 UPDATE: Aso's Kurils proposal unrealistic, but may spur talks - experts (0)
12:50 Ukraine president blames conflict on prime minister (0)
12:54 Yamalzoloto cannot retain its 2 gold licenses - regulator (0)
12:59 Russian oil revenue fund needs to be overhauled - ministry (0)
13:08 Russia's Environment Hardliner May Face Dismissal (0)
13:08 Polonium incident: a rehearsal for a dirty bomb? (0)
13:10 Topol-M mobile ICBMs crucial for national security -- Putin (0)
13:11 KGB Veteran Denies Secret Service's Role in Killing Former Russian Agent Litvinenko (0)
13:51 Former media official charged with inciting ethnic hatred (0)
14:06 French court hears appeal by Russian mother separated from child (0)
14:23 Russian Youths Sentenced to Jail for Brutal Attack on African Reporter (0)
14:32 Russian Arms Exporters Accuse India's BrahMos Aerospace of Foul Play (0)
14:46 PKN Orlen Buys Yukos' Stake in Lithuanian Refinery (0)
14:51 AvtoVAZ board elects defense export monopoly chief as chairman (0)
15:00 Russia’s Presidential Election Set for March, 2008 (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:01 Shtokman reverse (0)
15:29 Power generating assets to raise $15bln at share offerings (0)
15:44 Over 364,000 registered HIV cases in Russia - top sanitary doctor (0)
16:00 Georgia's Prime Minister Says He Enlisted U.S. Support Against Russia (0)
16:02 Russia to spur Bushehr nuclear project (0)
16:05 Kazakh Online Bookmaker Takes Bets on Litvinenko Probes (0)
16:05 PKN Orlen Buys Yukos' Stake in Lithuanian Refinery (0)
16:09 Ukraine's president blames conflict on prime minister - 1 (0)
16:11 Russian, Canadian carmakers plan to sign JV agreement by Dec. 22 (0)
16:23 Russia approves increase of Sakhalin-1 budget to $19.3 bln (0)
16:25 Litvinenko case witness Lugovoi says medical tests to be delayed (0)
17:23 No reason to fire environment agency deputy head - minister (0)
17:47 Last train carrying Russian garrison property leaves Georgia (0)
18:41 RIA Novosti, flagship weekly launch joint project (0)
18:44 Criminal proceedings launched against far-right leader (0)
18:53 PKN Orlen buys 53.7% stake in Baltic refinery for $1.5 bln (0)
18:59 Litvinenko case witness Kovtun's ex-wife leaves German hospital (0)
20:12 Kazakh Online Bookmaker Takes Bets on Litvinenko Probes (0)
20:16 Georgia's Prime Minister Says He Enlisted U.S. Support Against Russia (0)
20:22 Russia’s Presidential Election Set for March, 2008 (0)
20:26 Russia's Environment Hardliner May Face Dismissal (0)

15, December

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, December 14 (0)
06:10 Russian Air Force receives first advanced bombers (0)
06:36 Putin, Lukashenko to discuss Union State in Moscow (0)
06:51 Russian Chessboard Maniac Charged With 49 Murders (0)
07:27 Putin, Lukashenko to Discuss Union State in Moscow (0)
07:28 First Advanced Bombers Delivered to Russian Air Force (0)
07:29 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 1.3% (0)
07:32 Kyrgyz lawmakers consider closing U.S. airbase (0)
07:42 RUXX investment index set to open 0.5% up (0)
07:48 Russia Approves $6.5Bln Spending at Mobil's Sakhalin-1 Project (0)
07:51 President Putin inspects Topol-M mobile ICBMs (0)
08:12 Russian Navy to Stay in Ukraine Till 2017 - President Yushchenko (0)
08:14 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
08:32 Japanese Minister Denies Making Russian Islands Split Proposal (0)
08:34 Russian Billionaire Pays $3 mln for Vodka.com Domain (0)
08:45 Child Abuse Claim Against Russian Orthodox Church Settled in U.S. (0)
08:46 Comstar UTS attracts $675 mln to buy 25% stake in Svyazinvest (0)
08:55 Russian Electoral Officials Say No Presidential Election Date Set Yet (0)
08:57 Russian Post Starts Delivering of Letters, Parcels Sent From U.S. in 1999 (0)
08:57 FSB Chief Says New NATO Members Will Spy Against Russia (0)
08:58 Dollar rises 6.53 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:01 Russian Air Force receives first advanced bombers -1 (0)
09:02 Putin, Lukashenko to Discuss Union State in Moscow (0)
09:04 Euro slips 9.63 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:05 MPs pass bill to unify two regions in East Siberia (0)
09:07 First Advanced Bombers Delivered to Russian Air Force (0)
09:09 German journalist deported from Chechnya (0)
09:11 Russian Navy to Stay in Ukraine Till 2017 - President Yushchenko (0)
09:15 Russian Billionaire Pays $3 mln for Vodka.com Domain (0)
09:22 Peter Hambro's Gold Mining Licenses in Russia Remain in Force (0)
09:23 Russia Approves $6.5Bln Spending at Mobil's Sakhalin-1 Project (0)
09:24 Russia Hires Greenpeace Lawyer to Prepare Case Against Shell's Sakhalin Project (0)
09:24 Japanese Minister Denies Making Russian Islands Split Proposal (0)
09:26 No secret department to punish traitors in Russia - KGB veteran (0)
09:27 FSB Chief Says New NATO Members Will Spy Against Russia (0)
09:31 Russian Post Starts Delivering of Letters, Parcels Sent From U.S. in 1999 (0)
09:56 Date of 2008 presidential poll must be moved - official (0)
10:06 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 16 (0)
10:21 Russian, Belarusian leaders meeting in Kremlin - 1 (0)
10:29 To the Moon on a student travel pass (0)
10:53 Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads (0)
11:20 Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads -1 (0)
11:25 Russian Post Starts Delivering Letters, Parcels Sent From U.S. in 1999 (0)
11:36 Friday's maximum temperature in Moscow breaks 1972 record (0)
11:51 Opposition to protest Kremlin's alleged crackdown on freedoms (0)
11:54 Russian oil output up 2.2%, export down 0.5% in 10M06 (0)
12:07 Gazprom, Ukraine discuss boosting gas transit to Europe in 2007 (0)
12:29 Kyrgyzstan Set to Review U.S. Airbase Deal Over Fatal Shooting (0)
12:35 Russian to Refit Strategic Nuclear Missiles With Multiple Warheads - Report (0)
12:35 Russia Plans Expedition Across Arctic Next Year (0)
12:44 514 non-combat fatalities in 2006 - Defense Ministry (0)
12:49 Easy come, easy go: Shell and Sakhalin (0)
13:07 Russian drivers' alcohol limit could be set at 0.3g/L (0)
13:24 Update: Deutsche Welle says journalist deported from Chechnya accredited (0)
13:38 Dutch to Test 20 for Radiation Poisoning in Connection With Litvinenko Case (0)
13:38 Kyrgyzstan Set to Review U.S. Airbase Deal Over Fatal Shooting (0)
13:39 Armed guard wounded in Moscow attack (0)
13:42 Kyrgyz PM orders review of U.S. airbase agreement (0)
13:43 Russian to Refit Strategic Nuclear Missiles With Multiple Warheads - Report (0)
13:57 Iranians vote in local council elections (0)
14:11 Russia Seeks Foreign Fund Manager For Its Petrodollar Stabilization Fund (0)
14:19 Turkey Covers Gas Deficit with Russian Supplies (0)
14:34 Record high winter temperature set in Moscow (0)
14:54 Russia, Kyrgyzstan embark on multi-billion dollar energy project (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:01 Guard wounded in Moscow armored truck attack -1 (0)
15:33 U.S.-N.Korea talks key to breakthrough on nuclear issue - MP (0)
16:05 Russia to get new mobile ICBMs (0)
16:20 Russia's Techsnabexport to develop uranium deposit in Australia - 1 (0)
16:24 Russia's Uranium Mining Company to expand in Ukraine, Mongolia (0)
16:49 Duty officer issued shoot-to-kill order in Chechnya murder case (0)
17:02 Prosecutors question far-right leader Belov, bring no charges (0)
17:21 Russia adjusts customs regulations to meet EU standards (0)
18:05 Lebanese PM says no talks with Russia on air defense systems (0)
18:27 Lebanon enlists Moscow support on international Hariri tribunal (0)
18:55 Hezbollah disarmament Lebanon's internal problem - premier (0)
18:57 100 years of Grandpa Brezhnev (0)
19:03 Inflation of 6% unlikely in next 3 years - finance minister (0)

