| October 2008 |
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A Sukhoi Superjet 100, Russia's new passenger airliner, flew from the aircraft manufacturing plant to Kharbarovsk in Russia's Far East to undergo certification flight tests, the aircraft maker has said. 
A Soyuz-TMA-12 space capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American space tourist landed in north-central Kazakhstan at 9.37 a.m. (03:37 GMT) on Friday. 
Sweeping reforms of Russia's military are to focus on reorganizing the rank of warrant officer in the country's Armed Forces, with proposals to be drawn up by the end of the year, a military source said on Friday. 
Militants in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia have abducted around 15 civilians and police officers from a slot machine arcade, a police spokesman said on Friday. 
CSKA Moscow Brazilian striker Vagner Love has shrugged off reports in the English media linking him with a possible move to Manchester City or Tottenham during the winter transfer window. 
The U.S. has imposed sanctions against the Russian state-run arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in connection with the alleged proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 
One Russian serviceman has been killed and ten others injured in a series of explosions across the troubled Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a police source said on Friday. 
Russian-Chinese trade could significantly surpass the $50 billion mark in 2008, the Russian trade representative to China said on Friday. 
A Soyuz-TMA-12 space capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American space tourist landed in north-central Kazakhstan at 9.37 a.m. (03:37 GMT) on Friday.



