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01, August

08:38 EU, Ukraine reach agreement on gas sector reform, loan (0)
09:32 Honda recalls 440,000 cars over airbag defect (0)
10:06 Russia ready to use military force to defend S. Ossetia (0)
10:38 Russia, Kyrgyzstan sign military memorandum (0)
12:06 Russian PM Putin dives to bottom of Lake Baikal (0)
13:17 Putin proposes stricter punishment for environment pollution (0)
13:44 Russia could use military force to defend S. Ossetian residents (0)
16:40 Russian Orthodox Church commemorates St. Seraphim of Sarov (0)
16:53 Main news of August 1 (0)

02, August

06:33 Three emergencies ministry workers killed in south Russia (0)
12:04 Israel's leaders condemn killings at gay youth center (0)
12:42 Abramovich buys world's largest yacht - Forbes (0)
13:01 Eighteen people injured in bus crash in Poland (0)
13:12 Patriarch prays for accord between Russian, Ukrainian navies (0)
13:52 Azerbaijan welcomes Russia's efforts to end Karabakh conflict (0)
14:22 Chinese town sealed off after man's death from pneumonic plague (0)
14:36 Five foreign soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan (0)
16:49 Russia marks day of Prophet Elijah, patron saint of Airborne Troops (0)
16:49 Russia celebrating day of Prophet Elijah (0)
16:49 Russia celebrating day of Prophet Elijah (0)
16:50 Main news of August 2 (0)

03, August

04:58 Attack on Chechen police convoy kills 5 (0)
05:27 Russian PM Putin dives to bottom of Lake Baikal (0)
05:47 Chinese authorities quarantine town over pneumonic plague (0)
06:09 Divers recover nearly 10 tons of gold, silver from sunken ship near Argentina (0)
06:21 Ahmadinejad set to be confirmed as Iranian president (0)
07:26 Mobile firm MTS offers $1.27bln for Comstar's 51% stake - paper (0)
07:26 Russia reports 55 official swine flu cases (0)
07:47 Toyota plant in Russia closes send workers on two-week vacation (0)
08:05 Spartak, FC Moskva stay within striking distance of Rubin (0)
08:10 Demolition of factory in central Turkey goes wrong (0)
08:29 Dollar up 8.9 kopeks, euro up 46 kopeks - Central Bank (0)
08:40 Eduard Kokoity: I rule out a new Georgian aggression (0)
08:47 NATO's new secretary general starts work (0)
08:50 Recently discovered works by Mozart played for first time (0)

04, August

15:09 North China building collapse kills 17 (0)
15:14 Damage from Volga oil spill could exceed $450,000 - watchdog (0)
15:43 South Russian police seize 9 kg of heroin from fruit truck (0)
15:51 Honest Vienna cop returns lost cash case to couriers (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:27 Chronology of Events: the South Ossetia Conflict of August 2008 (0)
16:27 South Ossetia: One year on (0)
16:32 International expedition to set off around North East Passage (0)
16:58 Egyptian researchers claim to have exact date for Great Pyramid (0)
17:38 South Ossetia’s envoy to Russia discusses political changes (0)
17:44 Fuel slick from grounded freighter off Norway stretches to 150 km (0)
18:07 Medvedev, Obama aim to agree arms cuts by December (0)
18:18 Tskhinval one year after the war with Georgia (0)
18:19 Main news of August 4 (0)
18:19 U.S. gives recommendations to Russia on banking with N.Korea (0)

05, August

06:05 Russia's recognition of Abkhazia, S.Ossetia not planned - Lavrov (0)
06:16 WHO confirms 1,154 swine flu deaths (0)
06:22 Wild horses run into cars (0)
06:44 U.S. tracks unexpected Russian subs off east coast (0)
06:54 Iranian President Ahmadinejad takes oath of office for 2nd term (0)
07:21 U.S. gym shooting leaves at least 3 dead (0)
07:37 Russia begins new trial into murder of journalist Politkovskaya (0)
07:43 Bill Clinton brings U.S. journalists home from North Korean jail (0)
08:11 Tevez to miss Argentina's friendly with Russia (0)
08:42 Cautious Dynamo favorite to beat Celtic in Champions League tie (0)

06, August

15:22 Chinese bride wears world's longest wedding gown (0)
15:46 Mars study volunteer "back" on Earth (0)
15:50 Russian warship arrives in Bulgaria for Blackseafor naval drills (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:06 'Bride' found for Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut (0)
16:15 Krilya Sovetov dumped out of Europa League by Irish minnows (0)
16:25 Moscow, Ankara agree to build South Stream in Turkish waters (0)
17:16 After his visit to Ukraine, Patriarch Cyril is ready to take dual citizenship (0)
17:17 Russian writer Sergei Lukyanenko to stage opera in Vienna (0)
17:20 Russia signs deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant (0)
17:41 Georgia set to send troops to Afghanistan (0)
18:00 Main news of August 6 (0)