16, December

07:15 Morning re-cap of main news, December 15 (0)
07:46 Opposition groups to go ahead with protests in Moscow (0)
08:14 Moscow hopes UN can reach consensus on Iran soon - FM Lavrov (0)
09:04 Russia plans to open strategic dialogue with Japan next year-FM (0)
09:59 Moscow warns against 'inflaming passions' on N.Korea (0)
10:23 Putin Sacked Litvinenko for Bad Character - Russia's DM (0)
10:32 Russia's FM Warns Against "Inflaming Passions" on North Korea (0)
11:01 Opposition rally protesting Kremlin's alleged crackdown on freedoms (0)
11:31 Russian liberal SPS, Yabloko parties give up unification plans (0)
11:52 About 2,500 Take Part in Opposition Rallies in Downtown Moscow (0)
11:56 Opposition activists detained in Moscow for protesting beyond venue (0)
12:29 Misuse of Stabilization Fund can fuel inflation-finance minister (0)
12:35 Russia's FM Hopes Consensus on Iran Will be Reached by Year's End (0)
13:44 Govt. must make poverty history in Russia - FM Kudrin (0)
14:00 Russian trainer plane explodes in midair, killing crew (0)
14:20 2 killed in helicopter crash in Moscow region (0)
14:35 UPDATE: Russian trainer plane explodes on landing, killing 3 (0)
15:35 Ex-FSB Agent Murdered Over Dossier on Russian - Litvinenko's Friend (0)
16:31 Russia calls on PA leaders to seek compromise in factional conflict (0)
16:58 Legal action launched on Russian trainer plane crash that killed 3 (0)
18:39 Ex-FSB Agent Murdered Over Dossier on Russian - Litvinenko's Friend (0)
18:41 Russia's FM Hopes Consensus on Iran Will be Reached by Year's End (0)

17, December

07:06 Morning re-cap of main news, December 16 (0)
08:15 Russia holds bilateral talks in China on N. Korea problem (0)
08:47 Iran to continue nuclear program despite UN sanctions - official (0)
10:02 Police detain suspected militant in Russia's North Caucasus (0)
10:35 India to Buy More Russian Jet Fighters - DM (0)
10:44 Police Detain Hundreds of Opposition Activists Ahead of Anti-government Rally in Moscow (0)
10:46 Russia Changes Lead Negotiator in Six-party Talks on North Korea (0)
10:58 Crimea residents distrustful of NATO - informal vote (0)
12:40 India to Buy More Russian Jet Fighters - DM (0)
12:48 Russia to seek Korea peninsula nuclear-free status at talks (0)
12:54 Police Detain Hundreds of Opposition Activists Ahead of Anti-government Rally in Moscow (0)
13:03 Russia Changes Lead Negotiator in Six-party Talks on North Korea (0)
13:06 About 2,500 Take Part in Opposition Rallies in Downtown Moscow (0)
13:16 Moldova's breakaway region seeks long-term relations with Russia (0)
13:49 Russia wins men's relay at World Cup in France (0)
15:06 98 Percent in Crimea Against Ukraine's Accession to NATO (0)
16:38 Russia must provide producer protection in line with WTO rules (0)
16:39 Main news of December 17 (0)

18, December

05:30 Morning re-cap of main news, December 17 (0)
06:24 dcman2007 (0)
06:34 Six-party talks on N.Korea resume, with financial focus (0)
06:40 Daryl S (0)
06:45 RUXX investment index set to open 0.44% up (0)
07:03 Turkey Covers Gas Deficit with Russian Supplies (0)
07:05 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 13.6% (0)
07:10 High seismic activity continues near Russia's Kuril Islands (0)
07:26 Five dead, six injured in southern Russia road accident (0)
07:40 Peter Hambro's Gold Mining Licenses in Russia Remain in Force (0)
07:42 India to Buy More Russian Jet Fighters - DM (0)
07:43 Gazprom to Pay Cash, not Assets for Shell's Stake in Sakhalin Project - Paper (0)
07:53 Russia Removes Enriched Uranium from Germany (0)
08:04 Aston Martin to Open Dealership in Moscow (0)
08:04 N.Korea demands lifting of UN sanctions, unfreezing of accounts (0)
08:05 Top Russia Gold Producer Polyus Holds Listing in London, Eyes Foreign Merger (0)
08:25 Miss Russia 2006 (0)
08:43 Russia proposes separate meat deals with individual EU states (0)
09:00 Euro slips 7.61 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:09 Dollar rises 5.86 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:18 Leonid Brezhnevâ€™s Russiaâ€“ DÃ©tente and Stagnation (1964-1982) (0)
09:26 Russia Loses Multibillion Chinese NPP Tender to U.S. Firm (0)
09:48 VTB 24 attracts $200 million 5-year syndicated loan from EBRD (0)
09:53 Promsvyazbank RAS shareholder equity rises 92.5% in 11M06 (0)
10:21 N.Korea demands lifting of UN sanctions, unfreezing of accounts -1 (0)
10:24 EBRD to invest over 2 bln euros in Russia next year (0)
10:26 $10 Million Worth of Polonium Used to Poison Former Russian Agent Litvinenko - Paper (0)
10:26 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 19 (0)
11:00 Russian Terrorists Plan Massive Cyber Attacks - Expert (0)
11:25 Lebanese PM Siniora Seeks Help From Russian Muslims (0)
11:28 Hydro, Statoil to establish world's largest offshore oil company (0)
11:39 Moscow research facility shuts down six of 12 nuclear reactors (0)
11:40 Communications, economics ministries clash on Svyazinvest reform (0)
11:48 Court cuts sentence for Russian official convicted of bribery - 1 (0)
11:48 International Aid Group Remembers Staff Killed in Russia's Chechnya (0)
11:50 Russia, Ukraine set to build two An-124 transport planes (0)
11:52 South Korea, Ukraine Sign Space Cooperation Deal (0)
11:53 Russia's 2006 inflation no more than 9%, GDP growth 6.9-7% - Gref (0)
12:12 Russia, EU and Iran's nuclear program (0)
12:18 Vneshtorgbank to issue $3.4-4.6bln in additional shares - Gref (0)
12:29 Germany returns shipment of enriched uranium to Russia (0)
12:49 Russia fails to capitalize on IT excellence (0)
12:55 Russia Today Accepts Greetings (0)
13:02 Moscow court delays ex-nuclear minister case hearing to Jan. 10 (0)
13:12 Deputy PM: Defense industry must integrate in civilian sector (0)
13:55 EBRD to Invest $2.6Bln in Russia in 2007 (0)
13:59 EU Delegates Top Food Safety Official to Avert Beef Trade Row with Russia (0)
13:59 Russian Railways expects 20% more investment in 2007 (0)
14:02 Russia may be thankful to OPEC (0)
14:05 British Detectives Question Key Witness in Litvinenko Poisoning Case (0)
14:08 U.S. Urges Through Probe Into Civilian Killing at Kyrgyz Base (0)
14:22 Transneft estimates 15% increase in net profit in 2007 (0)
14:32 Moscow Researchers Shut Down Six of Twelve Nuclear Reactors (0)
14:37 Departing EU President Blasts Russia, Belarus Regimes (0)
14:52 Litvinenko case witness Kovtun gives further testimony - 1 (0)
14:57 Gazprom extends gas transit contracts via Bulgaria until 2030 (0)
14:59 Putin envoy urges order in law enforcement agencies (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:08 EU Delegates Top Food Safety Official to Avert Beef Trade Row with Russia (0)
15:25 Court rejects appeal for 54 more plaintiffs in Chechnya case (0)
15:26 Gazprom cuts its stake in Gazprombank to 62.6% (0)
15:45 Departing EU President Blasts Russia, Belarus Regimes (0)
15:47 LUKoil to complete purchase of gas stations in Europe in 2007 Q2 (0)
16:09 Internal Palestinian conflict threatens Mideast peace efforts (0)
16:24 Russian Jews choose people of the year (0)
16:25 U.S. servicemen in Kyrgyzstan could be stripped of immunity (0)
16:27 Court delays Yukos suit against Yugansk auctioning until Jan.25 (0)
17:22 Russia, U.S. discuss UN draft resolution on Iran (0)
17:25 Kyrgyz GDP may rise 6-6.5% in 2006 - president (0)
18:01 Officer denies issuing shoot-to-kill order in Chechnya murder case (0)
18:51 Radionuclides spreading around the world (0)
19:39 Departing EU President Blasts Russia, Belarus Regimes (0)
19:43 Moscow Researchers Shut Down Six of Twelve Nuclear Reactors (0)

