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01, August

04:27 Morning re-cap of main news, July 31 (0)
05:16 Thirty-one trapped miners rescued so far in central China (0)
05:32 Japanese agriculture minister resigns amid political crisis (0)
05:53 RUXX investment index set to open 1.93% up (0)
06:02 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 11.8% (0)
06:11 All 69 trapped miners rescued in central China-1 (0)
06:33 Sakhalin II pipeline construction resumes - watchdog (0)
06:42 Afganistan: The Taliban kills another South Korean hostage . Video (0)
06:47 Death toll from legionnaires disease reaches four in Urals town (0)
07:28 Nuclear pollution could delay IAEA work in N. Korea - agency (0)
07:46 Fires rage in Canary Islands. Video (0)
07:48 USA: Murdoch set to win Dow Jones. Video (0)
07:59 Surgutneftegaz's net profit down 18% to $1.5 billion in 1H07 (0)
08:22 Sukhoi Director General quits job as design bureau chief - company (0)
08:40 UES posts $658 million profit in 1H07 (0)
08:41 Russia's Gazprom posts 22% decline in RAS net profit 1H07 (0)
08:57 US Secretary Rice continues Middle East tour. Video (0)
08:58 Phillipines: Volcano spews ash 3 miles in air. Video (0)
08:59 USA: Cat car chase. Video (0)
09:48 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 2 (0)
10:11 Average price for Urals oil exceeds $74 per barrel in July-1 (0)
10:18 Admiral Gorshkov contract in jeopardy over lack of funds - paper (0)
10:23 Russian vessels approach N. Pole for dive to claim territory (0)
10:24 Transaero's net profit up 20% to $10 mln in 1H07 (0)
10:56 Will Russia host APEC forum? (0)
11:08 Evraz board approves purchase of 24.9% in Highveld for $219 mln -1 (0)
11:16 Russia to cut natural gas supplies to Belarus 45% from Aug. 3-1 (0)
11:20 Gazprom Neft's net profit up 18.7% to 1.4 bln in 1H07 (0)
11:25 Russian bank's disappointing IPO may sour investment climate (0)
11:30 Russia's Stabilization Fund hits $127 bln Aug 1 - 1 (0)
11:37 Russia, India may sign military transport plane deal in August (0)
11:46 Forest fires destroy tourist attraction on Spain's Tenerife (0)
12:07 Investigators believe 62 murdered by "chessboard killer" (0)
12:09 Russia hopes Palestinian unity will be restored (0)
12:09 Iran unfazed by U.S. plans to aid Mideast allies (0)
12:29 Law signed allowing security guards for energy firms to be armed (0)
12:31 Progress spacecraft set to lift off August 2 - space agency (0)
12:54 Russian vessels approach N. Pole for dive to claim territory -1 (0)
13:12 License watchdog approves Alrosa diamond deposit find (0)
13:25 Male belly dancing. Video (0)
13:25 Talk of the Town: Ozzy Osbourne's hospital visit (0)
13:38 Russian Foreign Ministry pledges support for Darfur peace effort (0)
13:52 Russia's Lavrov invites ASEAN officials to Moscow (0)
14:12 Kyrgyzstan opposition leader charged with staging April riots (0)
15:27 Hamas leadership denies being officially invited to Moscow - 1 (0)
15:45 Gazprom says it hopes for major Arctic hydrocarbon discoveries (0)
15:52 Russian experts to visit missile defense base in Alaska (0)
15:56 Russian tycoon Usmanov consolidates media assets (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:02 Moscow court upholds Ochakovo brewery's five-day suspension -1 (0)
16:26 Sukhoi director general quits as design bureau chief - company - 1 (0)
16:52 Russian ships reach Pole for dive to claim energy-rich territory -2 (0)
17:04 Iran vs. UN nuclear watchdog: fission and fusion (0)
17:11 Russia denies involving breakaway Abkhazia in 2014 Olympic effort -1 (0)
17:17 Russian space cargo ship Progress undocks from ISS (0)
17:40 Russia's Alrosa sells $36 mln in diamonds at global auction (0)
17:59 Lavrov says U.S. failed to justify Europe missile shield -1 (0)
18:07 Gazprom's bank in Belarus offers Minsk $500mln loan for gas debt (0)
18:23 Main news of August 1 (0)

02, August

05:35 Bridge collapse in U.S. kills at least seven, injures 60 (0)
05:37 Progress M-59 cargo ship burns up over Pacific Ocean (0)
06:01 RUXX investment index set to open 1.87% down (0)
06:08 Russian scientists begin North Pole dive to back territorial claim (0)
06:10 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 2% (0)
06:15 Earthquake on Sakhalin kills one, causes minor tsunami in Japan (0)
06:48 Russian gold and currency reserves up $4.2 bln in week (0)
06:52 Russian FM urges ASEAN to expand security forum (0)
07:30 USA: Deadly bridge collapse in Minnesota. Video (0)
08:08 Tokyo refuses to apologize to sex slaves (0)
08:08 Turkey detains Ukraine, Israel hackers suspected of al-Qaeda ties (0)
08:24 IAEA inspectors to arrive in Japan Sunday for quake-hit NPP check (0)
08:36 Bridge collapse in U.S. (0)
08:55 At least 22 killed, millions affected in floods in India (0)
08:56 British tourist bites Greek policeman, sentenced to more than year in jail (0)
09:04 Election campaign officially kicks off in Ukraine (0)
09:38 India, Bangladesh: Double tragedy for flood victims. Video (0)
09:39 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 3 (0)
09:39 USA: Obama talks tough on Pakistan. Video (0)
09:40 Prison dance. Video (0)
09:53 Train with Russian armor leaves military base in Georgia (0)
09:54 Mass street fight in Moscow not ethnically motivated - police (0)
10:30 No link between arrested hackers and al-Qaeda - Turkish police-1 (0)
10:42 Chechen militant killed in gunfight with police (0)
10:44 Russian Arctic mission aims to scientifically prove shelf claim (0)
10:58 Earthquake on Sakhalin kills one, causes minor tsunami in Japan - 1 (0)
10:58 Forest fires on Spain's Canaries under control (0)
11:02 Moscow expects formal reply from U.S. to missile shield alternative -1 (0)
11:06 Russia and Belarus on the brink of gas war (0)
11:29 Unemployment in Egypt highest among literate population - report (0)
11:30 Serbia to reject any proposals of confederation with Kosovo (0)
12:35 U.S. to send icebreaker to N.Pole Aug. 6 after Russian mission (0)
12:37 U.S. refusal to prolong START-1 fatal mistake - Russian experts (0)
12:43 President addresses servicemen on airborne troops' day (0)
12:46 High alert for Philippines volcano. Video (0)
12:47 EU mulls peacekeeping mission in Darfur - Solana (0)
12:49 U.S. to give Palestinian Authority $80 million for better security (0)
12:52 Fires destroy over 300,000 hectares of forests in EU states (0)
13:58 Belarus to pay $460 mln gas bill to Gazprom soon - president - 1 (0)
14:17 Russia's space effort: one step forward, two steps backward (0)
14:17 Russia to equip two air regiments with Su-34 strike planes soon (0)
14:18 EU to convene think-tank meeting on Russia-Belarus gas dispute -1 (0)
14:41 Estonian police empowered to cancel tourist visas (0)
15:41 Russia may agree to cancel Afghanistan debt Aug. 6 - 1 (0)
15:55 Russia's largest credit card acquirer UCS to boycott AmEx (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:06 Submarine converted into museum to open in St. Petersburg Friday (0)
16:33 N.Korea six-party talks to resume in early September - envoy (0)
16:39 Russia concerned over N. Korea missile tests - senior diplomat (0)
16:43 Russia plans to build naval pilot training center on Azov Sea (0)
17:20 Both Russian mini-subs surface after symbolic North Pole dive -1 (0)
17:42 Belarus to pay $460 mln gas bill to Gazprom soon - president -2 (0)
17:57 Russia aims to increase number of submarines in Black Sea Fleet -1 (0)
18:03 Cargo spaceship launched to deliver repair equipment to ISS (0)
18:06 U.S. refusal to prolong START-I fatal mistake - Russian experts - 1 (0)
18:18 New investigation committee to employ over 16,000 - Putin decree - 1 (0)
18:33 Main news of August 2 (0)

03, August

04:41 Be-200 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft (0)
05:10 Russian, Philippine foreign ministers to discuss bilateral ties (0)
05:36 Suspect in failed June terrorist attack in Glasgow dies of burns (0)
05:48 RUXX investment index set to open 0.64% up (0)
05:52 Five militants killed, 3 arrested in Daghestan sweep - police (0)
06:06 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.7% (0)
06:11 Russian monetary base down $806 mln in week to $139.9 bln (0)
06:44 Russia's oil-fuelled boom continues (0)
06:51 Russian flag on Arctic seabed no legal claim to territory - U.S. (0)
07:06 Sakhalin II operator signs contract to deliver LNG to Japan (0)
07:22 Confessions of the former Prime Minister of Georgia. Video (0)
07:45 Japan to finance dismantling of three Russian nuclear submarines (0)
08:08 Russia plants flag under North Pole. Video (0)
08:20 Gazprom confirms Belarus 1st payment, delays supply cut by a week -1 (0)
08:41 Gazprom confirms Belarus 1st payment, delays supply cut by a week -2 (0)
09:01 China defends product quality, lambasts foreign media (0)
09:12 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 4-6 (0)
09:19 Urals pneumonia outbreak continues, 175 people now hospitalized (0)
09:51 Russia, Philippines sign visa facilitating agreement for diplomats (0)
09:51 USA: Search continues for Minnesota bridge victims. Video (0)
10:05 NASA specialists inspecting shuttle crew cabin for leaks - spokesman (0)
10:10 Russia's Navy must restore presence in Mediterranean - commander -1 (0)
10:22 India to set up world's first alternative nuclear fuel reactor (0)
10:45 Russia guided by international law in its polar shelf probe - 1 (0)
11:03 Russia becomes Chinese car industry's largest market (0)
11:27 Alrosa could compete for Kyrgyz gold mining tender (0)
11:37 Cuba takes delivery of first Russian-made cargo airplane (0)
12:18 Russia deployed over 30 new types of weaponry in Jan.-June 2007 -1 (0)
12:27 Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid'. Video (0)
12:27 China toys recall. Video (0)
12:28 Castro says Cuba marches ahead. Video (0)
12:29 Oldest graduate. Video (0)
12:30 Talk of the Town: Trouble for Eddie? Video (0)
12:31 Media screening of documentary on Georgia's late PM (0)
12:33 Belgrade, Pristina likely to hold Kosovo talks next week -1 (0)
12:41 Kyrgyz ex-PM Kulov calls charges against him government order (0)
12:56 Russian flag on Arctic seabed (0)
13:00 Russian women occupy 5 out of 8 top spots in Accura Classic (0)
13:07 EU cancels think-tank meeting over Russia-Belarus gas compromise -1 (0)
14:00 Russian submersibles to monitor K-278 nuclear sub disaster area (0)
14:22 The CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)
15:41 Spartak Moscow to play Celtic in Champions League qualifier (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:03 No effect on Europe if Belarus taps Russian gas - Gazprom-1 (0)
16:16 Russia launches first tanker for Turkey's Palmali Group (0)
16:19 S.Ossetia turns down peace talks in Tbilisi - Kokoity (0)
16:41 Tapping into space for energy (0)
16:49 Media screening of documentary on Georgia's late PM - 1 (0)
17:02 China gives the Korean stalemate a happy ending (0)
17:05 Russia's Navy must restore presence in Mediterranean - commander -2 (0)
17:09 Russia's Novgorod Region governor resigns-1 (0)
18:02 Russia-U.K. diplomatic conflict resolution depends on London - FM-1 (0)
18:10 Russia maintains contact with Hamas for crisis resolution - FM-1 (0)
18:14 Main news of August 3 (0)

