Belarusian caught with home-made bomb in central Moscow
Moscow police have detained a Belarusian national found to be carrying a home-made bomb outside a train station in central Moscow, a police source said.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 07:50 GMT
Russian prosecutors summon CEO of oil company TNK-BP
Russian-British oil venture TNK-BP confirmed media reports on Saturday that company CEO Robert Dudley had been summoned by Moscow prosecutors, but said Dudley was unlikely to attend in person.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 08:34 GMT
Russia's Safina reaches semis in Los Angeles
Russia's Dinara Safina trounced Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6–3 6–1 in the Los Angles Classic quarter-finals, and will meet top-seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the semis on Saturday evening.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 09:25 GMT
Nigerian militants take hostages including 4 Russians - media
Four Russians and one Pole are being held hostage in southern Nigeria by militants who seized their vessel at Port Harcourt, a Russian shipping news website said on Saturday.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 10:46 GMT
Ukraine leader seeks patriarch's blessing for independent church
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko asked the patriarch of Constantinople on Saturday to give his blessing to the country's plans for a national church independent of Russian Orthodoxy.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 13:10 GMT
Russian prosecutors say TNK-BP chief did not break labor laws
The Moscow prosecutor's office said on Saturday that there are no grounds for taking action against Robert Dudley, the CEO of Russian British oil company TNK-BP, as he did not break labor laws.
// Jul. 26, 2008 - 14:23 GMT