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01, June

04:30 Morning re-cap of main news, May 31 (0)
05:15 Khabarovsk territory swept by 22 forest fires (0)
05:38 Howard (0)
05:46 Student carrying 30kg of explosives arrested in Moscow Region (0)
05:48 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.6% (0)
06:02 RUXX investment index set to open 17.7% up (0)
06:16 Kazakh, Russian premiers to talk energy, space, finance (0)
06:19 Japan's government loosens up for the summer (0)
06:33 Russian monetary base up $119.7 mln in week to $127.3 bln (0)
07:52 Lawmakers in two Russian Far East regions elect new governors (0)
07:54 Dollar slips 0.6 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:00 EU-Iran talks make little progress, envoys agree to meet again (0)
08:01 Euro rises 0.96 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:28 Russia's first restaurant business to hold IPO June 1 (0)
08:34 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 2 (0)
08:53 TVEL, Areva to produce fuel for British NPP (0)
09:08 G8 summit promises nothing sensational (0)
09:16 Ukraine's president gives lawmakers extra day to end crisis-1 (0)
09:21 Lebanon resumes shelling of Palestinian refugee camp (0)
09:52 Russia says nuclear fuel can be shipped to Iran's NPP in 3 days-1 (0)
09:55 Russia, EU simplify visa regime (0)
10:00 Construction of gas pipeline around Caspian to start in 2008 -1 (0)
10:32 Kidnapped BBC reporter criticizes West, Israel in video (0)
10:33 Japan extends ban on North Korean ships in its ports (0)
10:49 Six Russian tennis players to hit French Open courts on Day 6 (0)
10:57 Investigators say terrorists caused blast in Osh, Kyrgyzstan (0)
11:06 NASA confirms June 8 as Atlantis shuttle launch date (0)
11:13 Russia's Stabilization Fund tops $116 billion (0)
11:17 Russia says Litvinenko visited Chechnya to kill for Berezovsky-1 (0)
11:42 Nigerian rebels delay release of hostages (0)
11:48 Russia points to links between Nalchik gunmen and Western spies-1 (0)
11:54 IBU could reduce Russian biathlete Pyleva's suspension in fall (0)
11:57 Czech NPP to start using Russian fuel in 2009 - TVEL (0)
12:13 Gazprom, Kazmunaigaz sign deal to set up JV (0)
12:17 Iran proposes giving IAEA access to nuclear facilities - radio -1 (0)
12:25 Aeroflot eyes privatization of Serbia JAT Airways (0)
12:35 Russia-EU visa facilitation, readmission deals enter force (0)
13:05 The hysteria behind Russia's ban on DNA exports (0)
13:17 Litvinenko affair criminal case of key importance - U.K. Embassy-1 (0)
13:19 Russian developer PIK Group raises $1.85 bln at IPO (0)
13:23 WMD document leak from Russia prevented - customs service-1 (0)
14:15 U.K. denies politicizing Litvinenko affair (0)
14:22 Tokyo to introduce emission quotas (0)
14:38 Terrorist leader wounded in refugee camp shootout - Lebanese TV (0)
14:41 Russian regulator puts off TNK-BP gas license decision (0)
14:58 Over 18,000 tickets sold for Russia-Andorra soccer match (0)
15:04 Moscow Film Festival to feature 20 competitors in late June (0)
15:11 Russia may set up special "meat checkpoints" to stop smuggling (0)
15:21 Russian customs service denies suspending export of bio materials -1 (0)
15:31 Israel kills two, wounds one on border, PNA says dead were children (0)
15:55 Bosnian Serb general detained, flown to The Hague (0)
15:57 Indian police arrest eight-year-old killer (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:08 N. Korea's nuclear program to top Lavrov's agenda in Seoul (0)
16:15 Russia announces large joint military exercise with China, Shanghai Six (0)
16:20 Latvia's presidential intrigues (0)
16:35 Ukrainian parliament sets 50% minimum turnout for the early election (0)
16:51 Kazakh leader's son-in-law arrested in Austria (0)
17:06 EU-Iran talks continue in Madrid - IRNA (0)
17:08 The IMF gives Russian economy a clean bill of health (0)
17:58 Yanukovych to nominate pre-conflict man as top prosecutor (0)
18:01 Bush calls Putin's missile shield statements harsh rhetoric (0)

02, June

07:35 Morning re-cap of main news, June 1 (0)
10:05 Ukraine president gives back job to ex-prosecutor general (0)
10:05 Ingush economics minister killed in road accident (0)
10:49 Ukraine's parliament puts by over $70 mln for snap elections (0)
11:28 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
13:03 Russia, China sign commissioning act on 1st unit of Tianwan NPP-1 (0)
13:21 President's man elected head of Ukraine's election watchdog-1 (0)
14:19 Russian opposition party forwards ex-premier to run for 2008 presidency-1 (0)

03, June

06:49 Morning re-cap of main news, June 2 (0)
08:10 More than 300 German police injured at protest against G8 summit (0)
08:36 Russia's Ibragimov wins WBO heavyweight title (0)
10:03 Two police killed in clash with militants in North Caucasus (0)
10:51 Russia-Japan territory dispute needs acceptable solution -Lavrov-1 (0)
11:17 Iran vows to continue nuclear program despite new UN sanctions (0)
12:47 Six Russian citizens kidnapped in Nigeria - embassy -1 (0)
13:47 Russia's foreign minister arrives in Seoul (0)
14:07 Russia's embassy in Nigeria sets up hostage release headquarters (0)
15:04 Russia demands measures from Nigeria for Russian citizens release-1 (0)

