Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned on Sunday its new leader, Patriarch Kirill, at a ceremony held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 08:21 GMT
At least 22 people dead in care home fire in northwest Russia
At least 22 people died after fire broke out in a wooden care home in northwest Russia, the regional investigation department said on Sunday.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 08:51 GMT
Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new patriarch -2
The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned on Sunday its new leader, Patriarch Kirill, at a ceremony held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 10:05 GMT
Russia cuts oil export duty from February 1
Russia is lowering as of February 1 export duties on oil and petroleum products, responding to a fall in world oil prices amid the ongoing global financial crisis.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 10:23 GMT
Abkhazia rejects Georgia reports of incidents with Russian troops
Abkhazian police rejected on Sunday Georgian media reports that two Russian soldiers were allegedly killed in an incident in Abkhazia.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 12:03 GMT
At least 22 people dead in care home fire in northwest Russia -2
At least 22 people died after fire broke out in a wooden care home in northwest Russia, the regional investigation department said on Sunday.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 12:23 GMT
Russia will not press CSTO to recognize Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
Russia will not press the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states for recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 12:46 GMT
Wrap: Care home fire in northwest Russia leaves 23 people dead
Twenty-three people were killed while three others were rescued in a fire that destroyed a wooden house in the Republic of Komi in northwest Russia, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 14:17 GMT
Iran urges international community to restore war-ravaged Gaza
The international community and the Islamic world should restore the Gaza Strip destroyed by Israel's recent three-week military offensive, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday.
// Feb. 01, 2009 - 14:46 GMT