90th anniversary of the 1917 October revolution in Russia
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 05:29 GMT
Sea Launch to resume Zenit launches on Nov. 13
WASHINGTON, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – The first launch of a Zenit rocket under the Sea Launch project following a January explosion that damaged a launch platform has been scheduled for November 13, a company spokesperson said on Friday.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 06:19 GMT
Rice to discuss Kurd rebels with Turkish leaders in Ankara
ANKARA, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on Friday with Turkish leaders in Ankara to discuss ways of fighting terrorists, including Iraq-based separatist Kurd rebels.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 06:27 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 3.6%
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 491.7 billion rubles ($19.9 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 3.6% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 06:41 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.79% down
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Friday at 898.73 points, down 0.79% following Thursday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 06:48 GMT
Iran Six diplomats to meet in London to discuss sanctions
LONDON, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Deputy foreign ministers of six world powers will meet in London on Friday to discuss a possible third round of sanctions against Iran over its refusal to abandon uranium enrichment.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 07:18 GMT
Russian monetary base down $895.8 mln in week to $151.7 bln
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 3 trillion 742.5 million rubles ($151.7 billion at the current exchange rate) as of October 29, down 22.1 billion rubles ($895.5 million) in the week since October 22.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 07:21 GMT
Iran, IAEA complete talks on enrichment centrifuges
TEHRAN, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Iranian officials and experts from the UN nuclear watchdog have completed a round of talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, Iran's IRNA news agency said.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 07:32 GMT
Japan's Defense Ministry to track employees with GPS
TOKYO, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – Japan's Defense Ministry will track its employees by equipping their mobile phones with Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation receivers following a recent scandal involving a ministry official.
// Nov. 02, 2007 - 08:12 GMT