Georgia: State of emergency
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 05:49 GMT
British consulates launch biometric visa system for Russians
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – British consulates in Russia launched on Thursday compulsory biometric data gathering for visa applicants, in line with the U.K.'s gradual introduction of the system for all nationals requiring visas.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 06:44 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.18% down
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 918.90 points, down 0.18% following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 06:48 GMT
Swiss president to arrive in Moscow on two-day visit
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey will arrive in Moscow on Thursday on a two-day visit, during which she will meet with Russia's president and foreign minister.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 06:56 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 4.6%
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 537.8 billion rubles ($21.9 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 4.6% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 06:56 GMT
Russian gold and currency reserves up $6.6 bln in week
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $6.6 billion, to $447.9 billion, in the week of October 26 – November 2, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 07:03 GMT
Tbilisi schools, universities suspend classes for 2 days
TBILISI, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – Schools and universities in Georgia's capital have cancelled classes for Thursday and Friday, following the president's declaration of a 15-day nationwide state of emergency.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 07:20 GMT
Lawmaker says U.S. behind Georgia's accusations against Russia
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said on Thursday that Georgia's claim that the Kremlin orchestrated mass unrest in Tbilisi was prompted by the United States.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 08:02 GMT
Pakistan torn between dictatorship and chaos
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Goncharov) – President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday in an attempt to stop his opponents, who actually made him face a choice between dictatorship or a weak, mock democracy fraught with chaos.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 08:59 GMT
Russia prepares to close military base in Georgia early
MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) – A cargo train carrying military hardware and equipment has left a Russian military base in Georgia en route to Russia, an aide to the chief of the Russian Ground Forces said.
// Nov. 08, 2007 - 09:24 GMT