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01, January

06:53 Morning re-cap of main news, December 31 (0)
07:17 Russia, Belarus Sign Gas Deal, Secure European Deliveries (0)
07:57 Gazprom reaches natural gas deliveries deal with Belarus (0)
12:49 Poland receives Russian natural gas in full volume - minister (0)
13:10 European Union hails Russia-Belarus natural gas agreement (0)

02, January

09:04 The Putin we donâ€™t know (0)
09:09 Russian scienceâ€™s top 10 achievements of 2006 (0)
09:10 Morning re-cap of main news, January 1 (0)
09:13 Russiaâ€™s economy in 2006 (0)
09:55 Broken pipeline spills 1,100 bbl of oil in Russia's southeast (0)
10:15 New Gas Deal Can Mean Crisis for Belarus - Experts (0)
10:15 Russian Plane Hijacker Faces 15-Year Sentence in Czech Jail (0)
10:15 Safina Beats 'Cheating' Likhovtseva to Get Into Australian Hardcourt Second Round (0)
10:15 European Commission Sees No Crisis in Russia-Belarus Gas Row (0)
10:28 Fishing boat detained for alleged poaching in Russian Far East (0)
11:00 Pipeline spills 40,000 gal. of oil in Russia's southeast - 1 (0)
11:25 Baikal tourists stranded on drifting ice (0)
13:30 Rescue effort launched for fishermen on Baikal drifting ice - 1 (0)
17:16 Belarus seeking oil duty deal with Russia (0)
17:30 Belarus seeking oil duty deal with Russia -1 (0)

03, January

07:42 Morning re-cap of main news, January 2 (0)
09:42 Russia to Join WTO by End of July 2007 - Chief Negotiator (0)
09:57 Russia to Export 23.5 Tons of Black Caviar in 2007 (0)
10:06 Russian Super-Rich Pay Record $3.3 Million for George Michael's New Year Concert (0)
10:11 2 Killed in Light Aircraft Crash in Siberia (0)
10:15 Japan, Russia May Seek Different Approach to Solve Territories Dispute - Report (0)
10:41 Russia will help build the worldâ€™s first thermonuclear reactor (0)
10:46 Year of military setbacks shows futility of using force (0)
10:48 Breakaway republics in the former Soviet Union live to see another year (0)
11:02 Light plane crash kills two in Russia's West Siberia (0)
11:09 Weather hampers rescue of fishermen on drifting Baikal ice (0)
12:06 Two drug dealers given long prison terms in southern Russia (0)
13:01 Moldova tightens quality control of its wines, liquors (0)
13:29 Iran says will soon launch industrial nuclear fuel cycle (0)
14:34 Russian soldier's death at Georgia base blamed on gun mishandling (0)
16:11 One criminal killed, one police injured in shootout in Dagestan (0)
16:58 Deceived housing investors turn to British authorities for help (0)

04, January

10:52 Former Soviet Dissidents Accuse BBC of Pro-Kremlin Bias (0)
11:55 Russian Oil Exports Won't Suffer From Belarus Transit Duty - Kremlin (0)
18:04 Ancient Vishnu Idol Can Change View on Russian History (0)
18:12 Russia Protests Against Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran (0)
18:15 Japan, Russia May Seek Different Approach to Solve Territories Dispute - Report (0)
18:20 2 More British Test Positive for Polonium in Russian Agent Litvinenko Probe (0)
18:21 Volunteers Selected for Simulated Mars Mission in Russia (0)
18:24 Russian Lawmakers Warn Against Saddam Hussein`s Execution (0)
18:26 Russian Man Caught on CCTV May Hold Key to Litvinenko Poison Plot (0)
18:33 2 Killed in Light Aircraft Crash in Siberia (0)
18:40 Russian Super-Rich Pay Record $3.3 Million for George Michael's New Year Concert (0)
18:44 Safina Beats 'Cheating' Likhovtseva to Get Into Australian Hardcourt Second Round (0)
18:46 European Commission Sees No Crisis in Russia-Belarus Gas Row (0)
18:47 New Gas Deal Can Mean Crisis for Belarus - Experts (0)
18:50 Russian Plane Hijacker Faces 15-Year Sentence in Czech Jail (0)
18:52 Russian Jet Diverted by Hijack Attempt Arrives Safely at Destination (0)

05, January

07:10 Morning re-cap of main news, January 4 (0)
07:26 Russian minister to discuss transport cooperation in U.S. (0)
08:07 Legal action launched against Cambodian boat captain in Far East (0)
08:28 Spent Russian Space Rocket Falls on Western U.S. (0)
10:57 Photo tour with RIA Novosti. Yakutia (0)
11:14 U.S. sanctions against Russian companies unfair - MP (0)
11:32 Russia to Write Off 80 Percent of North Korean Debt - Newspaper (0)
11:45 Russian MP Blasts Fresh U.S. Sanctions Against Russian Weapon-Makers (0)
11:54 U.S. Administration Sides With Russia in Belarus Oil Tariff Row (0)
12:04 U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Against Russian Arms Exporters (0)
12:13 Iran may alter stance on NPT - top negotiator (0)
12:31 U.S. sanctions against Russian companies unfair - MP-1 (0)
13:57 Gazprom: today Russia, tomorrow the world (0)
14:04 Growing state control of the Russian economy: a blessing or a curse? (0)
14:06 Join or die: Sen. Sergei Vasilyev discusses Russian banks (0)
14:24 Russia for equality in Euro missile defense - AF CinC (0)
16:29 Poland FM hopes Russian meat embargo lifted soon (0)