07, August

05:40 U.S. senate approves Sotomayor's appointment to Supreme Court (0)
05:58 Civilian deaths in Kandahar (0)
06:19 Dungeon votes British PM top villain (0)
06:24 Russia increases death toll in S. Ossetia conflict to 67 soldiers (0)
06:25 One dead, 30 injured in bus crash in south Russia (0)
06:28 One dead, 30 injured in bus crash in south Russia (0)
07:11 EU must hold talks with ex-Georgian republics - Russian envoy (0)
07:15 Flooding and heavy rain cause chaos in China (0)
07:22 Scientists develop wheelchairs controlled by the mind (0)
07:32 Panda gives birth to her fifth cub after a 130-day pregnancy (0)
08:28 AvtoVAZ employees rally in downtown Tolyatti (0)
09:31 Global swine flu cases reach 200,000 (0)
09:36 Last survivor of WW1 trenches buried (0)
10:05 Russia's Medvedev says 'no regrets' on S. Ossetia decision (0)
10:32 Chavez rejects mediators in dispute with Colombia (0)
10:44 Russia has lowest minimum wage in Europe - paper (0)
11:48 The call of the pipes: Putin in Turkey (0)
11:59 VSMPO-AVISMA's net profit down 5% to $54.5 mln in 1H09 (0)
12:14 Russian mini-subs start research in new area of Lake Baikal (0)
12:26 Ukraine adopts national program to move towards NATO accession (0)
12:26 Court rules against returning Politkovskaya case to prosecutors (0)
13:04 At least 37 killed, over 100 wounded in Iraq bombings (0)
13:07 Gentle art of commercial food styling (0)
13:07 Transneft's net profit down 17.3% to $615.78 mln in 1Q09 (0)
13:17 Separate attacks in Chechnya leave 2 police officers dead (0)
13:59 Medvedev orders look at activity of Russian state-run businesses (0)
14:21 South Ossetian troops switch to increased readiness (0)
15:10 Canada's famous Cirque du Soleil to stage first Russian show (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:17 WHO reports 1,550 swine flu deaths worldwide (0)
16:22 Russia to spend $15 bln on armed forces in 2010 (0)
18:15 Main news of August 7 (0)
18:48 Japan accepts Russian reason for calling halt to aid for Kurils (0)
18:48 U.S. briefs Russia on Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea (0)
18:48 Russia never made plans to take Tbilisi last August - Nogovitsyn (0)

08, August

07:57 Russian patriarch leads service in memory of S. Ossetia conflict (0)
09:04 Medvedev praises Sarkozy's role in S. Ossetia ceasefire (0)
09:58 Russia's Sharapova through to semis in Los Angeles (0)
10:51 Venezuela's Chavez sends envoy back to Colombia as ties thaw (0)
11:24 Medvedev says no going back on South Ossetian recognition (0)
12:07 Moldova opposition announces new coalition (0)
13:53 Siberian bus crash kills one, injures 10 (0)
14:23 Medvedev promises South Ossetia more aid, including military (0)
15:09 Main news of August 8 (0)

09, August

08:00 China lifts blockade on plague-stricken town - agency (0)
08:47 Nine people feared dead in NY mid-air crash (0)
09:38 Ship with Russian crew goes missing in Atlantic (0)
11:36 Over 90 feared dead in Tonga ferry disaster (0)
12:28 Assessing Putin’s decade in power (0)
13:19 Assessing Putin’s decade in power (0)
13:20 Saudi Arabia closes TV station in sex row (0)
14:01 ETA claims responsibility for bomb attacks in Spain - CNN (0)
14:35 Russia will not revise decision on S.Ossetia, Abkhazia - Medvedev (0)
16:35 Russia marks day of Panteleimon the Healer - patron saint of doctors (0)
16:36 Main news of August 9 (0)

10, August

05:40 Militant, 2 police killed in south Russia firefight (0)
06:08 Over 40 people killed in Iraq terror attacks (0)
06:17 Typhoon Etau kills 12 in western Japan (0)
06:47 Russia's Central Bank cuts refinance rate to 10.75% p.a. (0)
07:15 Russia's official jobless rate down to 2.14 mln (0)
07:20 Bomb blast kills Russian border guard in Dagestan (0)
08:06 Hotel collapses as typhoon Morakot continues to devastate China (0)
08:23 Investigators to conduct new probe in Russian hockey star's death (0)
13:06 Over 500,000 visitors expected at MAKS-2009 air show (0)
13:38 Some 30,000 Polish carrier pigeons disappear during race (0)
13:38 Michael Jackson buried in Los Angeles cemetery (0)
14:24 The bombing did not start in five minutes (0)
15:04 Russia’s military base in the town of Tskhinvali (0)
15:09 New documentary to attract tourists to Russia’s Veliky Novgorod (0)
15:25 Ten die as Taliban, security forces clash in Afghanistan (0)
15:49 Hamas, Fatah to attempt to solve problems before talks (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
17:15 Something extraordinary happened to missing Atlantic ship - expert (0)
18:10 Hungarian prime minister orders police to prevent far-right march (0)
18:13 U.S. military presence in Colombia could spark war - Chavez (0)
18:47 Main news of August 10 (0)

