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Experts confirm identity of Chechen warlord Basayev's remains

21:55 27/12/2006

Forensic experts in southern Russia have confirmed after a series of genetic tests that the remains of a militant killed by Russian security forces near Chechnya in July belong to Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, the Prosecutor General's Office said Wednesday.

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Litvinenko case linked to Yukos probe - Russian prosecutors
21:29 27/12/2006
Some of the former Yukos executives could be involved in the murder of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko, Russia's top prosecutors said Wednesday.
Defendant in 2004 Moscow subway attack case asks for leniency
20:54 27/12/2006
Russia signs protocol on WTO entry with Moldova
20:46 27/12/2006
Russia has signed a protocol on the completion of bilateral talks over its accession to the World Trade Organization with Moldova, the Russian economics ministry said Wednesday.
Gazprom says will compensate for possible gas tapping by Belarus
19:34 27/12/2006
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] will do everything to compensate for the possible tapping of Europe-bound gas by Belarus, the head of the Russian energy giant's export arm said Wednesday.
Ministry raises 2007 GDP growth forecast from 6% to 6.2%
18:42 27/12/2006
Russia scraps 148 out of 197 decommissioned nuclear submarines
18:41 27/12/2006
Russia has dismantled 148 out of 197 decommissioned Soviet-era nuclear submarines, a Russian Federal Nuclear Power Agency official said Wednesday.
Rosneft GAAP net profit falls 18.5% in 9M06, to $2.93 bln
18:40 27/12/2006
Litvinenko case witness says test results could be released soon
18:14 27/12/2006
A key witness in the murder case of former Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko said Wednesday the results of his radiation tests could be released shortly after New Year's.
Daily Sports Roundup
18:00 27/12/2006
New Russian carrier rocket launched from Baikonur
17:50 27/12/2006
Update: No gas supplies to Belarus without contract - Gazprom
17:33 27/12/2006
Gazprom will not supply natural gas to Belarus until a new contract is signed, but hopes it will not be forced to cut off supplies, an official spokesman for the Russian energy giant said Wednesday.
Court upholds amnesty for architect blamed for 2004 pool collapse
16:55 27/12/2006
Atomenergomash buys controlling stake in EMAlliance -1
16:54 27/12/2006
Russia, U.S. may sign agreement on civilian nuclear power in 2007
16:45 27/12/2006
Russia and the United States may sign an agreement on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes by summer of 2007, the head of Russia's state-run nuclear exporter Techsnabexport said Wednesday.
No gas supplies to Belarus without contract - Gazprom
15:53 27/12/2006
"Gazprom is not Santa Claus to make such gifts to Belarusian authorities," Sergei Kupriyanov said in response to Belarus's refusal to accept the price proposed by the company.
Jailed Yukos officials challenge investigators in new case-1
15:04 27/12/2006
Jailed Yukos officials challenge investigators in new case
14:09 27/12/2006
Gang guilty of killing 7 in S. Russia given stiff jail terms
13:46 27/12/2006
Upper house approves law to ease foreign capital rules in Russia
13:30 27/12/2006
The upper house of Russia's parliament approved Wednesday a law easing foreign capital's access to the domestic banking market.

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