Russia, India sign aviation, anti-drugs, debt agreements
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Negotiations between Russia's president and India's premier in Moscow on Monday yielded agreements on building a multipurpose transport plane, on India's Soviet-era debt, and on anti-drugs measures.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 15:03 GMT
Court ends Yukos bankruptcy proceedings
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – The Moscow Arbitration Court ended on Monday the liquidation process of oil company Yukos on a request from the bankruptcy receiver.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 14:31 GMT
Around 100 CIS observers to monitor Russian parliamentary polls
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Some 100 observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are to monitor Russian parliamentary elections on December 2, the CIS election monitoring chief said on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 14:29 GMT
Greenpeace alarmed by oil spill, Russia MP highlights other risks
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Greenpeace warned that Sunday's fuel oil spill between the Black and Azov Seas could destroy rare fauna, but a Russian lawmaker said the damage was no worse than everyday industrial pollution.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 12:14 GMT
Russia, India sign joint lunar research deal
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement, the Russian agency said on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 11:22 GMT
Russian veterinary specialists to inspect Polish meat factories
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russian veterinary specialists will fly to Poland on Monday to inspect meat factories, in a bid to overcome the concerns behind Moscow's two-year embargo on Polish meat.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:46 GMT
Russia launches operation to contain oil spill in Black Sea
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's emergencies ministry announced on Monday the launch of a major operation in the Black Sea to contain a fuel oil spill after a Sunday storm sank several cargo ships and a tanker.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:29 GMT
Russian PM says trade with India boosted by banking, engineering
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's prime minister highlighted banking and engineering as factors boosting bilateral trade with India, at a meeting with the country's premier on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 10:00 GMT
Russia, Bulgaria could sign South Stream gas deal in January
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and Bulgaria could sign an agreement on building a gas pipeline to run under the Black Sea directly from Russia to the European Union in January, a Russian official said on Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 08:47 GMT
Eight militants killed in Daghestan police assault
MAKHACHKALA, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – At least eight militants were killed during a police assault on a militant hideout in Daghestan, a republic in Russia's troubled North Caucasus, a local police source said Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 08:34 GMT