11, August

05:15 Russian Proton-M carrier rocket set to orbit Chinese satellite (0)
06:03 Alleged Russian arms dealer hopeful of 'fair' Thai court verdict (0)
06:43 Michael Jackson autopsy complete, results withheld (0)
07:25 Humanitarian group leader, husband found killed in Chechnya (0)
08:01 Crazy technical ingenuity at Red Bull flying machines competition (0)
08:04 US Secretary of State Clinton hits the roof about comment on her husband (0)
08:06 Fire crews use cherry picker to rescue people after rollercoaster gets stuck (0)
08:09 Ocean freighter Arctic Sea out of contact for a week (0)
08:20 Medvedev delays sending Russian ambassador to Ukraine (0)
08:33 Recovering Ingush leader targets return to work in month (0)
08:37 NATO's secretary-general, Russia's envoy to discuss improving ties (0)
08:55 Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo area (0)
13:43 Guus Hiddink runs practice session for Russian women’s football team (0)
13:57 Over 400 Russian companies set to join MAKS-2009 air show (0)
14:14 Russia welcomes Venezuelan proposals on military cooperation (0)
15:25 NATO chief pledges new 'chapter' in ties with Russia - Rogozin (0)
15:45 Owner of ship feared hijacked requests Russian help (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:19 The world’s most beautiful women in the Miss Universe bikini show (0)
16:21 Watchdog concerned by threat of possible hybrid flu (0)
16:24 Medvedev orders steps to trace those behind Chechnya murders (0)
16:28 Minsk says regional security issues linked to trade with Russia (0)
16:59 Ukrainian response to Medvedev's statement (0)
17:17 Mexican war correspondent Raul Fajardo exposes genocide in South Ossetia (0)
17:31 Russia, Germany donate Kabul drug police with two helicopters (0)
17:39 Russia, Germany donate two helicopters to Kabul drug police (0)
18:01 Main news of August 11 (0)

12, August

04:57 Two police officers killed in separate incidents in Chechnya (0)
05:17 Russian carrier rocket puts Chinese satellite into orbit (0)
06:01 Russia's Safina, Kuznetsova struggle to find form in Cincinnati (0)
06:12 U.S. says appeal in Bout extradition case up to Thai government (0)
06:39 Number of Japan earthquake injuries rises to over 115, one dead (0)
07:05 Moscow power firm Mosenergo posts 350% net profit rise in 1H09 (0)
07:18 Taliban kill three police officers in northern Afghanistan (0)
07:41 Construction minister gunned down in Russia's Ingushetia (0)
07:46 Peak of Perseid meteor shower to fall on August 12 (0)
08:00 Russia's budget deficit hits 4.3% of GDP in 7M09 (0)
16:00 Russia denies planning to move Black Sea Fleet to Abkhazia (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:08 Is Russia ready for Star Wars? (0)
16:22 Georgia to protest officially Putin's visit to Abkhazia (0)
17:23 Argentina prove too much for Russia in Moscow friendly (0)
18:00 Main news of August 12 (0)
18:03 Main news of August 12 (0)
20:05 Russia given ‘lesson in effectivity’ by Argentina - Hiddink (0)

13, August

05:21 Lightning kills one as teens play football in Russia's Far East (0)
05:35 13 people on plane heading for tourist region killed in crash (0)
05:37 From mosquito to warlord: amazing ice sculptures in Moscow (0)
05:39 Michael Jackson fans rehearse flash mob dance in Moscow. (0)
05:39 Michael Jackson fans rehearse flash mob dance in Moscow (0)
05:54 Lockerbie bomber may be transferred to Libya on health grounds (0)
06:10 North Korea begins Arirang games (0)
06:10 Korea begins Arirang games (0)
06:23 China donates $16 million to Taiwan typhoon victims (0)
06:29 U.S. discount airline offers monthly passes (0)
06:30 Russian border guards exercise in Pacific with FSB aviation (0)
06:49 Russia's international reserves up $1.4 bln to $403.4 bln in week (0)
06:52 Russia's international reserves up $1.4 bln to $403.4 bln in week (0)
06:57 Russian truck maker KamAZ posts $50 mln half-yearly loss (0)
07:05 Washington for constructive relations between Russia, Ukraine (0)
07:54 Russia's Medvedev approves Ingush president's return to work (0)
08:00 Canada keeps tabs on Russian nuclear subs (0)
14:47 Yushchenko says 'disappointed' by Medvedev's 'unfriendly' letter (0)
15:06 Russia to spend $10.7 mln to fight swine flu (0)
15:22 Sokol starts deliveries of Yak-130 combat trainers to Russian AF (0)
15:58 Afghan ex-president escapes Taliban attack (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:13 Russian Navy denies chasing lookalike of missing Arctic Sea ship (0)
16:45 Russia aims to start making MiG-35 fighters for India in 2013 (0)
17:00 Rasmussen to cut KFOR troops in Kosovo (0)
17:16 Thai prosecutors to appeal Bout extradition case in higher court (0)
17:32 Women's boxing becomes Olympic sport (0)
17:52 Six people killed in attack on police post in south Russia (0)
18:00 Main news of August 13 (0)

