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01, August

04:38 Russian paratrooper girls (0)
04:53 At least six killed, over 20 hurt in Turkish dormitory collapse (0)
05:32 Russian serviceman killed in Ingushetia shooting (0)
05:38 Road accident kills five in Russia's Volga area (0)
05:45 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 6.7% (0)
06:07 Russian monetary base down $802 mln in week to $194.8 bln (0)
06:12 At least 13 schoolgirls killed in Turkish dormitory collapse -2 (0)
06:28 Goldman Sachs buys $300 mln gated community in Moscow - paper (0)
07:45 Eight killed in small plane crash in U.S. (0)
08:36 NASA mission finds conclusive proof of water on Mars (0)
08:46 Rare full solar eclipse to be broadcast live at www.en.rian.ru (0)
08:56 Yukos executive found guilty of ordering murders (0)
08:59 Dollar up 5.11 kopeks, euro down 3.99 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
09:22 Court to start considering Khodorkovsky's parole application (0)
09:41 Russian tennis star Sharapova to miss Olympics (0)
10:20 Gazprom's oil arm posts 74% net profit increase in 1H08 (0)
10:20 Hamas arrests Fatah leaders in Gaza (0)
10:36 Chechnya to get $576 mln to pay compensation for lost housing (0)
10:49 U.S. boy rats on mother to police over counterfeiting (0)
11:17 At least 16 schoolgirls killed in Turkish dormitory collapse -3 (0)
11:32 Russia grants $10 mln in aid to Palestinian territories (0)
11:33 Russian Reserve Fund drops to $129.8 bln as of August 1 (0)
11:53 Zenit refuse to sell Arshavin to Tottenham (0)
12:08 Spanish police seize huge haul of heroin (0)
12:22 Russia prioritizes nuclear triad, hi-tech weaponry in future wars (0)
12:29 Rosatom, Areva make bids to build nuclear reactor in Belarus (0)
12:31 Spartak Moscow set to face Dynamo Kiev for Champions League spot (0)
13:22 Russian govt. to allocate $5.42 billion to nuclear tech program (0)
13:24 Total solar eclipse over (0)
13:25 Medvedev says Russia should develop tourism (0)
13:34 Russian nuclear sub test-fires ballistic missile in Barents Sea (0)
14:08 Russia to keep conscription until 2030 - draft military doctrine (0)
14:10 After a price race, oil languishes (0)
14:18 Train fire kills 35 in south India (0)
14:46 Strategic bombers to hold live firing drills in central Russia (0)
14:49 Former Yukos executive sentenced to life on murder charges (0)
14:56 Chelsea in Moscow for Russian Railways Cup (0)
15:27 Medvedev appoints special representative on cultural cooperation (0)
15:55 IAEA approves nuclear safeguards agreement with India (0)
15:59 Iran: between the anvil of sanctions and the hammer of war (0)
16:14 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:42 Flood-hit Ukraine, Moldova request EU aid (0)
16:45 U.S. polls may cause delay in missile shield talks - Polish PM (0)
17:50 Rescue work over at collapsed Turkish dormitory, 17 dead (0)
18:02 U.K. stranded whale to be put to sleep (0)
18:07 Russia, Cuba set to boost ties (0)
18:14 Turning Qaddafi into a good guy (0)
18:30 Main news of August 1 (0)

02, August

07:44 RIA Novosti remains most popular news agency in Russia - report (0)
08:32 U.S. top diplomat to play piano at music festival in Colorado (0)
09:30 S. Ossetia puts troops on high alert over Georgia attack (0)
10:17 Russia urges Georgia, S. Ossetia to stop violence in conflict (0)
11:23 Police officer killed in militant attack in North Caucasus (0)
12:07 Two Hamas officers killed in Gaza clashes with Fatah supporters (0)
12:41 Cuban-Russian future military cooperation is unlikely - diplomat (0)
13:46 Georgia says "will not step back" in conflict with S. Ossetia (0)
14:24 Russian Tu-204 airliner makes safe emergency landing in Minsk (0)
15:04 Main news of August 2 (0)

03, August

07:04 International AIDS conference to open in Mexico on August 3 (0)
07:41 South Ossetia says Georgia pulls troops close to its borders (0)
08:05 Truck falls into river in India, killing over 60 (0)
08:19 Police seize 3 kg of heroin in Urals (0)
08:51 Nine killed in Hamas-Fatah armed confrontation in Gaza (0)
09:22 Georgia rejects reports of troops moving to S. Ossetia border (0)
10:09 Latvian referendum on dissolving parliament falls short (0)
10:40 At least 60 dead in temple stampede in north India - TV (0)
11:44 Russia says threat of war between Georgia, South Ossetia real (0)
13:20 Russian oligarchs spurn the Bolshoi - paper (0)
14:31 Death toll in Indian temple stampede tops 120 (0)
14:55 Poland must sign missile shield deal before U.S. poll - Kaczynski (0)
15:10 Main news of August 3 (0)