04, June

04:33 Morning re-cap of main news, June 3 (0)
05:10 Three die, 52 injured in violent storms on the weekend (0)
05:23 RUXX investment index set to open 3% up (0)
06:02 Kazakh president's son-in-law released on bail in Austria (0)
06:14 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 2.7% (0)
06:22 Commission to release report on 2014 Olympics candidate cities (0)
07:17 Dr.Sz.Piskolti (0)
07:21 Daryl S (0)
07:23 Powerful blast rocks apartment block in Ingushetia, no injuries (0)
07:27 One dead, two injured in helicopter crash near Moscow (0)
07:40 Russian pilot reported killed in air crash in Sierra Leone (0)
07:45 Euro slips 0.28 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:50 Putin declares readiness to negotiate with Japan on Kurils (0)
07:51 Dollar slips 0.55 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:14 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 5 (0)
08:22 Putin says presidential term may be extended to 7 years (0)
08:56 Khloponin inaugurated as Krasnoyarsk Territory governor (0)
08:59 Mudflow destroys unique Geyser Valley on Kamchatka (0)
09:15 Putin warns of measures against U.S. missile shield in Europe (0)
09:22 Enlarged aluminum group RusAl still undecided on IPO timeframe (0)
09:25 Russian nationals abducted in Nigeria alive - embassy (0)
09:36 Bush to talk missile defense with Czech, Polish leaders (0)
10:01 Fidel Castro looking fit (0)
10:19 IOC appraises sports facilities in Sochi Olympic bid -1 (0)
10:30 Putin approves merger of two Siberian regions-1 (0)
10:31 Israeli troops move into Gaza-1 (0)
10:38 Evraz Group offers to buy Highveld stock at $11.4 per share (0)
10:43 Four N. Korean refugees could be turned over to S. Korea - Japanese FM (0)
10:47 U.S. claims to defend from Iran's missiles "a joke" - Larijani (0)
10:49 Book on Litvinenko's death to be released in U.K. (0)
11:24 Two Lebanese soldiers killed in violence at 2nd Palestinian camp (0)
11:34 Russian, Moldovan pilots killed in copter crash in Sierra Leone -1 (0)
11:35 Russia's first deputy PM says Iskander tests were successful -1 (0)
11:47 Dr Wybe Th. Douma (0)
11:50 Power generator WGC-1 posts $226 mln net profit for 2006 (0)
12:01 Baltops-2007 military exercise begins in the Baltic Sea (0)
12:10 Central Bank forecasts 1H07 inflation at 5.2%, down from 6.2% -1 (0)
12:24 Some 20 countries interested in floating NPPs - Russian nuclear official (0)
12:46 EU to restart talks with Turkey in late June (0)
12:50 Russia could complete Iran's NPP shortly - nuclear chief (0)
12:54 Jubilees of vain hopes (0)
13:05 Palestinian reporters protest Islamist threats against TV women (0)
13:06 Russia's Audit Chamber starts check of Central Bank - source (0)
13:23 Liberia ex-ruler defies UN court trying him for war crimes (0)
13:36 Prof-Media buys MTV Russia, VH1 Russia for $360 mln (0)
13:50 Over 80 killed in separatist fighting in Sri Lanka (0)
14:09 Abkhaz, S. Ossetian leaders speak of possible Kosovo precedent (0)
14:40 U.S. missile defense in Asia aimed at North Korea, China - expert (0)
14:48 No surprises at the Le Bourget air show (0)
15:05 Chechen sentenced to life for 13 murders (0)
15:43 Ukraine could join international uranium project - Russia (0)
15:44 St. Petersburg economic forum to gather 3,000 participants (0)
15:48 Top-tier investors flock to subscribe to LUKoil notes (0)
15:52 Moscow court upholds custody for ex-head of Yukos subsidiary (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:01 Was Russia wise to turn down Marshall Plan? (0)
16:09 Turkey keen to attack Kurds in Iraq as Kurdish militant kills 8 (0)
16:40 Amnesty blasts Israel for Palestinian rights abuses (0)
16:43 Georgia allowed to join EU political statements (0)
16:53 Serbian FM to visit Moscow June 5-7 (0)
17:18 Gazprom pays for part of Belarus pipeline ahead of schedule (0)
17:19 France urges talks to allay Russian concerns on U.S. shield (0)
17:32 Middle East - it is not possible to go back to 1967 (0)
17:56 Merkel says Russia partner for the West, Cold War history (0)
18:05 Estonia to deport one Russian over war memorial protests (0)
18:24 Main news of June 4 (0)
19:18 International forum in western Siberia to bring together 300 IT specialists (0)