04, August

07:58 Two Italian tourists die in car crash in Siberia (0)
08:29 Ten militants, four troops killed in Pakistan shootout (0)
09:28 Russia's Chakvetadze, Dementieva reach San Diego semis (0)
10:55 U.S. sends probe to Mars (0)
11:24 Suspect of killing mother, daughter, wife arrested near Moscow (0)
12:39 Palestinian leader, Israeli PM to meet Mon.-Abbas aide (0)
13:51 Fire on Turkish ferry in Black Sea contained - officials (0)
14:41 British govt. moves to contain foot and mouth outbreak (0)
15:01 Main news of August 4 (0)

05, August

08:45 Progress cargo space ship to dock with ISS - mission control (0)
09:14 Fifteen killed in road crash in northwest Kazakhstan (0)
09:59 Two militants killed in western Chechnya (0)
10:54 Iran says will continue uranium enrichment activity (0)
11:58 Britain to inspect research labs after foot and mouth outbreak (0)
12:15 Russia to launch serial production of Bulava ballistic missile (0)
12:26 Russia to launch serial production of Bulava ballistic missile -1 (0)
12:43 One killed, one injured as blast hits a ship in Far Eastern port (0)
15:02 Main news of August 5 (0)

06, August

04:26 AC (0)
05:59 RUXX investment index set to open 0.15% down (0)
06:00 UN experts start checking quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan (0)
06:06 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.4% (0)
06:30 U.S. icebreaker to set off for N.Pole after Russian mission (0)
07:14 Inflation in Russia hits 0.9% in July, 6.6% in 7M07 -1 (0)
07:51 Progress cargo ship with computer equipment docks with ISS (0)
07:52 ISS: Space Supply ship. Video (0)
07:57 Dollar slips 10.34 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:58 Russia to limit livestock imports from Britain - watchdog (0)
08:02 Euro rises 15.89 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:21 Nine killed in two car crashes in Ukraine (0)
08:23 Russia to export S-400 air defense system from 2009 - producer-1 (0)
09:17 Japan remembers victims of 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima (0)
09:27 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 7 (0)
09:38 Pipe blast in Bulgaria cuts Russian gas supplies to Greece -1 (0)
09:40 Two Koreas exchange gunfire in border incident - agency (0)
09:53 UK: Foot and mouth. Video (0)
09:54 USA: Hamid Karzai at Camp David. Video (0)
09:55 South Korean hostage plea for freedom. Video (0)
09:56 Congo train crash. Video (0)
09:56 Nine workers trapped in tunnel in China (0)
09:59 Sharapova wins 16th tournament title (0)
10:31 LUKoil dismisses charges of price fixing in U.S. (0)
10:54 Russia bans meat imports from U.K. over foot and mouth outbreak -1 (0)
11:07 IAEA experts in Tehran for further nuclear talks (0)
11:08 Court finds ex-Yukos security official guilty in new trial-1 (0)
11:43 U.K. investment co. Lion Capital LLP to buy Russian juice maker (0)
11:53 Norilsk Nickel former chief demands early board election (0)
12:09 Russian researcher's body found after ship collision off Sicily (0)
12:25 Russia's Stabilization Fund yields 9.5% in income over year -1 (0)
12:31 Serbia says ready to grant broad autonomy to Kosovo (0)
12:56 Gas ultimatums versus common sense (0)
12:59 The ethnic dimension of the Great Terror (0)
13:04 Russia's Stabilization Fund yields 9.5% in income over year-2 (0)
13:23 Russia to build 2 Kalashnikov factories in Venezuela by 2010 (0)
13:31 Palestinian PM admits he cannot control West Bank - Haaretz (0)
13:38 Moscow for holding N.Korea ministerial meeting at UN Sept. 19 (0)
13:45 Pipe blast in Bulgaria cuts Russian gas supplies to Greece -2 (0)
13:53 Ukraine may raise Russian gas transit rates - security official (0)
14:17 Leopard gives birth to triplets in North Caucasus zoo (0)
14:44 Russia, Afghanistan sign deal to write off Afghan debt-1 (0)
14:48 Olmert, Abbas meet to discuss Palestinian state (0)
15:00 Russian diamond giant Alrosa may launch Armenia jewelry business (0)
15:05 Russia to negotiate N. Korean, Iraqi debt settlement in 2007 (0)
15:47 Yukos ex-security chief sentenced to life imprisonment - 1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:33 Russia's MAKS-2007 air show to attract record number of firms (0)
16:37 Putin calls for clear foreign investment rules in energy sector -1 (0)
16:38 Yukos ex-security chief sentenced to life imprisonment - 2 (0)
16:57 Russia: What kind of capitalism? (0)
17:08 Moscow court refuses to seize RussNeft oil co. securities -1 (0)
17:52 Belarus to pay gas bill to Russia in full by Friday -Beltransgaz (0)
18:04 India to set up Asia's largest telescope in Himalayas in 2012 (0)
18:10 Main news of August 6 (0)

07, August

05:25 Russia denies violating Georgian airspace (0)
05:53 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 2.3% (0)
05:57 RUXX investment index set to open 0.87% down (0)
06:00 Six nations start talks on N.Korea energy aid (0)
06:01 Russia: Missile display. Video (0)
07:17 No bargain with EU on Kosovo status - Serbian diplomat (0)
07:25 Japan demands Russia return seized ship quickly (0)
07:37 Taliban offers to swap Korean hostages for female prisoners (0)
07:38 India's most wanted terrorists in custody in Pakistan- paper (0)
07:47 Dollar rises 1.02 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:09 Georgia summons Russian ambassador over airspace violation - 1 (0)
08:23 Afghan national killed in Moscow (0)
08:52 Georgia summons Russian ambassador over airspace violation - 2 (0)
09:16 Foot and mouth disease found in second farm in England (0)
09:43 Counterfeit caviar worth 1.5 million euros seized in Moscow (0)
09:54 Former Guantanamo inmates go on trial in Tajikistan (0)
10:00 Britain unchanged on Lugovoi extradition - ambassador (0)
10:30 Russia to commission second unit of China's Tianwan NPP in Sept. -1 (0)
10:38 Russian banks, companies could borrow $125 bln in 2008 (0)
11:03 Contact Group on Kosovo to meet in London Thursday-1 (0)
11:06 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 8 (0)
11:09 Russia's Severstal-Avto applies to assemble Isuzu trucks (0)
11:10 USA: Bush, Karzai agree on hostages. Video (0)
11:12 Brazil, Sao Paulo: airport building destroyed. Video (0)
11:13 Sarkozy snaps at US snappers. Video (0)
11:15 Sean Penn and Hugo Chavez together. Video (0)
11:15 USA: A rocky road for chocolate thief. Video (0)
11:25 Four sentenced to between 2 and 12 years in antifascist murder-1 (0)
11:36 Top court upholds ban on National Bolsheviks as extremists -1 (0)
12:13 Court frees from custody former judge in Budanov case -1 (0)
12:21 Court extends Yukos bankruptcy process for three months -1 (0)
12:25 Russian patriarch, Pope seek meeting - cardinal (0)
12:50 EBRD withdraws from talks on funding Sakhalin II-1 (0)
13:11 Russia test launches sea-based ballistic missile in Pacific -1 (0)
13:12 Sakhalin governor resigns, Putin nominates new candidate-1 (0)
13:20 Russian Proton-M rocket to launch Japanese telecoms satellite (0)
13:46 Moscow to defend Russian arrested in U.S. over visa fraud scheme -1 (0)
14:12 Newborn baby undergoes unique brain surgery in Ukraine (0)
14:23 Turkey to invest over $4 bln in South Russian region (0)
14:36 Putin says recent N.Pole mission to back Russian claim to Arctic (0)
14:43 Russia to equip 20 battalions with S-400 air defense systems -1 (0)
14:47 Russia approves mass production of cutting-edge Bulava missile (0)
14:55 Russia may start liberalizing associated gas market in late 2007 -1 (0)
15:55 Pet crocodile falls from 12th floor balcony, breaks tooth (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:10 Bird flu diagnosis confirmed after Vietnamese boy's death (0)
16:37 Court sanctions Berezovsky's arrest in absentia -1 (0)
16:45 Russia demands probe into alleged Georgian airspace violation -1 (0)
17:12 N. Korea expects "investment-based" international aid (0)
17:29 Court issues sixth warrant "in absentia" for Berezovsky's arrest -2 (0)
17:34 Finance minister warns money supply growth could spur inflation -1 (0)
17:59 EBRD to grant Ukraine $460 mln to secure Chernobyl NPP (0)
18:00 Russia says U.K. failed to prove Berezovsky attacker was Russian -1 (0)
18:04 Israel and Palestine: deja vu all over again (0)
18:15 Main news of August 7 (0)
18:19 Sochi trips over its first Olympic hurdle (0)