06, January

07:15 Morning re-cap of main news, January 5 (0)
08:13 Russia transport minister urges unification of flight safety rules (0)
10:18 U.S. asks Russia to increase air traffic along crosspolar route (0)
11:42 Christ in snow (0)
11:58 Russia, U.S. airlines need equal treatment - minister (0)
13:20 Moscow outraged by U.S. sanctions against 3 Russian companies (0)
13:25 Poisoned Litvinenko Planned to Blackmail Russian Businessman - Acquaintance (0)
13:33 Two Sailors Die, Eight Hospitalized in Ukrainian Port After Chemical Poisoning (0)
13:52 No victims reported as house collapses in Kabardino-Balkaria (0)
14:22 Black Sea Dolphins Try to Drown Drunken Swimmer (0)
16:05 1 Russian, 1 Ukrainian dead after poisoning on ship in Ukraine (0)
16:43 Russian companies broke no international norms - defense minister (0)
16:59 No victims reported as house collapses in Kabardino-Balkaria - 1 (0)
17:12 Moldovan wine could appear in Russia in Jan.-Feb. - chief doctor (0)
17:33 Black Sea Dolphins Try to Drown Drunken Swimmer (0)
17:37 Russia-Belarus disputes should not affect mil. cooperation - Ivanov (0)
17:41 Russia Ready to Provide U.S. With Data on Air Passengers - Minister (0)
17:44 Russian economics ministry demands Belarus abolish oil transit duty (0)
18:03 Russian Patriarch Calls for Peace in Middle East in Christmas Message (0)
18:04 Two Sailors Die, Eight Hospitalized in Ukrainian Port After Chemical Poisoning (0)

07, January

08:12 Morning re-cap of main news, January 6 (0)
09:05 Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas (0)
09:26 Putin appoints former ambassador to Japan as deputy FM (0)
10:57 Priest murdered, church robbed in Russia's Urals (0)
11:16 Russian Satellite to Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (0)
11:22 Alexy II congratulates Orthodox Christians with Christmas (0)
11:57 Iran says will respond instantly to any aggression (0)
12:01 Carrefour or Perekrestok â€“ What will Russians prefer? (0)
12:25 Six militants surrender in Chechnya (0)
14:07 One Russian diver dead, two others missing in Egypt (0)

08, January

07:09 Morning re-cap of main news, January 7 (0)
08:03 Storm sweeps arrested Taiwanese schooner in Russian Far East (0)
10:04 Kazakh PM resigns (0)
10:46 Poland says Russian oil stops coming via Belarus (0)
11:41 Belarus tapped 80,000 mt of Europe-bound oil - Russia (0)
12:05 Russia refuses to let in Georgian tangerine trucks (0)
12:32 Belarus tapped 80,000 mt of Europe-bound oil - Russia -1 (0)
13:45 Azerbaijan suspends crude supplies to Russia - govt. (0)
14:29 Russia to talk with Belarus only after oil duty abolished (0)
15:16 Germany warns against dramatizing Russia-Belarus oil dispute (0)
15:44 Russia may seek international support over Belarus oil tapping (0)
16:35 Ukrainian Plane Crew Arrested on Suspicion of Intending to Fly Drunk (0)
16:35 Belarus Siphons Off Europe-bound Oil From Russian Pipeline - Official (0)
16:59 Russian Patriarch Calls for Peace in Middle East in Christmas Message (0)
17:00 Ukrainian Plane Crew Arrested on Suspicion of Intending to Fly Drunk (0)
17:08 Russian Satellite to Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (0)
17:26 Black Sea Dolphins Try to Drown Drunken Swimmer (0)
17:30 Poisoned Litvinenko Planned to Blackmail Russian Businessman - Acquaintance (0)
17:34 Russia to Write Off 80 Percent of North Korean Debt - Newspaper (0)
17:49 Wrap: Belarus suspends Russian oil transit to Europe over duty dispute (0)
18:33 Belarus Siphons Off Europe-bound Oil From Russian Pipeline - Official (0)
20:49 Is separatism good for Russia? (0)
20:55 Inequality in prosperity: an expert discusses Russiaâ€™s economic stratification (0)

