Greek pilots refuse to transport Russian soccer fans

ATHENS, November 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russian soccer fans have spent more than 24 hours at an airport in central Greece after pilots refused to transport them, an airport spokesperson said Saturday.

// Nov. 10, 2007 - 13:37 GMT

Georgian opposition leader asks U.S. for political asylum for his family

TBILISI, November 10 (RIA Novosti) – Georgian opposition leader Shalva Natelashvili has applied for the United States to grant political asylum to his family, his party spokeswoman said Saturday.

// Nov. 10, 2007 - 14:35 GMT

Fire put out in restaurant in downtown Moscow

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) – Firefighters extinguished a fire in central Moscow, a firefighting service spokesperson said adding that no victims had been reported.

// Nov. 10, 2007 - 16:44 GMT

Chechen police detained 336 suspected militants this year - minister

GROZNY, November 10 (RIA Novosti) – Police detained 336 suspected militants, and 129 insurgents voluntarily turned themselves in over the last 10 months in Chechnya, the republic's interior minister said Saturday.

// Nov. 10, 2007 - 17:13 GMT

Main news of November 10

* Georgia's parliamentary speaker Nino Burdzhanadze and opposition leaders agreed to hold talks in parliament on Saturday

// Nov. 10, 2007 - 17:17 GMT