Three people, including two teenagers, were killed and five injured, when they were struck by lightning in the Russian Volga Republic of Bashkortostan, a local emergencies spokesman said on Thursday.
// Jul. 17, 2008 - 05:15 GMT
An East Siberian court ruled on Thursday to extend pre-trial custody for the ex-CEO of the Menatap Group and business partner of the head of bankrupt oil company Yukos, a reporter said from the court.
// Jul. 17, 2008 - 05:23 GMT
Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $3.9 billion, to $578.3 billion, in the week of July 4 – July 11, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Jul. 17, 2008 - 07:28 GMT
RIA Novosti offers photographs of the family of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II, who were shot on the night of July 16–17, 1918 in the house of engineer Ipatiev in Yekaterinburg.
// Jul. 17, 2008 - 07:38 GMT
Stroytransgaz, one of Russia's largest engineering and construction companies, said on Thursday it had completed the construction of the first and second sections of a gas pipeline in India.
// Jul. 17, 2008 - 09:07 GMT