09, January

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, January 8 (0)
06:25 Rick Rozoff (0)
06:27 Knut H. Flottorp (0)
06:29 Sanjeev Singal (0)
06:30 New political season opens in Russia as MPs return to work (0)
06:40 Patrick Groff (0)
06:44 Kieran Murphy (0)
07:09 ASEAN to get more teeth through streamlining - interview with secretary-general (0)
07:21 Azerbaijan's foreign currency reserves reach $1.967 billion (0)
07:28 Disruption of Russian crude supplies no threat to Slovakia (0)
07:40 Supreme Court to hear appeal on foreign adoptions bribery case (0)
08:01 IEA Says Market Will Cope With Russian Oil Supplies' Disruptions (0)
08:01 Belarus Blocks Russian Oil Transit to Europe (0)
08:01 U.S. Administration Sides With Russia in Belarus Oil Tariff Row (0)
08:10 RUXX investment index set to open 0.23% up (0)
08:19 Azerbaijan Halts Oil Transit Trough Russia to Europe (0)
08:19 Kazakhstan's deputy PM may become new PM (0)
08:19 Belarusian vice premier arrives in Moscow for oil talks (0)
08:27 Ex-speaker of city parliament sentenced to 3 yrs for graft (0)
08:31 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 6.4% (0)
08:46 No deaths, minor damage from Kyrgyz quake (0)
08:56 Sharapova To Lead Russian Challenge in Australian Open (0)
08:57 Russia Ready to Provide U.S. With Data on Air Passengers - Minister (0)
10:06 Verdict in 2004 Moscow metro attacks case to be announced Feb. 2 (0)
10:13 North American International Auto Show in Detroit (0)
10:18 Azerbaijan Halts Oil Transit Trough Russia to Europe (0)
10:18 IEA Says Market Will Cope With Russian Oil Supplies' Disruptions (0)
10:18 Belarus Blocks Russian Oil Transit to Europe (0)
10:18 U.S. Administration Sides With Russia in Belarus Oil Tariff Row (0)
10:20 Russia Expects Positive Responce From Iran on UN Resolution - Diplomat (0)
10:25 Assets of Russia's Central Bank rise 37%, to $299.3 bln, in 11M06 (0)
10:25 First reactor block of China's Tianwan NPP goes online (0)
10:27 Verdict in 2004 Moscow metro attacks case to be announced Feb. 2 -1 (0)
10:43 Russia's Putin Calls Urgent Meeting on Belarus Oil Transit (0)
10:56 Tangerine blockade (0)
10:58 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan.10 (0)
11:14 Russian oil export duty down $1 per mt from Feb. - Finance Min. (0)
11:17 Russian economy will depend on commodity prices in 2007-2009 (0)
12:01 Tatneft oil output remains 25.3 mln tons in 2006 (0)
12:15 Equestrian dressage champion Petushkova dies at 66 (0)
12:21 Russian City Lawmaker Sentenced to 3 Years for Bribery (0)
13:18 Russia set to lose $3.3 bln over gas accords with Belarus - Putin (0)
13:22 Russia's Sitronics expects to raise $500-550 mln from IPO (0)
13:23 Court delays hearings on returning ex-PM Kasyanov dacha to state (0)
13:25 Tangerine Trucks Block Major Highway Between Russia and Georgia (0)
13:38 Ruminations at the scaffold (0)
13:39 Russia set to participate in fighter tender for India (0)
13:47 Russia May Cut Oil Output Due to Transit Problems (0)
14:03 Moldovan Plane With Turkish Workers Missing in Iraq (0)
14:09 Russia, EADS to roll out transport planes outside Moscow (0)
14:31 Putin orders govt. to meet interests of Western energy consumers (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:03 U.S. sub captain to blame for crash with Japanese ship - expert (0)
15:38 Moldovan Plane With Turkish Workers Missing in Iraq (0)
15:42 Tangerine Trucks Block Major Highway Between Russia and Georgia (0)
15:46 Russia May Cut Oil Output Due to Transit Problems (0)
15:54 Moldovan plane crashes in Iraq killing 30 Turkish workers (0)
15:57 Russian City Lawmaker Sentenced to 3 Years for Bribery (0)
16:13 Russian Bears Finally Fell Asleep (0)
16:39 Russia's Transneft sues Belarus - energy minister (0)
17:12 Iran pledges to pursue nuclear program despite any sanctions (0)
18:06 German chancellor to visit Russia Jan. 21 - Kremlin (0)
18:32 Georgian truck drivers unblock Russian border (0)
19:01 Moscow will not start talks until Belarus lifts transit fee (0)

10, January

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, January 9 (0)
05:29 Preston Calvert (0)
06:10 Small earthquake hits Kamchatka's southeast coast (0)
06:35 Banks' deposit accounts with CBR jump 66.5% (0)
06:39 RUXX investment index set to open 3.38% down (0)
06:51 One militant killed, four surrender in Chechnya (0)
08:37 NASA To Buy 4 Russian Spacecrafts (0)
08:38 Russia's Davydenko Quits Sydney International After Injury (0)
08:41 Evraz Group extends offer to purchase Oregon Steel until Jan. 12 (0)
08:53 Azeri FM set to attend next round of talks on breakaway Karabakh (0)
08:55 Dollar rises 4.33 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:58 Euro slips 7.85 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:29 Russia Holds Talks on Oil Production Cuts (0)
09:29 Mysterious disease killed 20 in Indonesia last year - health ministry (0)
09:39 Russia May Slap Duties on Belarus Goods if Oil Dispute Not Solved - Paper (0)
09:46 St. Petersburg flooded for 302nd time since founding (0)
10:09 34 Killed as Moldovan Plane Crashes in Iraq (0)
10:18 Norway holds three Ukrainian pilots until trial for drunkenness (0)
10:34 Russian banks' assets grow 30% in 10M06, to $478.9 bln (0)
10:35 Kazakh parliament approves Masimov as PM (0)
10:46 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan.11 (0)
11:07 Chechnya civilian killings trial postponed until Jan.16 (0)
11:45 U.S. Authorities Allow Russia's Evraz to Purchase Oregon Steel (0)
11:59 Azeri Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Spying for Russia (0)
12:28 Poor sonar conditions possible cause of U.S. submarine collision (0)
12:42 Georgia's Saakashvili proposes new Constitution (0)
12:57 Kyrgyz opposition leader charged with smuggling - prosecutors (0)
13:04 Putin, Lukashenko discuss Russian oil transit on the phone (0)
13:08 Bedouin-shaped tower project divides Muslims in Dubai (0)
13:24 Update: St. Petersburg flooded for 302nd time since founding (0)
13:26 Former Russian health insurance official's custody extended (0)
14:31 Egyptian diving center refutes blame for missing Russians (0)
14:33 Russian Archaeologists Discover Remains of Ancient Chieftain in Altai Permafrost (0)
14:40 Belarus Says Found Compromise in Russian Oil Transit Dispute (0)
14:43 Russia and Europe join forces in space (0)
14:47 Azeri Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Spying for Russia (0)
14:53 IAEA inspectors check Iranian nuclear center (0)
15:03 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:37 State Department sanctions may backfire on America (0)
15:54 Russian MPs urge new U.S. colleagues to ratify key treaties (0)
15:57 Sukhoi Civil Airliners - The Rolls Royce of Archipelagos (0)
16:03 Ban Ki-moon puts on Kofi Annan's heavy crown (0)
16:04 Azerbaijani natural gas starts flowing into Georgia (0)
16:12 Russia's Stabilization Fund up 7% month-on-month Jan. 1 (0)
16:23 Belarus cancels transit levy on Russian oil - PM (0)
17:15 Oil transit via Belarus has yet to resume - Russian official (0)
17:35 Talks on oil dispute with Belarus under way in Moscow (0)
19:18 Russia ready to resume oil supplies via Belarus (0)
20:13 Russia Says Belarus Must Return Oil Before Supplies Resume (0)
20:25 U.S. Aid Group Faces Tax Evasion Charges in Uzbekistan (0)
20:32 Russian Archaeologists Discover Remains of Ancient Chieftain in Altai Permafrost (0)