14, August

05:53 Attackers on police post in Russia's Dagestan identified (0)
06:03 New photos show Castro in good health on 83rd birthday (0)
06:15 Medvedev, Merkel to focus on energy, investment at Sochi talks (0)
06:25 Police clashes with squatters in Buenos Aires (0)
06:41 Left-hand power: how left-handers survive in a right-handers’s world (0)
06:43 March of the Penguins (0)
06:53 Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin support Russia in Sochi bar (0)
07:12 Russian soldier causes two car crashes in one day, seven dead (0)
07:18 Medvedev and Putin cheer on the Russian football team (0)
07:22 Four police, two militants killed in Chechnya operation (0)
07:45 NATO forces foil hijacking of Turkish ship by Somali pirates (0)
08:47 Dick Advocaat bids farewell to Zenit players (0)
12:41 Russian submarine designer certain of Bulava missile success (0)
12:51 Riot police called in against protest (0)
12:55 Vehicles of the future? (0)
12:58 New Mi-34 flies further, longer and cheaper (0)
13:12 Obama bars U.S. aircraft from Moscow air show over crisis (0)
13:24 Two police officers killed, one injured in Russia's Dagestan (0)
13:31 Fashion conscious Belgian prisoners demand better wardrobe (0)
14:02 Arctic Sea operator says unaware of ship's whereabouts (0)
14:12 Russian warship heads to Cape Verde in search for Arctic Sea (0)
14:12 #Russian warship heads to Cape Verde in search for Arctic Sea# (0)
14:37 U.S. not seeking Karabakh independence - Russian expert (0)
15:14 Bus accident in northwestern India kills 18 (0)
15:26 Medvedev says better ties with Kiev unlikely in future (0)
15:41 Medvedev says latest murders aimed at destabilizing Caucasus (0)
15:49 Russia sends another strategic nuclear submarine for scrapping (0)
16:46 Medvedev voices support for German economic charter initiative (0)
17:18 Opel deal could improve Russian economy - Medvedev (0)
17:24 Situation around Arctic Sea 'dramatic' - Russia's NATO envoy (0)
17:27 Typhoon Etau death toll in Japan rises to 21 (0)
17:50 Over 150 swine flu cases in Russia - chief sanitary doctor (0)
18:01 Main news of August 14 (0)

15, August

07:24 Taliban claim major blast in Kabul (0)
07:45 Officer wounded in new attack on south Russia police post (0)
08:07 Taliban claim major suicide car blast in Kabul (0)
08:41 Islamist group leader killed in Gaza violence (0)
09:07 Ingushetia leader gets improved armored car after June attempt (0)
10:09 Arctic Sea briefly on radars, tracked to Bay of Biscay - journal (0)
10:25 Safina shows class to move into the semifinals in Cincinnati (0)
11:07 Two police dead after fresh attacks in south Russia (0)
12:01 Hamas says Rafah violence over leaves 22 dead, 150 injured (0)
12:10 Arctic Sea briefly on radar, tracked off France to Bay of Biscay (0)
12:27 U.S. formally announces start of military training in Georgia (0)
12:45 Russia's Borchin takes gold at world championships in Berlin (0)
13:09 Missing Arctic Sea briefly appears on radar, tracked off France (0)
13:58 Venezuela-Russia military cooperation to continue -Sechin (0)
14:25 Investment in Venezuela-Russia oil JV estimated at $30 bln (0)
15:06 Belarus dismisses media reports of Russian film crew arrest (0)
15:18 Main news of August 15 (0)

16, August

07:35 Police kill militant in Chechnya shootout (0)
08:17 At least 41 killed in Kuwait wedding fire (0)
08:23 At least 41 killed in Kuwait wedding fire (0)

17, August

18:03 Merkel offers condolences over Monday's tragedies in Russia (0)
18:05 Main news of August 17 (0)

18, August

05:16 Georgia officially withdraws from CIS (0)
05:31 Russia's Isinbaeva blames constant success for Berlin loss (0)
05:40 Death toll in Siberia hydropower plant accident rises to 12 (0)
05:41 Ecuadorian police seize 6 tons of cocaine near Colombia (0)
05:56 Russia, Mongolia hold joint military exercises (0)
06:03 Russia dam accident, dozens missing (0)
06:05 N Korea reopens border with South (0)
06:41 Russian takes bronze in women's triple jump in Berlin (0)
06:43 Israel agrees to halt West Bank construction until 2010 (0)
07:01 Blast in south Russia's Dagestan injures four (0)
07:13 New Moldovan parliament to hold first session on August 28 (0)
07:23 More than 20 police died in south Russia blast - prosecutors (0)
07:26 Russian PM Putin to attend MAKS-2009 air show (0)
07:43 RUSSIAN NAVY DETAINS EIGHT PEOPLE OVER HIJACKING OF ARCTIC SEA CARGO VESSEL - DEFENSE MINISTER (0)
07:47 ARCTIC SEA CARGO SHIP WAS HIJACKED BY GROUP OF ESTONIANS, LATVIANS AND RUSSIANS, FREED BY THE RUSSIAN NAVY WITHOUT A SINGLE SHOT - DEFENSE MINISTER (0)
08:05 The strange case of the Arctic Sea vessel (0)
08:05 URGENT: Russia arrests 8 hijackers of Arctic Sea vessel (0)
08:10 Hurricane Bill 1st of Atlantic season; 2 smaller systems soak Florida and the Caribbean (0)
08:25 Sharapova continues dominance of Petrova with Toronto win (0)
08:40 Death toll in south Russia blast rises to 21, nine missing (0)
08:43 Search for missing Russian divers in Egypt continues (0)
08:55 Russia Navy detains 8 hijackers of Arctic Sea vessel (0)
09:00 Iran ready for nuclear talks 'without conditions' - official (0)
14:39 Police seize 30 kg of Marijuana from dacha in S.Russia (0)
14:57 Former Canadian model hosts own TV show in Chechnya (0)
15:04 URGENT: One of four missing Russian divers in Egypt resurfaces (0)
15:19 Russia should include European mink in red book - expert (0)
15:40 Sukhoi signs record $2.5 bln deal with Russian defense ministry (0)
15:54 A "second coming" for Angela Merkel? (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:03 Putin criticizes aircraft building corp. after losses (0)
16:27 URGENT: Three other missing Russian divers found alive (0)
16:59 Three other missing Russian divers found alive (0)
17:04 Uzbek leader seeks to strengthen ties with U.S. (0)
17:30 Medvedev urges swift action on bomb attack in S. Russia (0)
17:35 Abkhazia accuses Georgia of piracy, appeals to UN, EU (0)
17:46 A day after the accident: repairing the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station (0)
18:07 Main news of August 18 (0)