08, August

05:02 Six Russian hostages released in Nigeria - embassy (0)
05:22 Egyptian, Palestinian leaders to meet in Alexandria Wednesday (0)
05:45 State property fund to offer Yukos transport assets at auction (0)
06:00 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 4.1% (0)
06:04 RUXX investment index set to open 0.49% up (0)
06:04 Two policemen killed in shootout with militants in Grozny (0)
06:13 Second North-South Korean summit to take place Aug. 28-30 (0)
06:35 Russia to boost space defense with new missile system (0)
06:56 Auction organizer confirms Rosneft will bid for more Yukos assets -1 (0)
07:13 Georgia: Alleged airspace violation. Video (0)
07:25 Israeli troops kill two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza (0)
07:37 Russia to build fifth-generation fighter prototype soon (0)
07:46 Euro slips 15.37 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:54 Dollar rises 1.35 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:56 Russia's strategic aviation holds tactical exercises in Arctic (0)
08:52 State-controlled Rosneft buys Yukos transport, CIS assets -1 (0)
09:01 Two killed, 12 wounded in northeast Indian bomb blast (0)
09:03 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 9 (0)
09:14 ILS, Inmarsat sign European satellite launch contract - space agency (0)
09:16 Russia's LUKoil raised oil output 3.5% in first half of 2007 (0)
09:53 Second North-South Korean summit to take place Aug. 28-30-1 (0)
10:02 Belarus pays Gazprom's bill for Russian natural gas in full -1 (0)
10:30 U.S. space shuttle Endeavour to lift off for ISS Wednesday (0)
10:43 USA: Bridge recovery continues. Video (0)
10:44 South Asia: flood victims face hunger. Video (0)
10:45 Afghanistan hostage crisis deadlocked. Video (0)
10:46 C240 USA: Teacher-Astronaut set to take off. Video (0)
10:47 USA: Courtroom brawl. Video (0)
10:47 Tibet's tourism under pressure. Video (0)
11:21 Russia's MICEX Group posts 120% rise in IFRS net income in 2006 (0)
11:39 ROC president says U.S. team will go to Olympics in Beijing (0)
12:09 Kaluga Region hosts international land art festival (0)
12:13 North Korea agrees to denuclearize before aid - negotiator (0)
12:14 S. Ossetia says it can prove Georgian plane violated airspace (0)
12:41 Russian scientists to study in detail N. Pole expedition samples (0)
12:47 Russia's strategic aviation holds tactical exercises in Arctic-1 (0)
12:55 Council of Europe urges ban on smacking children (0)
12:59 S.Ossetia leader ready sign deal with Georgian president (0)
13:13 Court puts Yukos shipping subsidiary under external management -1 (0)
13:23 Court extends custody of Yukos official until December 2-1 (0)
13:56 Dialogue with Hamas possible if Islamists return Gaza - Abbas (0)
14:08 S. Ossetia says it can prove Georgian plane violated airspace-1 (0)
14:21 Russia's WGC-3 power firm posts 390% rise in 2006 net profit (0)
15:05 Russian expedition planted Abkhazia flag on Arctic seabed (0)
15:09 Russia oil firm RussNeft's securities seized - Int. Ministry-1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:16 Is the American eagle becoming two-headed? (0)
17:20 Oil deals signed under Saddam up for review - Iraq minister-1 (0)
17:24 Russia oil firms will get no privileges in Iraq -- minister -1 (0)
18:00 Why Russia should sell weapons to Iran and Syria (0)
18:03 Main news of August 8 (0)

09, August

04:51 Russian Air Force marks its 95th Anniversary (0)
05:16 Austria denies extradition of Kazakh leader's former son-in-law (0)
05:25 Russia, Iraq to discuss energy cooperation (0)
05:38 RUXX investment index set to open 2.72% up (0)
05:45 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.3% (0)
05:56 U.S. condemns "rocket attack" on Georgia (0)
06:05 USA: Storms batter New York City. Video (0)
06:43 U.S. shuttle Endeavour orbited on the way to ISS (0)
06:48 Sharapova beats Greek rival, Safin goes down to defeat (0)
07:00 Five Germans killed in car crash in Ukraine (0)
07:03 USA: Democrats exchange fire over Pakistan. Video (0)
07:04 China: One year to Beijing Olympics. Video (0)
07:05 Fluorescent fish to fight cancer. Video (0)
07:06 Russian gold and currency reserves down $0.5 bln in week (0)
07:38 Russian gas deliveries to Greece resume after accident-1 (0)
07:42 Euro slips 4.78 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:46 Dollar slips 13.93 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:29 LUKoil unperturbed over possible loss of its American filling stations (0)
08:50 AvtoVaz RAS net profit rises 90% in H1 y-o-y (0)
09:02 Uranium marriage - is Astana cheating on Moscow? (0)
09:06 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 10 (0)
09:07 Legislators in Sakhalin appoint Khoroshavin as governor (0)
09:10 Aircraft crashes in south Russia, no victims reported-1 (0)
09:14 Top peacekeeper says Georgia hurried to destroy missile evidence (0)
09:20 Breakaway S.Ossetia asks Russia for air defenses in conflict zone-1 (0)
09:23 Gazprom could become world's richest company-Medvedev (0)
09:29 Nagasaki commemorates victims of atomic bombing (0)
10:52 Italy's renowned tenor Pavarotti hospitalized (0)
11:13 Bangladesh: Fighting for aid as floods spread. Video (0)
11:14 South Korea: Koreas announce landmark summit. Video (0)
11:15 Talk of the Town:Writer J.K. Rowling loses court battle. Video (0)
11:15 Hamas sets up naval defense force in Gaza with no ships - report (0)
11:16 Lego man. Video (0)
11:20 Ruble appreciation can keep inflation down (0)
11:56 Last group of Palestinians return from Egypt to Gaza (0)
12:00 EU to fork out $27 million on Russia nuclear safety - NPP operator (0)
12:46 Austria refuses to extradite Kazakh leader's former son-in-law -1 (0)
12:50 Serbian official says Ahtisaari plan smacks of NATO ambition (0)
13:18 Sudan ambassador says govt. ready for talks with rebels (0)
13:40 Train with Russian weaponry leaves Batumi base in Georgia (0)
13:59 Court extends custody for chief suspect in senior banker murder -1 (0)
14:00 Ukraine says bird flu vaccine almost ready (0)
14:32 EU 'special tourists' to ride Trans-Siberian Railway to China (0)
14:56 Russia to boost cooperation with North, South Korea - 1 (0)
15:13 Russian oil firm RussNeft to elect new president Aug. 30 -1 (0)
15:36 Russia confirms pledge to destroy all chemical weapons by 2012 -1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:25 Iraq's West Qurna-2 oil field to go to state company - minister -1 (0)
17:29 Russian natural gas supplies to Greece restored after blast (0)
17:52 Early elections in Poland to be held in fall (0)
17:54 At least 51 dead, 10 missing in Vietnam floods (0)
18:15 Main news of August 9 (0)

10, August

04:58 Seven die in road accident in central Russia (0)
05:54 RUXX investment index set to open 2.87% down (0)
06:00 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 9.2% (0)
06:06 Russian monetary base up $67 mln in week to $140.3 bln (0)
06:36 Russian doctor gets 3 years for mother and baby death (0)
06:43 Six-year-old truck driver knocks down pedestrian (0)
07:10 Nagasaki bombing remembered. Video (0)
07:36 Happy not snappy! Brushing a crocodile's teeth. Video (0)
07:44 Euro slips 6.36 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:47 Dollar rises 16.26 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:10 Russneft appeals against share seizure -1 (0)
08:13 Russian Cat woman - 130 cats in 1 apartment. Video (0)
08:17 Norilsk Nickel shareholders to reelect board Oct. 12 (0)
08:37 Narcotics police seize 60 kg of heroin in Moscow (0)
08:44 Heavy snowfall causes $250 million damage in Chile (0)
08:59 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 11-13 (0)
08:59 LUKoil hopes to salvage Qurna deal with Iraq (0)
09:15 Russian zoo insists elephant will stay despite global petition (0)
09:36 Pavarotti in hospital. Video (0)
09:38 Putin, Hu to meet Aug. 16-17 during regional antiterrorism drill (0)
09:47 Direct foreign investment in Georgia almost doubled in Q1 y-o-y (0)
10:01 Six Russian hostages released in Nigeria return home -1 (0)
10:26 Gaz to launch sales of British Maxus cars in late August (0)
10:44 VSMPO-Avisma sets up Swiss subsidiary, Tirus International (0)
11:10 Troika on Kosovo arrives in Belgrade Friday -Russian senator (0)
11:15 Fire destroys part of Italy's Cinecitta studios, no victims reported (0)
11:21 Russia-China trade to hit $40 bln in 2007 - ambassador (0)
12:27 Two submersibles set to monitor sunken Russian nuclear sub (0)
12:29 Regulator rules out flat and office construction in Moscow park (0)
12:47 Japan doubts it can meet Kyoto obligations (0)
13:10 Russia's space program: time for a change (0)
13:38 Italian police arrest 93-year-old man for pouncing on woman (0)
14:00 Moscow Arbitration Court upholds $670 mln tax claim vs. RussNeft -1 (0)
14:30 Berezovsky lawyers appeal latest Russian arrest warrant (0)
14:32 No plans for cattle vaccination in Britain yet - chief veterinarian (0)
14:40 Colombia upbeat on economic cooperation with Russia - ambassador (0)
14:53 Court extends custody for suspected accomplice in Kozlov murder (0)
14:59 Gazprom boosts 2007 investment program by 47% to $30 bln -1 (0)
15:09 A reality show under the ice (0)
15:43 World's tallest man lives isolated life in Ukraine - interview (0)
15:54 Russian economic growth peaks but inflation keeps rising (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:58 Ukraine president asks King of Thailand to pardon Ukrainian woman (0)
17:16 Federal Property Fund official arrested on graft charges (0)
17:20 Georgian leader says no plans for war with Russia (0)
17:38 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
18:12 U.S. shuttle Endeavour docks with ISS (0)
18:12 AvtoVAZ plans to sack striker over labor law violations (0)
18:19 Main news of August 10 (0)

11, August

07:25 More than 40 people dead in south Pakistan from monsoon rains (0)
10:07 More than 30,000 spectators attend air show outside Moscow (0)
12:03 Russian Air Force invites Georgia to cooperate on missile incident (0)
14:24 Early parliamentary elections in Poland probably to be held October 21 - premier (0)
14:46 Putin praises new radar station near St. Petersburg (0)
14:57 Russia should increase aircraft production by 2025 - Putin-1 (0)
15:16 Main news of August 11 (0)

12, August

08:26 One dead, two injured in oil refinery accident in West Siberia (0)
08:49 Thieves steal large sum of money from Moscow travel agency (0)
09:30 Russia commemorates crewmembers of sunken Kursk submarine (0)
10:44 Kamchatka volcano spews ash to 6,000 meters in Russian Far East (0)
13:28 Eleven bus passengers electrocuted in India - agency (0)
14:53 Kosovo talks to be direct and exclude pre-set options -politician (0)
15:06 Main news of August 12 (0)