11, January

05:29 Morning re-cap of main news, January 10 (0)
06:14 Police battle militants in ongoing operation in South Russia (0)
07:25 RUXX investment index set to open 0.95% down (0)
07:51 Russia resumes Europe-bound oil supplies via Belarus in full (0)
07:55 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 8.7% (0)
08:05 Operation in South Russia ends; four militants killed -1 (0)
08:31 Russian Navy denies reports of missile fuel leak from atomic sub (0)
08:45 St. Petersburg flooded (0)
08:47 Russia's gold and currency reserves grow $0.9 bln in week (0)
08:54 Dollar rises 4.22 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:57 Suspected mastermind of Central Bank official's murder arrested (0)
08:59 Euro slips 4.34 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:26 Russian parliament speaker criticizes Bush's Iraq plans (0)
09:34 Russia's five-time Dakar Rally champ crashes at over 62 mph (0)
09:52 Russian tycoon detained in France as pimp suspect (0)
10:14 Russia's GDP grows 6.8% in 11M06 - economics ministry (0)
10:36 Russia in talks to build 12 spacecraft for NASA, ESA (0)
11:06 Estonian president approves Soviet memorial demolition law (0)
11:24 Ten people injured in St. Petersburg storm (0)
11:33 Russian City of St. Petersburg Fights 302nd Flood (0)
11:34 PACE winter session will not be easy for Russia (0)
11:35 Poland Says Russia Resumed Oil Flow (0)
11:36 Russia Resumes Oil Exports as Belarus Backs Off (0)
11:37 Russian Official Criticizes Bush Over Latest Initiative on Iraq (0)
11:39 Russian Police Kill 4 Suspected Terrorists in Caucasus City (0)
11:41 Kamaz truck sales grow 34% in 2006 (0)
11:47 Russian Prosecutors Say Man Who Ordered Top Banker's Murder Apprehended (0)
11:53 Russian Nickel Tycoon Prokhorov Detained in France as Police Investigate Prostitution Ring (0)
11:56 Yukos Founder Golubev Found Dead in London - Report (0)
12:08 Court hearing for detained fishermen possible by weekend (0)
12:17 Estonian president approves Soviet memorial demolition law - 1 (0)
12:36 Russia asks Iraq, U.S. to improve embassy's security in Iraq (0)
12:43 Putin urges more active measures against nationalism, xenophobia (0)
12:53 Update: Three militants killed in operation in South Russia (0)
13:08 German EU presidency: View from Russia (0)
13:20 Ice chess game between London and Moscow (0)
13:45 Poland Says Russia Resumed Oil Flow (0)
13:48 Russian Official Criticizes Bush Over Latest Initiative on Iraq (0)
13:57 Russian City of St. Petersburg Fights 302nd Flood (0)
13:57 UPDATE: French confirm Russian tycoon arrest in prostitution case (0)
14:03 Russian Police Kill 4 Suspected Terrorists in Caucasus City (0)
14:09 Yukos Founder Golubev Found Dead in London - Report (0)
14:14 Russian Nickel Tycoon Prokhorov Detained in France as Police Investigate Prostitution Ring (0)
14:17 Assets of Russia's top 30 banks grow 38% in 11M06 (0)
14:17 Russian President blasts Guantanamo camp (0)
14:25 Passenger jet forced to land in Baku due to cracked windshield (0)
14:26 Russian Prosecutors Say Man Who Ordered Top Banker's Murder Apprehended (0)
14:32 Russia Resumes Oil Exports as Belarus Backs Off (0)
14:36 Russian human rights official blasts new election law (0)
14:36 First ice chess match between Moscow, London ends in draw (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:25 Moscow enjoys European winter with record high temperatures (0)
15:41 Russia rejects protocol, continues work at Strasbourg court (0)
16:09 Lukashenko: Russia's ally or sponge? (0)
16:14 Net capital inflow to Russia up 38-fold in 2006, to $41.6 bln - CBR - 1 (0)
16:17 UPDATE: Suspected mastermind of Central Bank official's murder arrested (0)
16:51 Central Russia experiences unprecedented warm spell (0)
17:33 Banker suspected of ordering Central Bank official murder (0)
18:23 UPDATE-1: French confirm Russian tycoon arrest in prostitution case (0)
18:32 TNK-BP buys remaining stake in Vanyoganneft for $485 million (0)
19:01 Russian, Belarusian premiers begin talks on bilateral trade (0)

