| April 2008 |
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A two-day Russian art auction at Sotheby's in New York fetched $46.449 million, breaking several records for individual artists, as wealthy Russians turned out to buy into their cultural heritage. 
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] announced it will close a deal to buy a controlling stake in Serbia's oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) after the May 10 parliamentary election in the Balkan state. 
Russia's state natural gas giant Gazprom and the National Oil Corporation of Libya have agreed to set up a joint venture, Gazprom said. 
Six officers of a special purpose police unit have been injured in a rocket attack in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, a local police source said on Thursday. 
Russia's Vladimir Putin, now in the final weeks of his presidency, will fly from Libya to Sardinia on Thursday evening to meet with Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi. 



