North, South Korea to hold preparatory talks Tuesday for summit

SEOUL, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – Delegations from North and South Korea will meet Tuesday to discuss the agenda of the second-ever summit to be held between the countries' leaders August 28–30, Seoul's Yonhap agency said.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 05:20 GMT

U.S. Endeavour shuttle to stay docked to ISS until Aug. 20

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – NASA has prolonged the Endeavour shuttle's visit to the International Space Station, where it has been docked since Friday, until August 20, the agency's Web site said.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 05:52 GMT

RUXX investment index set to open 2.59% down

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Monday at 746.50 points, down 2.59% following Friday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 05:55 GMT

Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.07%

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 438.3 billion rubles ($17.2 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 0.07% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 06:05 GMT

Putin, Albert II of Monaco arrive at south Siberian fortress

LAKE TERE-KHOL (south Siberia), August 13 (RIA Novosti) – The prince of Monaco arrived by helicopter Monday with Russia's president at an island fortress in south Siberia's Tuva Republic, near the Mongolian border.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 06:22 GMT

President Putin visits new radar station near St. Petersburg

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 07:02 GMT

Chinese toy company boss commits suicide in lead paint scandal

BEIJING, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – The head of a Chinese toymaker committed suicide following a scandal in which plastic toys were recalled in the United States over dangerous lead content, a Chinese state newspaper said Monday.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 07:06 GMT

China says no intention of selling dollar reserves

BEIJING, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – China has no intention of selling its international reserves denominated in U.S. dollars, a spokesman for the country's Central Bank said Monday.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 07:16 GMT

U.S., North Korean diplomats to meet in Beijing Monday - agency

BEIJING, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – Top U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators will meet in Beijing Monday ahead of a working session on the Communist state's nuclear disarmament later this week, the Xinhua news agency said citing diplomatic sources.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 07:21 GMT

Man mistakenly declared dead wants death certificate annulled

YEKATERINBURG, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – A man living in Russia's Urals who was mistakenly declared dead has asked to have his death certificate annulled, a local court said Monday.

// Aug. 13, 2007 - 07:25 GMT