Police investigating the murder of the former deputy mayor of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, are treating his death as a contract killing, a law enforcement source said on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 06:14 GMT
The Chinese security agency on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of masterminding the sale of fake diabetes drugs that killed two people and poisoned several others, Xinhua said.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 07:02 GMT
Consumer prices in Russia grew 2.4% in January, the country's top statistics body said on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 07:45 GMT
The presidents of Russia and Bulgaria will discuss new oil and gas pipelines and European energy security in the wake of gas supply disruptions last month when they meet in the Kremlin on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 07:57 GMT
Russia's international reserves holding foreign currency and gold increased by $1.6 billion to $388.1 billion in the week of January 23–30, the Central Bank of Russia said on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 08:23 GMT
Three birds that were found dead on a beach on Hong Kong's largest island have tested positive for bird flu, regional radio said on Thursday, citing local authorities.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 08:24 GMT
Somali pirates have begun leaving the Faina after receiving a ransom for the Ukrainian cargo ship seized in September, a Russian maritime news website editor said on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 08:39 GMT
A former deputy mayor of Chechnya's capital, Grozny, was gunned down in Moscow overnight in what police are treating as a contract killing, a police source said on Thursday.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 09:13 GMT
A Ukrainian cargo ship captured by Somali pirates in September with 20 crewmembers on board was released on Thursday after a ransom was paid, the head of Ukraine's external intelligence service said.
// Feb. 05, 2009 - 16:44 GMT