04, August

04:56 Total solar eclipse (0)
05:33 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.8% (0)
05:36 Road accident kills five in East Siberia (0)
05:55 At least 16 killed in attack on Chinese security forces (0)
06:39 Russian peacekeepers start rotation in Sudan (0)
07:09 Soviet dissident writer Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 (0)
07:38 Chavez warns U.S. after getting Russian warplanes (0)
07:53 The Su-27 Flanker among the best military aircraft of the 20th century. INFOgraphics (0)
08:00 Russia's Alrosa earns over $31 mln from diamond auction (0)
09:03 Iran, EU to decide on further nuclear talks (0)
09:04 Over 2,000 homes remain flooded in western Ukraine (0)
09:08 Russian power generator OGK-6 posts 67% net profit drop in 1H08 (0)
10:04 Court to consider Khodorkovsky's parole application August 21 (0)
10:07 Russia's Ground Forces get new commander (0)
10:11 TNK-BP financial director quits due to shareholder row (0)
10:31 Dollar down 6.58 kopeks, euro down 7.67 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
10:40 DiCaprio could play Lenin in new Russian black comedy (0)
10:55 Russia's Rostelecom reports 6% net profit growth in 1H08 (0)
11:05 Beijing Olympics funding exceeds $43 billion (0)
11:17 Russia counts on U.S. help in Georgia-S.Ossetia standoff (0)
11:21 Belgian prisoner recaptured on beach (0)
11:27 IAEA launches probe into plutonium leak at Austrian lab (0)
11:51 Russian president starts weeklong vacation (0)
11:53 Russian woman killed in Spain, husband detained (0)
12:14 Russia counts on U.S. help in Georgia-S.Ossetia standoff -2 (0)
12:24 Iran, EU talk disputed nuclear program (0)
12:34 Indian temple stampede death toll reaches almost 150 (0)
12:38 Russia's Metalloinvest posts 140% net profit growth in 2007 (0)
12:50 Russia may answer Western pressure with bases in Cuba - analyst (0)
13:23 Putin says terrorism remains major threat for Russia (0)
13:26 About water on Mars, the origins of life and the future of Earth (0)
13:49 Russia to pay tribute to Solzhenitsyn (0)
14:00 Russia to launch Thai earth remote-sensing satellite on Aug. 6 (0)
15:39 Russian PM approves $3.8 bln federal program to train scientists (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:10 The Caucasian conflict in the context of world politics (0)
16:23 Almost 40 dead or missing in flood-hit western Ukraine (0)
17:24 S.Ossetia says Georgia covering up military losses (0)
17:57 TNK-BP financial director quits due to shareholder row - 2 (0)
18:01 Main news of August 4 (0)

05, August

05:00 Civilian injured in S.Russia shootout between police, militants (0)
05:16 Girl killed, four people injured in Poland storm (0)
05:22 Irvoice (0)
05:26 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.5% (0)
05:43 Two men drown after boat capsizes on Siberia's Lake Baikal (0)
05:58 African swine fever kills over 5,000 pigs in south Russia (0)
06:30 Nine injured in Kazakhstan bus accident (0)
07:38 Kyrgyz police seize arms from house rented by U.S. nationals (0)
08:03 Israel sends Fatah members who fled Gaza to West Bank (0)
08:38 Russia puts off launch of Inmarsat satellite until Aug. 19 (0)
09:29 Scientists examine how Lake Baikal 'eats' oil (0)
09:42 Russia's Severstal closes $775mln deal to buy U.S.-based Esmark (0)
09:45 Dollar up 3.15 kopeks, euro down 5.87 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
10:44 Russian peacekeepers arrive in Sudan for rotation (0)
10:45 Novolipetsk Steel posts 31% revenue growth to $4bln in 1H08 (0)
10:45 Former Russian mayor to be charged with stealing over $800,000 (0)
11:34 New earthquake hits China's Sichuan province (0)
11:44 Martian soil may contain toxic compounds harmful to life - NASA (0)
11:46 Baltika brewery posts 14% net profit growth in 1H08 (0)
11:47 Abkhazia says could side with S.Ossetia in war with Georgia (0)
11:58 Russia to deliver new cargo plane to Cuba in 3Q08 (0)
11:58 Russian Technology, Pirelli to invest $387 mln in Volga tire plant (0)
12:04 Israel threatens Gaza with resumed military operations (0)
12:12 Russian arms exports to exceed $8.5 bln in 2008 (0)
12:29 South Ossetia suspends evacuation of children (0)
12:38 Tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn (0)
12:41 Russia's inflation 0.5% in July, 9.3% since January (0)
12:56 The Seeing Staff (0)
13:01 Prokhorov to sell 16.6% stake in Norilsk Nickel for $10 bln (0)
13:10 Gazprom confirms Belarus paid off gas debt for 1H08 (0)
13:19 Russian warplanes ready to join large-scale exercise in Belarus (0)
13:49 Russian Air Force to receive over 100 new helicopters by 2015 (0)
13:53 Iron Maiden to fly in over 200 friends, relatives for Moscow gig (0)
14:09 Russians pay last respects to Solzhenitsyn (0)
14:24 Russia's Aeroflot posts 44% net profit drop in 1H08 (0)
14:42 Georgian minister to hold talks in S.Ossetia to settle situation (0)
14:44 At least one killed, 23 injured in new quake in southwest China (0)
14:52 Russia to conduct military exercises in Indian Ocean this fall (0)
15:00 Russia, NATO plan joint use of transport planes (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:10 Large Hadron Collider to be launched Oct. 21 - Russian scientist (0)
16:17 Georgia denies Israeli arms trade freeze reports (0)
16:24 Iran has not given response to Six's proposals (0)
16:36 Four hanged in Tajik family tragedy (0)
16:54 Grain equal to gas? (0)
16:55 Georgia alarmed by buildup of Russian volunteers in rebel region (0)
17:09 U.S. prisoner says too obese to be executed (0)
17:10 Indian army orders additional BrahMos cruise missiles (0)
17:18 Russia to join convention on rights of disabled - Medvedev (0)
18:01 EU receives Iranian response to Iran Six incentives (0)
18:04 Main news of August 5 (0)