05, June

04:30 Morning re-cap of main news, June 4 (0)
06:03 Russia to demonstrate new MiG fighter at Le Bourget air show (0)
06:52 Inflation in Russia at 0.6% in May - statistics service -1 (0)
06:56 RUXX investment index set to open 0.02% down (0)
07:10 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 2.2% (0)
07:29 Russia may help N.Korea with money crisis if U.S. gives nod -1 (0)
07:32 Major oil spill on Sakhalin contaminates spawning river - ecologists (0)
08:05 Dollar slips 4.35 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:10 Euro rises 7.39 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:18 Brussels preparing for caterpillar invasion - Belgian radio (0)
08:18 Russian export oil futures to trade domestically -deputy minister -1 (0)
08:24 Common threats of Central Asia (0)
08:45 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 6 (0)
08:52 Russia may help N.Korea with money crisis if U.S. gives nod -2 (0)
08:58 Russia to reply adequately to U.S. missile shield in Europe - FM-1 (0)
08:59 Geyser Valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula before the mudflow (0)
09:19 Venezuela top diplomat accuses U.S. of trying to destabilize his nation (0)
09:21 St. Petersburg forum to yield investment deals worth $3.3 bln (0)
09:37 Azerbaijan's gas reserves exceed 1.5 trillion cu m - president (0)
09:37 U.S. military in Kyrgyzstan abide by international norms - Gates (0)
09:40 Basque insurgent group ETA ends ceasefire in Spain (0)
10:18 Russia identifies abductors of its diplomats in Iraq (0)
10:26 U.S. congressman indicted on bribery charges, faces 235 years (0)
10:36 Gazprom Neft posts 31% rise in US GAAP net profit in 2006 (0)
10:40 Starting From Scratch (0)
11:06 Why This â€˜Cold Warâ€™ Is Different (0)
11:13 Russia to spend around $3.7 bln in 2007 to boost population (0)
11:43 Russia, Japan to discuss Kurils at G8 summit - Japan ministry (0)
11:50 Israel ends latest Gaza operation (0)
12:20 Russia, CIS highest number of air fatalities in 2006 - report (0)
12:22 Growth and responsibility to dominate Germany G8 summit June 6-8 (0)
12:29 Dutch minister to hold talks on Gasunie role in Nord Stream (0)
12:38 Russia's Supreme Court confirms ban on party (0)
12:54 Harsh rhetoric will be absent from G8 summit (0)
12:58 Russian writer Solzhenitsyn awarded state humanitarian prize (0)
12:59 Australia mulls joining U.S.-Japan missile shield (0)
13:00 Arab world marks 40 years since Six-Day War with Israel (0)
13:04 Strasbourg court to examine key Yukos shareholder case soon-1 (0)
13:17 Antiterrorism committee says terrorists after WMD technologies -1 (0)
13:27 Russia's Gazprom Neft, Norway's Statoil set for oil partnership (0)
13:34 Court rules against Greenpeace over Sochi's Olympic facilities-1 (0)
14:28 Yukos media assets to go under hammer June 7 - property fund (0)
14:32 Central Asian nations band together (0)
14:36 Russia's Sharapova advances to French Open semis (0)
14:52 Ukraine's president signs law on September 30 snap polls-1 (0)
15:11 Moscow urges Lebanon to avoid civilian deaths in camp clashes (0)
15:23 Russia getting ready for G8 summit (0)
15:32 Russia to set up radioactive materials control body -1 (0)
15:44 Six Russians deported from Estonia over monument protests (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:02 Japan's Suzuki to build auto plant near St. Petersburg (0)
16:07 Trade between Russia, Belarus almost $5 bln in 1Q07 (0)
16:34 NATO urges Russia not to unilaterally withdraw from CFE treaty (0)
16:38 Russian missile center under probe for alleged export breach (0)
17:28 Russia, Australia could sign new nuclear power treaty in Sept. (0)
18:19 Bush slams Russian democracy, raising stakes ahead of summit (0)
18:29 Hundreds protest against alleged ethnic killing in south Russia (0)

