- 20:35 10/01/2007
Talks between Russia and Belarus, expected to focus on an oil dispute between the ex-Soviet neighbors, have started at the Russian economics ministry, the ministry's press service said Wednesday. 
- 20:15 10/01/2007
Russian oil transit through Belarus to Europe has yet to be resumed, a Russian deputy economics minister said Wednesday.
- 19:23 10/01/2007
"The Belarusian government declares void the state tax on oil transit via Belarus imposed by the council of ministers," Sergei Sidorsky said.
- 19:12 10/01/2007
Russia's Stabilization Fund, set up to accumulate windfall oil revenues, rose 7% month-on-month to reach 2,346.92 billion rubles as of January 1, or $88.7 billion at the current exchange rate, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
- 18:54 10/01/2007
Members of Russia's lower house of parliament passed an appeal Wednesday to their new colleagues in the U.S. Congress, urging them to intensify efforts to ratify key international treaties.
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St. Petersburg has been flooded once again, the local emergencies service in Russia's second-largest city said Wednesday.
- 16:04 10/01/2007
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko have discussed the problem of Russian oil transit via Belarus on the phone, the Kremlin press service said Wednesday.
- 15:28 10/01/2007
Poor sonar conditions might have contributed to a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea, a Russian naval expert said Wednesday.
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St. Petersburg has been flooded once again, the local emergencies service in Russia's second-largest city said Wednesday.
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Evraz Group [LSE: EVR] has extended its offer to purchase shares of U.S.-based Oregon Steel Mills until January 12, the Russian metals giant said Wednesday.
- 09:51 10/01/2007
One militant was killed in a firefight with federal troops in southeast Chechnya, while four suspected militants surrendered to authorities in various districts of Russia's troubled North Caucasus region, local police said Wednesday.
