- 21:57 28/02/2008
Georgia's breakaway republic Abkhazia will seek recognition for its de facto independence from Russia and the European Union, the republic's foreign minister said Thursday. 
- 21:55 28/02/2008
Russia's Central Bank admitted Thursday having U.S. subprime mortgage bonds in its investment portfolio and said it had suffered losses following last November's credit crunch.
- 21:53 28/02/2008
U.S. President George W. Bush advised his successor to develop a friendly relationship with the next Russian president, who will be elected in the March 2 presidential elections.
- 21:37 28/02/2008
- 20:14 28/02/2008
Serb Justice Minister Dusan Petrovic signed Thursday an extradition request for former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic's family currently living in Russia.
- 20:10 28/02/2008
- 19:31 28/02/2008
Russia and Hungary signed on Thursday an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the construction of a gas pipeline to transport Russian natural gas to European countries.
- 18:47 28/02/2008
Russia's Central Election Commission chief warned PACE observers on Thursday that any comments made ahead of the country's March 2 polls could be considered interference in Russia's internal policies.
- 18:12 28/02/2008
Russian doomsday sect members who have been barricaded in a cave in the country's central Penza Region since the fall could die from infection and poisonous fumes, the Tvoi Den tabloid paper said.
- 15:24 28/02/2008
A Russian cargo ship released by North Korean authorities on Wednesday has arrived in the Far East port of Vladivostok.
- 15:11 28/02/2008
A delegation from Russian soccer's governing body arrived in the capital of Chechnya on Thursday to determine whether or not Grozny is capable of hosting Premier League matches.
- 14:55 28/02/2008
The most traditional gifts given to Vladimir Putin during his eight years in office are books, china and glassware, but he has also been sent horses, falcons, dogs and a white goat.
- 14:54 28/02/2008
Russia's Itera Ethanol LLC, a subsidiary of the Itera Group, has made its final investment in a $265 million project to produce bioethanol in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, as part of an investment team.
- 14:00 28/02/2008
India has extended by two months the deadline for a $10 billion tender for a 126 multirole combat aircraft contract.
- 12:02 28/02/2008
Russia and India have agreed to increase refit costs for the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, the Indian defense secretary said on Thursday.
- 11:53 28/02/2008
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- 09:50 28/02/2008
The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) has been increased by 5 kilometers (3 miles), a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Thursday.