19, December

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, December 18 (0)
05:30 Leonid Brezhnev: the centenary of his birth (0)
06:42 Russian, Syrian leaders to talk Middle East, cooperation in Moscow (0)
06:43 RUXX investment index set to open 0.16% down (0)
07:38 N. Korea agrees to IAEA checks, no ongoing monitoring - source (0)
07:59 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 3.1% (0)
08:03 Russia, U.S. Discuss Iran Sanctions (0)
08:06 British Detectives End Moscow Mission in Litvinenko Poisoning Case (0)
08:06 N. Korea agrees to IAEA checks, no ongoing monitoring - source-1 (0)
08:10 Belarus Faces Canadian Trade Sanctions Over Human Rights, Democracy (0)
08:23 Five teenage suspects held in racial attack in Russia's Far East (0)
08:33 Record high winter temperatures registered in Western Siberia (0)
08:53 Russian HR Activists Oppose Bill on Mandatory Treatment for Drug Addicts (0)
09:01 Russian HR Activists Oppose Bill on Mandatory Treatment for Drug Addicts (0)
09:08 Russian Economy Minister Forecasts 7% Economic Growth in 2006 (0)
09:21 Russian Zoo Closes After Geese Die of Suspected Bird Flu (0)
09:22 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 20 (0)
09:25 Brazil Proposes Russia's Participation in South American Gas Pipeline - Minister (0)
09:27 Gazprom, Gaz de France extend gas deals until 2030 (0)
09:45 Gazprom Extends Gas Transit Deal with Bulgaria Until 2030 (0)
09:45 No traces of polonium on youth leader after meeting with Litvinenko (0)
11:12 Chechnya's Pro-Moscow Leader Calls for Tourism Revival in War-torn Province (0)
11:33 Gazprom Extends Gas Transit Deal with Bulgaria Until 2030 (0)
11:34 Russian Economy Minister Forecasts 7% Economic Growth in 2006 (0)
11:51 Russian, Syrian Leaders Meet in Moscow to Discuss Middle East (0)
11:55 Russia Fails to Resolve Differences With U.S., Europe on Iran Sanctions (0)
12:19 Russia's Lukoil to Buy 376 Gas Stations in Europe from Partner ConocoPhillips (0)
12:26 Russia's Lavrov Urges Georgia to Abandon Confrontation (0)
12:50 Prosecutors Apologize to Man Acquitted of Russian Journalist's Killing But Refuse to Pay Damages (0)
12:55 Russia Concerned Over Middle East Turmoil, Pledges Support, Putin Assures Syria's al-Assad (0)
13:03 Prosecutors Apologize to Man Acquitted of Russian Journalist's Killing But Refuse to Pay Damages (0)
13:07 Russia Concerned Over Middle East Turmoil, Pledges Support, Putin Assures Syria's al-Assad (0)
13:25 Sharapova's Smile Called World's Best - U.S. Survey (0)
14:14 Russia Says UN Iran Draft Largely Meets Moscow's Main Concerns (0)
16:25 Russia Says UN Iran Draft Largely Meets Moscow's Main Concerns (0)
16:33 Russia Backs Gazprom's Resolve to Up Gas Charges for Former Soviet States (0)
17:46 Russia Backs Gazprom's Resolve to Up Gas Charges for Former Soviet States (0)

20, December

06:56 Canada Delays Expulsion of Russian Spy - Lawyer (0)
07:54 UN Iran Nuclear Talks Stall as Russia Voices New Objections (0)
08:01 Russia Agrees to Continue Buying European Meat (0)
09:08 Russian Bank Chief Jailed in UK Over Identity Fraud (0)
09:10 Russia Calls Off Mission to Iran to Protest Holocaust Denial Conference (0)
09:11 Russian Rocket Puts German Satellite Into Orbit (0)
09:25 Gazprom, Gaz de France Sign Gas Supply Deals Worth $85Bln (0)
10:59 Australia Probes Russian Link to Alleged iPod, TV Scam (0)
11:12 Gazprom, Gaz de France Sign Gas Supply Deals Worth $85Bln (0)
11:12 Russian Rocket Puts German Satellite Into Orbit (0)
11:12 UN Iran Nuclear Talks Stall as Russia Voices New Objections (0)
11:12 Canada Delays Expulsion of Russian Spy - Lawyer (0)
11:13 Russian Bank Chief Jailed in UK Over Identity Fraud (0)
11:19 Former Israeli Consul in Moscow Charged With Visa Issue Graft (0)
12:17 Russia Says Libyan Verdict on Medics "Exceedingly Cruel" (0)
12:20 Russian Foreign Minister Criticizes Western Policy on Iran (0)
12:59 S. Ossetia should disband all its armed formations - minister (0)
13:02 Communist leader presented with picture stolen from Hermitage (0)
13:08 Putin signs 2007 federal budget law -1 (0)
13:15 Russia's Richest Man, Chelsea Owner Steps Down From Chukotka Governor Post (0)
13:19 Court orders top prosecutor to apologize to cleared defendant (0)
13:30 Gazprom sets gas price for Georgia at $235 per 1,000 cu m (0)
13:32 Russia Fails to Ratify European Rights Court Changes - Report (0)
13:51 UN Iran Nuclear Talks Stall as Russia Voices New Objections (0)
14:02 Russia Calls Off Mission to Iran to Protest Holocaust Denial Conference (0)
14:06 Russia Offers Belarus Cheaper Gas Price in Exchange for Pipeline JV - Ambassador (0)
14:17 Belarus Denies Entry Visa to German Foreign Ministry Official (0)
14:33 Russia set to implement ambitious space program (Part II) (0)
14:41 Isolation of Russian Far East threat to national security -Putin (0)
14:55 Government to reduce stake in VTB to 75% plus one share in 2007 (0)
15:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:26 Lawmakers pass bill on gambling zones in Russia (0)
15:35 No autopsy results of Russian ex-spy by Christmas - London court (0)
15:52 Communist leader presented with picture stolen from Hermitage -1 (0)
16:16 Ingush court's decision on annexing neighboring district rejected (0)
16:43 Court dismisses jury in Chubais attempted murder case -1 (0)
17:17 Gazprom signs memo on building gas pipeline via Serbia (0)
17:55 Russia's Golden Telecom set to buy 51% in Corbina Telecom (0)
18:48 Update: Experts confirm authenticity of painting stolen from Hermitage (0)
18:58 Russia's Golden Telecom set to buy 51% in Corbina Telecom -1 (0)

