Southern Russia car crash kills 4, injures senior judge
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 08:56 GMT
Militant killed in Russia's North Caucasus
One militant was killed and three injured in a special operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan on Friday morning, a Federal Security Service (FSB) source said.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 09:16 GMT
Pro-Russia party floats possibility of joining Latvian coalition
As Latvian political leaders try to form a new coalition following the prime minister's resignation, the largest pro-Russian party said it could join the government.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 10:59 GMT
Residents of Russian city want crisis solutions not new town name
Around 200 people protested in Krasnodar on Saturday against a proposal to change the city's name to the pre-Soviet Yekaterinodar, saying the authorities should focus on anti-crisis measures.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 13:45 GMT
Putin holds economic meeting on Russian budget changes
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held an economic meeting on Saturday to work on changes to the 2009 budget, the government press secretary said.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 14:43 GMT
Protesters in Crimea call for snap elections in Ukraine
About a thousand activists of a number of political and public movements held a rally Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol demanding extraordinary parliamentary and presidential elections.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 15:35 GMT
64 Russian soldiers killed, 283 wounded in last year's Georgia war
A total of 64 Russian soldiers were killed and 283 wounded in the war with Georgia in 2008, a deputy Russian defense minister said Saturday.
// Feb. 21, 2009 - 16:45 GMT