13, August

05:20 North, South Korea to hold preparatory talks Tuesday for summit (0)
05:52 U.S. Endeavour shuttle to stay docked to ISS until Aug. 20 (0)
05:55 RUXX investment index set to open 2.59% down (0)
06:05 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.07% (0)
06:22 Putin, Albert II of Monaco arrive at south Siberian fortress (0)
07:02 President Putin visits new radar station near St. Petersburg (0)
07:06 Chinese toy company boss commits suicide in lead paint scandal (0)
07:16 China says no intention of selling dollar reserves (0)
07:21 U.S., North Korean diplomats to meet in Beijing Monday - agency (0)
07:25 Man mistakenly declared dead wants death certificate annulled (0)
07:39 Criminal case on online extremism opened in Russia's Far East (0)
07:50 Drought hits key farming region in south Russia (0)
07:52 Nuclear power in space (0)
08:13 ISS: Space walk for Endeavour astronauts. Video (0)
08:13 Russia: SOC military exercises in the Chelyabinsk region. Video. (0)
08:17 German tourists stuck on ski lift in Austrian Alps (0)
08:42 Dollar slips 4.09 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:46 Euro slips 4.41 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:48 VimpelCom buys 100% of Irkutsk-based subsidiary of Tele2 -1 (0)
09:03 Policemen accused of taking $1.5 million bribe named (0)
09:14 Farmer sentenced to five years in slave labor case (0)
09:45 Abkhazia in geopolitical game in the Caucasus (0)
09:48 Russia's Zenit Bank set for new share issue (0)
09:55 UK: No more Big Ben bongs for now. Video (0)
09:55 Ferry collides with Russian ship in Bosporus, 40 injured -1 (0)
09:56 Hungary: Exciting ancient fossils. Video (0)
09:57 You're such a crab artist. Video (0)
10:09 Tatneft posts 11.5% drop in profit in 1H07 (0)
10:11 Outspoken environment official denies parliamentary ambitions (0)
10:13 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 14 (0)
10:39 Russia's Central Bank ups deposit rates for banks by 0.25 points (0)
10:51 Jury to hear Pichushkin serial murder case in open court (0)
10:53 Russia blocks deliveries of Chinese fighters to Pakistan - paper (0)
11:01 Indian ambassador says Gazprom can ensure safety if joins gas project (0)
11:06 Robert Kasoon (0)
11:21 Dale Coffin (0)
11:33 Ferry collides with Russian ship in Bosporus, 40 injured -2 (0)
11:51 India plans to launch first space shuttle in 2010 - space official (0)
12:15 Rooney in doubt for Euro-2008 qualifier against Russia (0)
12:27 PM says India has right to arms tests despite U.S. nuclear deal -1 (0)
12:29 Derailment that caused toxic spill in Ukraine result of safety violations (0)
12:36 Seven hurt in poisonous blast at chemical plant in Israel (0)
12:46 Iran president to visit Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan (0)
12:50 Yushchenko asks election commission to register Tymoshenko bloc (0)
12:57 Peacekeepers accuse Georgia of blocking missile dispute probe (0)
13:05 U.S. Endeavour shuttle to stay docked to ISS until Aug. 20 -1 (0)
13:11 Court upholds fishery official's six-year extortion sentence (0)
13:25 Seventeen illegal migrants drown off Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean (0)
13:30 Russia's Yuzhny moves into ATP top-ten rating list (0)
13:34 Ferry collides with Ukrainian ship in Bosporus, 40 injured -3 (0)
14:00 Spanish court returns military base to private owners (0)
14:17 August 14 preview (0)
14:18 August - September calendar (0)
14:24 Rosneft oil firm files for auction to sell Yukos foreign assets (0)
15:29 Independent team probes Georgia missile incident (0)
15:30 North Caucasus Security Watch, August 13 (0)
15:58 Floods worsen in China. Video (0)
15:59 Japan: Gay and proud in Tokyo. Video (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:00 Germany: Hippo baby meets the cameras. Video (0)
16:07 S. Ossetia threatens to block water supplies to central Georgia (0)
16:25 Russia's UES, Gazprom agree on long-term gas supplies-1 (0)
16:47 8 power generating firms to float new shares by yearend - UES (0)
17:10 Russia's UES, Gazprom agree on long-term gas supplies-2 (0)
17:26 Ukraine's president suspends formation of Ukratomprom (0)
17:35 What should Moscow expect from Kiev? (0)
17:38 Evraz Group poised for consolidation of its assets (0)
18:07 Georgia first president's widow goes on hunger strike in Tbilisi (0)
18:15 Main news of August 13 (0)

14, August

05:31 At least 60 injured as Moscow-St. Petersburg train derails (0)
05:46 World's oldest person dies at 114 (0)
05:46 RUXX investment index set to open 1.67% up (0)
05:47 Blast at chemical factory in Siberia kills at least four (0)
05:54 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 0.4% (0)
06:11 Turkey: Dozens hurt in ferry smash. Video (0)
06:12 ISS: NASA checking space shuttle damage. Video (0)
06:13 Russia: Counterfeit Kalashnikovs. Video (0)
06:19 Safin eliminated in first round in Cincinnati (0)
06:39 Weeklong rains, floods affect hundreds in North Korea (0)
06:42 U.S. four-week Arctic trip aimed at "economic security" - NOAA (0)
07:11 Moscow-St Petersburg train derails, at least 60 injured (0)
07:46 Russia's foreign trade surplus declines 18% to $71 bln in 1H07 (0)
08:11 Dollar rises 6.58 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:12 Serbia set to keep Kosovo, even if EU integration jeopardized (0)
08:14 Euro slips 9.36 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:38 Japan pays fine for return of seized trawler (0)
08:56 Norilsk Nickel buys over 97% of LionOre stock as offer expires (0)
09:07 Russia's security chief urges tighter security after train crash (0)
09:10 Soviet WWII monument removed in south Latvian town (0)
09:22 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 15 (0)
09:30 Russia strategic aviation holds exercise over Pacific, Atlantic (0)
09:42 Belgium against Gazprom investment in gas depot (0)
10:01 Russian steelmaker Severstal buys 22% stake in Ireland's Celtic (0)
10:46 Common economic zone may be tabled for Korean summit - agency (0)
11:04 VTB could finance Alrosa's acquisition of Polyus Gold stake (0)
11:04 Talk of the Town: A baby for Baby Spice. Video (0)
11:21 Russia's fish catch could drop 20% by 2015 - federal agency (0)
11:42 At least 14 killed by floods overnight in north Indian region (0)
11:52 Alrosa diamond producer posts 2.6% drop in 2006 IFRS revenue (0)
11:53 Taliban frees two hostages. Video (0)
12:08 Russia's broad monetary base down 4.3% in July (0)
12:16 Russia's post-Soviet privatization, 15 years on (0)
12:25 What's the outlook for the ISS? (0)
12:27 Kosovo division unacceptable - president Sejdiu (0)
12:31 Japanese biker drives 2 km before noticing severed right leg (0)
12:43 Iran favors stable Afghanistan - Ahmadinejad (0)
13:14 Ex-dissident Bukovsky seeks retraction from psychiatric body (0)
13:51 Human rights envoy wants opposition activist out of mental ward (0)
14:06 No alternative to Kosovo independence - former EU commissioner (0)
14:13 Regional railways tighten security after recent train crash (0)
14:23 New checkpoint opens on Russian-Estonian border (0)
14:55 Berlin Wall debate 46 years on. Video (0)
15:01 State Olympic corporation to build sports venues in Sochi-1 (0)
15:53 Police say identikits compiled on suspects in train derailment -1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:07 Court upholds "extremism" warning to liberal Yabloko party (0)
16:19 India has changed the world (0)
16:25 Kyrgyzstan, China sign declaration on boosting cooperation (0)
16:36 S. Korea welcomes cooperation with Russia, N. Korea - ambassador (0)
16:42 Mending fears virtually. Video (0)
16:44 Gazprom's 1H07 unconsolidated earnings up 4.5% y-o-y to $34 bln (0)
17:09 Ukrainian court backs Tymoshenko in election registration dispute (0)
17:40 The worth of voucher (0)
18:08 Afghan leader offers to provide bridge for U.S.-Iran relations (0)
18:10 Main news of August 14 (0)

15, August

05:54 S. Korean president calls for peace treaty with North - agency (0)
05:56 RUXX investment index set to open 0.50% down (0)
06:00 Two Hamas members killed in clashes with rival groups in Gaza (0)
06:06 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 3.6% (0)
06:25 Nineteen people still in hospital after train derailment (0)
06:39 Russian rail crash 'terrorist act'. Video (0)
06:40 Bridge collapse in southern China. Video (0)
06:41 Fire hits China's tallest building. Video (0)
06:42 USA: Elvis anniversary. Video (0)
06:48 Over 120 kids diagnosed with stomach bug at Russian summer camp-1 (0)
07:01 Rosneft RAS net profit drops 36% in 1H07 -1 (0)
07:10 Japan sets new date for lunar orbiter launch (0)
07:32 Russia's Norilsk Nickel posts 57% in RAS revenue in 1H07 (0)
07:48 Dollar rises 10.48 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:51 Euro slips 16.1 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:13 Policeman fatally shot by militant in Chechen capital (0)
08:33 Shanghai alliance interested in Turkmenistan membership - Russia (0)
08:56 Little-known company buys Yukos overseas assets for $307 mln -1 (0)
09:11 Ukraine announces tender for 99.5% of Odessa chemical plant (0)
09:11 Alleged Russian agent identifies his British recruiter - FSB (0)
09:12 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 16 (0)
09:36 $7 bln needed to improve Sochi transport by 2014 Winter Olympics (0)
09:50 Major car theft reported in Siberia (0)
10:06 Four bombs explode in Assam, northeast India, no one injured (0)
10:08 State aircraft maker to expand cooperation with Boeing, Airbus (0)
10:24 Fighter plane maker MiG to become joint stock company soon -1 (0)
10:27 Russia's VSMPO-Avisma posts 26% drop in net profit in 1H07 (0)
11:00 Russian Armed Forces to adopt new communications system by 2015 (0)
11:01 Accrued foreign investment in Russia grows 40% over year (0)
11:06 Millenniums-old footprint found in Israel (0)
11:09 Russia to build over 4,500 aircraft by 2025 - industry official (0)
11:16 Talk of the Town: Van Halen reunite. Video (0)
11:34 Transneft oil pipe operator posts 23% drop in 1H07 net profit (0)
11:43 Moscow court delays hearing on police phone tap until Aug.22 (0)
11:50 Police seize 50 kilos of heroin near Moscow (0)
11:54 Azerbaijan's GDP up 34.5% y-o-y in January-July (0)
12:18 Palestinian PM denies Fatah-Hamas contacts (0)
12:23 Man who lived in garbage-strewn room turns out to be millionaire (0)
12:26 GDP grows 7.7% in Ukraine in Jan.-July (0)
12:39 Nuclear power in space (Part 2) (0)
12:55 Gazprom Neft posts 20% rise in RAS net profit in 1H07 -1 (0)
13:02 EU allocates $31 million for economic projects in Karelia (0)
13:08 Rail travelers stranded for up to 5 hours following derailment (0)
13:14 Moscow court clears businessman of online MP3 piracy charges (0)
13:40 Parliamentary election will cost Russia about $160 million (0)
13:45 Azerbaijan's GDP up 34.5% y-o-y in January-July - 1 (0)
13:52 Rosneft buys Yukos claims for $453 million at auction -1 (0)
14:16 Russian power firm OGK-5 raises net profit 18% y-o-y in H1 (0)
14:28 Relocation of Bronze Soldier slowed Estonia's growth - paper (0)
14:52 Service fully restored after train derailment - RZD -1 (0)
15:21 Moscow heat record broken for second time (0)
15:35 Russian experts to take part in missile attack probe with Georgia -1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:01 AFK Sistema pays $8.3 million for 20% stake in Far Eastern bank (0)
16:31 Ukraine Electoral Commission registers opposition Tymoshenko bloc -1 (0)
16:53 Kazakhstan to seek ex-ambassador's extradition (0)
17:15 Georgia says int. experts prove airspace was violated from Russia (0)
18:01 Shanghai Cooperation Organization: territory of partnership (0)
18:12 Russia could invest $2 billion in Kyrgyzstan - Putin (0)
18:15 Main News of August 15 (0)
19:25 Russia-Uzbekistan commodity circulation up 300% - ambassador (0)