06, August

06:21 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.3% (0)
06:27 Death toll in latest Sichuan aftershock rises to three (0)
06:34 Autopsy says Russian woman's death in Spain not suspicious (0)
07:16 Polish fare dodger takes bite out of ticket inspector on tram (0)
07:21 Lithuanian minnows knock Glasgow Rangers out of Champions League (0)
08:18 Alexander Solzhenitsyn: political importance and literary genius (0)
08:25 Russian PM to attend Olympic opening ceremony (0)
08:44 Russia's oil output expected to grow slowly until 2020 - ministry (0)
08:52 Israel frees five Palestinians in final Hezbollah prisoner swap (0)
09:04 Russia's oil exports decline 7.4%, gas exports up 23% in 1H08 (0)
09:45 Dollar up 7.88 kopeks, euro up 5.65 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
09:50 Russia enters FIFA top 10 for first time in 11 years (0)
09:57 Russia hands over six Mi-17 helicopters to Indonesia (0)
10:27 Russian launch of satellite on converted 'Satan' ICBM postponed (0)
10:50 Moscow mayor rejects rumors of early resignation (0)
11:04 Russia's athletic chief dismisses Olympic doping reports (0)
11:06 Georgia confirms bilateral talks with S.Ossetia (0)
11:07 Russian gas price for Belarus to top $200 per 1,000 cu m in 2009 (0)
11:30 Moscow says no nuclear weapons in Belarus to counter U.S. shield (0)
11:33 Oil supplies to Turkey cut after Baku-Ceyhan pipeline blast (0)
11:37 Russian writer Solzhenitsyn laid to rest (0)
11:48 Georgia, Britain to hold joint military drills in September (0)
12:04 'Dead' Indian pilgrim wakes up among bodies awaiting autopsies (0)
13:01 Russian writer Solzhenitsyn laid to rest in Moscow-2 (0)
13:03 Serbian paper says U.S. paid $5 mln reward for Karadzic capture (0)
13:15 Over 16,000 Beijing couples to marry in Olympic wedding frenzy (0)
13:20 Indian submarine sails for home after refit in Russia (0)
13:30 Spain initiates energy saving in Europe (0)
13:41 Mauritanian army stages coup, arrests president, PM (0)
14:24 S.Ossetia says Georgia plans military intervention this month (0)
14:52 Russian Railways posts 15% revenue growth to $23 bln in 1H08 (0)
15:04 China's space ambitions (0)
15:39 India successfully tests domestically built anti-tank missile (0)
15:49 Beijing Olympics as a diplomatic convention (0)
16:00 Chechen ex-field commander put on Russia's wanted list (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:03 China to deport 4 pro-Tibet activists after Olympic protest (0)
17:03 EU condemns Mauritania coup, threatens aid cut (0)
17:05 Karadzic asks UN tribunal to call top U.S. diplomats to testify (0)
17:38 Russia says Iran Six will continue dialogue with Tehran (0)
17:59 Belarus summons U.S. diplomat over girl held by host family (0)
18:00 Main news of August 6 (0)

