ROME, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Europe's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday talks with Iranian nuclear negotiators in Rome were constructive and would continue before late November when Tehran faces new UN sanctions.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 05:27 GMT
TEL AVIV, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Palestinian militants fired around 20 mortar shells and rockets on south Israel, one of which hit a residential building in Sderot, an Israeli defense spokesperson said.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 05:48 GMT
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vlad Grinkevich) – Oil prices on the world's commodity markets have topped $90 per barrel. "Black gold" now costs more than it did during the fuel crisis of 1973 (with a correction for inflation), and is just ten dollars below its 1980 record high.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 05:53 GMT
MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Wednesday at 855.65 points, up 2.04% following Tuesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 06:00 GMT
MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 430.4 billion rubles ($17.3 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 5.2% from Tuesday, the CBR said Wednesday.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 06:10 GMT
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// Oct. 24, 2007 - 07:08 GMT
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Goncharov) – Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department, said Thursday that Washington could change its approach to developing the missile shield (ABM) in Europe opposed by Russia if Iran were to suspend uranium enrichment in its nuclear program "and worked with the international community, and had a different approach to things."
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 07:24 GMT
WARSAW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) – Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said late Tuesday that his country is committed to continuing preparations for the placement of a radar on its territory as part of a U.S. missile shield in Europe.
// Oct. 24, 2007 - 07:42 GMT