12, January

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, January 11 (0)
06:16 Russian, Belarusian PMs to continue talks on energy, trade (0)
06:29 RUXX investment index set to open 1.43% up (0)
06:39 Banks' deposit accounts with CBR rise 22.2% (0)
06:42 Tremors hit Russia's Far East; threat of new quakes (0)
07:20 U.S. Embassy in Athens hit in rocket attack (0)
07:22 Russian monetary base up $7.78 bln in two weeks (0)
08:08 Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy (0)
08:08 Update: Radical group says responsible for U.S. Embassy attack in Athens (0)
08:14 Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack (0)
08:18 Russia-UK Ice Chess Game Ends in Draw (0)
08:31 Russian Nickel Tycoon Prokhorov Detained in France as Police Investigate Prostitution Ring (0)
08:33 Russian parliament deprives MPs of driving privileges (0)
08:39 Putin Blasts U.S. Over Guantanamo Prison Camp (0)
08:40 Russain, Belarussian Prime Ministers Start Trade and Energy Talks in Moscow (0)
08:40 Another suspect arrested in senior Russian banker murder case (0)
08:56 What the Russian papers say (0)
09:00 Euro slips 5.64 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:00 Dollar rises 4.5 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:16 Six injured in Polish seaport blast (0)
10:17 Putin Blasts U.S. Over Guantanamo Prison Camp (0)
10:17 Russia-UK Ice Chess Game Ends in Draw (0)
10:17 Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack (0)
10:17 Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy (0)
10:17 Russia Resumes Oil Exports as Belarus Backs Off (0)
10:25 Russia's LUKoil says oil production up 5.7% in 2006 (0)
10:38 Russain, Belarussian Prime Ministers Start Trade and Energy Talks in Moscow (0)
10:39 Russian Davydenko Fined $10 000 in Australia (0)
10:45 BP, Occidental Agree $485M Price for Vanyoganneft Oil Company (0)
10:45 What will Russians drive in 2010? (0)
10:47 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan. 13 (0)
10:48 UK Launches Search and Rescue Operation as Russian Woman Falls Overboard Near Cornwall (0)
10:48 Divorce boom hits Moscow (0)
10:54 Ukraine's parliament confirms PM's nominee to deputy post (0)
11:20 Somalia asked U.S. to help liquidate al Qaeda militants - FM (0)
11:22 Mystery infection that killed 20 in Indonesia still unidentified (0)
11:30 Moscow urges early democratic election in Bangladesh (0)
11:55 Another suspect arrested in senior Russian banker murder case -1 (0)
12:03 LUKoil US GAAP net profit in 9M06 up 34.2% to $6.4 billion - 1 (0)
12:13 Russian quota on foreign workers may result in more market raids (0)
12:49 Russian Banker Officially Charged With Conspiracy to Kill Top CB Manager (0)
12:49 Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack (0)
12:50 Depp to Play Poisoned Russian Agent Litvinenko in Planned Movie - Report (0)
12:50 Russia Blasts U.S. Attack on Iranian Diplomats in Iraq (0)
12:50 UK Launches Search and Rescue Operation as Russian Woman Falls Overboard Near Cornwall (0)
12:50 Russian Davydenko Fined $10 000 in Australia (0)
12:50 Putin Blasts U.S. Over Guantanamo Prison Camp (0)
12:50 Russia-UK Ice Chess Game Ends in Draw (0)
12:50 Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy (0)
12:50 Banks with foreign capital proliferate in Russia (0)
12:51 Russian Prosecutors Say Man Who Ordered Top Banker's Murder Apprehended (0)
12:54 Ukraine's pro-presidential bloc protests law on Cabinet (0)
13:40 Security chief of late Chechen separatist leader surrenders (0)
14:16 Anti-Bolshevik general to be reburied in Moscow with full honors (0)
14:17 Moldovan plane that crashed in Iraq was downed - eyewitness (0)
14:19 Ruble's real effective rate up 7.7% in 2006, y-on-y - CBR (0)
14:29 Russian trade surplus rises 17% in Jan.-Nov. y-o-y (0)
14:59 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
14:59 Russia opposes Myanmar debate at UN - Foreign Ministry (0)
15:15 Schoolchildren in northwest Russia find lost French traveler (0)
15:16 Ukrainian president to challenge Rada's Cabinet law (0)
15:52 S&P raises Rosneft rating to BB+ from BB (0)
15:53 PACE head hopes oil dispute will boost market economy in Belarus (0)
16:02 What's new in Bush's strategy in Iraq? (0)
17:42 Moscow urges U.S. to ensure Russian diplomats' security in Iraq (0)
18:54 Russia-Belarus energy talks over, accord pending - Kremlin source (0)
19:08 Ambitious goal of Sergei Korolev (0)
19:19 Russian metals tycoon released in prostitution case (0)
19:25 Russia slashes Belarus oil export duty from $180.7 to $53 per mt (0)
19:26 Russian metals tycoon released in prostitution case-1 (0)
22:13 Russian Billionaire Prokhorov Released Without Charges in French Prostitution Case (0)

