Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 0.3%

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 06:21 GMT


Death toll in latest Sichuan aftershock rises to three

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 06:27 GMT


Autopsy says Russian woman's death in Spain not suspicious

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 06:34 GMT


Polish fare dodger takes bite out of ticket inspector on tram

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 07:16 GMT


Lithuanian minnows knock Glasgow Rangers out of Champions League

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 07:21 GMT


Alexander Solzhenitsyn: political importance and literary genius

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 08:18 GMT


Russian PM to attend Olympic opening ceremony

Russia's prime minister will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday as well as meet with Russian athletes, a government source said on Wednesday.

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 08:25 GMT


Russia's oil output expected to grow slowly until 2020 - ministry

Russia's economics ministry said on Wednesday that a best case scenario would see oil output grow slowly until 2020, with a projected 9% growth for 12 years to 535 mln metric tons (3.9 billion bbls) a year.

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 08:44 GMT


Israel frees five Palestinians in final Hezbollah prisoner swap

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 08:52 GMT


Russia's oil exports decline 7.4%, gas exports up 23% in 1H08

// Aug. 06, 2008 - 09:04 GMT