Year 2008, Month 12
Below is a list of all entries made for the selected month. In brackets is the number of comments posted to each entry.
23, December
- 14:51 2008: bad start, bad end (0)
- 15:48 UN convenes summit to tackle global financial crisis (0)
- 16:51 New UN mandate on Georgia, Abkhazia due mid-Feb - Russian envoy (0)
- 17:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:02 Ahmadinejad shrugs off sanctions against Iran (0)
- 17:09 Russian warships leave Cuba after landmark visit (0)
- 17:17 What will new year bring to Europe? (0)
- 17:30 Russia to upgrade strategic bombers in 2009 (0)
- 18:16 Ukrainian president says gas dispute with Russia resolved (0)
- 18:56 Moscow police deny Russian violinists attacked by racists (0)
- 19:02 Gazprom rejects Ukrainian president's claim of gas debt deal (0)
- 19:16 Doha to become new HQ for Gas Exporting Countries Forum (0)
- 19:22 Main news of December 23 (0)
24, December
- 06:05 Five homeless people found killed near Moscow (0)
- 06:34 Russia facing first budget deficit in 10 years in 2009 - paper (0)
- 06:41 Plane to evacuate Russians injured in bus crash lands in Egypt (0)
- 07:06 U.S. poultry producers unable to export chicken meat to Russia (0)
- 07:25 Guards charged in Russian prison beating deaths kept in custody (0)
- 07:53 Ford plant near St. Petersburg halts production until Jan. 21 (0)
- 08:18 Lukashenko expects Russia to cut gas prices for Belarus in 2009 (0)
- 08:25 Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza border incident (0)
- 08:54 Dutch woman gives birth to 19th child (0)
- 09:11 Russian Navy missile cruiser to visit South Africa Jan. 9-12 (0)
- 09:17 Russian firms to help build up Nicaragua's electricity sector (0)
- 09:40 Robbery in Dutch jewelry store foiled by trinket bombardment (0)
- 14:27 Court grants paroles to ex-officer guilty of Chechen teen murder (0)
- 14:34 Topol-M ICBMs enter service with new missile regiment in Russia (0)
- 14:51 Yanukovych, Tymoshenko equal chance of becoming president - poll (0)
- 15:03 Russia, Serbia sign oil and gas deal (0)
- 15:21 Student charged with killing teacher in Russian Volga city (0)
- 15:33 President Yushchenko planning state of emergency - PM (0)
- 16:12 Russia's forex policy will exclude losses similar to 1998 crisis (0)
- 16:12 Russia's President Medvedev calls for swift action on crisis (0)
- 16:22 Russia, Ukraine may not sign new gas deal, but Europe unaffected (0)
- 16:27 Gazprom eyes Iran's oil, gas fields (0)
- 16:49 Medvedev urges Ukraine to pay gas debt, threatens cutoff (0)
- 17:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:23 Medvedev says Russia-Ukraine relations at their lowest level (0)
- 17:32 "Gas OPEC" will not fiddle with prices (0)
- 17:42 Iran to hold shoe-throwing competition (0)
- 19:00 Main news of December 24 (0)
25, December
- 06:36 Russia to put 3 Glonass satellites into orbit (0)
- 06:50 Nine bodies recovered after Ukrainian apartment blast (0)
- 06:55 Russian Far Eastern city ex-mayor gets 3-year suspended sentence (0)
- 07:09 Three detained over brutal murder of 5 people in Moscow Region (0)
- 07:48 Russian steelmaker to seek $85 mln loan from Gazprombank (0)
- 08:23 Fred Howard (0)
- 09:04 Dissatisfied customer opens fire in Moscow sex shop, injures one (0)
- 09:37 Israel prepares operation to prevent Palestinian rocket attacks (0)
- 09:56 Russian international reserves up $15.4 bln in week (0)
- 15:41 Israeli PM sends 'last-minute' warning to Gaza over rocket fire - 2 (0)
- 15:48 Security services kill 12 militants in Russia's North Caucasus (0)
- 16:24 Russian President Medvedev signs package of anti-corruption laws (0)
- 16:29 Over 1,000 protest parole of Chechen woman's murderer (0)
- 16:42 Russia to transport natural gas from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan (0)
- 16:54 Courts banned 6,500 Moscow debtors from leaving country in 2008 (0)
- 17:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:26 Russian GDP growth 2%, inflation 10-12% in 2009 - Kremlin aide (0)
- 17:30 Russia's federal mortgage agency receives $2 bln (0)
- 18:46 Moscow court finds ex-Yukos official guilty of embezzlement (0)
- 18:53 Death toll in Ukrainian apartment blast rises to 20 (0)
- 19:00 Main news of December 25 (0)
26, December
- 05:57 Fire kills two children in East Siberia (0)
- 06:02 Death toll in Ukrainian apartment blast climbs to 24 (0)
- 06:15 Nine injured, 30,000 evacuated in Chinese quake (0)
