| October 2008 |
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Russia and Iceland have concluded the first round of talks on a 4 billion euro ($5.4 billion) loan to help the Nordic country through its financial difficulties, the Russian Finance Ministry said Wednesday. 
International talks in Geneva on the recent Russia-Georgia armed conflict were suspended on Wednesday over "procedural difficulties," and will resume on November 18, a European Union diplomat said.

Russia and the EU should cooperate to bring cyber offenders to justice, the Russian interior minister said on Wednesday. 
Russia defeated Finland 3-0 in Moscow on Wednesday evening in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match, with two of the goals coming from the feet of Finnish defenders.
The International Court of Justice obliged Russia and Georgia on Wednesday to adopt temporary measures to protect the rights of the Georgian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz populations.

International talks on the recent Russia-Georgia armed conflict were suspended on Wednesday over "procedural difficulties," and will resume on November 18, a European Union diplomat said. 
The International Court of Justice obliged Russia and Georgia on Wednesday to adopt temporary measures to protect the rights of the Georgian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz populations. 
Georgia accused the Russian military on Wednesday of violating Georgian airspace, while Russia's Air Force denied the allegation. 
The prosecutor has asked a court to remand suspects in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in custody, a Politkovskaya family lawyer said Wednesday.

Russia and Venezuela may finalize within a month a deal for a large number of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, a senior executive at Russia's arms export monopoly said Wednesday. 
Lower obligatory reserve requirements for Russian banks, due to come into effect on Wednesday, will unlock 100 billion rubles ($3.8 billion), the Central Bank said. 