06, June

04:18 Morning re-cap of main news, June 5 (0)
04:35 George Fondis (0)
04:37 Lou Coatney (0)
04:40 Matthew Sailhardy (0)
04:42 Ted Jenkins (0)
04:42 Jason (0)
05:23 Gazprom head misses economic summit in St. Petersburg (0)
05:47 RUXX investment index set to open 0.08% down (0)
05:54 U.S. House shows support for Estonia over memorial removal (0)
05:59 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.5% (0)
06:36 Russia will not talk CFE treaty withdrawal in Vienna -Lavrov (0)
06:39 Putin to leave for his last G8 summit (0)
07:07 Turkey launches large-scale attack on Kurdish militants - media (0)
07:39 Norwegian premier kicks off Russian tour (0)
07:46 Will TNK-BP lose Kovykta deposit? (0)
07:57 Euro rises 4.18 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:03 Dollar slips 3.13 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:16 U.S. urges Russia, Britain to cooperate on extradition (0)
08:22 Putin to leave for his last G8 summit -1 (0)
08:40 Two pilots killed in combat trainer crash in Vietnam (0)
08:41 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 7 (0)
08:46 TNK-BP posts 40% rise in US GAAP net profit to $6.6 bln in 2006 (0)
08:47 Defense Ministry to mothball space center in Russia's Far East (0)
09:02 Five killed in car crash in western Ukraine (0)
09:05 Russia backs Serbian efforts to solve Kosovo issue - FM Lavrov (0)
09:24 Putin signs law separating investigators from prosecutors (0)
09:28 Putin nominates president of Russia's Buryatia Republic -1 (0)
09:29 20 extremists surrender to Lebanon in camp as resistance wanes (0)
09:43 Enel wins auction for 25% of Russia's power generator OGK-5 (0)
09:55 Pentagon plans three missile interceptor tests this summer (0)
09:59 U.S. says Caspian pipelines bypassing Russia not against Gazprom (0)
10:38 ETA has 100 gunmen, 'excellent terrorist infrastructure' - paper (0)
10:49 Russia backs Serbian efforts to solve Kosovo issue - FM Lavrov -1 (0)
10:56 Ukraine's Naftogaz, U.S. to study Dnieper-Donets basin (0)
11:06 Transneft to issue Eurobonds to finance Siberian pipe project (0)
11:18 Blast at Siberian mine caused by tampering with safety - regulator-1 (0)
11:21 U.S. urges Russia, Britain to cooperate on extradition -1 (0)
11:25 Russia's international reserves hit $403.2 bln in Jan-May (0)
11:26 Abbas-Olmert talks postponed - Israel (0)
11:30 Automaker GAZ Group posts 100% rise in IFRS net profit in 2006 (0)
11:34 Russia's GDP, inflation to exceed targets in 2007 - World Bank (0)
11:52 German police fire water cannons on G8 protesters (0)
11:53 Latvia to pull troops out of Iraq by June 21 (0)
11:59 Netherlands is Russia's largest direct investor - minister (0)
12:12 U.S. telecoms satellite arrives at Baikonur for launch preparation (0)
12:29 Police use tear gas, water cannons against G8 protesters (0)
12:32 Russia to play Group E leaders Croatia in Euro-2008 qualifier (0)
12:49 Russia's Aeroflot posts 36% rise in 2006 IFRS net profit -1 (0)
12:50 Abbas, Olmert put off talks, invited to quartet meeting -1 (0)
12:51 Five smugglers of 150 kilos of heroin sentenced to 10-20 years (0)
12:52 Relations with Russia eclipse real problems at G8 summit (0)
13:04 Unrecognized S.Ossetia drills wells in water crisis with Georgia (0)
13:21 Japanese prince undergoes successful operation (0)
13:33 Gazprom acquires 12.5% stake in Belarus pipeline (0)
14:03 FSB says documents confirm Stalin's son was held by Nazis (0)
14:06 Stradivarius stolen from Austrian musician returned to owner (0)
14:11 Ukraine's Yushchenko to meet Putin at St. Petersburg forum (0)
14:13 Yukos media assets auction invalidated for lack of bids -1 (0)
14:20 Vietnam fishermen face death sentence for "plundering" cable line (0)
14:24 Police use tear gas, water cannons against G8 protesters-1 (0)
14:26 Companies from Moldova's breakaway region protest import controls (0)
14:37 G8 summit - national differences likely to dominate despite common interests (0)
14:50 Russia mulls phased $1.5 mln loan to Belarus - finance minister (0)
14:55 Russians at International Space Station start spacewalk - 1 (0)
15:00 Missile defense shield: a test for democracy (0)
15:01 Russia, Ukraine ban entry of officials (0)
15:22 Clouds over G8 summit (0)
15:36 Russia's Putin arrives in Germany for G8 summit - 1 (0)
15:46 NATO says ready to ratify CFE Treaty - 1 (0)
15:54 G8 leaders' spouses to hold parallel summit in Germany (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:16 India says rice safe, hopes Russia will lift ban soon (0)
16:20 U.S. missile defense should defend all of continental Europe - NATO (0)
16:35 Russia to increase personnel, aircraft at Kyrgyz air base (0)
16:39 Nigerian leader in charge of search for Russian hostages - diplomat (0)
16:54 "Unbalanced" Pope assailant sent to mental hospital (0)
16:55 Russia, Ukraine ban entry of officials - 1 (0)
17:44 Police clears German summit rail line, warns of provocations (0)
17:46 Putin, Bush to discuss European missile defense plans Thursday (0)
18:12 Ex-Soviet dissident points to legal obstacles to presidential bid (0)