07, August

04:51 The Georgian-South Ossetian conflict (0)
05:29 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 2.8% (0)
05:40 Russian premier leaves for Beijing opening ceremony (0)
06:20 S.Ossetia says will retaliate if Georgia continues with attacks (0)
06:50 Russia postpones Thai satellite launch (0)
07:12 Houses damaged in 6.6-magnitude quake in Indonesia (0)
07:33 Russia's foreign trade surplus up 58% in January-June to $110 bln (0)
07:46 Russian international reserves up $5 bln in week (0)
07:48 Staci (0)
08:16 Two dead, four injured in explosion in south Russia's Sochi (0)
08:21 Russian peacekeepers report illegal flights over S. Ossetia (0)
08:37 Russian power generator TGK-8 posts 260% net profit rise in 1H08 (0)
08:41 Scientists find oil fissure in Lake Baikal's bedrock (0)
09:23 Large Hadron Collider (0)
09:26 Dollar up 6.74 kopeks, euro up 1.73 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
09:31 UN nuclear official visits Iran to discuss cooperation agenda (0)
09:33 Iran's leader to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit (0)
09:58 Lord Bell confirms appointment as Belarus spin doctor (0)
11:23 Arshavin 'on strike' over Zenit's refusal to lower asking price (0)
11:38 Russia condemns Mauritania coup (0)
11:39 Karadzic to deny genocide charges at UN trial - Serbian paper (0)
12:25 Russian authorities confirm Chechen ex-commander on wanted list (0)
12:49 RusAl asks regulator to intervene in Norilsk Nickel stake sale (0)
12:52 Disabled woman sues Russian airline over treatment (0)
12:52 A tale of Russian aircraft carriers (0)
13:07 Belarusian Olympic gold winners to enjoy lifelong sausage supply (0)
13:11 Georgia calls on Russia to ensure talks with S.Ossetia (0)
13:13 India postpones first lunar mission until mid-October (0)
13:35 Russia, Kazakhstan agree on Sept. 1-5 for joint combat drills (0)
13:51 Gazprom's oil arm posts half-yearly 2.2% increase in oil exports (0)
14:02 Two dead, 15 injured in explosion in south Russia's Sochi - 3 (0)
14:12 Russia's military provides half its Olympic squad (0)
14:12 India says $1bln helicopter deal to be signed with Russia soon (0)
14:38 Woman gives birth on Moscow commuter train (0)
14:42 Moody's assigns Ba2 to Tatneft (0)
15:00 EU and UN to link carbon registers (0)
15:02 Beijing Olympics funding exceeds $43 billion (0)
15:05 Time for some joined-up thinking (0)
15:07 China in the fast lane (0)
15:10 Russia plans to win 80 medals in Beijing (0)
15:12 Is Tskhinvali the centre of the world? (0)
15:15 South Ossetia alleges large-scale Georgian troop border movements (0)
15:32 Toy saves girl's life after 5-story fall in Russia's Urals (0)
15:35 China braces for games as clock ticks away (0)
15:37 Building Beijing (0)
15:41 RESTAURANTS - Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (0)
15:44 CLUBS - RAI (0)
15:49 Strawberry safari (0)
15:52 World’s fastest tall ship turns 19 (0)
15:53 Interior harmony (0)
15:54 Old Arbat vendors sent packing (0)
15:55 Foreigners with debts may be barred from leaving Russia (0)
15:57 Сrime Briefs - 300 illegal immigrants detained in Moscow shopping mall (0)
15:59 Threat of war in Georgian breakaway region (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:01 Russia, Cuba seek stronger commercial ties (0)
16:02 In Brief - Putin leaves for Beijing opening ceremony (0)
16:03 Chinese Cultural Festival in Moscow (0)
16:05 Al-Qaeda at 20: How many groups are we really fighting? (0)
16:18 RusAl opposes Norilsk Nickel's CEO nomination (0)
16:32 Russian PM Putin arrives in China for Olympics opening ceremony (0)
17:02 Russian kills 'overeating' guest with axe (0)
17:35 Interros transfers stakes in gold, nickel producers offshore (0)
17:45 Mauritania: coups as a new road to democracy (0)
17:52 The China Issue (0)
18:07 Georgian president seeks talks with South Ossetia (0)
18:11 Main news of August 7 (0)

08, August

05:33 Georgia launches major attack on rebel province despite ceasefire (0)
05:45 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.3% (0)
06:08 Russian monetary base down $1.6 bln in week to $187.98 bln (0)
06:08 Georgia launches major attack on rebel province despite ceasefire - 2 (0)
07:17 At least 14 killed as bus crashes into train in Georgia (0)
07:48 Georgia claims control over most of South Ossetia in major attack (0)
07:53 N.Korean vessel detained for poaching in Russia's Far East (0)
07:55 Russia considers measures to stop violence in S.Ossetia (0)
08:56 Georgia claims control over most of South Ossetia in major attack- 2 (0)
09:17 Power plant causes mass sturgeon, carp deaths in Urals lake (0)
09:27 Bushehr NPP could be launched later in 2008- Iran's vice president (0)
09:47 Russian frigate to join anti-terror operation in Mediterranean (0)
10:02 Dollar up 29.66 kopeks, euro down 17.41 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
10:19 Transneft posts 15% increase in RAS net profit to $97 mln in 1H08 (0)
10:35 Russia pledges to protect its citizens in South Ossetia (0)
10:57 Court orders psychiatric treatment for Russian doomsday prophet (0)
11:02 Russian Air Force personnel to complete rotation in Sudan (0)
11:12 Russian bombers back from 12-hour patrol over Arctic, Atlantic (0)
11:53 Alexander Uzoma Offonabo (0)
11:55 Daryl S (0)
12:36 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony begins in Beijing (0)
12:46 Medvedev vows punishment for killers of Russians in S.Ossetia (0)
12:53 Train crash in Czech Republic kills 6, injures over 30 (0)
14:26 U.S. bus crash kills at least 13 (0)
14:34 Russian troops near S.Ossetia capital, 10 peacekeepers killed (0)
14:52 Medvedev orders humanitarian aid for South Ossetia (0)
15:31 What will be the outcome of the Georgian-Ossetian war? (0)
15:37 Russia urges Israel to halt settlement construction (0)
15:58 Medvedev orders humanitarian aid for South Ossetia-2 (0)
15:58 A source of oil in Lake Baikal (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:12 Ex-tourism chief Strzhalkovsky elected Norilsk Nickel CEO (0)
17:34 Legendary Chinese gymnast lights Olympic flame in Beijing (0)
17:45 S.Ossetia says over 1,000 dead after Georgian attack (0)
18:00 Main news of August 8 (0)
18:19 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
18:48 Gas prices slash Toyota's profits (0)