13, January

07:01 Morning re-cap of main news, January 12 (0)
07:56 Russia, China veto U.S. resolution on Myanmar (0)
09:04 Five militants surrender in Chechnya as amnesty deadline nears (0)
10:10 Suspects in priest murder charged in Russia's Urals (0)
11:01 Anti-Bolshevik general reburied in Moscow with full honors (0)
12:26 Russia, Belarus reach 'balanced' energy agreement - opinion (0)
13:31 Third Russian Winter Festival opens in London (0)
14:57 Moldova extends custody for Russian reporter murder suspect (0)
15:12 New checkpoint to appear in Moldova conflict zone after clash (0)
16:38 Belarus's PM says satisfied with Moscow oil talks (0)
16:56 100 fishermen on drifting ice in giant Russian water reservoir (0)
17:09 63 fishermen on drifting ice in Russian water reservoir rescued (0)
17:51 Russian captain denied bail in Georgia (0)

14, January

07:52 Morning re-cap of main news, January 13 (0)
08:18 Two Chinese entrepreneurs blown up in Russia's East Siberia (0)
08:57 Policeman killed in Dagestan (0)
09:41 Driver, 2 bodyguards of late Chechen separatist leader surrender (0)
12:10 Lukashenko says crisis in Belarus-Russia relations is over (0)
12:43 Russia, Belarus have different views on union state - Lukashenko (0)
14:20 Russian experts to go to Britain to investigate Litvinenko case (0)
15:57 Three fishermen drown, two others rescued in southern Russia (0)
16:17 Heavy fog delays three Russian planes in Italy (0)

15, January

05:27 Morning re-cap of main news, January 14 (0)
06:11 Last chance for Chechen militants (0)
06:35 Russia's Ak Bars wins top European hockey club title (0)
07:22 Russia Slashes Oil Export Duty for Belarus-Bound Crude (0)
07:25 BP, Occidental Agree $485M Price for Vanyoganneft Oil Company (0)
07:50 RUXX investment index set to open 0.86% down (0)
07:50 Banks' deposit accounts with CBR grow 10.9% (0)
07:57 Lukashenko Names North European Gas Pipeline Russia's Most Foolish Venture (0)
08:19 Siberian oil deliveries to China grow 33.6% in 2006 (0)
08:28 Mitsubishi, Russia Sign Agreement for Car Assembly Plant in St. Petersburg (0)
08:29 546 gunmen surrender since amnesty declared in Chechnya (0)
08:38 Russia to Launch Own Probe in Britain Into Litvinenko Poisoning (0)
08:39 Russian Diamond Monopoly Alrosa Enters Israeli Market (0)
08:40 Kyrgyz president signs new Constitution broadening his powers - 1 (0)
08:42 Third Russian Winter Festival in London (0)
08:45 Russian Admiral Says U.S. Navy Prepares Missile Strike on Iran (0)
08:49 Saddam Execution Rushed to Hide Information - Russian Ex-PM (0)
08:53 Russian Billionaire Prokhorov Released Without Charges in French Prostitution Case (0)
09:00 Court sanctions arrest of main suspect in Central Banker murder (0)
09:02 Russian Admiral Says U.S. Navy Prepares Missile Strike on Iran (0)
09:02 Russian Billionaire Prokhorov Released Without Charges in French Prostitution Case (0)
09:02 Russian Banker Officially Charged With Conspiracy to Kill Top CB Manager (0)
09:02 Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack (0)
09:02 Top U.S. Official Warns West of Russian Policy (0)
09:08 Dollar slips 1.25 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:10 Euro rises 6.39 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:19 New Russian Laws Limit Jobs for Immigrants (0)
09:19 Russia to Launch Own Probe in Britain Into Litvinenko Poisoning (0)
09:19 Saddam Execution Rushed to Hide Information - Russian Ex-PM (0)
09:23 Russian Amnesty Offer for Chechen Militants Expires (0)
09:39 Russia, Ukraine captains to pay $23,000 for poaching in Georgia (0)
10:00 Iran proceeds with its plan to launch 3,000 centrifuges by March (0)
10:03 Lukashenko Names North European Gas Pipeline Russia's Most Foolish Venture (0)
10:03 Russia Slashes Oil Export Duty for Belarus-Bound Crude (0)
10:13 N. Korea's Kim Jong-il opposed to handshakes as alien, unhygienic (0)
10:15 Russia Condemns New Executions in Iraq (0)
10:37 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan. 16 (0)
10:38 Court sanctions arrest of main suspect in Central Banker murder -1 (0)
10:40 Russian Court Orders Arrest of Suspected Mastermind Behind Top Banker's Murder (0)
11:13 Execution of Iraqi leaders political, not justice - Russian MP (0)
11:30 Russian academic says CO2 not to blame for global warming (0)
11:40 Ukraine's Rada in breach of national unity declaration - president (0)
11:42 Ex-Russian nuclear power minister Adamov pleads not guilty (0)
12:01 Moscow enjoys warmest January in 130 years (0)
12:09 Russian Court Orders Arrest of Suspected Mastermind Behind Top Banker's Murder (0)
12:32 Russia to Pay $5,8 Billion Subsidy to Belarus - Putin (0)
12:35 Over 17,000 people died in fires across Russia in 2006 (0)
12:53 Energy subsidies for Belarus to hit $5.8 bln in 2007 - Putin (0)
13:59 Russian Admiral Says U.S. Navy Prepares Missile Strike on Iran (0)
14:00 Gazprom Neft poised for electronic tendering in oil products (0)
14:02 Bleak outlook for Russian-U.S. space cooperation (0)
14:43 Georgian Court Sentences Russian, Ukrainian Captains to Fine and Detention (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:03 Georgian Court Sentences Russian, Ukrainian Captains to Fine and Detention (0)
15:05 New Russian Laws Limit Jobs for Immigrants (0)
15:05 Iranian president visits pink Latin America (0)
15:23 Madrid court extends custody for Russian lawyer (0)
15:31 Severstal steel production grows 2.3% in 2006 to 11 mln tons (0)
15:36 Russian prosecutors suspect foul play in Yukos co-founder death (0)
15:49 Evraz Group steel output in 2006 up 16.3% to 16.1 mln tons (0)
15:59 Russian government to have own bank with access to state finances (0)
16:15 Lawyer appeals suspect's arrest in central banker murder case (0)
16:24 Russia to be delicate mediator in Middle East (0)
16:33 China, Tajikistan sign friendship, economic pacts (0)
16:36 Gazprombank doubles asset value to $34 bln in 2006 (0)
17:38 Georgian Court Sentences Russian, Ukrainian Captains to Fine and Detention (0)
17:38 Russia to Pay $5,8 Billion Subsidy to Belarus - Putin (0)
17:38 Russian Court Orders Arrest of Suspected Mastermind Behind Top Banker's Murder (0)
17:38 Russia Condemns New Executions in Iraq (0)
17:38 New Russian Laws Limit Jobs for Immigrants (0)
17:38 Russian Amnesty Offer for Chechen Militants Expires (0)
17:38 Russian Admiral Says U.S. Navy Prepares Missile Strike on Iran (0)
17:38 Russia to Launch Own Probe in Britain Into Litvinenko Poisoning (0)
17:38 Saddam Execution Rushed to Hide Information - Russian Ex-PM (0)
17:39 Russian Billionaire Prokhorov Released Without Charges in French Prostitution Case (0)
17:39 Russian Banker Officially Charged With Conspiracy to Kill Top CB Manager (0)
17:39 Russia Demands Tighter Security for Embassy in Iraq After Gunfire Attack (0)
18:53 Poland maintains veto on Russia-EU talks - Russian official (0)
19:01 Russia's TVEL, Ukraine's Energoatom sign nuclear fuel supply deal (0)