07, June

04:34 Morning recap of main news of June 6 (0)
05:32 West-leaning Georgian, Ukrainian leaders to meet in Kiev (0)
06:07 RUXX investment index set to open 0.92% down (0)
06:16 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 3.6% (0)
06:34 W. Siberia regulator chief resigns after 2 fatal mine blasts -1 (0)
07:05 Costa Rica forms diplomatic ties with China, severs with Taiwan (0)
07:13 One dead, four injured in ammonia leak in east Russia (0)
07:14 Rostov Region for industrial innovation (0)
07:27 W. Siberia regulator chief submits resignation after mine blasts -2 (0)
07:35 Russian gold and currency reserves up $1.4 bln in week (0)
07:45 Euro slips 3.65 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:51 Dollar rises 2.48 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:04 Net private capital inflow in Russia hits $60 bln in 5M07 - CBR -1 (0)
08:18 Kazakh president talks to nation online (0)
08:24 Austria says no criminal probe into Kazakh leader's son-in-law (0)
08:35 Russia's new hobby - high technologies (0)
08:51 U.S. intelligence chief says Russian spies at "Cold War levels" (0)
08:54 Net private capital inflow in Russia hits $60 bln in 5M07 - CBR -2 (0)
09:19 Russia, Croatia again enjoy goalless draw in Euro-2008 qualifier (0)
09:23 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 8 (0)
09:26 Russians at International Space Station complete second walk (0)
09:50 Protesters demand U.S. base closure amid State Dep. official's visit (0)
10:04 Rambler Media posts 65% rise in 2006 revenue to $30.6 mln (0)
10:13 CIS air defense exercise to start June 20 (0)
10:21 Armenian parliament reelects speaker Torosyan (0)
10:51 North Korea fires short-range missiles into Yellow Sea - agency-1 (0)
11:06 Russia continues pullout from post-Soviet bases in Georgia (0)
11:08 Russia's monetary base growth 20.3% in Jan-May-1 (0)
11:26 Norway's Telenor sues Russia's Altimo over 9.5% stake in VimpelCom (0)
11:37 Prosecutors cite bias in mine blast probe in W. Siberia (0)
11:37 Chinese craftsmen produce 100-kilo wooden fan (0)
11:38 North Korea fires short-range missiles into Yellow Sea - agency -2 (0)
11:43 Russia limits Georgian meat imports over swine fever outbreak (0)
11:53 Russia to push endangered status for Kamchatka's Geyser Valley (0)
12:01 Latvia ready to host U.S. missile shield - PM (0)
12:12 Greenpeace activists tried to break through to G8 summit by sea (0)
12:29 Kazakhstan sees Russia as partner on energy market - Nazarbayev (0)
12:41 Bianca (0)
12:50 Lavrov urges closer ties with Ukraine amid diplomatic spat (0)
12:52 Any independence plan for Kosovo unacceptable - Serbia FM (0)
12:58 Russia's Polyus Gold posts $1.2 bln IFRS profit in 2006 (0)
13:22 Junior 8 discuss climate, economy, AIDS with G8 leaders (0)
13:29 Russian companies invested $140 billion globally by 2006 - Putin-1 (0)
13:29 World Bank promises Russia a bright future (0)
13:43 TVEL to double uranium output by 2010 - company (0)
13:46 Water supply resumed in Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone (0)
14:15 Putin appoints deputy PM Naryshkin as envoy for CIS cooperation -1 (0)
14:38 Peugeot plans to sign deal on car production in Russia (0)
14:53 North Korea speeds up its missile program - Russian source (0)
14:54 EU to resume SAA talks with Serbia June 13 (0)
15:00 Suspect in murder of two students in south Russia arrested (0)
15:01 India to get revamped aircraft carrier from Russia (Part 1) (0)
15:19 The Hariri tribunal: Moscow sits out the UN vote but stays in the game (0)
15:31 Russia, U.S. agree on missile defense dialogue (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:07 Post-Kyoto agreement could be reached by 2009 - Germany's Merkel (0)
16:12 Azerbaijan ready to help Europe with alternative gas routes - energy official (0)
16:14 Serzh Sarkisyan reappointed Armenian PM -1 (0)
16:20 U.S. House submits draft urging Russia to pull out of Transdnestr (0)
16:45 Russia, U.S. agree on missile defense dialogue-1 (0)
16:51 NASA says Atlantis launch delay still 20% possible (0)
17:16 Evraz Group becomes full owner of Yuzhkuzbassugol-1 (0)
17:51 Militants in north Lebanon camp vow to continue fighting (0)
18:04 Azerbaijan ready to discuss radar use with Russia, U.S. - diplomat (0)
19:28 G8 leaders pledge to combat climate change - declaration (0)
19:53 Russia had a strong case for joint use of Azeri radar - Putin aide-1 (0)
19:58 G8 makes new commitments on investment, pirating, corruption (0)
20:07 France's Sarkozy ready to visit Russia in Sept. - Putin aide -1 (0)
20:23 G8 leaders expected to approve U.S. initiative on Africa - source-1 (0)