21, December

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, December 20 (0)
06:25 Turkmen President Niyazov dies - agencies (0)
06:32 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 4.8% (0)
06:40 Russia's Putin Praises Spies' Work at Secret Police Anniversary (0)
06:47 Turkmenistan President Niyazov Dies (0)
06:47 President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov (1940 â€“ 2006) (0)
06:51 Russians With Debts Before State Banned to Leave Country - Report (0)
06:56 Litvinenko's Chechen Friend Not Scared by Russian Extradition Move (0)
06:56 Russian Parliament Passes Bill to Open Up Banks to Foreign Investors (0)
06:57 Turkmen presidential official confirms Niyazov's death (0)
07:00 Litvinenko's Chechen Friend Not Scared by Russian Extradition Move (0)
07:07 Record Labels Sue Operator of Russian Music Site AllofMP3.com (0)
07:22 RUXX investment index set to open 1.02% up (0)
07:42 Turkmen TV reports Niyazov's death at 66 - Russian Embassy (0)
08:04 Russian ship with rescued sailors trapped in ice in Pacific (0)
08:13 Russia's Putin Praises Spies' Work at Secret Police Anniversary (0)
08:17 Turkmenistan President Niyazov Dies (0)
08:20 Russians With Debts Before State Banned to Leave Country - Report (0)
08:56 Talks on N.Korea issue switch to bilateral format (0)
09:00 Record Labels Sue Operator of Russian Music Site AllofMP3.com (0)
09:05 Russian Parliament Passes Bill to Open Up Banks to Foreign Investors (0)
09:06 In Rome, do as the Romans do: No yashmaks among the Dutch! (0)
09:15 Dollar rises 1.69 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:17 Euro slips 2.99 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:23 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 22 (0)
09:31 Govt. approves VTB's additional share issue in May 2007 (0)
09:48 Russia's international reserves grow $2 billion in week (0)
10:09 AFK Sistema US GAAP net profit rises 87% in 9M06 (0)
10:55 Rosneft may lose licenses for four oil deposits in Siberia (0)
11:00 Severstal-Avto, Fiat set to produce diesel engines in Russia (0)
11:05 Wrap: Authoritarian Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov dies at 66 (0)
11:08 Russia's Putin sends birthday greetings to Georgian counterpart (0)
11:12 Russia's resources agency to check license compliance on Kovykta (0)
11:17 Itera turns off gas taps to Georgian districts, citing debt (0)
11:22 Mineral resource agency to consider Kharyaga license situation (0)
11:27 Court upholds not guilty verdict in Moscow transplant case (0)
11:28 RusAl creditors approve merger with Sual, Glencore assets -1 (0)
11:38 Russia may ease 12 HIPC countries' debt by $350 mln - ministry (0)
11:39 Russia's Missile Forces successfully launch SS-18 Satan ICBM (0)
11:39 Russia to Move Casinos From Cities by 2009 - Official (0)
11:40 Three Former Guantanamo Prisoners Return to Kazakhstan (0)
11:45 Tukmen Opposition to Return From Exile After President's Death (0)
11:47 Russia's Lavrov urges no politicizing in polonium investigations (0)
11:52 Russia's Putin Praises Spies' Work at Secret Police Anniversary (0)
12:03 New Russia-EU deal should fix energy issues - German FM -1 (0)
12:12 Turkmenistan closes border with Uzbekistan (0)
12:42 Mitsui President Comes to Russia for Talks on Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
12:44 Syria must be involved in settling Mideast conflict (0)
13:08 Saparmurat Niyazov: A monument to himself (0)
13:22 Russian oil output up 2.1% in 11M06 - Energy Ministry (0)
13:22 Mosenergo utility approves additional stock issue to Gazprom -1 (0)
13:33 Turkmen opposition says acting president appointment illegal (0)
13:42 Mitsui President Comes to Russia for Talks on Sakhalin-2 Project (0)
13:51 RWE, Gazprom extend gas contract for Czech Republic until 2035 (0)
13:55 Russian Thieves Return $1M Stolen Painting to Communists (0)
13:55 Russia to Move Casinos From Cities by 2009 - Official (0)
13:55 Turkmenistan President Niyazov Dies (0)
14:06 Court cuts prison term for Tsar-statue attacker by two years - 1 (0)
14:19 Lawyers for notorious sect head Grabovoi turn to European court (0)
14:23 Putin highlights ageing population, alcoholism, offers solutions (0)
14:28 Sakhalin II shareholders in Moscow to finalize Gazprom stake (0)
14:34 Ex-Soviet states fear C.Asian instability following Niyazov death (0)
14:37 Russian Foreign Minister Warns Against Politicizing Litvinenko Case (0)
14:38 International Reporters Watchdog Condemned Minsk Over Detained Journalists (0)
14:38 Three Former Guantanamo Prisoners Return to Kazakhstan (0)
14:38 New Kyrgyz Constitution may grant broader presidential powers (0)
14:39 Russia Successfully Tests SS-18 Satan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (0)
14:39 Tukmen Opposition to Return From Exile After President's Death (0)
14:39 Russia's Putin Praises Spies' Work at Secret Police Anniversary (0)
14:41 Litvinenko's Chechen Friend Not Scared by Russian Extradition Move (0)
14:48 Gazprom wins Libya hydrocarbon deposit tender (0)
15:05 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:14 LUKoil, Venezuela's PDVSA continue assessment of oil field (0)
16:09 Warming climate doubles natural calamities in Russia - minister (0)
17:08 Gazprom IFRS net profit rises 120% in 1H06, to $12.64 billion (0)
17:29 Gazprom becomes Sakhalin Energy core shareholder (0)
17:29 No breakthrough in North Korea nuclear talks - Japanese diplomat (0)
17:32 Most eccentric reforms of the late Turkmen leader (0)
17:38 Moscow seeks to retain positions in Turkmen gas sector (0)
17:47 PM Fradkov to head Russian delegation at Turkmen leader's funeral (0)
17:47 Moscow calls statements by U.S. ambassador in Minsk incorrect (0)
18:15 Vneshtorgbank plans to IPO 22-23% of its charter capital (0)
18:32 Russia banking sector could have 35% in foreign capital in 7 yrs (0)
18:46 Wrap: Gazprom becomes Sakhalin II majority shareholder (0)
20:08 Russian Foreign Minister Warns Against Politicizing Litvinenko Case (0)
20:13 International Reporters Watchdog Condemned Minsk Over Detained Journalists (0)
20:19 Russian Thieves Return $1M Stolen Painting to Communists (0)

