* Some 2,500 opposition activists held a peaceful rally in central Moscow to protest President Vladimir Putin's alleged backsliding on democracy, but were prevented by police from marching toward the Kremlin
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 07:06 GMT
BEIJING, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – A Russia delegation is holding bilateral consultations in Beijing with the other participants in the six-nation talks on the North Korea nuclear problem, a source close to the delegation said Sunday.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 08:15 GMT
TEHRAN, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – Iran will continue its nuclear program, even if the UN Security Council adopts sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Sunday.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 08:47 GMT
GROZNY, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – A suspected militant has been detained in the Republic of Chechnya in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region, the local law-enforcement bodies said Sunday.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 10:02 GMT
The Indian council for defense purchases approved acquisition of an additional set of Russian fighters Su-30MKI for the country's Air Force, Defense Minister has said.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 10:35 GMT
Russian authorities pulled hundreds of opposition activists off buses and trains and detained them along with scores of others on Saturday ahead of a rare anti-government rally in Moscow, organizers have said.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 10:44 GMT
Russia has replaced its lead negotiator in six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the Russian Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Foreign Ministry have said.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 10:46 GMT
SIMFEROPOL, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – Residents in Ukraine's Black Sea autonomy of Crimea overwhelming voted at a people's referendum against the country's accession to NATO, the referendum's election commission said Sunday.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 10:58 GMT
The Indian council for defense purchases approved acquisition of an additional set of Russian fighters Su-30MKI for the country's Air Force, Defense Minister has said.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 12:40 GMT
BEIJING, December 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will seek the Korean peninsula's nuclear-free status at six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program, a source close to a Russian delegation in Beijing said Sunday.
// Dec. 17, 2006 - 12:48 GMT