At least 15 killed in suicide blast in Pakistan-1
(Updates death toll in lead, adds paras 2–5)
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 05:51 GMT
Patriarch Alexy II on first visit to France
MOSCOW/PARIS, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II will make his first official visit to France October 1–4, a spokesman for the Moscow Patriarchate said Monday.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 05:59 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 15.2%
MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 576.1 billion rubles ($23.2 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 15.2% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 06:03 GMT
Tymoshenko's bloc leads in Ukraine polls - election commission
KIEV, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – With almost 33% of the votes counted in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, the party of the former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, leads with 33.24%, the Central Election Commission said Monday.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 06:05 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.42% down
MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Monday at 827.01 points, down 0.42% following Friday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 06:13 GMT
Japan to decide on Myanmar sanctions after junta talks
TOKYO, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Tokyo will wait until after talks between its deputy foreign minister and a UN envoy with Myanmar's ruling junta before deciding on sanctions, Japan's foreign minister said Monday.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 07:08 GMT
U.S. crisis could bury affordable housing in Russia
MOSCOW. (Anatoly Gorev for RIA Novosti) – The mortgage crisis in the United States has had an unpredictable effect in Russia. When it started unfolding, Russian banks imposed tougher credit terms, but later on made an about face.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 07:20 GMT
Russian oil export duty to rise to record $250.3 per ton on Oct 1
MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – The duty on Russian oil exports will rise by $26.4 to a record $250.3 per metric ton as of October 1, in line with world market trends, Russia's Finance Ministry said Monday.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 08:10 GMT
Wave of bombings hits southern Thailand
JAKARTA, October 1 (RIA Novosti) – Six bombs went off on Monday in Thailand in Narathiwat, the country's southern, predominantly Muslim, province, Bangkok's Nation newspaper said.
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 08:12 GMT