22, December

05:31 Morning re-cap of main news, December 21 (0)
06:48 N.Korea nuclear talks may lose six-party format - Japan envoy (0)
07:38 Putin, Yushchenko to discuss energy, WTO, fleet, Turkmenistan (0)
07:38 Soyuz-2 rocket launch postponed for 24 hours - Space Forces (0)
07:49 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 7.7 % (0)
08:04 Police failed to prevent 2004 Beslan school siege - report (0)
08:05 Russia's Objections to Iran Sanctions May Delay UN Vote - Envoy (0)
08:05 Russian monetary base up $2.61 bln in week (0)
08:24 Putin, Yushchenko Meet in Kiev, Seek to Repair Damaged Ties (0)
08:27 Russia's Putin Meets German Foreign Minister in Moscow (0)
08:37 Death of "Father Of All Turkmens" Leaves Nation at Crossroads (0)
08:43 Terrorists to blame for Beslan school blast - report (0)
08:45 Gazprom Gets Majority Stake in Sakhalin-2 Project for $7.45Bln in Cash (0)
08:54 Europe Faces Uncertain Gas Supplies After Death of Turkmen Leader (0)
08:55 Dollar rises 0.13 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:56 Russia Concerned After Death of Turkmenistan's Dictator, Hopes for Legitimate Transfer of Power (0)
09:10 Euro slips 0.61 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:17 North Korea six-party nuclear talks end with no result (0)
09:18 Russia's Foreign Ministry Says It Is Surprised by U.S. Envoy to Belarus Statements (0)
09:35 AvtoVAZ signs C-class car production deal with Canada's Magna (0)
09:49 RusAl obtains first part of $1 bln unsecured bridge loan (0)
10:00 Death of "Father Of All Turkmens" Leaves Nation at Crossroads (0)
10:13 Ethnic Village for Kaluga Region (0)
10:15 No Results in North Korea Nuclear Talks - Russian Source (0)
10:15 Russia, Uzbekistan Sign Agreement on Military Airbase (0)
10:15 Russia Concerned After Death of Turkmenistan's Dictator, Hopes for Legitimate Transfer of Power (0)
10:24 3 More Tested Positive For Polonium-210 That Killed Former Russian Agent Litvinenko (0)
10:43 Russia registers 189 foreign non-governmental organizations (0)
10:45 Terrorists Not Special Forces Blamed for First Explosion in Beslan - Official (0)
10:57 Village evacuated after toxic spill in west Urals (0)
11:13 Nations in N. Korea talks reiterate commitment to dialogue (0)
11:24 Russia Charges Rocket Scientist With Spying for U.S. (0)
11:26 Russia against U.S. missile defense plans for Europe - DM Ivanov-1 (0)
11:27 New radar at Lekhtusi: a shield against missile attacks (0)
11:30 Russia's Foreign Ministry Says It Is Surprised by U.S. Envoy to Belarus Statements (0)
11:39 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec.23 (0)
11:53 U.S. Serviceman Faces Murder Charges in Russia (0)
12:04 Russia's Putin arrives in Kiev on one-day visit (0)
12:04 Russia puts new early-warning radar station on combat duty (0)
12:16 Russia hopeful to launch Bushehr NPP in Iran on time (0)
12:21 Nations in N. Korea talks reiterate commitment to dialogue -1 (0)
12:29 A Christmas gift for Europe worth $2 billion (0)
12:57 Investor Confidence Shaken by Actions of Russia's Environmental Watchdog (0)
13:06 Putin hopes for continuity in Russia-Turkmenistan relations (0)
13:10 Matviyenko sworn in as St. Petersburg governor for second term (0)
13:22 Ex-agent reveals KGB mind control techniques - paper (0)
13:24 Russia gas deliveries to Armenia resume as Georgia fixes line (0)
13:46 Russia Not to Deploy Weapons in Space - Russian DM (0)
13:59 Gazprom says Georgia does not want Russian gas (0)
14:10 U.S. counterspy kills Russian to get apartment - Russian paper (0)
14:14 Investor Confidence Shaken by Actions of Russia's Environmental Watchdog (0)
14:15 RIA Novosti editor-in-chief meets with Azerbaijan president (0)
14:16 Russia banks syndicate $203 mln aircraft loan for Cuba (0)
14:24 Bulgaria's Topalov Faces Chess Ban for Linking Kramnik to KGB (0)
14:46 Turkmen political exiles may return after hard-line ruler's death (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:24 Russian state leaves banking sector (0)
15:27 No radiation on 17 Aeroflot planes; 3 more to be checked (0)
15:30 S&P's Gazprom rating unchanged after Sakhalin II stake purchase (0)
15:30 Regulator puts off Kharyaga license review till late Feb. (0)
15:39 Gazprom to supply of 1.1 bln cu m of gas to Georgia in 2007 (0)
15:45 Nations in N. Korea talks reiterate commitment to dialogue - 2 (0)
16:02 Bulgaria's Topalov Faces Chess Ban for Linking Kramnik to KGB (0)
16:57 Gazprom signs contract with Georgia, eyes other CIS deals (0)
17:01 Turkmenistan's Acting President Pledges to Hold Democratic Vote (0)
17:31 Natural gas from Azerbaijan to Georgia suspended several weeks - Georgian PM (0)
17:46 Russia, Ukraine pledge to revive political, economic dialogue (0)
17:56 Terrorist attack on gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Georgia - Georgian TV (0)
18:57 Turkmen parliament speaker dismissed on criminal charges (0)
19:09 Litvinenko's case and unscrupulous London (0)
19:22 The CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)

23, December

06:07 The world prepares for Christmas and New Yearâ€™s Day (0)
08:38 Morning re-cap of main news, December 22 (0)
10:15 Azerbaijan may stop importing gas from Russia - president (0)
10:55 Turkmenbashiâ€™s political legacy (0)
10:59 Putin Calls for Neighborly Relations Between Russia, Ukraine (0)
11:00 Turkmenistan Steps Up Security Ahead of Niyazov's Funeral (0)
11:06 U.N. Security Council to Vote on Iran, Russia's Vote in Question (0)
11:15 School Siege Probe Declared Over, Police Blamed Only Partially (0)
11:24 English Classes Scrapped at British Council in Moscow (0)
11:32 Azerbaijan may stop importing gas from Russia - president -1 (0)
13:06 Russia formally completes pullout of its Tbilisi garrison (0)
14:40 Putin, Bush discuss Iran resolution ahead of UN vote (0)
15:05 Russian Soyuz-2 rocket launch further delayed by computer breakdown (0)
16:39 Turkmen opposition asks Ukraine for support, pledges cheap gas (0)
17:26 Russia-Iran cooperation unhurt by new UN resolution on Iran (0)
20:04 UN Security Council Approves Iran Sanctions (0)

24, December

07:46 Morning re-cap of main news, December 23 (0)
08:26 Iran says will continue uranium enrichment despite UN sanctions (0)
09:05 Turkmenistan pays last respects to its late leader (0)
09:41 UN Security Council to Vote on Iran, Russia's Vote in Question (0)
09:45 Two militants surrender in Chechnya (0)
09:59 Strong winds disrupt electricity supply in southern Russia (0)
10:23 Putin congratulates Azerbaijan president with birthday (0)
10:55 Russian Owner of Chelsea Set to Cut Down Transfer Spending (0)
11:00 Hollywood Plans Film Based on Litvinenko's Book (0)
11:10 Russia's UN Envoy Says Moscow Is 'Satisfied' With Iran Resolution, Iran Refuses to Cease Enrichment (0)
11:24 Top Official Says Putin Will Retain Influence After His Term Expires (0)
11:30 Russia launches carrier rocket with communications satellite (0)
11:31 Turkmenistan Buries Its Autocratic Leader Amid Tight Security (0)
12:14 Moscow welcomes results of Israeli-Palestinian talks (0)
12:35 Iran parliament votes to review cooperation with IAEA (0)
13:09 Turkmenistan Buries Its Autocratic Leader Amid Tight Security (0)
13:10 Moldova's breakaway region celebrates Constitution Day (0)
13:11 Hollywood Plans Film Based on Litvinenko's Book (0)
13:12 Russia's UN Envoy Says Moscow Is 'Satisfied' With Iran Resolution, Iran Refuses to Cease Enrichment (0)
13:13 Top Official Says Putin Will Retain Influence After His Term Expires (0)
13:16 Russian Owner of Chelsea Set to Cut Down Transfer Spending (0)
13:18 UN Security Council Approves Iran Sanctions (0)
13:22 Turkmenistan Steps Up Security Ahead of Niyazov's Funeral (0)
13:25 Turkmenistan's Acting President Pledges to Hold Democratic Vote (0)
13:26 Bulgaria's Topalov Faces Chess Ban for Linking Kramnik to KGB (0)
13:26 Russia Not to Deploy Weapons in Space - Russian DM (0)
13:30 School Siege Probe Declared Over, Police Blamed Only Partially (0)
13:34 English Classes Scrapped at British Council in Moscow (0)
13:40 UN Security Council to Vote on Iran, Russia's Vote in Question (0)
14:15 Moscow region sewage plant accident no threat to Moscow (0)
14:58 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Secrets (0)
15:54 Russian carrier rocket puts communications satellite into orbit (0)
16:39 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Secrets (0)

25, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 24 (0)
06:10 Militants surrounded in South Russia, operation continues (0)
06:40 Conscript charged in hazing case in Russia's Far East (0)
07:01 Village on Kamchatka peninsula hit by volcano' ashes (0)
07:08 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 8.9% (0)
07:17 RUXX investment index set to open 0.22% down (0)
07:54 Militants surrounded in South Russia, operation continues -1 (0)
08:05 Russian Finance Minister Wants State to Quit Meddling in Economy (0)
08:06 Azerbaijan Ready to Stop Importing Russian Gas Amid Price Row - President (0)
09:07 Jury sentences three in killing of Russian general (0)
09:15 Dollar rises 5.87 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:15 Turkmen gas price to Ukraine to be unchanged in 2007 - PM (0)
09:18 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Secrets (0)
09:26 Russia's Gazprom to Form JV with Belarus Gas Transit Monopoly (0)
09:46 Ukraine's Prime Minister Calls for Joint Programs With Russia (0)
09:57 Train Fire in Ukraine Kills 7 Passengers (0)
10:10 Khodorkovsky May Face New Charges - Lawyers (0)
10:10 Gazprombank asset value increases 56% in 11M06 (0)
10:13 Kyrgyz parliament fails to adopt new Constitution (0)
10:17 Russian Police Clash With Militants in North Caucasus Town (0)
10:24 Russian automotive industry: boom or bust? (0)
10:37 Russian Tax Authorities Accuse PwC of Producing False Audit for Yukos (0)
11:17 Russian Air Force to receive first six Su-25SM attack aircraft (0)
11:24 Russian Police Clash With Militants in North Caucasus Town (0)
11:24 Litvinenko's Italian Contact Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Secrets (0)
11:24 Russia's UN Envoy Says Moscow Is 'Satisfied' With Iran Resolution, Iran Refuses to Cease Enrichment (0)
11:25 Ukraine's Prime Minister Calls for Joint Programs With Russia (0)
11:25 Train Fire in Ukraine Kills 7 Passengers (0)
11:25 Khodorkovsky May Face New Charges - Lawyers (0)
11:25 Turkmenistan Buries Its Autocratic Leader Amid Tight Security (0)
11:25 Top Official Says Putin Will Retain Influence After His Term Expires (0)
11:25 Hollywood Plans Film Based on Litvinenko's Book (0)
11:25 Russian Owner of Chelsea Set to Cut Down Transfer Spending (0)
11:41 India orders 300 main battle tanks from Russia (0)
11:58 Turkmen lawmakers to discuss presidential candidates Dec. 26 (0)
12:08 Abramovich to Reduce Transfer Spending for Chealsea Soccer Club (0)
12:13 3 Russians Sentenced to Jail for Firebombing Coast Guard General (0)
12:17 Turkmen Opposition Seeks Probe Into Deutsche Bank (0)
12:30 Russian Tax Authorities Accuse PwC of Producing False Audit for Yukos (0)
12:54 U.N. Resolution on Iran Does Not Hurt Russian Commercial Interests - Foreign Minister (0)
12:57 Senior police officer killed in blast in Abkhazia (0)
13:09 Russia's achievements 2006: From G8 to WTO (0)
13:28 Ten-hour-long battle with militants ends in South Russia (0)
13:29 Moscow court raises Yukos debt to tax service by $1.45 billion (0)
13:37 Russian banks' assets rise 36.7% in 2006 (0)
13:40 UN resolution meets Russian economic interests (0)
13:50 Security Forces Kill 2 Militants in Russia's Caucasus (0)
14:04 Kiev's NATO bid opposed by more than half of Ukrainians - survey (0)
14:21 VTB, Sberbank to set IPO date depending on market situation (0)
14:49 PWC to appeal Yukos tax evasion charges in court (0)
14:55 Rosneft increases oil production by 8.2%, gas 4.2% y-o-y (0)
14:55 Eleven killed in traffic accident in Russia's North Caucasus (0)
14:57 Kazakhstan's per capita GDP at $5,100 in 2006 - ministry (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:07 Turkmen lawmakers to discuss presidential candidates Dec. 26 - 1 (0)
15:14 Update: One militant killed, two held in 10-hour battle in South Russia (0)
15:38 Court upholds custody ruling for Medical Insurance Fund execs (0)
15:50 Update: Thirteen killed, three injured in North Caucasus road crash (0)
17:11 2006 inflation in Russia will not hit 9% - Finance Ministry (0)
17:42 World Cup's only meaningful issue (0)
17:49 Russia sees no alternative to 6-party talks on N.Korea problem (0)
18:13 Russia's G8 presidency central event of 2006-Foreign Ministry (0)
18:44 Gazprom wants Belarus pipeline co. assets as part of gas bill (0)

26, December

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, December 25 (0)
06:24 Second volcano erupts in Russia's Far East in two days (0)
06:48 Russia launches three Glonass satellites (0)
07:09 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 2.3% (0)
07:37 Pres. election in Turkmenistan likely Feb.19, Niyazov birthday (0)
08:40 Gazprom Warns Belarus of Gas Cuts if Price Hike Not Accepted (0)
08:46 Accidents down 13%, fatalities up 5% in Russian industry in 2006 (0)
08:50 Russia Launches Communications Satellite (0)
08:50 Russia defends its gas honor (0)
08:51 Dollar rises 0.72 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:09 Test launch of Bulava missile fails third time this year - paper (0)
09:13 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 27 (0)
09:39 Gazprom Warns Belarus of Gas Cuts if Price Hike Not Accepted (0)
09:41 Russia Tells Europe Possible Gas Cuts to Belarus Won't Effect Supplies (0)
09:59 Bulgakov Museum in Moscow Vandalized by Religious Fanatics (0)
09:59 13 Killed in South Russia Minibus Explosion (0)
09:59 Turkmenistan Assembly Gathers to Decide of Future Leader (0)
09:59 Security Forces Kill 2 Militants in Russia's Caucasus (0)
09:59 U.N. Resolution on Iran Does Not Hurt Russian Commercial Interests - Foreign Minister (0)
10:07 Russia Launches Three Satellites for Own Global Positioning System (0)
10:15 Byshovets appointed head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow (0)
10:35 Bulava missile requires 12-14 test launches - space official (0)
10:37 Second Volcano Erupts in Russia`s Far East in Two Days (0)
10:38 Turkmen opposition proposes ex-deputy-PM as presidential candidate (0)
10:48 Japanese captain fined $41,700 for poaching in Russia (0)
11:25 Mosenergo net profit expected to be no less than $57 mln in 2006 -1 (0)
11:33 Inflation hits 0.6% on December 1-18 - economics minister (0)
11:39 Russia remains leader in spacecraft launches - space agency (0)
11:46 Turkmenistan to hold presidential election February 11 (0)
12:27 Pres. Putin urges greater financial support for Russian culture (0)
12:48 Russia's Supreme Court upholds life sentence for Beslan convict (0)
12:49 Turkmenistan to Elect New Leader in February (0)
13:09 Gazprom, Beltransgaz fail to reach accord on gas price for now (0)
13:10 PGO to file new charges against Khodorkovsky, Lebedev - lawyer (0)
13:40 Cattle Rustler Uses Bus to Transport Stolen Cows (0)
13:42 Russia Will Not Pass Space Technology to China - Agency Chief (0)
14:00 Putin says culture must fill in ideological vacuum in Russia (0)
14:19 Will the dollar capitulate in 2007? (0)
14:27 Satanists Suspected of Church Arson in Belarus (0)
14:32 British Council Stops Giving English Lessons in Russia Due to Authorities' Pressure (0)
14:43 Gazprom to supply gas to Moldova at $170 per 1,000 cu m (0)
14:49 Putin says culture must fill in ideological vacuum in Russia-1 (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:11 Kyrgyz opposition says will rally if Constitution is amended (0)
15:13 Gazprom says no gas for Azerbaijan next year (0)
15:13 Gazprom will continue deliveries through Belarus (0)
15:26 Prosecution demands life term for 2004 Moscow metro blast suspects (0)
16:13 Ukraine interested in Caspian light oil transportation (0)
16:13 Russia, Egypt agree on joint oil, gas exploration projects (0)
16:14 Bush's November: defeat of the myth about U.S. moral leadership (Part 1) (0)
16:17 Gazprom to supply gas to Europe even if no contract with Belarus (0)
16:50 Turkmen acting leader approved as presidential candidate (0)
17:04 Georgia to continue border delimitation talks with Russia in 2007 (0)
17:16 Debates around Sakhalin II over (0)
17:52 Russian political scientist denied entrance to Belarus (0)
18:10 Azerbaijan will not buy Russian gas at $235 per 1,000 cu m - co. (0)

