The leader of Ukraineâ™s opposition pro-Russian Party of Regions has pledged to prevent electoral fraud at the January presidential polls in the ex-Soviet state. </p>
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 00:32 GMT
The Russian industry and trade minister, Viktor Khristenko, who arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo late Tuesday, will discuss trade and economic cooperation with his Egyptian counterpart during the visit.
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 02:12 GMT
A Russian Orthodox priest has been killed in the Moscow Region south of the Russian capital, and two suspects have been detained, police said.
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 03:29 GMT
The United States is not “particularly concerned” that the talks on strategic arms reductions with Russia are taking a longer time than previously expected, the State Department said Tuesday.
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 04:35 GMT
A second Boeing 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight, Boeing reported
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 05:16 GMT
Russia's largest state lender Sberbank has posted a 83.6% year-on-year decrease in its net profit, calculated to Russian Accounting Standards, to 18.5 billion rubles ($605 mln) in January-November 2009.
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 05:59 GMT
Some 40 people were injured as an American Airlines plane split into two after overshooting a runway in the airport of Kingston, Jamaica, local media said on Wednesday.
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 06:57 GMT
Heavy snowfall began on Sunday night and lasted through most of Monday; the weather service reported that last night, between 7 and 13 cm of snow fell across Moscow
// Dec. 23, 2009 - 07:05 GMT