09, August

06:42 Russia launches operation to ensure peace in S.Ossetia (0)
07:28 China wins its first gold at Beijing Olympics (0)
08:37 Russia says 1,500 killed in S.Ossetia (0)
09:44 Russia wins its first Olympic medal in China (0)
09:53 Russia says Georgian forces expelled form S.Ossetian capital (0)
11:03 Chinese man kills American tourist in Beijing (0)
11:28 Georgia imposes martial law as violence continues (0)
11:32 Some 100 homes in west Ukraine still flooded after July rains (0)
13:00 Bush voices concern over escalating violence in Georgia (0)
13:23 At least 60 dead as heavy rains hit north Vietnam (0)
14:17 Medvedev tells Bush Russia aims to force Georgia to accept peace (0)
15:36 Russian PM arrives in N. Ossetia to discuss aid for refugees (0)
15:53 Main news of August 9 (0)

10, August

06:27 Russia wins second shooting silver at Beijing Olympics (0)
07:05 Home-made bomb injuries 3 Uzbek nationals in central Russia (0)
07:21 Peacekeepers deny reports of Georgian pullout from S.Ossetia (0)
08:12 EU to hold emergency meeting on South Ossetia next week (0)
08:19 Russian Navy ships approach Georgia's sea border (0)
08:37 Putin announces $420 million in aid for war-torn S.Ossetia (0)
09:02 Russia wins silver and bronze, still waiting for Olympic gold (0)
09:25 Police seize 5 kg of heroin in central Russia (0)
10:04 Peacekeepers say Georgian forces shelling apartments in S.Ossetia (0)
11:21 Russia denies bombing Georgian towns (0)
11:34 Russia says talks with Georgia possible after ceasefire deal (0)
12:34 EU to hold emergency meeting on South Ossetia next week -2 (0)
12:54 Russia to send more aid convoys to S. Ossetia (0)
13:13 Russia points to media bias in coverage of S.Ossetia conflict (0)
13:50 RIA Novosti hit by cyber-attacks as conflict with Georgia rages (0)
15:06 Main news of August 10 (0)

11, August

05:30 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 21% (0)
05:39 Georgia set to stay at Olympics despite South Ossetia conflict (0)
05:58 Death toll in Vietnam floods hits 98 (0)
06:27 Kenneth T. Tellis (0)
06:53 Russian humanitarian aid convoy enters South Ossetia (0)
06:57 U.S. criticizes Russia over 'disproportionate' Georgia response (0)
07:05 Syria's president to visit Russia on August 20 (0)
07:19 Russian sailboat returns home after around globe trip (0)
08:27 Floods in southern India claim 70 lives (0)
08:30 Over 200 troops take part in air defense drills in south Russia (0)
08:34 Rubin hammer Zenit, continue push for title (0)
08:46 Typhoon death toll rises to 20 in southwest China (0)
08:49 Dollar up 69.15 kopeks, euro up 48.12 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
08:52 Russia cuts sea links with Georgia (0)
09:33 Russia says Bolivian confidence vote legitimate (0)
09:59 Russia to demand urgent Russia-NATO Council meeting (0)
10:02 Russia clinches bronze and silver medals at Beijing Olympics (0)
10:24 Russian humanitarian aid convoy enters South Ossetia - 2 (0)
10:39 Over 800 walruses slaughtered in Russia's Far East (0)
10:42 Russian Navy carries out Black Sea anti-terror exercise (0)
11:04 Humanitarian intervention: the American model (0)
11:42 Water supply resumed in South Ossetia's capital (0)
11:56 Russia detains 10 Georgian intelligence officers - FSB (0)
12:11 Stanislas Bielinski (0)
12:12 Turkey set to create $1 bln missile shield in Ankara, Istanbul (0)
12:37 Abkhazia issues ultimatum to Georgian troops in strategic gorge (0)
12:48 Georgia's Saakashvili signs South Ossetia ceasefire plan (0)
13:05 Russia says Georgian troops in S.Ossetia surrendering (0)
13:18 U.S. military aircraft bring 800 Georgian troops home from Iraq (0)
13:30 Three detained for murder of Cameroon national in south Russia (0)
13:49 Medvedev says Russia will continue active role in S.Caucasus (0)
14:18 U.S. lawyer Zeltser jailed for 3 years in Belarus (0)
14:34 Russia criticizes reporter organizations over S.Ossetia coverage (0)
14:43 War as an instrument of peace (0)
15:04 Five world swimming records tumble on day 3 of Beijing Olympics (0)
15:20 Ukraine seeks deal limiting use of Russian Black Sea Fleet (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:33 Russia to provide $200 mln in urgent aid for S. Ossetia (0)
16:44 Ahmadinejad says U.S. has no alternative to dialogue with Iran (0)
16:55 Tbilisi overestimates combat potential (0)
16:57 Saakashvili says Georgia forced into war with Russia (0)
17:05 NATO agrees to emergency talks with Russia on S.Ossetia (0)
17:33 Russia's Severstal buys gold field in E. Kazakhstan (0)
17:56 Georgian leader says Russian troops blocking central highway (0)
17:58 Saakashvili as a propaganda phenomenon (0)
18:00 Main news of August 11 (0)