27, December

05:28 Morning re-cap of main news, December 26 (0)
05:49 Ten Events of the Outgoing Year (0)
06:01 Construction of industrial park underway in Kaluga (0)
06:22 Russia's Soyuz 2-1B rocket set for inaugural flight Dec.27 (0)
06:27 RUXX investment index set to open 0.15% up (0)
06:39 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 12.5% (0)
07:02 At least 6,000 buildings damaged in quake in north Kyrgyzstan (0)
07:21 Prosecutors press no new charges against Khodorkovsky - lawyer (0)
07:46 Russia, Egypt Sign Agreements on Joint Oil, Gas Production (0)
07:47 Turkmenistan Assembly Gathers to Decide on Future Leader (0)
07:55 Russia's Top Court Upholds Life Sentence for Beslan Attacker (0)
07:56 Upper house rejects bill on Constitutional Court transfer (0)
08:12 Belarus Fears Rise That Russia Will Cut Off Gas Supplies (0)
08:13 Alleged Russian Spy Deported From Canada to Russia (0)
08:29 Khodorkovsky Moved to Another Prison, Prosecutors Say No New Charges Are Brought Against Him, Lebedev (0)
08:31 Russian Tennis Star Sharapova Ranks 3rd on AP Athlete of the Year List (0)
08:54 Russia Reports Successful Ballistic Missile Launch Test (0)
08:55 Dollar slips 2.35 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:56 British Council Stops Giving English Lessons in Russia Due to Authorities' Pressure (0)
08:59 Russia to Build Space Launch Pad in French Guyana (0)
09:02 Russia to Build Space Launch Pad in French Guyana (0)
09:02 Alleged Russian Spy Deported From Canada to Russia (0)
09:05 Russia's Top Court Upholds Life Sentence for Beslan Attacker (0)
09:05 Russian parliament's upper house passes maternity bill (0)
09:08 Belarusian first deputy PM calls Gazprom actions provocation (0)
09:11 Euro slips 3.96 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:16 Belarus Fears Rise That Russia Will Cut Off Gas Supplies (0)
09:20 Russian Tennis Star Sharapova Ranks 3rd on AP Athlete of the Year List (0)
09:34 Money supply in Russia grows 32.6% in 11M06 (0)
09:45 Iran becomes regional superpower (0)
09:52 Court to study tax lawsuit vs. Yukos auditor PwC Jan.10 (0)
09:57 Khodorkovsky Moved to Another Prison, Prosecutors Say No New Charges Are Brought Against Him, Lebedev (0)
10:06 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 28 (0)
10:15 Court refuses to postpone sentence of ex-Yukos manager (0)
10:29 NATO Chief Says Expansion to Ukraine and Georgia Will Not Harm Russia (0)
10:29 Upper house passes bill on gambling zones in Russia (0)
10:30 Upper house approves law to ease foreign capital rules in Russia (0)
10:46 Gang guilty of killing 7 in S. Russia given stiff jail terms (0)
10:51 Belarus Warns It Will Stop Russian Gas Deliveries to Europe (0)
10:59 Opposition preparing "flour" revolution in Turkmenistan (0)
11:09 Jailed Yukos officials challenge investigators in new case (0)
11:18 Why is Latin America going red? (0)
11:32 Opposition preparing "flour" revolution in Turkmenistan - 1 (0)
11:38 Turkmenistan Opposition Prepares to Launch 'Flour' Revolution (0)
11:39 Jewish Community Office Vandalised in Central Russia (0)
11:53 Ukraine's GDP expected to grow 7% in 2006 - PM Yanukovych (0)
12:03 Belarus Warns It Will Stop Russian Gas Deliveries to Europe (0)
12:04 Jailed Yukos officials challenge investigators in new case-1 (0)
12:15 Azerbaijan's tallest New Year tree gone with the wind (0)
12:52 Ukraine Offers Azerbaijan Oil Transit Deal (0)
12:53 No gas supplies to Belarus without contract - Gazprom (0)
12:59 Ukraine can offer new transit route for Azeri oil - energy minister (0)
13:04 Georgia pres., parliamentary elections to be held simultaneously (0)
13:14 Chechnya's Pro-Moscow President Says Few Abductions Registered This Year (0)
13:25 Bush's November: defeat of the myth about U.S. moral leadership (Part 2) (0)
13:36 Japan and the atomic bomb (0)
13:43 Turkmenistan Opposition Prepares to Launch 'Flour' Revolution (0)
13:45 Russia, U.S. may sign agreement on civilian nuclear power in 2007 (0)
13:54 Atomenergomash buys controlling stake in EMAlliance -1 (0)
13:55 Court upholds amnesty for architect blamed for 2004 pool collapse (0)
14:01 Jewish Community Office Vandalised in Central Russia (0)
14:05 NATO Chief Says Expansion to Ukraine and Georgia Will Not Harm Russia (0)
14:23 Russian Website Claims Windows Vista Vulnerable to Hacking (0)
14:33 Update: No gas supplies to Belarus without contract - Gazprom (0)
14:43 Uzbekistan to supply 700 mln cu m of gas to Tajikistan in 2007 (0)
14:50 New Russian carrier rocket launched from Baikonur (0)
14:50 Turkmen opposition presidential candidate reported missing (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:14 Litvinenko case witness says test results could be released soon (0)
15:38 Turkmenistan chooses Niyazov's successor (0)
15:40 Rosneft GAAP net profit falls 18.5% in 9M06, to $2.93 bln (0)
15:41 Russia scraps 148 out of 197 decommissioned nuclear submarines (0)
15:42 Ministry raises 2007 GDP growth forecast from 6% to 6.2% (0)
16:11 Anniversary of the nuclear football (0)
16:34 Gazprom says will compensate for possible gas tapping by Belarus (0)
17:46 Russia signs protocol on WTO entry with Moldova (0)
17:54 Defendant in 2004 Moscow subway attack case asks for leniency (0)
18:29 Litvinenko case linked to Yukos probe - Russian prosecutors (0)
18:55 Experts confirm identity of Chechen warlord Basayev's remains (0)
20:20 Russian Website Claims Windows Vista Vulnerable to Hacking (0)
20:25 Russia to Build Space Launch Pad in French Guyana (0)
20:32 Russia Reports Successful Ballistic Missile Launch Test (0)

