Two shot dead in east Moscow
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Two men were shot dead in east Moscow early Thursday, a police spokesman said.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 04:55 GMT
Israel begins talks on dropping visa requirement for Russian tourists
TEL AVIV, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – The Israeli Foreign Ministry is set to begin talks on dropping the visa requirement for Russian tourists, a ministry spokesman said.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 05:24 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.08% down
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 743.97 points, down 0.08% following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 05:33 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 4.3%
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 422.4 billion rubles ($16.4 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 4.3% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 05:42 GMT
EC to block Russian energy companies from EU market - paper
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – The European Commission is set to consider a series of barriers to Russian energy companies wishing to enter the European market, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 05:49 GMT
Russian Far East naval exercises no threat to neighbors - Pacific Fleet
VLADIVOSTOK, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Naval exercises being held off Russia's Far East coast are defense-oriented and pose no threat to any neighboring Asian state, a Navy official said Thursday.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 05:51 GMT
Death toll rises to 11 in Baku building collapse
BAKU, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – The bodies of two unidentified workers were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed multi-story building early Thursday in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, bringing the death toll to 11.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 06:09 GMT
Grain will not become oil
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vladislav Grinkevich) – Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev will discuss a possibility of creating an OPEC-like grain cartel with his colleagues from Australia in September.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 06:44 GMT
Russian gold and currency reserves down $0.9 bln in week
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves dropped $0.9 billion, to $413,8 billion, in the week of August 17 – August 24, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 07:08 GMT
Taliban to release remaining South Korean hostages
TOKYO, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Seven South Korean hostages, still being held by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, are expected to be released on Thursday, the Kyodo news agency said, citing a local mediator who has been involved in the negotiations.
// Aug. 30, 2007 - 07:24 GMT