12, August

05:04 Beth Wilson (0)
05:06 George Sharkey (0)
05:06 Storms kill 28 in southwest China (0)
05:08 Pisma (0)
05:10 Dr.Sz.Piskolti (0)
05:34 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 9% (0)
05:51 Russia's Vyatchanin takes 100m backstroke bronze in Beijing (0)
05:54 Two military police officers killed in ambush in south Russia (0)
06:18 President Bush 'deeply concerned' by Russia's actions in Georgia (0)
07:05 Russia sends another humanitarian aid convoy to South Ossetia (0)
07:32 Blast hits Pakistan Air Force bus, killing at least 13 (0)
07:37 Ossetia sets up its precedent (0)
08:21 Medvedev, Sarkozy to discuss South Ossetian developments (0)
09:02 Abramovich gets go ahead to build $300mln London property (0)
09:05 What court will Saakashvili be taken to? (0)
09:31 Russian gas producer Itera posts 50% net profit growth in 1H08 (0)
09:38 Michael Lee (0)
09:41 Chavez proposes renaming Latin America to Indian America (0)
09:55 Oil company Tatneft posts 42% net profit growth in Jan.-Jun. (0)
10:05 Dollar down 22.73 kopeks, euro down 59.58 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
10:05 Russia beefs up coast guard on its Black Sea coast (0)
10:23 Russia's president says operation in Georgia over (0)
10:25 Russia rules out talks with Georgian leader (0)
10:51 Chinese 97-year-old sports fan cycles 2,400km to Olympics (0)
11:16 Ahmadinejad to discuss Iran's nuclear program in Turkey (0)
11:18 House-sized inflatable dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss art show (0)
11:30 U.S. boy holds up pharmacy with air pistols (0)
12:04 Top Georgian intelligence officer arrested in Russia (0)
12:06 Sarkozy welcomes Russian move to end fighting in Georgia (0)
12:08 Russian mobile firm MTS posts 33% half-yearly net profit growth (0)
12:19 Russian wrestlers win 2 gold medals at Beijing Olympics (0)
12:24 Daryl S (0)
12:56 Attacks damaged or destroyed 70% of buildings - Tskhinvali mayor (0)
13:46 Israel offers land swap as part of Palestinian peace deal - paper (0)
14:09 Georgian leader rails against Russia, announces break from CIS (0)
14:28 Wrap: Russia calls end to military operation in Georgia (0)
16:01 Not out of the woods yet (0)
16:06 Russia, France agree on 6 principles to resolve S.Ossetia crisis (0)
16:11 Vietnam floods death toll reaches 112 (0)
17:07 Refugees and forced migrants in Russia: a fact file (0)
17:13 NATO refuses to rule out future membership for Georgia (0)
17:31 Abkhazia says Georgian troops pushed out of upper Kodori Gorge (0)
17:58 Wrap-2: Russia calls end to military operation in Georgia (0)
18:00 Main news of August 12 (0)
19:50 Paris no guide for Moscow (0)

13, August

05:17 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 7.9% (0)
05:45 Leaders of ex-Communist states show solidarity with Georgia (0)
06:25 Russian swimmers take Olympic silver (0)
07:14 Russia's Novolipetsk Steel to buy U.S. John Maneely for $3.5 bln (0)
07:15 South Ossetia: This wicked, dirty, bitter war… (0)
07:16 Georgia, Russia agree to French-brokered peace plan (0)
08:16 John Lennon's murderer denied parole for fifth time (0)
08:22 Over 70% of Americans support missile defense plans in Europe (0)
08:25 Russian ship joins NATO anti-terror operation in Mediterranean (0)
08:28 Dollar down 18.65 kopeks, euro down 8.16 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
08:39 Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Kiev to battle for Champions League spot (0)
08:54 Refugees from Tskhinvali (0)
09:12 Death toll in Lebanon bomb explosion rises to 17 (0)
09:26 Leaders of ex-Communist states show solidarity with Georgia (0)
09:30 Russia and Georgia: economy as a battlefield (0)
09:30 South Ossetia: This wicked, dirty, bitter war… (0)
09:34 Georgia, Russia agree to French-brokered peace plan (0)
10:02 Russia's RZD rail monopoly to set up grain transportation arm (0)
11:04 Chronicle of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict: Fact sheet (0)
11:04 U.S. request not behind Russian ceasefire in S.Ossetia - Lavrov (0)
11:05 ISS orbit adjustment complete - mission control (0)
12:08 Russian power generator TGK-4 posts 23% net profit drop in 1H08 (0)
12:15 Russia takes silver in women's weightlifting in Beijing (0)
12:33 S.Ossetia leader backs internationally mediated peace plan (0)
13:02 Iran's president says West backing down over nuclear program (0)
13:03 Swiss prosecutors rule out diplomatic end to Qaddafi son case (0)
13:20 Moscow says some 70 Russian soldiers killed in S.Ossetia (0)
13:22 U.S. to deport Russian national accused of $1.5 mln fraud (0)
13:50 RusAl sues LUKoil for disruption of supplies (0)
13:51 Russia accuses Georgia of plotting armed attack against Abkhazia (0)
14:04 Russian pair takes Olympic silver in synchronized diving (0)
14:27 Russia had no choice but counterattack in S.Ossetia - Gorbachev (0)
14:33 Russian gas producer Novatek posts 70% net profit growth in 1H08 (0)
14:59 Sailor says 4 Russian ships return to Crimea from Abkhazia coast (0)
15:37 Russian peacekeepers remove weapons from Georgian arms depot (0)
15:46 Russian troops down Georgian drone over S. Ossetia (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:36 KamAZ RAS net profits plunge 50% in 1H2008 (0)
16:54 U.S. President Bush to send Rice to France, Georgia (0)
17:31 Four Russian naval ships return to Crimea from Abkhazia coast-2 (0)
17:34 Abramovich's girlfriend organizes Moscow Kabakov retrospective (0)
18:10 Russia slams Ukraine decree on Black Sea Fleet as anti-Russian (0)
18:30 Russia's Lavrov slams Bush statement on S.Ossetia (0)
18:33 Main news of August 13 (0)
18:42 Diplomatic formula for the Caucasus (0)

