Ivaylo Dlagnev
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 04:37 GMT
Southwest China hit by new earthquake
An aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck China's southwest Yunnan province on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse, Xinhua said.
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 05:44 GMT
Russia's Ilchenko powers through to take 10km swim gold
Russia's Larisa Ilchenko clinched gold on Wednesday with a burst of pace that saw her storm past her rivals in the final straight of the women's 10km marathon swim in Beijing.
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 06:07 GMT
Russia's richest woman sells Sberbank shares
Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina and other shareholders are selling their shares in the country's largest state-owned bank Sberbank, a business daily said on Wednesday.
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 06:38 GMT
Russia rejects UN draft on Georgia
Russia has blocked a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia, saying the document contradicts a previously agreed peace plan.
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 07:00 GMT
Syria says ready to consider Russian air defense deal - paper
Syria is ready to discuss deploying Iskander missile-defense systems on its territory, but it has not received any proposals from Russia, the country's president told a Russian business daily.
// Aug. 20, 2008 - 07:27 GMT