19, August

05:16 Three police officers injured, militant dead in Chechnya shootouts (0)
05:53 North Korea to send delegation to South for Kim Dae-jung funeral (0)
06:39 Two missing employees found after Siberia power plant accident (0)
06:58 Russian seamen on Chinese debt ships appeal to president (0)
07:07 Three militants killed in Russia's Dagestan (0)
08:01 Child dies in gas explosion in Russia's Far East (0)
08:15 Jackson's doctor speaks out in YouTube video (0)
08:37 Two dead in gas explosion in Russia's Far East (0)
08:41 Death toll in siberia hydropower plant accident rises to 13 - emergencies ministry (0)
08:55 URGENT: Death toll in Siberia power plant accident rises to 13 (0)
14:08 Three dead, eight missing in gas explosion in Russia's Far East (0)
14:21 Russia fulfils contract for 18 fighters to Malaysia (0)
15:13 Ukraine's Yushchenko calls on Medvedev to improve bilateral ties (0)
15:18 Patriarch calls for a change in worshippers on Transfiguration (0)
15:45 Nanowires in the human body - first step to a cyborg? (0)
16:00 What the Russian papers say (0)
16:08 Moscow confirms Afghan transit deal with U.S. to kick in Sept. 6 (0)
16:10 Death toll rises to 95 in Baghdad attacks - Interior Ministry (0)
16:26 Afghan choice (0)
17:03 Arctic Sea crew reach Cape Verde island, set to fly to Russia (0)
17:05 Belarus registers first case of swine flu - Health Ministry (0)
17:35 Russia condemns terrorist attacks in Baghdad (0)
17:49 Regional emergencies head suffers heart attack at Russian dam (0)
18:02 Main news of August 19 (0)

20, August

05:30 Siberian dam disaster body count reaches 17 with 58 more missing (0)
05:33 One killed, one injured in south Russia blast (0)
06:27 Arctic Sea crew flown to Moscow (0)
07:00 Freed Arctic Sea crew arrive in Moscow (0)
07:21 Presidential election kicks off in Afghanistan (0)
07:56 Russia decides to resume An-124 cargo plane production (0)
08:02 Russia Air Force admits problems in 5th-generation jet engines (0)
08:17 Serbia, China to sign strategic partnership deal (0)
08:18 Merkel keeps top spot in Forbes' ranking of powerful women (0)
08:39 S.Russia police face negligence charges over suicide blast (0)
15:18 Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and the USSR (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) (0)
15:18 Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the USSR (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) (0)
15:32 Moscow vows to deal with Chinese debt ships soon (0)
15:38 Russia should be open about pre-war Nazi-Soviet pact (0)
15:38 Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact - 70th anniversary (0)
15:57 Ka-226t: a quiet workhorse for secret services, medics and rescuers (0)
16:30 Ingushetia president to make early return to republic (0)
16:43 Russian envoy praises NATO role in search for Arctic Sea ship (0)
16:57 Lavrov, Clinton discuss Iranian nuclear program talks (0)
17:28 Ukraine requests decrease in Russian gas supplies - Tymoshenko (0)
17:50 Washington says Scotland wrong to release Lockerbie bomber (0)
17:58 U.S., Uzbekistan sign military cooperation agreement (0)
18:01 Main news of August 20 (0)

