Morning re-cap of main news, December 4
* Detectives from Scotland Yard arrived in Moscow to investigate the death of former Russian security service agent Alexander Litvinenko
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 05:26 GMT
Second volcano erupts in Russia's Far East in two days
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – A second volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East has erupted, spewing ash up to an altitude of 5,000 meters (26,500 feet), a local seismology center spokesman said Tuesday.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 06:20 GMT
ISS orbit raised 5 miles to host U.S. shuttle
MISSION CONTROL (Moscow Region), December 5 (RIA Novosti) – The International Space Station's orbit has been raised 8.5 kilometers (5 miles) to prepare for the docking of a U.S. space shuttle, a space agency official said Tuesday.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 06:28 GMT
Russian, U.S. Diplomats Clash Over Georgia at OSCE Meeting
U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clashed on Monday over Georgia and Moldova at the OSCE foreign ministers' meeting.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 06:45 GMT
U.S. Undersecretary of State Urges Russia, China to Agree on Sanctions Against Iran
Russia and China must drop their resistance to a UN Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicolas Burns has said.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 07:04 GMT
Chief of Russian Gas Company Shot Dead
The director general of a south Russian gas trading company, Itera-Samara, was shot dead late on Monday, a duty spokesman for the regional police has said.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 07:04 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.5%
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 413.1 billion rubles ($15.76 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 1.5% (6.2 billion rubles/$236.55 million) from Monday, the CBR said Tuesday.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 07:13 GMT
U.K. embassy in Moscow confirms radiation checks
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – Britain's Embassy in Moscow confirmed Tuesday that its premises are being screened for radioactive contamination as part of an investigation into the poisoning death of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 07:48 GMT
Doctors fail to diagnose mystery ailment of Russian ex-PM
MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russian doctors have failed to identify the exact cause of a sudden illness that struck a former acting premier late last month, a spokesman said Tuesday.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 08:07 GMT
U.S. Court Allows Orthodox Jews to Sue Russia for Religious Writings
Members of a Hasidic Jewish movement may sue the Russian government to recover 18th century religious writings and prayers seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies, a U.S. judge has said.
// Dec. 05, 2006 - 08:17 GMT