* The FBI declined to comment on whether it provided Russian authorities with information of a possible terrorist plot to attack public transport, which Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee announced Tuesday, citing foreign sources. The committee said later reports on plotted terrorist acts had not been substantiated
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 05:29 GMT
MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Soyuz-U booster rocket with a Progress M-59 space freighter has been launched from the Baikonur space center to the International Space Station, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said Thursday.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 06:00 GMT
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 17, Russia's Economy Minister German Gref was upbeat on the prospects of federal budget revenues, saying that weaker oil prices will not have a negative effect on the size of these revenues.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 06:15 GMT
Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that it has approved a three-way merger between domestic aluminium makers RUSAL and SUAL and Swiss commodity trader Glencore. The merger will create the world's largest aluminium and alumina producer.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 06:24 GMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that his government is considering taking part in the tender for construction of trans-Caspian pipeline that will pump Central Asian gas to Europe, bypassing Russia.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 06:42 GMT
MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 718.68 points, down 1.8% on the previous day's trading, following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 06:53 GMT
TOKYO, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday his country will seek closer cooperation with Russia and China to ensure progress in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 07:10 GMT
MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Central Bank of Russia totaled 476.3 billion rubles ($17.9 billion at the current exchange rate) at the beginning of the business day, down 1.98% (9.6 billion rubles/$361.3 million) from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 07:18 GMT
ASTANA, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – Kazakhstan's oil and gas condensate output grew 5.5%, year-on-year, in 2006, to 64.8 million metric tons, the energy and mineral resources ministry of the Central Asian republic said Thursday.
// Jan. 18, 2007 - 07:42 GMT