One Russian, one Swedish tourist drown in Sicily
ROME, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian and a Swedish tourist have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily, Italy, the local Ansa agency said.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 05:06 GMT
Two dead in Urals correctional facility riot
YEKATERINBURG, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – A state employee and a detainee have been killed in a riot at a juvenile correctional facility in the Urals, local prosecutors said on Wednesday.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 06:07 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 1.43% down
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Wednesday at 858.55 points, down 1.43% following Tuesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 06:45 GMT
Russian soccer faces moment of truth at Luzhniki
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian national soccer team face a star-studded England side at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on Wednesday in a match crucial to their Euro 2008 qualification campaign.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 06:45 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 4.9%
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 499.3 billion rubles ($20 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 4.9% from Tuesday, the CBR said Wednesday.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 06:52 GMT
UN welcomes humanitarian exchange between Israel and Hezbollah
UNITED NATIONS, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the exchange of hostages between Israel and Lebanon, the first since the end of the 34-day military conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 07:18 GMT
Russia proposes Astrakhan as venue for Caspian conference
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has proposed holding an economic conference of Caspian Sea states at the level of deputy prime ministers next year in Astrakhan on the Volga delta, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
// Oct. 17, 2007 - 07:44 GMT