Youth organizations gathered overnight near the Christ the Savior Cathedral in central Moscow to honor the dead in South Ossetia as a fragile ceasefire took hold in Georgia.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 06:18 GMT
Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $200 million, to $597.5 billion, in the week of August 1 – August 8, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 06:40 GMT
The U.S. secretary of state has said Russia faces international isolation if it does not honor a ceasefire with Georgia.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 06:58 GMT
Top Russian investigators have opened a criminal case on charges of genocide in connection with recent events in South Ossetia, a General Prosecutor's Office spokesman said on Thursday.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 07:13 GMT
The Syrian and Lebanese presidents have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between their countries for the first time since gaining independence from French rule, a Syrian presidential advisor said.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 08:07 GMT
Spartak Moscow suffered one of the worst results in their history on Wednesday night when they were beaten 4–1 at home by Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of a third round Champions League qualifier.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 08:18 GMT
The West's stance on the situation in Georgia is certain to affect Russia's relations with NATO, Moscow's ambassador to the North Atlantic organization said on Thursday.
// Aug. 14, 2008 - 08:36 GMT