Three dead in East Siberia as domestic row turns violent

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 05:25 GMT


Financial crisis yet to peak - Russia's finance minister

The global financial crisis has yet to peak, and individual governments must now take appropriate measures to deal with its effects, Russia's finance minster said.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 06:09 GMT


Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits Plesetsk space center

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev observed on Sunday the test launch of a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 06:18 GMT


Chinese companies apologize for toxic milk

China's three leading dairy companies have apologized for their involvement in the ongoing melamine-tainted milk crisis, the China Daily newspaper has reported.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 06:30 GMT


Storm winds rage in Russia's Far East

Storm winds caused by a cyclone in the Sea of Okhotsk have raged through Russia's Far Eastern city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 06:58 GMT


Lithuania nuclear referendum fails over poor turnout

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 07:24 GMT


Russia's VTB to apply for state loan to refinance $11.4 bln debt

Russia's second largest bank, VTB, will apply to state-controlled national development bank, Vnesheconombank, for a loan to refinance its $11.4 billion foreign liabilities in 2008–2009, VTB CEO Andrei Kostin has said.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 08:02 GMT


Russian women dominate WTA top 10 rankings

Five Russian tennis players are in the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ratings published on Monday.

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 08:17 GMT


Russia's Euroset cell phone retailer closes Indian subsidiaries

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 08:56 GMT


Dollar down 9.69 kopeks, euro up 8.80 kopeks - Central Bank

// Oct. 13, 2008 - 08:58 GMT