MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – At least 60 people were injured when an express train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed by an explosion near Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia Monday evening, the railway monopoly said.
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 05:31 GMT
TOKYO, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – A 114-year-old Japanese woman, believed to have been the planet's oldest person, died in a nursing home Monday, the NHK news channel reported Tuesday.
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 05:46 GMT
MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Tuesday at 758.93 points, up 1.67 % following Monday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 05:46 GMT
IRKUTSK, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – At least four people were killed and four wounded in an explosion and ensuing fire at a chemical factory in Irkutsk, East Siberia, early Tuesday, local emergencies officials said.
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 05:47 GMT
MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 440.1 billion rubles ($17.2 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 0.4% from Monday, the CBR said Tuesday.
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MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – Former U.S. Open and Australian Open champion Marat Safin has been ejected from the Cincinnati Masters after the very first round, losing to German Nicolas Kiefer 3–6, 6–7 (1–7).
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 06:19 GMT
TOKYO, August 14 (RIA Novosti) – Hundreds of people are dead or missing after a week of torrential rain and flooding in North Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday.
// Aug. 14, 2007 - 06:39 GMT