Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 5.2%
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 05:17 GMT
Medvedev dismisses McCain's call for Russia to be ousted from G8
Russia's president has said that United States presidential candidate John McCain's pledge to seek Russia's expulsion from the G8 if elected was not a serious statement.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 05:36 GMT
OSCE warns Russia against jeopardizing Georgia sovereignty
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday urging Russia to avoid steps that compromise Georgia's sovereignty in its breakaway provinces.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 06:15 GMT
Bill on house arrest submitted to Russia's parliament
Russia's government has submitted to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a bill allowing courts to sentence people to house arrest, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Thursday.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 06:19 GMT
Russian international reserves up $8.5 bln in week
Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $8.5 billion, to $567.2 billion, in the week of June 20 – June 27, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 07:10 GMT
Poland, U.S. agree on missile shield terms
Poland and the U.S. have reached a tentative agreement on the deployment of an American missile base in Poland, a leading Polish TV channel reported.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 07:30 GMT
Military agents secure release of Colombia's Betancourt
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. nationals were freed after being held hostage for several years by a Marxist rebel group, through a bloodless military intelligence operation.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 07:30 GMT
OSCE passes resolution on 1932-33 famine in Ukraine
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning the 1932–33 famine in Ukraine but falling short of recognizing it as an act of genocide.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 08:00 GMT
Russia set to export 68bln cu m of gas to China annually by 2020
Russia plans to export 68 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China annually by 2020, the president of the Russian Gas Union said on Thursday.
// Jul. 03, 2008 - 08:47 GMT