Five homeless people found killed near Moscow
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 06:05 GMT
Russia facing first budget deficit in 10 years in 2009 - paper
Russia could have a budget deficit for the first time in a decade next year as the global economic crisis and low energy prices hit government revenues, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 06:34 GMT
Plane to evacuate Russians injured in bus crash lands in Egypt
An Il-76 plane of the Russian emergencies ministry which is to evacuate Russians injured in Monday's deadly bus crash in Egypt, landed Wednesday in the airport of the Egyptian resort city of Sharm-El-Sheikh.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 06:41 GMT
U.S. poultry producers unable to export chicken meat to Russia
U.S. poultry producers are banned from exporting chicken meat to Russia as they have not provided guarantees on the absence of chlorine in their production, the Russian agricultural regulator said.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 07:06 GMT
Ford plant near St. Petersburg halts production until Jan. 21
A Ford factory near Russia's second city of St. Petersburg announced on Wednesday it had shut down its assembly lines until January 21.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 07:53 GMT
Lukashenko expects Russia to cut gas prices for Belarus in 2009
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he expected Russia to cut by two or three times its gas prices for Belarus in 2009.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 08:18 GMT
Dutch woman gives birth to 19th child
A 45-year-old Dutch woman in the town of Bunschoten has given birth to her 19th child, local radio reported.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 08:54 GMT
Russian Navy missile cruiser to visit South Africa Jan. 9-12
The Northern Fleet's Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser will become the first Russian warship to dock in Cape Town when it visits South Africa on January 9–12, Russia's Navy said.
// Dec. 24, 2008 - 09:11 GMT