08, June

04:27 Morning re-cap of main news, June 7 (0)
04:43 The holidays and symbols of the new Russian state (0)
04:55 Suspect in deadly West Siberian bank robbery May 27 detained (0)
04:59 Kenneth Tellis (0)
05:17 June 12 - the Day of Russia (0)
05:46 Tourist interest in Geyser Valley peaks following mudslides (0)
05:53 RUXX investment index set to open 0.77% down (0)
06:04 Sukhoi, EBRD to sign loan deal at St. Petersburg economic forum (0)
06:13 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR slip 1.5% (0)
06:49 Suspects in deadly West Siberian bank robbery May 27 detained-1 (0)
06:52 Russia's narrow monetary base down $731mln to $127 bln in week (0)
07:47 Euro slips 10.92 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:50 Dollar rises 8.19 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:55 Norilsk Nickel posts 150% rise in IFRS net profit in 2006 -1 (0)
08:00 Mummified body of elderly woman found in apartment (0)
08:03 G8 hosts session with leaders of African nations (0)
08:18 Regulator says 35 officials, short circuit behind mine blast (0)
08:44 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 9 (0)
08:46 India to get revamped aircraft carrier from Russia (Part 2) (0)
09:02 Russia awaits U.S. response on new radar proposal - senior MP (0)
09:08 Israeli paper says PM Olmert offered land-for-peace deal to Syria (0)
09:13 Regulator says 35 officials, short circuit behind mine blast -1 (0)
09:16 Bush's plans to visit Poland unchanged despite illness (0)
09:25 Russia's electricity import-export operator raises net profit 76% to $65 mln in 2006-1 (0)
09:25 Russian economy grows more than 7.5% 1H07 - presidential aide (0)
09:32 Anti-G8 protests (0)
09:47 At least 32 dead, 30 missing in Oman after Gonu cyclone (0)
10:12 Russia, Norway agree on visa facilitation, readmission (0)
10:17 Russia to write off $5mln of Nicaragua's debt (0)
10:17 G8 formally pledges to spend additional $60 bln on Africa-1 (0)
10:27 Powerful bomb found in car near Moscow - source (0)
10:36 Canada's LionOre gives up Xstrata bid, opts for Norilsk Nickel (0)
10:43 Iraq: is the U.S. starting to maneuver? (0)
11:04 Russia to spend $50 million on anti-AIDS vaccine - 1 (0)
11:12 Aeroflot, Boeing could sign deal on 22 airliners Sat.-source-1 (0)
11:43 Russia to build new port on Black Sea - deputy PM-1 (0)
11:52 Georgian parliament approves doubling of Iraq force (0)
12:03 European Championship: on hold until the fall (0)
12:09 Sri Lankan court bans police from Tamil evictions (0)
12:12 Fradkov signs resolution on oil trading in Russia from August 1 (0)
12:18 Russia's WTO talks postponed until fall - economics minister-1 (0)
12:20 Deal signed to build Suzuki plant near St. Petersburg (0)
12:26 Qualifications panel refuses to disbar Khodorkovsky lawyer (0)
12:27 Gabala radar can detect cruise missiles, ICBMs - Ivanov -1 (0)
12:35 Russia, Norway agree on visa facilitation, readmission-1 (0)
12:48 Azerbaijan to build new Caspian pipeline from Guneshli field (0)
12:54 G8 pledges to spend $60 billion fighting disease in Africa -2 (0)
13:17 Russia, NYMEX agree to form mercantile exchange in Russia -1 (0)
13:27 Russian leftist MPs keen to invite Chavez to Moscow (0)
14:04 Auction winner Prana gets Yukos office building -1 (0)
14:32 Protests in Poland ahead of U.S. President Bush visit (0)
14:32 Prosecutors to take Berezovsky's Aeroflot fraud case to court (0)
14:58 Will America agree to swap ABM systems? (0)
15:24 NATO secretary general urges swift ratification of adapted CFE-1 (0)
15:40 Kosovo premier calls on UN to allow region to choose its path (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:09 Protesters gather in Poland ahead of Bush's visit -1 (0)
16:34 G8 calls for sustained moratorium on nuclear weapons tests (0)
16:37 Russian deputy PM's son gets 14 months in prison in U.K. -1 (0)
17:20 Putin pledges no action if U.S. agrees to Gabala offer (0)
17:21 14 dead in Siberia road disaster - emergencies ministry (0)
17:22 Russia will not stand for interference ahead of polls - Putin (0)
17:24 Kosovo premier calls on UN to allow region to choose its path -1 (0)
18:31 Wrap: G8 summit eases tensions, brings deals on climate, Africa (0)
18:33 Human rights official accuses Poland, Romania of hosting CIA jails (0)
18:51 Bush thanks Poland for support on missile shield-1 (0)

09, June

04:35 Morning recap of main news of June 8 (0)
05:32 Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Assessing the New Cold War (0)
06:03 Space shuttle makes successful launch, heads for ISS (0)
06:04 14 killed, 7 hurt in head-on road crash in Siberia (0)
06:10 RUXX investment index set to open 0.81% down (0)
06:23 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 4.5% (0)
06:57 Russian, U.S. business to form working group on Russia WTO bid -1 (0)
07:29 St. Petersburg forum starts in Heiligendamm (0)
07:38 Inflation no higher than 8% in 2007 - Russian deputy premier -1 (0)
08:13 Gonu cyclone death toll in Oman rises to 49 - media (0)
08:22 Dollar rises 5.64 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:28 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 10-13 (0)
08:30 Russia power chief against full foreign ownership of sector-1 (0)
08:48 Meteorite stolen from museum in Magadan, Russian Far East (0)
09:15 Inflation no higher than 8% in 2007 - Russian deputy premier -2 (0)
09:35 Afghan refugees to be moved out of Tajik capital to the regions - TV (0)
09:36 London saddles up for nude bike race (0)
09:46 CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)
09:47 Independence for Kosovo would be violation of int. law -Serb PM -1 (0)
09:57 Trawler detained in Far East with crab catch (0)
10:01 Russia among top 5 in terms of GDP by 2020 - Ivanov -1 (0)
10:02 Sri Lanka army seizes four separatist camps, kills 30 militants (0)
10:30 Spain braced for fight against jellyfish bloom (0)
11:47 RAO UES, India's Sun Group to sign deal to build hydro plants (0)
11:54 India set to boost its naval capability in near future - Navy chief (0)
12:03 Russia to set new rules for exports of human clinical specimens (0)
12:07 Italy's Enel to increase stake in OGK-5, eyes other assets (0)
12:35 Georgia rejects claims it planned abduction of S. Ossetia leader (0)
12:35 Russia's budget surplus tops $30 bln in 5M07 - finance ministry (0)
12:55 Russia to lift Georgia trade restrictions if relations improve -1 (0)
13:18 First deputy PM says Russian radar proposal most effective (0)
13:21 Boeing signs $2 bln deal with Aeroflot to supply 22 planes -1 (0)
13:41 Russia's Ivanov denies presidential ambitions (0)
13:45 LUKoil to spend $3 bln on oil and gas infrastructure in Kalmykia (0)
13:45 Russia urges U.S. to shelve missile plans, look for alternatives-1 (0)
13:47 Sukhoi, EBRD sign SuperJet-100 loan deal in St. Petersburg (0)
13:48 Russia's URSA Bank raises $63 mln syndicated loan (0)
14:21 Sukhoi, EBRD sign SuperJet-100 loan deal in St. Petersburg-1 (0)
14:29 Kasparov, Limonov block traffic in center of St. Petersburg (0)
14:34 Palestinian militants infiltrate Israeli border, gunfight ensues (0)
14:37 Suspended sentences for teenage thieves of NASA computers (0)
14:39 Russia's HydroOGK, India's Sun Group sign accord on hydro plants (0)
14:41 Russia, U.S., EU to hold WTO talks at St. Petersburg forum (0)
15:47 Bush plagued by a string of mishaps on Europe tour (0)
15:59 Euroset mobile network operator to hold IPO in fall of 2008 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:05 Putin's proposal alters the ABM debate (0)
16:15 St. Luke relic brought to Moscow from Greece (0)
16:30 "March of Dissent" ends without incident in St. Petersburg (0)
16:36 Putin bestows awards on energy scientists, talks energy security (0)
17:31 Putin vows to stop subsidized energy for businesses by 2010 -1 (0)
17:57 Transneft vows to ensure equal access to Pacific oil pipeline (0)
18:00 Russia to carry on with joining WTO on acceptable terms - Putin-1 (0)