16, August

04:59 Train loaded with Russian arms leaves Georgia's Batumi base (0)
05:08 Kazakhstan to host international conference against nuclear weapons (0)
05:30 Russia to exhibit S-400 air defense system at MAKS-2007 show (0)
06:01 Floods cripple North Korea. Video (0)
06:07 RUXX investment index set to open 1.94% down (0)
06:15 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 5.7% (0)
06:55 Putin proposes regular Shanghai Six anti-terrorism drills -1 (0)
07:15 Putin calls for anti money-laundering zone around Afghanistan (0)
07:19 Central Bank withdraws licenses from two Moscow banks (0)
07:24 Russia's industrial output grows 7.7% in 7M07 (0)
07:33 Russian scientist calls for fusion research program by year's end (0)
07:43 Euro slips 4.38 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:44 Wholesale power generator OGK-6 set for new share issue (0)
07:46 Dollar rises 10.12 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:02 Russian gold and currency reserves up $3.4 bln in week (0)
08:31 Kazakhstan proposes establishing oil and gas regulator, exchange (0)
08:32 NASA discovers new star trail. Video (0)
08:33 Putin calls for anti money-laundering zone around Afghanistan-1 (0)
08:49 Hurricane season in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Video (0)
08:53 Iran's leader says U.S. missile shield threatens Eurasian security (0)
09:27 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 17 (0)
09:36 Prince Albert II of Monaco to hunt stag in East Siberia (0)
09:45 Never too old to be a champion. Video (0)
09:46 Russian government calls for higher travel insurance coverage (0)
10:21 Bear mauls sleeping camper to death in Russia's Far East (0)
10:43 Putin offers condolences to Peru leader over 300 killed by quake (0)
10:55 USA: Bulletproof backpack. Video (0)
11:14 Injured passengers on derailed train to receive up to $10,000 -1 (0)
11:30 Spain extradites suspect in Russian governor's murder (0)
11:37 Blistering heat steals animals' appetites in Russian zoo (0)
11:58 Fitch affirms Russia's issuer default rating BBB+ - 1 (0)
12:33 U.S. finalizes deal on unprecedented military aid to Israel (0)
12:43 Egypt urges Palestinians, Israelis to continue peace efforts (0)
13:13 President Putin goes fishing (0)
13:17 Russia's nuclear equipment exporter joins nuclear energy holding (0)
13:17 Wrap: Regional security summit vows to ensure stability in Asia (0)
13:22 AvtoVAZ car production down 4.1% in 1H07 - company (0)
13:38 Museum to victims of "orange revolution" to open in east Ukraine (0)
13:44 Tbilisi says Russian airspace violation possibly part of exercise (0)
13:52 Chief health official orders inspection of Mattel toys in Russia (0)
14:01 Court orders environmental regulator to pay moral damages (0)
14:02 Indian opposition, left-wing MPs protest U.S. nuclear deal (0)
14:16 Germans die in Afghanistan blast. Video (0)
14:21 Moratorium on admission to Shanghai Six to hold - FM Lavrov (0)
14:25 Court postpones Soviet cartoon copyright dispute until next year (0)
14:28 India: Landslide swamps Himalayan village. Video (0)
14:33 Cheap mortgage deals? Forget it (0)
14:39 Kurdish sect targeted in Iraq. Video (0)
14:45 Georgia discovers radioactive substance at former Russian base (0)
14:51 Mafia link in German shootings. Video (0)
14:52 Court orders environmental regulator to pay moral damages -1 (0)
15:06 AvtoVAZ ponders assembly lines in Chile, Egypt (0)
15:07 Russian likes and dislikes in Ukraine (0)
15:15 Monkey in Russian zoo refuses to pose, snatches phone cameras (0)
15:33 Britain to manage Georgian railways for 89 years (0)
15:58 Prosecutors appeal ultranationalist sentence as too lenient (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:21 Russia says Iran poses no threat (0)
16:22 U.S., Azerbaijan sign $1.7 mln grant deal on Caspian pipeline (0)
16:31 Environmental watchdog finds two oil slicks in Moscow River (0)
16:31 Russia, Australia to sign uranium deal in September (0)
16:39 India to start building eight nuclear reactors by 2012 (0)
17:25 U.S. travel agency fined for booking trips to Cuba (0)
18:05 Main news of August 16 (0)

17, August

05:18 A Gulliver from Ukraine: 2 m 53 cm (0)
05:18 NASA says space shuttle repairs not needed (0)
05:38 Seoul to provide $7.5 million in flood relief to North Korea (0)
05:47 RUXX investment index set to open 4.07% down (0)
05:57 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 12.8% (0)
06:07 Computer program reveals FBI, CIA edited Wikipedia entries (0)
06:25 Russian monetary base up $1.5 bln in week to $140.3 bln (0)
06:43 Russia blocks UN statement on missile incident with Georgia (0)
06:45 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
07:48 Euro rises 0.61 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:51 Dollar rises 4.39 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:57 Police arrest over 550 illegal foreign workers in central Russia -1 (0)
08:41 Police avert terrorist attack on oil refinery in Ingushetia (0)
08:49 Lightning kills 306 people in three weeks in China (0)
08:55 Fortum to sell minority stake in Lenenergo to VTB, UES -1 (0)
09:00 Assets of Russia's top 30 banks down 0.6% in June (0)
09:03 Just Russia party to nominate Putin 2012 presidential candidate (0)
09:18 Peru president tours earthquake site. Video (0)
09:22 Russia estimates train crash losses at over $8 million (0)
09:24 Beijing cuts traffic to reduce air pollution (0)
09:59 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 18-20 (0)
10:05 Iran Revolutionary Guard on U.S. terror list? Video (0)
10:11 Azerbaijan's oil production down 1.3%, y-o-y, in January-July (0)
10:31 Eco-friendly house of bottles. Video (0)
10:32 Russia checks Belgian, French meat plants, may revise import ban (0)
10:50 Deutsche Bank ups stake in Russia's Aeroflot from 1.8% to 8.8% (0)
10:51 Harry Potter loses out to Chinese pirates. Video (0)
10:52 Regional security exercise cost Russia $80 million (0)
10:58 Stavropol declares state of emergency over mass food poisoning (0)
11:04 Russia to export 1,000 MW to Lithuania pending NPP repair -1 (0)
11:09 Russian experts say evidence in Georgia incident fabricated (0)
11:56 Police find $67 million cannabis haul hidden in olive shipment (0)
11:59 Russia govt. to auction controlling stakes in Elgaugol, Yakutugol -1 (0)
12:22 Swiss court orders early release of Russian in Skyguide killing (0)
12:42 U.S. charges Russian hacker in Forbes 400 identity theft probe (0)
13:02 PACE head to tour Mideast to promote peace (0)
13:03 Russia's space exploration: its future lies with bold new projects (0)
13:05 Ka-50 Black Shark attack helicopter. Video (0)
13:10 Greek premier calls snap elections for Sept. 16 (0)
13:18 Russia and Venezuela: two different look-alikes (0)
13:25 Talk of the Town: Michael Jackson sued by former attorneys. Video (0)
13:27 Swiss court orders early release of Russian in Skyguide killing-1 (0)
13:51 Hurricane season revs itself up. Video (0)
14:08 Russia restores Soviet-era strategic bomber patrols - Putin-1 (0)
14:15 Train blast shows Russia still has terrorism problem - Putin-1 (0)
14:23 Investors flee as credit fears deepen. Video (0)
14:24 USA: Elvis vigil. Video (0)
14:36 Head of Russian pharmaceutical co. Protek charged with bribery (0)
15:03 Putin denies Shanghai regional group is military bloc -1 (0)
15:14 Yukos former security chief Pichugin appeals life sentence (0)
15:56 Rush demand for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (0)
15:56 Russia's top Air Force officer denies planes flew over Georgia-1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:07 Belgian statue of urinating boy to wear Ukrainian costume (0)
16:23 Child food poisoning cases in south Russian region rise to 83 -1 (0)
16:58 Turkey choosing between hijab and Europe (0)
17:00 Carmaker AvtoVAZ says it fired two workers after Aug. 1 strike (0)
17:12 Suspect in Russian governor's murder extradited from Spain (0)
17:42 Russia restores Soviet-era strategic bomber patrols - Putin -2 (0)
18:04 Jurassic-period lizard's skeleton found in Russia's Volga region (0)
18:28 BBC's FM broadcasts taken off air in Russia (0)
18:36 Russian experts dismiss Georgia's evidence in missile dispute (0)

18, August

07:13 Turkish jet hijacked, makes emergency landing in Antalya (0)
07:33 Turkish jet hijacked, makes emergency landing in Antalya - 1 (0)
08:42 Second Korean summit could be postponed over flooding (0)
10:30 Two hijackers of Turkish airliner surrender peacefully (0)
11:12 Slovenia begins withdrawing military contingent from Kosovo (0)
12:24 Kazakhs voting in early parliamentary election (0)
14:11 Space walk by shuttle astronauts shortened due to Hurricane Dean (0)
14:55 Iranian president invites Putin to summit of Caspian nations (0)
14:58 Main news of August 18 (0)

19, August

07:15 Kazakh ruling party wins parliamentary vote (0)
08:35 NASA to bring shuttle Endeavour home early over hurricane fears (0)
09:23 Kazakh ruling party wins parliamentary vote -1 (0)
10:03 Taliban threatens to execute South Korean hostages - agency (0)
11:19 Child food poisoning cases in southern Russia rise to 123 (0)
12:54 Shuttle Endeavour undocks from international space station (0)
14:11 Iran to hold new round of talks with UN nuclear watchdog Aug. 20 (0)
14:37 About fifty people injured after bridge collapses in Georgia (0)
14:52 Main news of August 19 (0)

