Eight people were killed in a car crash in south Russia's Krasnodar Territory during the night, the regional emergency service said on Monday.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:05 GMT

The first stage of new sea trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident in previous tests, has been successfully completed, the Amur shipyard said on Monday.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:26 GMT

Wildfires raging across Spain are mostly contained but the country is on maximum alert as it braces for a weekend heatwave.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:46 GMT

A GM-AvtoVAZ plant, which produces the Chevrolet Niva off-road model, resumed production on Monday following a two-week summer holiday, a company spokesperson said.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:48 GMT

A bridge collapses in southwest China killing up to four people and injuring a dozen more.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:52 GMT

At least 16 people have been killed by flooding and rainstorms in southwest China's Sichuan Chinese province in recent days, the Sina news portal reported.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 05:59 GMT

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, embarked on a 10-day visit to Ukraine on Monday.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 06:42 GMT

Six people including four children drowned when their boat capsized on a river in the Khanty Mansi autonomous district of western Siberia, a police spokesman said.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 07:22 GMT

The two main suspects in a tax evasion case involving the Russian cosmetics retailer Arbat Prestige have been released from custody, and are subject to a travel ban, police said on Monday.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 07:45 GMT

Gold output in Russia grew 24.6%, year-on-year, in January-June 2009 to 77.3 metric tons (2.5 million troy ounces), the Union of Russian Gold Miners said on Monday.

// Jul. 27, 2009 - 07:58 GMT