28, December

05:18 Moldova Signs Approval of Russia's WTO Bid (0)
05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, December 27 (0)
05:28 Gazprom Warns European Customers of Possible Disruptions in Deliveries (0)
05:48 Helicopter, 3 people missing in Russia's Far East (0)
06:16 Helicopter, 3 people missing in Russia's Far East-1 (0)
06:38 Russian New Year postcards (0)
07:12 RUXX investment index set to open 0.12% down (0)
07:31 Russian court impounds Japanese trawler over poaching charges (0)
07:32 Court in Siberia sentences 3 skinheads to prison terms (0)
07:37 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 2% (0)
07:46 Russia's international reserves grow $3.4 billion in week (0)
08:18 Russia delivers combat helicopters to Venezuela under contracts (0)
08:38 Khodorkovsky could face new charges after New Year - lawyer (0)
08:49 Russia Hopes for Civil Nuclear Deal with U.S. in 2007 (0)
08:52 Dollar rises 4.24 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:03 Euro slips 2.55 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:35 Russian Prosecutors Probe Former Yukos Boss in Litvinenko Poisoning Case (0)
09:35 Chechnya's Pro-Moscow President Says Few Abductions Registered This Year (0)
09:39 Helicopter Carrying 3 People Goes off Radars in Russian Far East (0)
10:10 Germany says Russia-Belarus gas dispute bilateral issue (0)
10:18 VTB, Societe Generale win tender for Alrosa project finance (0)
10:27 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec. 29 (0)
10:29 Shell Signs Secret Protocol on Sakhalin Project with Russian Government (0)
10:38 Litvinenko's Contact Questioned in Italian Jail (0)
10:38 Gerry Wolff (0)
10:54 Russian Rocket Launches French Space Telescope (0)
10:55 Russia Dismantles Nuclear Submarines on Schedule (0)
11:00 Record number of dangerous natural phenomena hits Russia in 2006 (0)
11:12 Russia's Aeroflot Airbus lands in Prague after hijack attempt (0)
11:17 Czech Police Detain Hijacker on Russian Passenger Plane (0)
11:23 Evraz Group extends offer to purchase Oregon Steel till Jan. 9 (0)
11:24 Su-25 attack aircraft to serve in Russian Air Force for 30 more years (0)
11:26 Search for missing helicopter in Russian taiga suspended till dawn (0)
11:35 War in Lebanon won by Syria and Iran, and lost by the U.S. (0)
11:45 Fitch places Rosneft's IDR on Rating Watch Positive (0)
11:47 Russia's Aeroflot Airbus lands in Prague after hijack attempt - 1 (0)
11:52 Court in Siberia sentences three skinheads to prison terms - 1 (0)
11:56 Russia Hopes for Civil Nuclear Deal with U.S. in 2007 (0)
12:01 Putin says Russia's economic growth hits 6.9% in 2006 (0)
12:12 Russia's RTS index rises above 1,900 to new record high (0)
12:16 Liquid waste reprocessing plant inaugurated in Russia's north (0)
12:23 Russia's Aeroflot Airbus lands in Prague after hijack attempt - 2 (0)
12:48 Russian Jet Forced to Land in Prague by Rogue Passenger - Officials (0)
12:53 Update: Record number of dangerous natural phenomena hits Russia in 2006 (0)
13:06 Russian Jet Forced to Land in Prague by Rogue Passenger - Officials (0)
13:09 Putin says Russia's economic growth hits 6.9% in 2006 -1 (0)
13:30 Scientists support Russian researcher suspected of revealing secrets (0)
13:37 Russian scientists resume exploration of sub-glacial Antarctic lake (0)
13:51 Russian environment watchdog probed for alleged misuse of funds - 1 (0)
13:53 Russia's VTB sells 19.77% stake in IMB to Bank Austria Creditanstalt (0)
14:04 EU Energy Chief Urges Russia, Belarus to End Gas Pricing Row (0)
14:05 Gazprom, TNK-BP discuss cooperation in East Russia (0)
14:09 Russia's Sberbank posts 32% rise in net profit in 11M06 (0)
14:48 Russia hopes its TV channels will remain on air in Azerbaijan (0)
14:49 The future of the public sector in the Russian economy (0)
15:01 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:09 Ukraine can raise Russian gas transit if no deal with Belarus (0)
15:23 Gazprom says will ensure uninterrupted gas supplies to Europe (0)
15:30 Russian govt. raises forecast of oil prices for 2007-09 (0)
15:51 Russian govt. raises 2008 inflation target to 7% (0)
15:55 Russia's Stabilization Fund to grow to $159.23 bln by late 2007 (0)
16:33 Six presidential candidates registered in Turkmenistan (0)
16:35 Russia pondering ways of spending oil revenues (0)
16:43 MegaFon doubles US GAAP 9M06 net profit, y-o-y, to $570.3 mln (0)
17:01 Abkhazian troops put on partial high alert - FM (0)
17:38 Russia's Aeroflot Airbus lands in Prague after hijack attempt - 3 (0)
17:50 Gazprom vs. Lukashenko: who is trapped? (0)
18:12 No progress in gas talks with Belarus - Gazprom (0)
18:49 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)

29, December

03:25 EU Energy Chief Urges Russia, Belarus to End Gas Pricing Row (0)
05:29 Morning re-cap of main news, December 29 (0)
05:29 Kitezh: A Foster Community (0)
06:27 Russian airliner returns to Moscow after apparent hijack attempt (0)
06:37 Russia joins UN anti-doping convention (0)
06:51 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 1.4% (0)
06:57 RUXX investment index set to open 1.54% up (0)
07:48 Russian monetary base up $3.4 bln in week (0)
08:05 Aircraft join missing helicopter search in Russia's Far East (0)
08:19 Belarus set to impose Russia media blackout - source (0)
08:55 Russia Holds First Place in Spacecraft Launches - Official (0)
08:56 Azerbaijan to Shut Russian TV Broadcasts - Official (0)
09:15 Russian Jet Forced to Land in Prague by Rogue Passenger - Officials (0)
09:16 Russian Jet Diverted by Hijack Attempt Arrives Safely at Destination (0)
09:17 Underaged killer of Siberian journalist given 10 years in prison - 1 (0)
09:57 Gazprom gets gas, oil-prospecting license in Tajikistan (0)
10:08 Gazprom hopes for timely natural gas deal with Belarus (0)
10:10 European Commission Sees No Crisis in Russia-Belarus Gas Row (0)
10:17 Russian Man Caught on CCTV May Hold Key to Litvinenko Poison Plot (0)
10:17 Russia hopes Iran will act to restore trust in nuclear program (0)
10:35 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Dec.30 (0)
10:35 Mosque imam killed in south Russia - Daghestan police - 1 (0)
10:42 Russia bank deposits rise 33.4% in 10M06, to $185 bln (0)
10:48 Russia's RTS index rises above 1,920 to new record high (0)
11:07 Saddam Hussein's execution could spark more bloodshed in Iraq (0)
11:14 Belarus delegation flies to Moscow to sign gas contract (0)
11:14 Imam Found Killed Inside Mosque in South Russian Republic (0)
11:17 Russian stock market becomes more attractive (0)
11:43 TVEL net profit set to exceed $185 mln - 1 (0)
11:52 Russian Lawmakers Warn Against Saddam Hussein`s Execution (0)
11:53 Russia, EU agreement could be signed after 2007 (0)
11:54 Aide to mosque imam killed in south Russia - Daghestan police - 2 (0)
12:01 Five volunteers picked for simulated Mars mission in Russia (0)
12:22 Russia set to develop ties with North Korea despite nuke problem (0)
12:54 Volunteers Selected for Simulated Mars Mission in Russia (0)
13:15 Inflation in 2006 in Russia 9% - statistics body (0)
13:32 Legendary Soviet agent Boris Gudz dies at 104 (0)
14:43 Moscow's banner year in the Middle East (0)
14:54 Georgian parliament approves 2007 budget (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:09 Prosecution office throws out Khodorkovsky challenge (0)
15:27 Net capital inflow may total $40 bln in 2006 - Putin - 1 (0)
15:43 Russian airliner hijacker charged in Czech Republic (0)
16:06 Turkmenistan may compete against Russia on gas market (0)
16:11 NATO plebiscite initiative passes Ukraine's election body (0)
16:47 No results at Gazprom-Belarus gas talks yet - spokesman (0)
16:59 Iran sanctions backfire on Russia (0)
17:56 Gazprom denies blackmailing Belarus at gas talks (0)
19:08 Gazprom denies blackmailing Belarus at gas talks-1 (0)

30, December

06:51 The misguided execution of Saddam Hussein (0)
08:07 Morning re-cap of main news, December 29 (0)