| October 2008 |
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Russia has been ranked 141 out of 173 countries in the 2008 press freedom index published on Wednesday by the international organization Reporters Without Borders. 
A missile frigate from Russia's Baltic Fleet passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday on its way to join an international naval group fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia, a senior Navy official said. 
A senior Qatari government official has said the country welcomes the creation of a Gas Troika forum involving Russia, Iran and Qatar for regular natural gas dialog, Qatari newspaper Al-Rayah reported on Wednesday. 
A leading member of Britain's Conservative Party was left fighting for his political life after a new witness emerged backing up claims that he sought an illegal donation from Russia's richest man. 
International donors meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss aid to help Georgia recover after an armed conflict with Russia in August. 
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was approved unanimously on Wednesday to chair the legislature of Chukotka in Russia's Far East, the local government said on its website. 
A court in southeastern Siberia on Wednesday again postponed hearings on a joint appeal by Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev against their extended detention. 
The Russian government has channeled 175 billion rubles ($6.6 billion) from the National Prosperity Fund into the state-run VEB bank for investment on the country's stock market. 