16, January

05:25 Morning re-cap of main news, January 15 (0)
05:58 Inflation totals 1% in first nine days of 2007 - ministry (0)
06:27 Russia Suspects Yukos Co-founder's Death in London Was Murder (0)
06:37 Lou Coatney (0)
06:37 Russia' money supply up 49% in 2006, driving inflation (0)
06:43 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 10.4% (0)
06:45 Litvinenko's Death Inspires More Authors for Book and Film (0)
06:51 2007 Golden Globe Awards (0)
07:05 Militants continue to surrender in Chechnya after amnesty deadline (0)
07:19 RUXX investment index set to open 2.99% up (0)
07:24 Russian Authorities Look for Cure for Once-Again Out-of-Hand Inflation (0)
07:28 Poland Continues to Block Russia-EU Partnership Talks - Official (0)
08:07 Russian Sharapova Beats Pin at Australian Open (0)
08:12 Yukos Executive on Trial for Fraud Flees From Police - Report (0)
08:17 Litvinenko's Death Inspires More Authors for Book and Film (0)
08:30 Gazprom, Dresdner Bank Launch Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quota Trading Venture (0)
08:32 Russia Suspects Yukos Co-founder's Death in London Was Murder (0)
08:37 Gazprombank, Dresdner Bank set up JV for emissions trade market (0)
08:47 Dollar slips 1.64 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:49 Euro rises 2.88 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:27 Gazprom, Dresdner Bank Launch Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quota Trading Venture (0)
09:41 Russia's TransCreditBank reports 50% y-o-y asset growth in 2006 (0)
09:53 Putin Promises Kostunica to Veto Kosovo Independence - Report (0)
09:56 Russia Says More Chechens Surrender as Amnesty Deadline Expires (0)
09:56 British Investigators of Litvinenko's Case Ask for Second Russia Visit (0)
09:56 Russian Sharapova Beats Pin at Australian Open (0)
10:19 UK experts to visit Russia again on Litvinenko case - Chaika - 1 (0)
10:21 Condi in the Middle East: Mission impossible (0)
10:26 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan. 17 (0)
10:43 Ex-Yukos executives will face new charges - top prosecutor-1 (0)
10:46 European Russia's continued warm winter is unprecedented -expert (0)
11:14 Kyrgyz president nominates Felix Kulov for prime minister (0)
11:24 Strasbourg Court Orders Russia to Pay Compensation to Jehova's Witnesses (0)
12:17 Russian FM urges preservation of Soviet monuments in Estonia (0)
12:29 Kosovo decision must satisfy both Pristina and Belgrade - Lavrov (0)
12:38 Tehran denies asking Saudi Arabia to settle Iran-U.S. relations (0)
12:40 Russia Delivers Surface-to-Air Missiles to Iran - Defence Minister (0)
12:41 Russian Sharapova Beats Pin at Australian Open (0)
12:41 Russia Suspects Yukos Co-founder's Death in London Was Murder (0)
12:42 Russia to Pay $5,8 Billion Subsidy to Belarus - Putin (0)
12:42 Russian Court Orders Arrest of Suspected Mastermind Behind Top Banker's Murder (0)
12:43 Georgian Court Sentences Russian, Ukrainian Captains to Fine and Detention (0)
12:43 Russian Amnesty Offer for Chechen Militants Expires (0)
12:43 Russian Admiral Says U.S. Navy Prepares Missile Strike on Iran (0)
12:47 Russia and Belarus: crisis settled, but questions remain (0)
12:50 Seventeen Russian parties meet new legal requirements (0)
12:57 Russian agriculture minister to discuss sugar imports from Belarus (0)
12:58 Surgutneftegaz oil co. buys into St. Petersburg's TV Channel 5 (0)
13:04 Cuba on the eve of change (0)
13:12 Russia completes air defense system deliveries to Iran - Ivanov-1 (0)
13:16 Russia Delivers Surface-to-Air Missiles to Iran - Defence Minister (0)
13:44 Volkswagen starts construction of car plant in Russia (0)
14:25 Cold War was "paradise" compared to modern threats - Ivanov (0)
14:27 VW Starts Construction of Car Assembly Plant in Russia (0)
14:36 Foreign labor quota could trigger price hikes - official (0)
14:40 When will Russian cars go to Detroit? (0)
14:52 Russian oil transit via Ukraine to grow 10% - Ukrainian minister (0)
14:59 Court hearings resume for former Yukos execs charged with fraud (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:11 Euroset mobile phone retailer posts 79% sales growth in 2006 (0)
17:41 Gazprom's 2006 investment program increased to $17.3 bln (0)
18:10 Ukrainian MP wounded while hunting (0)
18:37 Gazprom board approves corrected 2007 budget (0)
18:56 Anti-terrorism committee warns of transport terror threat in Russia (0)
19:16 Russia hails Latvia's new approach to border treaty - ministry (0)