10, June

07:13 Morning recap of main news of June 9 (0)
07:57 CIS leaders gather for informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg (0)
09:02 Putin proposes adding ruble to int. payment system-1 (0)
09:31 Kazakh leader offers shorter canal to link Caspian, Black seas-1 (0)
09:42 Kazakh president proposes EU-CIS coordination forum-1 (0)
11:47 France holds parliamentary elections (0)
13:38 Russia hopes to complete bilateral WTO talks in summer-1 (0)
13:56 Bush says time to grant Kosovo independence-1 (0)
14:54 CIS leaders pledge further integration (0)
15:00 Blast in Istanbul injures 14 - police (0)
15:24 Peugeot Citroen, Russia sign car assembly deal (0)
16:53 Russian economic forum brings deals worth $13.5 bln - Gref-1 (0)
17:27 Sakhalin I gas to be processed in Russia, not China - Gazprom-1 (0)
17:43 Russia hopes to complete bilateral WTO talks in summer-2 (0)

11, June

07:23 National symbolism in Russia: the old and the new (0)
07:58 Morning recap of main news of June 10 (0)
08:29 G8 decided to clean air (0)
08:58 France's ruling party triumphs in first-round parliamentary vote (0)
10:10 Atlantis crew to make first spacewalk after docking with ISS (0)
10:30 Corruption: what does it cost Russia? (0)
10:37 Will Geyser Valley ever recover? (0)
12:25 Opposition hoping for violence-free rally despite police buildup (0)
13:14 Russia dismisses allegations it is building military base in Abkhazia (0)
14:33 Russian, British warships meet for joint exercise in Atlantic (0)
15:53 Moscow opposition protests trouble-free, but cut short by police (0)

12, June

07:53 Morning recap of main news of June 11 (0)
08:36 The problem of space junk (0)
09:33 S-400 system deployment postponed - Russian AF commander -1 (0)
09:51 Two servicemen wounded in Chechnya (0)
10:55 Gabala discussions to start after Putin visit to U.S. -Baluyevsky (0)
12:30 Brussels authorities alarmed over silkworm appearance (0)
14:09 Russia's Missile Forces to test launch Voyevoda ICBMs - commander -1 (0)
14:50 Foreign state leaders congratulate Russians on holiday (0)
15:24 Russia urges CFE modernization - Foreign Ministry -1 (0)
15:40 Two new cases of human H5N1 infection registered in Vietnam (0)
15:49 Foreign state leaders congratulate Russians on holiday -1 (0)

