Three militants were killed in a police operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan early on Friday, a spokesman for the republic's Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 05:21 GMT
Three police officers and three civilians were injured early on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Chechen town of Shali, a Chechen police spokesman said.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 05:42 GMT
The International Monetary Fund has given Latvia another 195 million euros ($278 million) under a deal agreed last year to help the Baltic country cope with a severe recession
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 07:25 GMT
The International Monetary Fund has given Latvia another 195 million euros ($278 million) under a deal agreed last year to help the Baltic country cope with a severe recession
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 07:25 GMT
Russia will send an honor guards company to Libya to take part in a military parade dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution on September 1
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 07:35 GMT
Russia's largest independent oil company LUKoil announced on Friday a 50% year-on-year drop in its U.S. GAAP net profit in the first half of 2009 to $3.362 billion.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 07:47 GMT
Delegations from North and South Korea agreed at talks on Friday to hold reunions in late September of families separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 08:38 GMT
The board of directors of Russian auto concern AvtoVAZ have appointed Igor Komarov as the company's new president, AutoVAZ said in a press release on Friday.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 12:36 GMT
Moldova's parliament elected on Friday the leader of a pro-Western party to the post of parliamentary speaker, despite objections from the Communist Party.
// Aug. 28, 2009 - 12:50 GMT