17, January

05:26 Morning re-cap of main news, January 16 (0)
06:21 IFC Offers Russian Firms Loans for Energy Conservation (0)
06:31 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 14.3% (0)
06:34 Poland Accuses Russia's Gazprom of Suspending Cooperation in Gas Transit (0)
06:47 FBI says no comment on Russia terrorist plot warning (0)
06:48 RUXX investment index set to open 1.47% down (0)
06:52 Russian space freighter sinks in Pacific after end of mission (0)
07:32 Russia Reinforces Security Measures to Prevent Terrorist Attack - Officials (0)
08:31 Russia and Ukraine: joining forces in space or going their separate ways? (0)
08:40 Russia's Second-Largest Bank Plans to Raise $4.6Bln from IPO (0)
08:58 Russia, EU set to finalize meat exports deal in Berlin (0)
09:16 Dollar rises 1.65 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:19 Euro slips 6.45 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:36 Middle-aged woman in Moscow strangled by husband during sex (0)
10:06 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for Jan. 18 (0)
10:50 Legendary Chuck Berry to rock Moscow again (0)
10:51 Main suspect in case of central banker murder faces charges (0)
10:56 Russian lawmakers pass bill on nuclear reform in second reading (0)
11:00 Union State with Belarus in doubt - Russia's Gref (0)
11:10 No U.S. acquisition plans for near future - Gazprom (0)
11:28 Russia Reinforces Security Measures to Prevent Terrorist Attack - Officials (0)
11:30 U.S. Condemns Russia for Selling Arms to Iran (0)
11:34 Russian Prosecutors Seek to Question Berezovsky Over Litvinenko`s Case (0)
11:35 Russian Businessman Kidnapped in Iraq - Report (0)
11:36 Former Moscow Official Killed by Car Bomb - Report (0)
11:46 Cell phone links suspended in Moscow subway (0)
11:56 Court to hear tax lawsuit against Yukos auditor PwC February 14 (0)
11:57 MICEX Group net profit up 150% in 2006 (0)
12:29 Iran invites global organizations to its nuclear facilities (0)
12:35 Two million teenagers in Russia illiterate - interior minister (0)
12:39 China-Russia trade grew nearly 15% in 2006 - embassy (0)
12:43 EBRD financing not critical for Sakhalin II - Gazprom (0)
13:09 Ukrainian MP wounded while hunting dies in hospital (0)
13:18 Gazprom Announces Multimillion PR Campaign in Europe, U.S. (0)
13:23 Authorities Shut Down Cellular Stations in Moscow Metro After Terrorism Alert (0)
13:26 Anti-Monopoly Service approves RusAl, Sual, Glencore merger (0)
13:35 Russia technological regulator approves Nord Stream land section (0)
14:01 U.S. sanctions against N.Korea must be lifted - Russian envoy (0)
14:12 Russian Banker Charged with Organizing Murder of Central Bank Official (0)
14:33 Russia Says U.S. Should Lift N. Korea Financial Sanctions (0)
14:34 Ukraine president refuses to sign Cabinet law again (0)
14:37 Russian Orthodox Church Awards Euro-Asian Jewish Leader (0)
15:00 Daily Sports Roundup (0)
15:45 General Gareyev: Russia changing its military doctrine (0)
15:49 Reports on plotted terror acts in Russia not substantiated-body (0)
16:03 No easy life for Russian banks (0)
16:07 Ukraine ready to settle Kerch Strait dispute with Russia (0)
16:10 Moscow urges fairness for Russian facing fraud charges in Iraq (0)
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