Firozali A.Mulla
In politics, I find Putin as the straight person when it comes to handling the Iran issue. Let me elaborate. He still insists that the war drums are no good. The dialogue is still the best solution. And I think that is what majority of the countries think at the moment as the Iraq is heating up the issues with Turkey and there is lots at stake in that region., Mostly it goes against the USA economy as the armory etc of USA is based in Turkey to look for the India, Russian, Chinese and North Koreas movement on the arms and space race.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 06:28 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 2.80% up
MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Monday at 893.81 points, up 2.80% following Friday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 06:50 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 0.6%
MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 459.4 billion rubles ($18.6 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 0.6% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 06:57 GMT
Pakistan Army and militant groups agree ceasefire
ISLAMABAD, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Militants and government troops in northwestern Pakistan have agreed a ceasefire in the mountainous region of Swat, where over 50 extremists died over the weekend in clashes, Pakistan TV said Monday.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 06:59 GMT
Cristina Kirchner leads presidential polls in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Cristina Kirchner is leading presidential polls in Argentina with 44% of ballots counted, the country's central election commission said on Monday.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 07:17 GMT
Four miners killed, three injured in east Ukraine mine accident
KIEV, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Four miners were killed and three others injured during a rock slide at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian emergencies ministry said on Monday.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 08:05 GMT
Krasnoyarsk rescuers clean up Yenisei oil slick
KRASNOYARSK, October 29 (RIA Novosti) – Krasnoyarsk rescuers have cleared an oil slick on the Yenisei river in Siberia, local emergencies service said on Monday.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 08:19 GMT
Russian oil export duty could rise to $272 per ton from Dec. 1 -1
(Recasts, adds details in paras 3–4)
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 08:34 GMT
Beer battles
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vlad Grinkevich) – Russians like drinking beer, and international producers of this frothy beverage are not indifferent to the countries where their product is in high demand.
// Oct. 29, 2007 - 08:54 GMT