A man survived a suicide attempt after a 39-storey fall from an apartment block and landing on a parked car in New York's Manhattan, U.S. media reported.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 03:26 GMT

Suspected militants shot dead a police officer in Russiaâ™s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia early on Thursday, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti. </p>

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 04:42 GMT

Two people died in a blaze that engulfed three houses in Russiaâ™s west Siberian city of Omsk early on Thursday, an emergencies ministry spokesperson said. </p>

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 05:26 GMT

Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket put three GLONASS satellites into orbit on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 06:00 GMT

The Lada Kalina Sport Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drove along the Amur motorway will be donated to the AvtoVAZ museum. Before donating the car, the prime minister autographed it. âœThe car looks like a chicken, but it flies like a swallow,â� the prime minister said. </p>

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 06:22 GMT

First half net profits at Russia's dairy giant Wimm-Bill-Dann rose by 7.1 percent year-on-year to $69.5 million to US GAAP, the company said on Thursday.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 06:32 GMT

Russia's media is failing to accurately report the lack of progress made by the state's anti corruption campaign, the Vedomosti business daily said on Thursday.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 07:01 GMT

Russia's gas giant Gazprom's first quarter IFRS net profits tripled to 324.9 billion rubles year-on-year.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 07:09 GMT

A criminal case has been initiated in Russia against the South Korean company LG Electronics on charges of using illegal software, a leading Russian business daily said on Thursday.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 07:13 GMT

Subsidies for railway grain transportation should be given to farmers, not to transport operators, Russian Railways (RZhD) President Vladimir Yakunin said on Thursday.

// Sep. 02, 2010 - 07:18 GMT