CIS summit, economic forum to kick off in St. Petersburg
A informal summit of post-Soviet CIS countries and a three-day international economic forum will begin in St. Petersburg on Friday.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 05:19 GMT
Over 13,000 police to ensure security at St. Petersburg forum
More than 13,000 police and Interior Ministry troops will ensure law and order during the three-day International Economic Forum starting on Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia's interior minister said.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 05:22 GMT
Ship fire in Russia's Baltic exclave leaves 3 dead, 7 missing
Three people have been confirmed dead, three injured, and seven missing following a fire on a cargo ship at a military dockyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, a navy spokesman said on Friday.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 05:49 GMT
Pakistan's foreign minister to visit Afghanistan
Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, on an official visit on Friday, Afghan media reported.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 05:58 GMT
Three killed in chemical spill on China's border with Russia
Three people have been killed following a spillage from a chemical facility in northeast China, near the Russian border, the country's official Xinhua news agency reported.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 06:27 GMT
Forest fires rage near Sakhalin pipelines
Six forest fires are currently raging on Russia's Far Eastern island of Sakhalin, of which some are near oil and gas pipelines, the chief engineer at the regional forest protection aviation base said on Friday.
// Jun. 06, 2008 - 07:04 GMT