Russia's Primorsk Shipping Co. orders 6 tankers from S. Korea

VLADIVOSTOK, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, will build six tankers for the Primorsk Shipping Company in 2008–2009, the Russian Far East-based company said Monday.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 05:12 GMT


Asia-Pacific nations back Russia's WTO bid - envoy

SYDNEY, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's envoy to a 21-nation Pacific Rim economic alliance said Australia and other countries in the region support Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO).

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 05:40 GMT


RUXX investment index set to open 2.13% up

MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Monday at 767.33 points, up 2.13% following Friday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 05:46 GMT


Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 6.1%

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 452.2 billion rubles ($17.6 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 6.1% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 05:59 GMT


Russian foreign minister regrets British intrigues against Russia

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's foreign minister has expressed regret at what he called British intrigues against Russia.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 06:54 GMT


Spanish company invents a way to walk on water

MADRID, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Two thousand years after a certain carpenter from Galilea pulled it off, a Spanish company has developed a somewhat less miraculous, if still impressive way to walk on water.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 07:29 GMT


Euro slips 8.51 kopeks on MICEX

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – The average weighted euro rate for contracts with "today" settlements was 34,9444 rubles during Monday morning's unified trading session on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), down 8.51 kopeks from Friday.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 07:55 GMT


Russia's FM says he expects success at missile talks with U.S.

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's foreign minister said he expected negotiations with the United States on the Pentagon's controversial plans to deploy missile defense elements in Central Europe to achieve results.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 08:01 GMT


Two Europeans, four Russians to take part in "Mars mission"

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Two Europeans and four Russians have been selected to participate in an experimental Mars mission simulation, Mars-500, a medical institute spokesman said Monday.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 08:16 GMT


Leader of Fatah al-Islam reported killed in refugee camp battle

DAMASCUS, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Shaker al-Abssi, the leader of militant Islamist group Fatah al-Islam, is reported to have been killed by Lebanese troops in a fierce gunbattle in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon Sunday.

// Sep. 03, 2007 - 08:42 GMT