20, August

05:08 RUXX investment index set to open 1.32% up (0)
05:41 Four in hospital after Taiwanese plane blast in Japan (0)
06:06 WWII munitions cache discovered near road in St. Petersburg (0)
06:15 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.4% (0)
06:59 S. Korea, U.S. launch military drill despite N.Korean protests (0)
07:10 New tragedy in New York. Video (0)
07:48 UN nuclear monitors arrive in Iran's capital for new talks round (0)
07:49 Euro rises 18.91 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:53 Dollar slips 4.1 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:19 Kazakh leader says whole country gained from his party's victory (0)
08:22 SJ (0)
08:27 Firozali A.Mulla (0)
08:35 Cat pooh coffee cost a lot. Video (0)
08:44 Nationalist Great Russia party to reapply for election registration (0)
08:52 Russia proposes informal, open talks on N. Korea nuclear issue (0)
08:59 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 21 (0)
09:09 Ka-52 (Alligator) attack helicopter. Video (0)
09:10 Ka-60 Kasatka (Killer Whale) multi-role army helicopter. Video (0)
09:29 Court backs defense appeal against Lebedev investigator (0)
09:37 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan go on hunger strike (0)
09:51 Russia's trade surplus drops 16.7% in 1H07 to $61.7 billion (0)
09:54 Hurricane Dean threat increases. Video (0)
09:55 Russian environment authority faces anti-monopoly probe (0)
10:12 Moscow to bid for first Youth Olympics in 2010 (0)
10:37 Indian PM says government committed to nuclear, solar power (0)
10:44 Twenty-two killed as bus plunges off 300-meter cliff in Nepal (0)
10:52 Kazakh presidential body elects 9 parliamentarians under new law (0)
11:09 China: Hopes dim for trapped miners. Video (0)
11:09 Rus aerobatic team. Video (0)
11:12 Rescuers struggle to save overweight tourist from Siberian forest (0)
11:17 Foxconn to invest over $50 million in St. Petersburg electronics plant (0)
11:23 Transportation service to post blacklist of problem drunks (0)
11:25 Dean packing big punch. Video (0)
11:36 Russia's largest lingerie retailer to debut in Britain - daily (0)
11:37 Kazakh leader Nazarbayev wins total victory. Video (0)
11:39 Mi-24 attack helicopter. Video (0)
11:58 Great Britain: Scuffles over climate change protest. Video (0)
12:00 Russia offers new deposits for geological prospecting (0)
12:17 RZD net profit doubles in 1H07 to $1 billion (0)
12:29 Court rejects Khodorkovsky appeal vs. unfreezing Yukos assets -1 (0)
12:49 Acclaimed Russian film director Konchalovsky reaches 70 (0)
13:10 Customs seize 1.5-meter constrictor in south Russia (0)
13:12 Twelve Africans die trying to reach Canary Islands (0)
13:18 Russia's oil output up 2.9%, gas production down 0.3% in Jan.-July (0)
13:29 Suspected Moscow pedophile case passed to court (0)
13:46 Iranian president may soon visit Iraq - FM (0)
13:54 Court refuses to parole colonel convicted of killing Chechen girl (0)
14:12 Sukhoi aircraft holding to set up SuperJet 100 maintenance JV (0)
14:31 Russia's new research station in Arctic to open in late Sept. (0)
14:32 EU stops funding fuel oil deliveries to Gaza Strip over Hamas electricity tax (0)
14:41 Abkhazia's armed forces conducting military exercises (0)
14:50 Half of deaths in Russian Army suicides (0)
15:00 Car emissions - Russia catching up with clean Europe (0)
15:05 Court upholds arrest of policeman accused of extorting $1.5 mln (0)
15:09 Russia builds highly effective Pechora surface-to-air missiles (0)
15:38 Israeli aviation kills members of militant group in Gaza Strip (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:06 Georgia and Russia - doomed to conflict (0)
17:07 Transaero carrier becomes Gazprom, Rosneft minority stockholder (0)
18:04 Hurricane Dean threatens Mexico, Belize (0)
18:10 Main news of August 20 (0)

21, August

05:12 Three-year-old survives fall from seventh floor window (0)
05:37 Eight years in power - Putin's international legacy (0)
05:49 RUXX investment index set to open 0.02% up (0)
05:51 MAKS-2007 air show opens near Moscow (0)
05:58 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 13.3% (0)
05:58 UN extends African Union peacekeeper mandate in Somalia (0)
06:28 CIS air defense units to conduct live firing in joint exercise (0)
06:47 Dean sets sights on Mexico. Video (0)
06:47 Bush tells Canada's Harper energy-rich Arctic belongs to world (0)
07:06 At least four killed, six injured in car pileup near Moscow (0)
07:30 Three hurt in Austria as truck with pigs overturns (0)
07:32 Eight men get 11 years in jail for killing zoo tiger in Vietnam (0)
07:45 Euro rises 7.9 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:48 Dollar rises 10.21 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:02 MAKS-2007 air show opens near Moscow -1 (0)
08:08 Russia dismantles nine Topol mobile systems under START-1 treaty (0)
08:16 Tycoon Abramovich builds Russian "Chelsea village" on Cyprus (0)
08:37 Chinese miners still trapped. Video (0)
08:46 Gaza: Hamas militiamen killed. Video (0)
09:09 Sukhoi to supply six fighters to Indonesia - company (0)
09:24 Japan: Dramatic plane fire. Video (0)
09:24 Moscow court delays Berezovsky Aeroflot trial until Sept. 5 (0)
09:26 Italy minister says Russian ban on poultry unjustified (0)
10:29 Beijing bans cars in Olympic test. Video (0)
10:34 Russia issues fresh warning to Czech Republic over radar plans (0)
10:44 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 22 (0)
11:14 Russian envoy says talks on N. Korea helped strengthen trust (0)
11:14 Tycoon Abramovich builds Russian "Chelsea village" on Cyprus-1 (0)
11:20 B-52 bombers to remain in service for foreseeable future (0)
11:29 Rossia, Ilyushin Finance sign aircraft leasing agreement (0)
11:44 Russia issues fresh warning to Czech Republic over radar plans-1 (0)
11:50 Israeli air raid kills three Palestinian gunmen in Gaza - radio (0)
11:50 Helicopter builders wait for Russian engines (0)
12:05 Iran says ready to share nuclear research data with UN watchdog (0)
12:19 Chelyabinsk Region posts foreign trade turnover of $2.7bn in 1H07 (0)
12:22 First life sentence for woman handed down in Georgia (0)
12:29 â€œStrizhiâ€ and â€œRussian Knightsâ€ aerobatic teams. Video (0)
12:38 Tom Cruise film accident. Video (0)
12:39 Talk of the Town: Steven Seagal reflects on his career woes. Video (0)
12:57 Core inflation 0.9%, investment up 24.7% in Russia in July (0)
13:18 MiG-29OVT. Video (0)
13:32 Boeing inks JV deal with Russian titanium producer at MAKS-2007 (0)
13:43 Russia's GDP up 8% in Jul., 7.9% since start of year - Gref -1 (0)
14:11 France conquering Iraq once again (0)
14:17 Kazakhstan threatens to pull Eni's oil field license (0)
14:43 Ukraine's Communists open museum for U.S. imperialism victims (0)
14:48 VSMPO-Avisma plans to almost double titanium output by 2012 -1 (0)
14:59 Russian government takes over gold mining sector (0)
15:00 Iran says ready to share nuclear research data with UN watchdog -1 (0)
15:30 Russian, European space agencies to develop manned spaceship - 1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:19 Hurricane Dean weakens to category 2 in Mexico (0)
17:04 Foreign experts back Georgia's claim in missile spat with Russia (0)
17:20 $400-500 mln to be invested in two natural gas fields in Ukraine (0)
17:28 Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinian children in north Gaza (0)
18:07 Endeavour shuttle lands at Cape Canaveral - 1 (0)
18:11 Main news of August 21 (0)

22, August

05:13 Three suspects in attacks on federal troops detained in Chechnya (0)
05:33 MAKS-2007 air show (0)
05:40 CIS defense chiefs arrive in south Russia for live firing drill (0)
05:53 RUXX investment index set to open 1.33% down (0)
06:00 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 7% (0)
06:03 Former CIA officer says U.S ready to strike Iran within 6 months (0)
06:30 Sukhoi to exhibit SuperJet-100 for the first time on Sept. 26 (0)
07:30 Strategic bomber patrols not "saber rattling" - Russian AF (0)
07:36 MAKS 2007 air show: Vladimir Putin in command. Video (0)
07:54 Russia's Central Bank spends $3bln to prop up ruble - paper (0)
08:04 Endeavour shuttle lands at Cape Canaveral. Video (0)
08:23 Russia proposes ex-Czech central banker as IMF chief -1 (0)
08:36 Preparations for Russia's Duma elections to involve 3 mln people (0)
09:00 Russia: Small-scale air show. Video (0)
09:25 Sweden's birch grievances (0)
09:44 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 23 (0)
10:05 Kapanina aerobatics with in-cockpit camera. (0)
10:16 Hurricane Dean batters Mexico. Video (0)
10:20 Mars-500 experiment could be extended to 700 days - space agency (0)
10:41 Russian space agency to form three space holdings by 2015 (0)
11:00 The Russkiye Vityazi aerobatic team. Video from the MAKS-2005 air show (0)
11:05 Tehran to host summit of Caspian nations Oct.18 (0)
11:24 Russia, Cuba agree on purchase of five Russian aircraft - 1 (0)
11:28 Sukhoi, Alenia announce SuperJet-100 maintenance JV (0)
11:56 Fuel oil shipments to Gaza resumed - EU (0)
12:15 Russiaâ€™s Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95MS Bear-H strategic bombers. Video (0)
13:00 Russia's Northwest Oil Group aims to build refinery in Jordan (0)
13:35 Russia signs deal to sell five passenger jets to Iran -1 (0)
14:13 Kazakh ruling party wins 88.41% of vote - final results (0)
14:56 Russia proposes ex-Czech central banker as IMF chief -2 (0)
15:37 Russia denies violating Georgian airspace August 21 - 1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:08 Russia denies violating Georgian airspace August 21 - 2 (0)
16:29 Second Topol-M ICBM battalion to go on combat duty by year-end -1 (0)
17:41 Russia, Poland draw in friendly soccer match (0)
17:53 Belarus introduces visa restrictions for U.S. officials (0)
18:00 Main news of August 22 (0)
18:50 Kazakh political patterns won't work in Russia (0)