21, August

04:38 Death toll in Siberian dam disaster rises to 26 (0)
04:38 Death toll in Siberian dam disaster rises to 23 (0)
05:22 Russian clubs winless on Europa League travels (0)
05:37 Russian warships escort another convoy in the Gulf of Aden (0)
06:09 UN Security Council praises Afghanistan elections (0)
06:59 Putin visits site of Siberian dam accident, assesses damage (0)
07:58 Afghan presidential rivals claim victory after polls close (0)
08:02 Woman injured in Moscow air show crash dies in hospital (0)
08:09 Typhoon Morakot death toll rises to over 150 (0)
08:15 Russian Air Force signs $190 mln contract to buy new missiles (0)
08:25 Spartak Moscow deny Bystrov to Everton rumors (0)
14:26 MAKS 2009 (0)
14:26 MAKS-2009 air show live at en.rian.ru (0)
14:44 MAKS-2009: Ilyushin has a big future (0)
14:52 Most Ukrainians want rapprochement with Russia - survey (0)
15:04 Talk of the Town: Jackson burial postponed (0)
15:05 Is 800 metres champ Semenya a woman? (0)
15:06 US responds to Afghan election (0)
15:06 Fighting the flab, Chinese-style (0)
15:13 Ukraine lawmakers reject president's veto on Euro-2012 funding (0)
15:23 Launch of 1st reactor at Russian-designed plant in India delayed (0)
15:29 Ukraine parliament overrides presidential veto on election law (0)
15:46 Rescuers find 19 more bodies at Siberian hydropower plant (0)
16:06 molotov (0)
16:11 U.S. Marine Corps delegation in Georgia to discuss military ties (0)
16:21 Arctic Sea owner appeals for 'reliable' info on crew (0)
16:31 Russian, Belarusian presidents to meet in Sochi next week (0)
17:00 Molotov “never regretted” signing pact with Nazis - grandson (0)
17:11 The Soviet Union’s ‘short-sighted’ pact with the Nazis (0)
17:21 Jury finds Muscovite guilty of Jesuit priest's murder (0)
17:30 Russia's Medvedev to visit to Turkmenistan in September (0)
17:30 Russia's Medvedev to visit Turkmenistan in September (0)
18:04 Putin attends launch of Siberia's Vankor oil field (0)
18:10 Main news of August 21 (0)

22, August

08:04 Confirmed death toll at Siberian power plant rises to 66 (0)
08:39 Ingushetia's president returns to south Russian republic (0)
08:52 Buildup to World War II (0)
09:11 Demonstration flights at MAKS 2009 air show near Moscow (0)
10:27 Siberia hydropower plant accident (0)
10:27 Putin orders $31,500 payments to families of Siberian dam victims (0)
10:48 Moscow court remands alleged ship hijackers in custody (0)
12:16 Russian Knights to perform at air show despite pilot's death (0)
13:04 Russian interior minister orders total review of Ingush police (0)
14:06 Arctic Sea sailors' wives say still no contact with loved ones (0)
14:34 U.S. rejects reports of talks on new military base in Uzbekistan (0)
15:01 Liquor sales banned near site of Siberian dam tragedy (0)
17:05 Three injured in oil pump station fire in western Siberia (0)
19:21 Fire at oil pump station fire in western Siberia caused by lightning (0)
19:23 Main news of August 22 (0)
20:20 One dead body found at oil pump station fire site in Siberia (0)

23, August

08:34 Siberian oil station fire leaves 1 firefighter dead, 2 missing (0)
08:53 Sharapova to face Dementieva in all-Russian final in Toronto (0)
09:12 Funeral held for victims of Siberian hydropower disaster (0)
09:12 Funeral held for 22 victims of Siberian hydropower disaster (0)
09:53 South Koreans bid farewell to former leader (0)
10:17 Pakistan's Taliban names new leader (0)
10:31 Wildfires force mass evacuations in Athens suburbs (0)
11:23 Rescuers narrow down search for last missing hydro plant workers (0)
13:08 Repair work underway at disaster-hit Siberian hydro plant (0)
14:28 Three Siberian oil reservoirs destroyed in fatal fire (0)
15:02 Main news of August 23 (0)

24, August

05:03 One serviceman killed, 4 injured in shootout in Chechnya (0)
06:06 Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe 2009 (0)
06:26 Rebuilding starts after fatal accident at Siberian power plant (0)
06:34 Ingush president to fly to Moscow for more rehabilitation (0)
06:39 NASA to launch Discovery shuttle to ISS on Tuesday (0)
07:21 Oil reservoir fire in Siberia leaves 3 dead, 5 injured (0)
07:37 Rubin, Spartak set for Luzhniki showdown after weekend wins (0)
07:39 Biologists at Moscow congress urge protection of Saiga antelope (0)
07:53 Medvedev to visit Mongolia (0)
08:31 Ural's police seize 13 kg of heroine (0)
08:41 Smoke turns Athens dark as wildfires continue to burn in Greece (0)
13:44 Arctic Sea ship on its way to S.Russian port (0)
14:28 Hamas orders Gaza schoolgirls to wear Muslim dress (0)
14:37 Indian army receives first T-90 tanks made under Russian license (0)
15:05 Russian Arctic Sea ship on its way to Black Sea port (0)
15:41 TV channel investigates begging as "business" in Moscow subway (0)
16:11 Russia to invest $143 mln in engines for new Angara rocket (0)
16:30 Partial election results expected in Afghanistan on Tuesday (0)
16:52 Russia accuses Ukraine of fighting for Georgia against S.Ossetia (0)
17:29 Russia's Sberbank posts 92% net profit decline in Jan.-July (0)
17:37 Global swine flu cases top 251,000 - Russian regulator (0)
17:52 Putin pays brief visit to Chechnya (0)
18:00 Main news of August 24 (0)