14, August

06:18 Youth organizations honor S. Ossetia dead at Moscow rally (0)
06:19 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 4.36% (0)
06:40 Russian international reserves up $200 mln in week (0)
06:58 Rice warns Russia faces isolation over Georgia (0)
07:13 Russia launches genocide probe over S.Ossetia events (0)
07:33 Regulator finds Mechel guilty of anti-competition law violations (0)
08:07 Syria, Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic ties (0)
08:18 Spartak Moscow humiliated by old rivals in Champions League (0)
08:36 Russian NATO envoy rails at military alliance, West over Georgia (0)
08:54 Dollar up 13.42 kopeks, euro up 8.88 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
08:58 Japan interested in oil projects in north-east Russia (0)
09:45 Indian bus plunges into river, 12 children dead (0)
09:52 Russia-NATO naval drill called off after U.S., U.K. boycott (0)
09:55 China wins first swimming gold at Beijing Olympics (0)
10:15 Tskhinvali after the war (0)
11:03 Leaders of Abkhazia, S.Ossetia sign Georgia peace plan (0)
11:54 Russia may increase peacekeepers in Georgia's rebel region (0)
11:58 World's tallest woman dies in U.S. (0)
12:31 Libya says Russia emerging as counterbalance to U.S. dominance (0)
12:34 U.S. scientists to join Lake Baikal exploration (0)
12:38 Surgutneftegaz oil firm posts 80% half-yearly net profit rise (0)
12:48 Kenneth T. Tellis (0)
12:59 Moscow power utility Mosenergo's net profit up 300% in 1H08 (0)
13:40 Merkel to discuss South Ossetia-Georgia conflict in Sochi (0)
13:50 Intellectual dishonesty and the culpabality of all (0)
14:06 Russia takes wrestling gold and silver at Beijing Olympics (0)
14:07 Gazprom reports 11% increase in gas exports in Q208 (0)
14:43 Russia-NATO naval drill called off after U.S., U.K. boycott-2 (0)
15:18 Russian military concerned by U.S. cargo flights to Georgia (0)
15:33 S.Ossetia, Abkhazia to seek sovereignty under international law (0)
15:57 OSCE to raise number of military monitors in Georgia to 100 (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:04 Russian power generator TGK-6 posts $2.9 mln net profit in 1H08 (0)
17:14 CIS without Georgia: is it good or bad? (0)
17:24 TNK BP says court bars CEO Dudley from office for 2 years (0)
18:05 Casualties reported in Kyrgyzstan prison riot (0)
18:07 Main news of August 14 (0)
19:08 Russian air force recovering (0)
19:27 State watchdog to join forces with Greenpeace (0)
19:28 Gorbachev: Russia had no choice in S.Ossetia (0)
19:29 Britain’s PR guru Lord Bell to work on Belarus image (0)
19:32 A tale of Russian aircraft carriers (0)
19:34 Welcome to Georgia’s Olympic War Games (0)
19:41 This week in russian history...15-21 August (0)
19:47 Jurassic Park (0)
19:49 Wanted: qualified professionals (0)
19:51 Russian witches (0)
20:00 Beating the gridlock (0)
20:02 Stay connected: anywhere, all the time (0)
20:03 Scottish Saturday (0)
20:05 No less khachapuri (0)
20:07 In Brief - Moscow mayor takes regular vacation (0)
20:08 United against aggression (0)
20:11 Foreigners flee Georgia after attack on Ossetia (0)
20:13 Crime Briefs - US lawyer gets 3 years in prison in Belarus (0)
20:15 War of words replaces military action (0)
20:17 In Brief - Russsian channel accuses CNN of using misleading war video (0)
20:35 Georgia's Olympic was games (0)

