Militants attack police checkpoint in Ingushetia
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 05:21 GMT
Five missing in mine accident in Kazakhstan
Five miners are missing following a cave-in and methane leak at a coal mine in central Kazakhstan, the region's governor said.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 05:45 GMT
Ruling collation leads in Macedonian parliamentary polls
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's coalition is leading in Macedonia's parliamentary polls, with 46.7% of the vote, early official results said on Monday.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 06:39 GMT
Russia to hold WTO talks in Saudi Arabia
A regular two-day round of talks on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will begin on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 07:04 GMT
Shuttle Discovery carries out safety checks
The Discovery crew have carried out a partial-wing inspection of the space shuttle to check for launch damage prior to docking with the International Space Station, a NASA spokesperson said.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 07:06 GMT
Kazakhstan's government to regain control over key oil producer
Kazakhstan's government will regain a controlling stake in national oil and gas producer MangistauMunaiGas, sold to Indonesia's largest energy company Medco nine years ago, the prime minister said on Monday.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 07:47 GMT
Georgia summons Russia's envoy over railroad troop protest
Georgia's Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's envoy Monday to hand over a protest note after Moscow deployed unarmed railroad troops to the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
// Jun. 02, 2008 - 08:15 GMT