25, August

05:20 Medvedev arrives in Mongolia (0)
05:26 One police officer killed, one injured in Chechnya (0)
05:28 Day of mourning in Siberian region in honor of dead firefighters (0)
06:14 Pavlyuchenko ready to leave Tottenham (0)
06:26 Blast in north China coal mine kills 11 (0)
06:27 Russian winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov signs for Everton (0)
07:31 Israel bombs Gaza smuggling tunnels (0)
07:55 Drug police in Tatarstan seize 13 kg of heroin (0)
08:21 NASA postpones Discovery liftoff until Wednesday (0)
08:40 Russia, Mongolia set up uranium venture (0)
08:42 Suicide bomber in Chechnya kills four police officers, injures one (0)
08:51 Suicide bomber in Chechnya kills four police officers, injures one (0)
13:51 Mateusz Piskorski: Apologies for Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact are pointless (0)
13:58 Russian Soyuz-ST rocket launch from Kourou set for April 2010 (0)
14:29 Wildfires spreading Greece (0)
14:37 Arctic Sea lawyer says no reference to gun-running in case files (0)
14:37 The strange case of the Arctic Sea vessel (0)
14:39 Incumbent Afghan president leads presidential vote - first results (0)
14:52 Typhoon Morakot death toll reaches 461, with over 190 missing (0)
15:41 Rebuilding Siberian oil depository to cost $48 million (0)
16:21 Report on Siberian dam accident out in September - watchdog (0)
16:33 Russia's Kruzenshtern sailing ship visits northern Dutch port (0)
16:40 Arctic Sea gun-running claims need looking into - investigator (0)
16:44 Six killed, 12 wounded in 3 blasts in southern Afghanistan (0)
17:25 Africa to demand billions in climate change compensation (0)
17:26 Africa to demand billions in climate change compensation (0)
17:27 eBay bidder fails to pay $4.6 mln for tomb over Marilyn Monroe's (0)
17:34 Russia says no suspicious cargo found on board Arctic Sea so far (0)
18:01 Main news of August 25 (0)

26, August

05:29 NASA postpones Discovery shuttle launch until Aug. 28 (0)
05:50 Russia says Arctic Sea ship was monitored throughout hijacking (0)
06:15 Technical glitch caused S.Korean satellite orbit failure (0)
06:48 Karzai leads narrowly in early Afghan vote results (0)
07:00 Honduras to hold presidential election on Nov. 29 (0)
07:41 U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77 (0)
08:36 Blast in Kandahar kills 41 (0)
08:42 Russia deploys S-400 air defense systems in Far East (0)
11:57 Russia reports 211 swine flu cases (0)
11:58 Forest fires near Athens under control (0)
12:13 U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77 (0)
12:13 U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at 77 (0)
12:14 Russia cuts troops in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia (0)
12:23 Oil output in Russia to reach 530-535 mln tons by 2030 - source (0)
12:39 Ukrainian premier presented with tiger, donates it to zoo (0)
12:41 Arctic Sea officially impounded - investigators (0)
14:08 What the Russian papers say (0)
14:27 New gas pipeline for S.Ossetia costs $476 mln - Gazprom (0)
14:37 Who needs the destabilization of South Ossetia? (0)
14:54 Russia firm on supporting S.Ossetia, Abkhazia - PM Putin (0)
15:29 Karzai's lead grows in Afghan presidential elections (0)
15:35 Iraqi Shiite leader dies of lung cancer (0)
15:49 Moldova's government resigns (0)
17:27 Cargo plane crashes near Congolese capital, six dead (0)
18:04 Main news of August 26 (0)
18:04 Kiev to blame for worsening of Russia-Ukraine ties - Yanukovych (0)

27, August

05:14 Ted Kennedy burial set for Saturday (0)
05:36 Ted Kennedy burial set for Saturday (0)
05:44 Customs officials seize 80 kg of heroin on train in south Russia (0)
06:05 Nicaragua plans meat exports to Russia from 2010 (0)
06:07 Cuban TV airs full version of Castro's meeting with students (0)
08:08 Arshavin says Arsenal simply too good for Celtic (0)
08:51 Experts doubt Russian military has moved Bulava production (0)
11:30 What the Russian papers say (0)
12:29 Trial of ex-Yukos official Aleksanyan to resume on Sep. 21 (0)
13:01 Arctic Sea hijack suspects charged with piracy, abduction (0)
13:01 The strange case of the Arctic Sea vessel (0)
13:14 Soviet and Russian anthem author Mikhalkov dies at 96 (0)
14:39 Greek firefighting pilot killed in plane crash (0)
15:08 Russia, Belarus leaders set to resolve bilateral problems- Kremlin (0)
15:21 Russia denies boosting Caucasus antiterrorism forces (0)
15:21 Russia denies boosting Caucasus antierrori-tsm forces (0)
16:01 Edward Kennedy with his parents, brothers and sisters. Photos from family archives. (0)
16:04 'Pope cried tears of joy over my son' - Lukashenko (0)
16:26 China furious over Dalai Lama's planned visit to Taiwan (0)
16:29 Young German mother kills herself, child (0)
16:38 Georgia replaces defense minister (0)
17:04 Russian clubs face 2009 finalists in Champions League (0)
17:21 Infrastructure collapse: allegation or reality? (0)
18:29 Russian clubs fail to make Europa League group stages (0)
18:31 Main news of August 27 (0)