15, August

05:17 Second Olympic bronze for Russia's Vyatchanin in backstroke (0)
05:19 Naira Aslanyan (0)
05:20 Tim (0)
05:29 Nursing home fire kills six in west Russia (0)
05:50 U.S., Poland sign missile defense deal (0)
06:23 Russian monetary base down $2.2 bln in week to $184.7 bln (0)
06:49 Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 5.6% (0)
07:54 S. Ossetia says Georgian refugees unable to return to region (0)
08:05 Begonia carpet covers Brussels central square (0)
08:11 U.S., Poland sign missile defense deal-2 (0)
08:12 Spartak Moscow sack manager after Champions League humiliation (0)
08:18 Why are informational websites down? (0)
08:48 Dollar up 21.53 kopeks, euro down 5.16 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
09:35 Belgian man loses wife in woods playing 'nude' hide-and-seek (0)
09:39 Gorbachev blames Georgia for provoking war, West for backing it (0)
09:40 Polish fans chant anti-Russian slogans during UEFA Cup tie (0)
09:40 U.S., U.K. officially pull out of Russia-NATO joint exercise (0)
09:51 100 days of President Dmitry Medvedev (0)
09:54 Russia takes bronze in canoe double at Beijing Olympics (0)
10:07 No formal CIS pullout statement from Georgia yet - CIS official (0)
10:41 North Ossetia hospitals admit 528 people since Tskhinvali assault (0)
10:43 Some 40% of Russians favor S. Ossetia's accession to Russia - poll (0)
10:55 South Korean leader may attend Khabarovsk business forum (0)
10:55 Russia takes Olympic bronze in women's 75 kg weightlifting (0)
11:07 Rosneft says RAS net profit up over fourfold to $6.6 bln in 1H08 (0)
11:12 Russia takes Olympic bronze in men's individual archery (0)
11:52 Over 6,000 gather at Moscow rally for South Ossetia (0)
12:05 Stroytransgaz net profit up 23% to $26.9 mln in 1H08 (0)
12:43 Work starts on Euro 2012 stadium in west Ukraine (0)
13:02 Russian-Ukrainian talks needed for new rules on Black Sea Fleet (0)
13:11 Russia denies use of cluster bombs in Georgia (0)
13:23 Two Russian journalists killed, 10 wounded in South Ossetia (0)
13:36 Russian rocket to launch U.S. commercial satellite Aug. 19 (0)
14:33 South Ossetia conflict displaces over 118,000 (0)
14:42 Chavez accuses Bush of ordering attack on South Ossetia (0)
14:49 U.S. missile shield in Europe targets Russia - Medvedev (0)
15:41 Medvedev doubts S.Ossetia, Abkhazia will stay within Georgia (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:16 Diamond producer Alrosa's revenue down 7% to $1.3 bln in 1H08 (0)
16:17 Russian mini-subs to search Baikal for sunken treasures (0)
16:22 S.Ossetia peacekeepers to be beefed up with armor, tanks (0)
16:34 U.S. missile defense in Europe becomes a reality (0)
16:53 Georgia's president says signed S.Ossetia peace plan (0)
18:03 Russia finds Ukrainian car plates at Georgian army base (0)
18:11 Ukraine proposes drafting Black Sea fleet deal with Russia (0)
18:17 Main news of August 15 (0)
18:30 The CIS and Baltic press on Russia (0)
19:08 Saakashvili's rescue operation (0)

16, August

08:08 Four people killed in Moscow road accident (0)
09:40 Russian troops prevent arms smuggling to South Ossetia (0)
10:29 Russia supports S.Ossetia, Abkhazia against Georgian peacekeepers (0)
10:30 Two Russian pilots downed in S.Ossetia are in Georgian hospital (0)
11:00 All-Russian women's tennis final at 2008 Beijing Olympics (0)
11:11 Iran to launch its first satellite by next weekend - president (0)
12:05 Ukraine seeks integration into European missile defense (0)
12:15 Two police officers killed, 2 wounded in Chechnya (0)
13:00 Russian president signs Georgia peace plan (0)
13:47 Russian president signs Georgia peace plan-2 (0)
15:32 Russia takes 2 gold medals on Day 8 of Beijing Olympics (0)
16:07 Main news of August 16 (0)

17, August

08:06 OSCE pledges aid to South Ossetia refugees (0)
08:48 South Ossetians must decide their fate themselves - OSCE (0)
09:07 Russia's Medvedev speaks for OSCE larger role in S.Ossetia (0)
09:29 Russia wins gold, silver at Beijing Olympics women's tennis final (0)
10:46 Russia denies reports of troops occupying Georgian villages (0)
11:06 Southwest Siberia coal mine accident leaves 3 miners dead (0)
11:28 Russia to start troops' pullout from Georgia Aug. 18 - Medvedev (0)
13:13 South Ossetia conflict wipes $7bln off Russian market - Kudrin (0)
13:55 Israel approves release of Palestinian prisoners (0)
14:07 Iran successfully launches its first satellite into space (0)
14:26 Russia's Galkina wins gold in 3000m steeple at Beijing Olympics (0)
15:05 Main news of August 17 (0)

18, August

05:12 Attack on mosque in Azerbaijani capital kills at least two (0)
05:37 Christian M. Bast (0)
05:38 Michael (0)
05:39 Zdravko Maravic (0)
05:40 Ng (0)
05:42 Yahshuah Tsidkenu (0)
05:45 shenanigan (0)
06:15 Condoleezza Rice due in Warsaw to sign U.S. missile shield deal (0)
06:24 Germany's Merkel pledges NATO membership for Georgia (0)
06:49 S.Ossetian leader sacks government, proclaims state of emergency (0)
07:17 UN nuclear official visits Iran for talks (0)
07:48 Beijing Olympics doping test samples to be kept for 8 years (0)
08:00 Iran launches dummy satellite - Iranian space agency (0)