- 06:25 Police, civilian injured in North Caucasus shootout (0)
- 07:19 Russia's narrow monetary base up $1.1 bln to $147.5 bln in week (0)
- 07:26 Jobless divorcee dressed as Santa kills 8, self in California (0)
- 07:46 Chinese ships leave for anti-piracy mission off Somalia (0)
- 07:59 Turkish national robbed by unknown gang in Moscow (0)
- 08:29 Kiev mayor seeks luxury tax, dreams initiative has PM's support (0)
- 08:43 Israel opens two crossings on Gaza border (0)
- 09:01 Ukrainian apartment blast death toll reaches 27 (0)
- 09:26 Russia delivers two Su-30 fighters to Indonesia under contract (0)
- 09:35 Kazakhstan bans foreigners from Baikonur, other areas (0)
- 12:22 Russia has 12 firm export orders for Mi-28N helicopter gunships (0)
- 12:56 Chemezov decides not to run for Norilsk Nickel board (0)
- 12:58 Russian court releases man convicted of poaching fish (0)
- 13:00 2008 Review: September (0)
- 13:06 Politkovskaya murder suspects DNA does not match killer -lawyer (0)
- 13:22 Suzuki postpones construction of car plant in Russia - newspaper (0)
- 13:29 Second conjoined twin, Faith, died in London on Christmas Day (0)
- 13:29 Second conjoined twin, Faith, dies in London on Christmas Day (0)
- 13:50 Iranians hold shoe-throwing contest in capital's university (0)
- 14:02 Ukraine president orders Sevastopol base conversion after 2017 (0)
- 14:56 Pakistan deploys more troops along Indian border - paper (0)
- 14:57 Half of Ukrainians say Yushchenko 'disappointment' - poll (0)
- 15:22 Ex-Kremlin chief of staff Voloshin to head Norilsk Nickel board (0)
- 15:54 Moscow court gives ex-Yukos manager 12 years in prison (0)
- 15:58 Militant rocket kills 2 Palestinian children in Gaza (0)
- 16:39 Russia urges Guinea politicians to achieve national accord (0)
- 17:03 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:28 Ex-Kremlin chief of staff Voloshin to head Norilsk Nickel board - 2 (0)
- 17:49 EU concerned over deployment of Georgian armored vehicles (0)
- 18:10 Ukraine's parliament passes 2009 budget (0)
- 18:56 Kaliningrad customs expresses regret over border traffic jams (0)
- 18:56 Russian president signs law to ratify Caspian gas pipeline deal (0)
- 18:59 Main news of December 26 (0)
27, December
- 08:48 Russian president signs law forcing ministers to declare income (0)
- 09:09 House fire kills 5 in Russia's Far East (0)
- 09:43 Russian government gives regions $700 mln to buy vehicles (0)
- 11:56 Over 140 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip - doctors (0)
- 12:32 Palestinian rocket fire kills one, injures 5 in Israel (0)
- 12:56 Gazprom hopes for solution to Ukraine gas debt by New Year (0)
- 13:42 Russia's 2009 budget deficit may be $70 bln - finance minister (0)
- 14:24 Gazprom says Belarus will pay less than agreed for gas in 2009 (0)
- 15:34 Over 195 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinian militants respond - 2 (0)
- 16:45 2008 inflation in Russia could total 13.8% - finance minister (0)
- 16:52 205 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinian militants respond - 3 (0)
- 16:59 Main news of December 27 (0)
28, December
- 08:31 UN Security Council urges Israel, Palestinians to end violence (0)
- 09:06 Israel pulls tanks, infantry close to Gaza - Israeli media (0)
- 09:45 Twelve militants killed in security sweep in south Russia (0)
- 10:04 Two workers killed, three injured in Moscow dormitory fire (0)
- 11:39 At least 4 Palestinians dead as Israel bombs Hamas HQ in Gaza (0)
- 12:50 Russian diplomats prepare Russians' evacuation from Gaza (0)
- 14:37 Russia's Lavrov urges end to Gaza violence, aid to enclave (0)
- 15:14 Ukrainian MPs arrive in Russia to discuss Ukraine's gas debt (0)
- 15:58 Main news of December 28 (0)
29, December
- 06:19 Russian court extends custody of Yukos founder's partner (0)
- 06:47 Suicide car bomber kills 14 children in east Afghanistan (0)
- 07:00 Prosecutor's aide injured in attack in Russia's North Caucasus (0)
- 07:17 Five killed in car crash in central Russia (0)
- 07:43 Death toll in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 310 Palestinians (0)
- 08:19 Minibus crash kills 5, injures 3 in Russian Caspian Sea region (0)
- 08:36 Russia's VEB infrastructure projects hit $26 bln in 2008 (0)
- 08:43 Shuvalov's list: the favored few or the dependants? (0)
- 08:48 Suicide bomber kills 2, injures 17 in attack in Afghanistan (0)