23, August

05:05 South Korea to provide emergency aid for flood-hit North (0)
05:50 Su-24 strike aircraft crashes in Russia's Far East, pilots eject -1 (0)
06:11 RUXX investment index set to open 2.47% up (0)
06:18 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 5.6% (0)
06:21 Russian gold and currency reserves down $5.5 bln in week (0)
06:22 Russia to raise national project spending 12% to $10 bln in 2007 (0)
06:49 Russia-U.S. economic forum to convene in Far East Aug. 28-30 (0)
06:55 Five Hamas fighters wounded in Israeli air strike on Gaza (0)
07:04 Ivanov says strategic bomber patrols no return to Cold War (0)
08:08 Russia suspends Su-24 flights after Thursday crash in Far East (0)
08:42 Dollar slips 13 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:43 USA: Ex-CIA chief criticised over 9-11. Video (0)
08:44 Euro slips 1.11 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:51 Troops ambush 15 gunmen in Chechnya, all suspects escape (0)
08:59 Moscow government airline signs contract to buy four Boeings (0)
09:27 Russia postpones introduction of alcohol registration (0)
10:06 Russia unlikely to export S-400 SAM systems any time soon - source (0)
10:08 Nine-year-old girl dies of electrocution in Moscow (0)
10:15 President Bush disappoints his country's experts (0)
10:20 Sukhoi combat aircraft. Video (0)
10:39 Killer of Skyguide air traffic controller to remain in jail for now (0)
10:41 Russian Air Force chief says technical failure caused Su-24 crash (0)
10:53 Chelyabinsk Region to host first national Youth Winter Olympics in 2008 (0)
11:19 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 24 (0)
11:40 Georgia: Missile row blows up. Video (0)
11:48 Iraq: Fuel tanker suicide attack. Video (0)
11:55 Woman put in mental ward after machine-washing her newborn child (0)
11:58 Russia will stop strengthening the ruble (0)
12:22 Vintage aircraft of the 1930s. Video (0)
12:48 Russia's Novatek posts 18.7% rise in IFRS net income in 1H07 (0)
13:39 Russia's space guru opts for evolution (0)
13:49 Russia will not lift U.K. meat import restrictions before Nov. (0)
13:50 Being a priest more dangerous than being a journalist - church (0)
14:12 Russia repays debt to Portugal - Finance Ministry source (0)
14:34 NATO to give Georgia access to radar data - representative (0)
14:34 Every Venetian pays 276 euros a year to clean up after pigeons - paper (0)
14:49 Over 6,000 Russians expected in England for Euro-2008 qualifier (0)
15:14 USA: Blind hole in one. Video (0)
15:15 A purr-fect holiday for your felines. Video (0)
15:17 Talk of the Town: Doherty freed. Video (0)
15:25 Moscow priest urges church for gay community - paper (0)
15:31 Moscow court extends custody term for Yukos subsidiary ex-head (0)
15:37 Russian chained up for three days in cowshed in Ryazan Region (0)
15:49 Ilyushin to supply two airlines with 96 aircraft for $1 billion (0)
15:58 Investigators focus on three versions of August train derailment (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:09 Russian, U.S. ministers to talk missile defense in October - min. (0)
17:15 Authors of anti-Iran resolutions will only harm themselves - FM (0)
17:19 Market watchdog denies share issue registration to Moscow airport (0)
17:32 Two soldiers killed in militant attack in south Russia-1 (0)
18:01 Main news of August 23 (0)

24, August

05:16 Two policemen, one militant killed in Chechnya (0)
05:41 RUXX investment index set to open 0.45% up (0)
05:49 Max (0)
05:50 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 11.9% (0)
05:56 Russian regulator uncovers new violations in Sakhalin II project (0)
06:00 Russian monetary base up $1.6 bln in week to $142 bln (0)
06:07 South Korea to send $40 mln construction aid to flood-hit North (0)
07:00 Government cuts import duty on business jets to 10% -1 (0)
07:02 Flooding worsens in U.S. Midwest. Video (0)
07:16 Plane splits in half on landing. Video (0)
07:34 Success formula for whiz kid. Video (0)
07:51 Euro slips 10.42 kopeks on MICEX (0)
07:53 Dollar rises 5.04 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:09 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
08:10 Half a century of separation. Video (0)
08:31 Talk of the Town: A break for Lohan? Video (0)
08:36 Five killed in car crash in Samara Region (0)
08:42 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 25-27 (0)
08:44 Foreign banks to buy large stakes in Russian banks -CBR official (0)
09:03 Pit bull kills six-year-old girl in Far East - police (0)
09:03 Counterfeiting money becomes a hassle (0)
09:22 Share of unprofitable businesses in Russia down to 30.4% in 1H07 (0)
09:43 Russia to participate in DSA-2008 arms exhibition in Malaysia (0)
09:46 Policeman killed in shootout in Ingushetia (0)
10:27 Belarus asks Russia for S-400 SAM systems by 2010 - source (0)
10:50 Italy PM to visit Kazakhstan where Eni faces oil license revocation (0)
10:54 Spanish FM to visit Russia late Aug. (0)
11:08 MiG-29Ðœ2. MAKS 2005 Air Show. Video (0)
11:09 Russia conducts Tu-22 strategic bomber drills in the south (0)
11:09 Su-30MKI. MAKS 2007 Air Show. Video (0)
11:13 Ukraine, Kazakhstan backed 'grain OPEC' idea - Russian minister (0)
11:17 Hurricane Dean claims 10 lives in Mexico (0)
11:27 Athens joins Moscow in bid to hold 2010 Youth Olympics (0)
11:50 Crude supply drop to Germany not due to pipelines - Transneft (0)
11:57 Israeli president to visit Italy early September (0)
12:05 Russia will destroy only its own chemical weapons - general (0)
12:39 Nearly 30 priests killed in Russia in last 15 years - Orthodox Church (0)
13:30 Real estate prices soar in Sochi (0)
13:36 Russia's anti-monopoly body allows Italy's Enel to buy OGK-5 -1 (0)
13:37 LUKoil behind drop in oil supplies to Germany - experts-1 (0)
13:42 First pet cemetery opens in Moscow (0)
14:45 Lebanese army, Fatah al-Islam agree families can leave camp (0)
14:46 Russia's PAZ, Brazilian Marco Polo mull JV on bus production (0)
15:00 Will Baikal become ocean? (0)
15:17 India may increase foreign defense tender to 200 combat jets (0)
15:23 Russia reopens investigation into last tsar's death (0)
15:55 At least six people die in forest fires in Greece (0)
15:58 LUKoil completes construction of gas pipe section in Uzbekistan (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:15 Russia's Sberbank net profit rises 34% to $1 bln in 1Q07-1 (0)
17:12 Russia imposes flight restrictions following Europe, U.S. (0)
18:00 Main news of August 24 (0)

25, August

09:28 Three wounded during shootout near Nazran mosque - 1 (0)
10:34 Russia starts serial production of new navigation systems - 1 (0)
12:16 Gas explosion in Volga Region kills 2, leaves 284 without roof (0)
14:42 Georgian police looking for downed plane in Kodori (0)
15:57 Main news of August 25 (0)

26, August

08:35 Berezovsky renews his calls for power change in Russia - paper (0)
09:32 At least 50 dead as forest fires continue to rage across Greece (0)
10:31 Greek authorities confirm death of 51 people in forest fires -1 (0)
11:44 Iran rejects reports of slower nuclear work (0)
12:34 Contracts signed at MAKS-2007 air show outside Moscow top $3 bln (0)
13:36 Two killed in forest fire in Ukraine's Crimea (0)
14:30 Contracts signed at MAKS-2007 air show outside Moscow top $3 bln -1 (0)
15:12 Fire spreads to Ancient Olympia in Greece - TV -1 (0)
15:20 Main news of August 26 (0)

27, August

05:05 Two people dead in building collapse in India (0)
05:50 RUXX investment index set to open 1.39% up (0)
05:57 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 5.3% (0)
06:00 Russia plans to send additional help to fight fires in Greece (0)
06:14 Japanese premier names new Cabinet following election defeat (0)
06:58 FSB drops treason charges against Novosibirsk scientists -1 (0)
06:58 Kazakhstan suspends Eni's operation at major oil field (0)
07:36 Renova buys controlling interest in major Russian chemical plant (0)
07:44 Three dead, 10 injured in building collapse in India (0)
07:58 Greek fires. Video (0)
08:14 Iran unveils 'smart bomb'. Video (0)
08:26 Israel says Hamas hatching terrorist attacks to subvert dialogue (0)
08:35 Seven killed in car crashes in Central Russia (0)
08:57 India: Hyderabad bombings . Video (0)
08:58 New Tajik Afghan bridge. Video (0)
08:59 Australia: Horse flu. Video (0)
09:11 Putin appoints AvtoVAZ head acting governor of Samara Region (0)
09:29 Moscow court orders arrest of eight suspects in journalist murder -1 (0)
09:34 Kazakhstan issues arrest warrant for ex-security chief-1 (0)
09:57 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 28 (0)
10:57 China's CNPC to fund cross-country gas pipeline from Central Asia (0)
11:30 Baltiisky Zavod to sell $20 mln in ship parts to Indian Navy (0)
11:58 Saakashvili's pragmatic divorce (0)
12:52 Chechen-born gang leader behind Politkovskaya murder -prosecutor - 1 (0)
13:01 Putin appoints AvtoVAZ chief acting governor of Samara Region -1 (0)
13:11 One Russian, two Ukrainians killed in plane crash in Congo -1 (0)
13:20 Russian oil export duty could rise to $250 per ton from Oct. 1 -1 (0)
13:42 Russian terrorist suspect detained in Afghanistan with explosives - 1 (0)
14:34 Spain to extradite Mauritanian shipping fraud suspect to Moscow (0)
14:47 Russian prosecutor says Berezovsky could be extradited to Brazil -1 (0)
15:05 Greece asks Russia to send additional aircraft to fight fires -1 (0)
15:13 North India floods claim 23 lives since Sunday (0)
15:59 Chechen-born gang boss behind Politkovskaya's murder -prosecutor - 2 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:01 Bulava missile not ready for mass production (0)
16:44 Bianca (0)
16:55 Iraqi prime minister surprised friends and foes (0)
18:08 Russia's Stroytransgaz completes gas pipeline in Greece (0)
18:27 Politkovskaya's son says probe results announced prematurely (0)
18:39 Main news of August 27 (0)

28, August

05:41 Israeli wanted on terror charges detained in Moscow (0)
05:43 RUXX investment index set to open 0.12% up (0)
05:46 Egyptian swims home after two years stuck in Gaza (0)
05:52 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 7.7% (0)
06:42 Iran plutonium issue closed - IAEA (0)
06:49 Lugovoi, Kovtun to discuss Litvinenko case at news conference (0)
07:39 Hurl that call. Video (0)
07:54 Centenarian trains for torch relay. Video (0)
08:03 Camilla pulls out of Diana event. Video (0)
08:21 The "Mass" in mass transport. Video (0)
08:30 Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss conflict settlement (0)
08:39 Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case. Video (0)
08:43 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 29 (0)
09:33 Wildfires continue to ravage south Greece, 64 dead (0)
10:07 S. Korea holds new talks round with Taliban on hostages' release (0)
10:11 Russia to launch Arctic space monitoring program (0)
10:24 Techsnabexport chief appointed to new post at holding company (0)
10:36 Kaspersky antivirus software lab set for IPO in spring 2009 (0)
11:08 Stalin's granddaughter Galina Dzhugashvili dies at 69 (0)
11:37 Charges filed against four suspects in Politkovskaya murder-1 (0)
11:43 Russia, U.S. to sign nuclear power cooperation deal in fall -1 (0)
11:47 Who pays for safe air travel? (0)
12:08 Taliban agree to release all S. Korean hostages - Yonhap agency -1 (0)
12:31 Egypt rejects Israeli charge of inaction on Gaza arms smuggling (0)
12:50 Talk of the Town: Doherty in rehab. Video (0)
12:56 LUKoil expects oil prices for Western, Central Europe to rise -1 (0)
13:07 Moscow court sanctions arrest of RussNeft ex-head -1 (0)
14:11 Iran protests treatment of officials at Moscow airport -1 (0)
14:25 Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul elected president-1 (0)
14:27 Russia's Isinbayeva takes another World Champion title (0)
14:56 U.S. Senator Lugar speaks for extending START-I Treaty (0)
15:23 Russian women sweep all medals in Long Jump in Osaka (0)
15:33 Moscow court sanctions arrest of former RussNeft chief -2 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:42 Israeli, Palestinian leaders discussed independent Palestine (0)
16:44 At least three killed in collapsed building in Baku, nine rescued-1 (0)
16:45 Iranian nuclear dossier closed, U.S. attack unlikely, Bushehr to be completed - Ahmadinejad (0)
16:51 Russia will use Gabala radar - Space Forces representative (0)
16:56 Russia bans poultry imports from Germany amid bird flu fears (0)
17:28 Yushchenko's Crimean card (0)
18:00 Russia received no evidence from Britain on Lugovoi (0)
18:05 Main news of August 28 (0)
18:05 Main news of August 28 (0)
18:15 Main news of August 28 (0)
19:20 United States, Sakhalin Agree to Cooperate (0)

