MOSCOW, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – Police in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Volga republic of Tatarstan, have confiscated more than 6.8 kg of heroin from a Tajik national, a local police source said on Thursday.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 05:21 GMT
Radical Islam in the Russian North Caucasus is a microcosm of a larger international problem – one that can unite countries divided over other issues.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 05:27 GMT
TOKYO, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – Three Japanese family members died and one was injured when their car drover off a mountain road in an apparent joint suicide attempt over debts they were unable to repay, local police reported.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 06:01 GMT
MOSCOW, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $9.2 billion, to $434.0 billion, in the week of October 5 -October 12, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 06:01 GMT
TOKYO, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – A second group of U.S. officials and nuclear experts is expected to arrive in North Korea on Saturday to continue efforts to disable nuclear facilities, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 06:36 GMT
MOSCOW, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 864.14 points, up 0.65% following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 06:46 GMT
MOSCOW, October (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 440.5 billion rubles ($17.7 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 11.8% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 06:54 GMT
WASHINGTON, October 18 (RIA Novosti) – U.S. President George W. Bush warned on Wednesday that if Iran develops nuclear weapons, the result could be a new world war.
// Oct. 18, 2007 - 07:17 GMT
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// Oct. 18, 2007 - 07:52 GMT