- 09:11 President Medvedev orders aid to Russians in Gaza (0)
- 15:33 Abbas calls meeting with Palestinian party leaders (0)
- 15:54 Investigators blame paramedics for Russian hockey star death (0)
- 16:16 South Ossetia claims Georgia moving tanks close to border (0)
- 17:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:46 Gazprom continues talks with Ukraine, hopes for deal by yearend (0)
- 17:48 Russia sets aside $340 bln for anti-crisis package (0)
- 18:10 President Medvedev orders aid to Russians in Gaza - 3 (0)
- 18:41 Some 400 Latvians ask Russia's Abramovich to buy their country (0)
- 18:48 Top police officer wounded in Russia's Daghestan (0)
- 19:00 Main news of December 29 (0)
30, December
- 05:52 Five Russian pilgrims injured in Azerbaijan bus crash (0)
- 06:05 More than 16 kg of drugs seized in North Caucasus raid (0)
- 06:27 Top police officer dies after attack in Russia's Daghestan (0)
- 07:04 Man survives 25-meter jump in southwest Siberia (0)
- 08:02 Israeli airstrikes kill at least 10 more in Gaza (0)
- 08:07 Police make major hashish seizure in Azerbaijan (0)
- 08:17 Russia to build uranium conversion plant in Far East in 2009 (0)
- 08:49 Gazprom's IFRS half-yearly net profit up 80% to $19.6 bln (0)
- 09:17 Chinese scientists find huge dinosaur fossil field (0)
- 09:25 Russia top heavy machinery producer listed on Frankfurt bourse (0)
- 09:49 Iranian students signing up to fight Israel (0)
- 09:50 Israeli ships ram Gaza humanitarian aid boat (0)
- 10:03 U.S. firefighters use vacuum to hoover Shih Tzu puppy from well (0)
- 10:06 Israeli airstrikes kill 363 in four-day campaign in Gaza (0)
- 15:33 Japanese tourist reenacts The Terminal movie in Mexican airport (0)
- 15:36 Russia's Medvedev signs law on longer presidential term (0)
- 15:55 Family of killed Chechen teen appeals parole of guilty ex-officer (0)
- 16:07 Not all Arabs support Hamas (0)
- 17:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 17:36 Ukraine says will pay gas debt to Russia within hours (0)
- 17:43 Cash courier killed, another injured in Moscow robbery - police (0)
- 18:05 Russian, U.S. foreign ministers urge end to violence in Gaza - 2 (0)
- 18:34 Cash courier killed, another injured in Moscow robbery - police - 2 (0)
- 18:55 Ukraine says will pay gas debt to Russia within hours - 2 (0)
- 20:09 Terminally ill Yukos executive released at $1.8 mln bail (0)
- 20:13 Main news of December 30 (0)
31, December
- 06:33 Russian businessman robbed of $48,000 in St. Petersburg (0)
- 07:15 Czech top diplomat to visit Gaza this week (0)
- 07:16 Somalia pirates hold 300 sailors captive - Russian shipping daily (0)
- 07:30 Israel targets tunnels to Egypt as attacks on Gaza lessen (0)
- 07:34 Officials confirm bail release of ailing ex-Yukos executive (0)
- 07:41 Russia's narrow monetary base up $1.9 bln in week (0)
- 07:51 Spain extradites suspected Chechen militant to Russia (0)
- 08:21 Ex-Yukos lawyer, newborn child greet New Year in prison hospital (0)
- 08:57 Israel says proposals for truce with Palestinians unrealistic (0)
- 08:59 Russians wish for jobs, health and happiness in 2009 - survey (0)
- 09:15 Officials confirm bail release of ailing ex-Yukos executive-2 (0)
- 09:43 Russia's international reserves down $12.6 bln in week (0)
- 09:49 Former Vladikavkaz mayor assassinated in his car - police (0)
- 10:05 Death toll in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes reaches over 380 (0)
- 10:08 Russian security service suspends probe of Siberian terror plot (0)
- 10:16 Former Vladikavkaz mayor assassinated in his car - police - 2 (0)
- 11:26 Dollar up 1.12 kopeks, euro down 1.36 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
- 11:45 Bad times ahead for Somali pirates (0)
- 12:20 Russia's inflation at 13.3% in 2008 - statistics service (0)
- 12:26 What the Russian papers say (0)
- 12:27 U.S. firm advertizes private space walk at $45-55 mln (0)
- 12:31 Moscow condemns OSCE, EU for inaction on S.Ossetia gas cutoffs (0)
- 13:56 Ukraine threatens to seize Russian gas (0)
- 14:29 Israel rejects ceasefire with Hamas, but may reconsider (0)
- 16:08 Carnage in Gaza: a prelude to World War III? (0)
- 16:29 Medvedev, Putin discuss Ukraine's rejection of new gas price (0)
- 17:06 Ukraine threatens to seize Russian gas -2 (0)
- 17:11 2008 Review: December (0)
- 17:12 Main news of December 31 (0)
- 19:33 Talks with Ukraine end in deadlock, Gazprom to cut gas supplies (0)