29, August

05:05 Eight Russian peacekeepers arrested in Georgia Tuesday released (0)
05:18 Death toll reaches 7 in Baku building collapse, 9 rescued (0)
05:35 RUXX investment index set to open 0.31% up (0)
05:40 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 4.4% (0)
06:24 U.S. military source confirms arrest of Iranians at checkpoint (0)
06:43 Automaker AvtoVAZ chief approved as Samara Region governor -1 (0)
07:05 Greek fire drama. Video (0)
07:21 Virtual cops to patrol cyberspace in China from Sept. 1 (0)
07:46 Death toll reaches 7 in Baku building collapse, 9 rescued -1 (0)
08:00 Turkey elects new president. Video (0)
08:00 Lunar eclipse. Video (0)
08:03 Japan considering aid to North Korea after three-year hiatus (0)
08:36 Iran confirms release of its delegates arrested by U.S. in Iraq (0)
08:47 Russia studies Colombia's request to extradite Israeli mercenary (0)
08:54 Can Israel be deprived of Zionism? (0)
09:08 Iranian president agrees to Oliver Stone film about his life (0)
09:19 Ancient Olympia complex reopens after forest fires in Greece (0)
09:29 Seizing Israelis only way to free jailed Palestinians - Hamas (0)
09:36 Five killed in car crash in West Siberia (0)
09:42 Russia-U.S. economic forum convenes in Far East (0)
09:51 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 30 (0)
10:57 Paralyzed Korean man sets wheelchair distance record, plans another (0)
10:59 'Don't quit Iraq too soon' plea. Video (0)
11:00 China: Child runner. Video (0)
11:00 Poland: Flipped house. Video (0)
11:35 Eight workers hospitalized after Baku building collapse (0)
11:38 Lugovoi says no one invited him to Britain-1 (0)
11:40 Lugovoi says U.K. has no proof of his guilt (0)
11:46 Georgia to raise 2007 defense spending by $200 mln to $600 mln (0)
12:03 Forest fires in Greece gradually coming under control (0)
12:14 Lugovoi says Berezovsky behind Litvinenko murder (0)
12:32 Lugovoi says case too politicized for him to go to Britain (0)
12:33 Russian expert says Georgia falsified facts in missile incident (0)
13:00 Israel cutting back military forces on Syrian border - newspaper (0)
13:06 Taliban release eight South Korean hostages in Afghanistan (0)
13:07 GAZ automaker to launch Siber car production in early 2008 (0)
13:11 Afghanistan: Taliban to release Korean hostages. Video (0)
13:16 Russian minister for stiff punishment in Plesetsk hazing case (0)
13:21 Nuclear-free Kazakhstan: an example to follow? (0)
13:38 TNK-BP Holding posts 44% drop in RAS net profit in 1H07 (0)
13:44 Unmanned Foton-M spacecraft to carry mice to orbit (0)
14:01 Talk of the Town: The Rolling Stones ended their two-year tour. Video (0)
14:09 Wrap: Lugovoi says innocent, Berezovsky behind Litvinenko murder (0)
14:11 Russia takes silver in Women's Discus in Osaka (0)
14:57 Armored vehicle crushes two cars, kills three in Ingushetia (0)
15:07 Two federal officers killed in car attack in N. Caucasus (0)
15:26 Taliban release twelve South Korean hostages in Afghanistan (0)
15:27 Future of Gabala radar to be discussed in September (0)
15:39 Two Palestinian children killed in Israeli tank attack on Gaza (0)
15:47 Two Russian minesweepers to join Open Spirit 2007 exercise (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:36 Tajikistan annuls agreement with RusAl on hydro construction (0)
17:12 Death toll reaches 9 in Baku building collapse, 8 rescued -2 (0)
17:48 U.K. admit Russia given just a summary of "Lugovoi case" (0)
18:00 Main news of August 29 (0)

30, August

04:55 Two shot dead in east Moscow (0)
05:24 Israel begins talks on dropping visa requirement for Russian tourists (0)
05:33 RUXX investment index set to open 0.08% down (0)
05:42 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 4.3% (0)
05:49 EC to block Russian energy companies from EU market - paper (0)
05:51 Russian Far East naval exercises no threat to neighbors - Pacific Fleet (0)
06:09 Death toll rises to 11 in Baku building collapse (0)
06:44 Grain will not become oil (0)
07:08 Russian gold and currency reserves down $0.9 bln in week (0)
07:24 Taliban to release remaining South Korean hostages (0)
07:32 Celebrating the New Year with Moldovan Champagne (0)
07:39 Russia's youth corrections system to apply new education law (0)
07:58 Dollar slips 11.36 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:07 Euro rises 1.34 kopeks on MICEX (0)
08:17 Taliban free more hostages. Video (0)
08:26 Minimum wage to rise 109% in Russia Sep.1 (0)
08:31 NASA considering testing astronauts for alcohol - agency head (0)
08:32 Russia to send aid to flood-hit North Korea (0)
08:34 Azerbaijan: Workers trapped in crushed building. Video (0)
08:55 Death toll rises to 14 in Baku building collapse - 1 (0)
09:12 Russian prosecutors release two suspects in journalist murder-1 (0)
09:43 Fires and tempers rage in Greece. Video (0)
09:55 Aug. 1-24 net outflow estimated at $10 bln - govt. source-1 (0)
10:08 Russian-U.S. talks on START-I to be held in Rome in Sept. (0)
10:10 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for August 31 (0)
10:29 Russia can pay off $343 mln in U.S. agro loan debt early - ministry - 1 (0)
11:00 LUKoil posts 3% drop in crude exports on larger refining volume (0)
11:22 Ministry says Gazprom should compete for new fields (0)
11:47 Russia may offer Angola $500 mln loan - VTB (0)
11:49 Russian truck driver suspected of stealing five-meter bridge (0)
12:28 Asian banks nibbling at Russia (0)
12:32 Italian Mafia members arrested for clan murders in Germany (0)
12:51 India eyes overseas arms market (0)
12:58 Russia's LUKoil set to increase oil and gas output by 4% in 2007 -1 (0)
13:18 OSCE observers could monitor Russian elections (0)
13:45 Ambassador blasts Baku media claims against Russia over tragedy (0)
14:04 Palestinian teenager detained in Israel on terrorism charges (0)
14:45 VimpelCom US GAAP net income rises 84% to $636.5 mln in 1H07 (0)
15:19 Peacekeepers' HQ demands release of detained N. Ossetians (0)
15:48 Supreme Court upholds verdict for 2004 Moscow subway bombers (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:20 Belgrade, Pristina agree to avoid provocations at Kosovo talks -1 (0)
16:36 Lunar eclipse. INFOgraphics (0)
16:42 Iran welcomes IAEA chief's report on Iranian nuclear program (0)
17:02 SMERCH, an heir to the legendary World War II Katyusha rocket launchers. INFOgraphics (0)
17:06 Taliban release all remaining S. Korean hostages in Afghanistan (0)
18:10 Serbia mulls response options if Kosovo declares independence (0)
18:15 Main news of August 30 (0)
19:23 U.S. Senators to inspect CTR Program implementation in the Urals (0)

31, August

04:30 Bubble Baba Challenge 2007 (0)
05:32 Crops destroyed after tank shelling in western Siberia (0)
05:52 RUXX investment index set to open 0.99% up (0)
05:58 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 0.8% (0)
06:04 Russian monetary base up $62 mln in week to $142.9 bln (0)
06:07 Family massacred in south Russia (0)
06:33 Russian president to attend Sydney economic summit in September (0)
06:35 Eight dead, 100 injured in train crash in Rio de Janeiro (0)
07:22 Russia takes gold and silver in World Championships (0)
08:08 Saudi Arabian religious police call for sex-segregated sidewalks (0)
08:12 Brazil: Train crash. Video (0)
08:44 Global warming ruining the tundra (0)
09:07 Family massacred in south Russia in possible revenge killing -1 (0)
09:08 Britain remembers 10th anniversary of Diana's death (0)
09:13 South Korea: Families celebrate hostage release. Video (0)
09:16 10th anniversary of Diana's death (0)
09:25 Bank of Russia foreign currency exchange rates for September 1-3 (0)
09:31 UN commission could decide on Russian Artic bid in 3 years (0)
09:43 IMF to choose between an EU, Russian candidate (0)
10:09 Over $270 million raised for compensation payments in Greece (0)
10:50 Azerbaijan-Russia-U.S. radar consultations set for Sept. 15 - 1 (0)
11:14 Diana: Ten years on. Video (0)
11:26 Russian sector of Caspian Sea needs $100 bln investment (0)
11:28 Georgian pine cone licenses go under the hammer for $30 million (0)
11:40 Court awards "Russian Rocket" $2,600 instead of $771,000 (0)
11:42 S. Korean Embassy in Russia denies ransom was paid to Taliban (0)
12:05 Russia to send manned mission to the Moon by 2025 - space agency (0)
12:51 Talks between Moldova and Transdnestr unlikely - Smirnov (0)
13:12 Agriculture Ministry calls for monopolizing black caviar exports (0)
13:27 No more cheap gas for Russia's neighbors (0)
13:33 Serbia pledges to counter any threats to territorial integrity (0)
13:46 CSKA Moscow to start Champions League group stage against PSV (0)
14:30 Indian PM says country must not lag behind in nuclear sphere (0)
15:00 The CIS and Baltic Press on Russia (0)
15:03 Food poisoning puts 48 children in hospital in south Russia (0)
15:35 Anti-Monopoly Service allows Mordashov to buy Power Machines - 1 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:08 Russia's Lebedeva takes triple jump silver in Osaka (0)
16:40 The Last Day of Princess Diana: Countdown. INFOgraphics (0)
17:05 Kosovo talks: no result is still a result (0)
17:29 Former U.S. congressman Charles Vanik dies at 94 (0)
17:55 Four policemen dead in Ingushetia car explosion -1 (0)
17:58 Anti-Monopoly Service allows Mordashov to buy Power Machines - 2 (0)
18:03 Main news of August 31 (0)