28, August

05:21 Three militants killed by police in southern Russia (0)
05:42 Six injured by suicide bombers in Chechnya (0)
07:25 IMF to allocate 195 million euro to Latvia (0)
07:25 IMF to allocate 195 million euros to Latvia (0)
07:35 Russia sends ceremonial guards to Libya parade - paper (0)
07:47 LUKoil's U.S. GAAP net profit down 50% to $3.36 bln in 1H09 (0)
08:38 North, South Korea agree to hold reunion of separated families (0)
12:36 Russia's AutoVAZ appoints new CEO (0)
12:36 Russia's AvtoVAZ appoints new CEO (0)
12:50 Moldova elects pro-Western parliamentary speaker (0)
13:03 N.Korea promises to release S.Korean fishermen on Saturday (0)
13:11 Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election rioters (0)
13:17 Ford Russia to halt production at Russian plant from August 31 (0)
13:22 Patriarch Kirill leads procession to mark Dormition of Theotokos (0)
13:22 Patriarch Kirill leads procession to mark Dormition of Theotokos (0)
13:26 Missing girl found after 18 years (0)
13:42 Moscow annoyed by attempts to rewrite WWII history (0)
13:56 Russian president proposes Islamic channel to counter extremism (0)
14:09 Russia's president meets with recovered Ingush leader (0)
14:20 EBRD may grant Russia aid after S. Siberia power plant accident (0)
15:11 Russia to help guard Abkhazia's territorial waters (0)
15:50 Beavers and deer reenact 'the great escape' at Latvian park (0)
16:05 Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election riots (0)
16:36 Moscow court rules South Park not extremist (0)
16:36 LUKoil predicts domestic production slowdown, slump (0)
17:01 Moon rock exhibit at Dutch museum revealed as fake (0)
18:04 Chavez rules out Russian military bases in Venezuela (0)
18:30 Main news of August 28 (0)
20:00 U.S.- Russia: joint mission to mars? (0)
20:03 U.S.- Russia: joint mission to Mars? (0)

29, August

07:28 Shuttle Discovery lifts off for ISS (0)
08:02 Burst dam in Russia's Far East kills one, two missing (0)
08:52 Isinbayeva bounces back to set new pole vault world record (0)
09:15 Sergei Mikhalkov to be buried at Moscow's Novodevichye Cemetery (0)
09:38 Two die, six injured in traffic accident in Russia's northeast (0)
11:47 Special operation continues in Russia's North Caucasus (0)
12:47 Extra shift planned to speed up S. Siberian power plant repair (0)
13:58 Sergei Mikhalkov buried at Moscow's Novodevichye Cemetery (0)
14:20 Karzai extends his lead in Afghan presidential elections (0)
15:00 Main news of August 29 (0)

30, August

08:54 Japan kicks off election with opposition expected to win (0)
09:14 Pensioner shoots three neighbors dead in central Russia (0)
09:29 Rescuers find one more body at accident-hit Siberian hydropower plant (0)
09:43 Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Pakistan (0)
11:19 Moscow students survive sixth-floor jump during fire (0)
11:34 Opposition wins landslide election victory in Japan - exit polls (0)
12:11 Russia's president calls for modernization of education system (0)
13:35 Belarusian fighter crashes at Polish air show, pilots missing (0)
14:50 Belarus confirms deaths of 2 pilots at Polish air show (0)
15:13 Main news of August 30 (0)

31, August

05:12 Chavez sets off on 11-day foreign trip (0)
05:28 Al-Qaeda 'coordinator' killed in Russia's Dagestan (0)
05:37 Arshavin may miss Russia's World Cup qualifiers (0)
06:01 Shuttle Discovery docks with ISS (0)
06:05 Colombia president catches swine flu (0)
06:27 Rubin hammer Spartak, on course to retain title (0)
06:42 Death toll in Siberian power plant accident rises to 73 - source (0)
07:37 GM Russia plant resumes production, Ford closes through Sep. 11 (0)
07:40 Japanese PM to resign as party chairman over crushing defeat (0)
07:58 Global swine flu death toll nears 3,000 - Russian regulator (0)
08:04 Russian diamond firm Alrosa to invest over $2.8 bln in new mines (0)
08:22 Moscow student dies after jumping from sixth floor to escape fire (0)
08:22 Large heroin stash found in garage in Urals (0)
08:28 Provocation in Gliwice in 1939: “Grandma is dead” (0)
08:50 Putin to use Poland visit to counter WWII revisionism, boost ties (0)
19:03 Controversial Russian opposition leader detained in Moscow (0)
19:56 Turkey, Armenia agree to start process of forming bilateral ties (0)
19:59 Main news of August 31 (0)
20:49 Russia set to release secret files on Poland's policies in WWII (0)
21:18 U.S. resumes training of Georgian troops (0)
23:12 Russian tennis star Sharapova outfit to be auctioned at U.S. Open (0)
23:40 Lockerbie bomber hospitalized in Tripoli - local media (0)