- 21:24 31/08/2006
Representatives from the six powers mediating Iran's nuclear problem will meet in the near future to discuss the issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. 
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Speaking at an energy security summit at Purdue University on Wednesday, Lugar branded Russia, along with Iran and Venezuela, "adversarial regimes" that use their energy resources as political weapons.
- 20:12 31/08/2006
Russia has so far rendered humanitarian aid worth $1.75 million to Lebanon, and is considering means of providing funds for further aid to the war-torn country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service Thursday took action against Japanese carmaker Nissan for violating competition laws.
- 18:46 31/08/2006
The spokesman said: "We consider the issue closed, but the question of illegal fishing by Japanese boats remains. We continue to call on Tokyo to take all necessary measures to prevent illegal fishing by Japanese vessels in Russian waters in the future."
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The chairman of the Russian Chamber of Commerce said Thursday he did not consider the radical movement Hamas to be a terrorist organization.
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Russia said Thursday it had postponed the launch of the next mission to the International Space Station from September 14 until September 18.
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The president of Tatarstan, a predominantly Muslim republic on the Volga, criticized Thursday attempts to introduce Orthodoxy classes in Russian schools.
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Russia's defense bill will hit 300 billion rubles ($11.2 billion) in 2007 for Defense Ministry needs alone, the defense minister said Thursday.