13, June

04:33 Morning recap of main news of June 12 (0)
05:07 Record grandfather has 101 grandchildren in West Siberia (0)
05:56 Hurricane injures five, causes $86,000 in damage in east Russia (0)
06:07 Russian "Ninja" robs Italian villagers at arrow-point (0)
06:20 RUXX investment index set to open 0.12% down (0)
06:26 N. Korea bank account crisis over as first cash withdrawn -paper (0)
06:30 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 3.8% (0)
07:08 Watercolor Train (0)
07:19 European Commission to test hydrogen car (0)
07:19 Over 20 pounds of heroin seized near Moscow (0)
07:48 Kazakhstan to boost foreign trade to $200 bln by 2015 - minister (0)
07:49 Euro slips 13.57 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:52 Dollar rises 6.09 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:13 Russia's proposal on Gabala a constructive step - White House (0)
08:18 Israeli MPs to choose president among three candidates (0)
08:27 Israel urges West to consider peacekeeping operation for Gaza (0)
08:55 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 14 (0)
09:11 Robert M Stockand (0)
09:41 Mission Control cites dust as possible cause of ISS fire alarm (0)
09:47 China braced for surname reform (0)
10:04 Let them eat cake! Video (0)
10:22 OSCE chief to meet with Russian officials in Moscow June 14 (0)
10:24 Rosneft to invest $1.2 bln in fleet for Far East shelf deposits (0)
10:43 Israel's ex-PM Barak reelected Labor Party leader (0)
10:54 Ukraine Interior Minister Tsushko in stable condition - ministry (0)
11:15 Mahatma Gandhi's grandson found dead in Indian capital (0)
11:31 Sentenced ex-mayor of Volgograd released in court-1 (0)
11:33 Russia lifts more high-tech import duties (0)
11:37 Russia to pay over $808,000 to IAEA technical fund (0)
12:15 Kosovo looks for new national flag, emblem (0)
12:22 Middle East Quartet to meet in Cairo in late June (0)
12:26 Russian middle class: good money, bad attitude (0)
12:58 U.S. cartoon satire about Bush to premiere on television (0)
13:01 Twelve killed, 50 hurt as Hamas blows up Fatah HQ in Gaza-1 (0)
13:06 Turkmenistan grants Russia's LUKoil access to 3 fields (0)
13:24 India to elect president July 19 (0)
13:29 Sudan rejects Darfur conference initiative (0)
13:31 SuperJet-100 receives financial backing (0)
13:35 Twelve killed, 50 hurt as Hamas blows up Fatah HQ in Gaza-2 (0)
14:05 Shimon Peres elected Israeli president-1 (0)
14:06 Russia preparing to help N. Korea transfer funds from Macao -1 (0)
14:06 Impressions of Heiligendamm (0)
14:15 Interros president nominated to Norilsk Nickel board of directors (0)
14:28 Gaza fighting intensifies. Video (0)
14:42 Serbia, EU resume partnership talks after one-year break (0)
14:44 Police rescue man after 14-year captivity in Chechnya (0)
14:47 Russia preparing to help N. Korea transfer funds from Macao -2 (0)
14:56 Proton-M rocket with U.S. satellite to lift off July 7 (0)
15:52 Anti-Syrian lawmaker Eido killed in Beirut blast (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:51 Moscow voices indignation at being left out of Kosovo talks-1 (0)
16:55 Apropos ABM without hysterics (0)
17:08 U.K. Home Office suggests drug treatment for sex offenders (0)
17:21 Russia preparing to help N. Korea transfer funds from Macao -3 (0)
17:49 Russia asks Estonia's help to bring home WWII soldiers' remains (0)
17:56 Stockholm court rejects lawsuit against Russian uranium trader-1 (0)
18:05 Austria arrests suspected Russian spy - newspaper (0)
18:15 UN Sec Gen in talks on intervention in Palestinian fighting -1 (0)
18:18 London auction houses launch record Russian art sale (0)

14, June

04:35 Morning recap of main news of June 13 (0)
05:36 Crane collapse at Boguchany power plant kills four (0)
06:10 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 8.3% (0)
06:14 RUXX investment index set to open 1.45% up (0)
06:18 Russian gold and currency reserves up $2.9 bln in week (0)
07:01 Seoul pledges $20 mln food aid to Pyongyang (0)
07:03 Atlantis crew carry out ISS spacewalk, fail to complete tasks (0)
07:20 LAS foreign ministers to hold emergency session on PNA, Lebanon (0)
07:26 Norilsk Nickel to transfer $7 bln to pay for LionOre deal (0)
07:53 Russia confirms arrest of space official for spying in Austria (0)
08:03 Next world wonder. Video (0)
08:05 Peres elected Israeli president. Video (0)
08:17 Situation in Palestine is worse than in Iraq (0)
08:19 Arab League foreign ministers to hold emergency Mideast talks -1 (0)
08:32 Penguins in the Falklands. Video (0)
08:48 Euro slips 0.39 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:52 Dollar rises 0.45 kopeks on MICEX (0)
09:08 Defendants in Chechnya murder case sentenced to 9-14 years -1 (0)
09:09 Wounded soldiers ride for awareness. Video (0)
09:11 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for June 15 (0)
09:14 Venezuela mulls purchase of Russian submarines - source (0)
09:14 A good week for Putin? The G8 summit and the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (0)
09:29 Gazprom says gas production could reach 670 bln cu m in 2020 -1 (0)
09:35 Remains of giant dinosaur found in China. Video (0)
10:03 Russia declassifies WWII documents (0)
10:10 UN SC extends intl. force mandate in Iraq, Russia wants deadline (0)
10:11 Russian nationalist backtracks on his confession to 37 murders (0)
10:27 Enlarged aluminum group RusAl approves deal to raise $2 bln loan (0)
10:41 Floods in Asia. Video (0)
10:50 Russia, Estonia disagree over number of exhumed soldiers (0)
10:54 Russian prosecutors hand N. Caucasus terror case over to court -1 (0)
10:55 Tymoshenko quits faction, opening way to parliamentary elections (0)
10:58 Quarter of Russian conscripts unfit for service - official (0)
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