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Russia, EU to sign deal on Chad peacekeeping operation Nov. 5

14:33 01/11/2008

Russia will sign an agreement with the EU on participation in a peacekeeping operation in Chad and the Central African Republic on November 5 in Brussels, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday.

Lavrov says compromise needed on islands dispute with Japan
14:32 01/11/2008
Russia wants to reach a compromise with Japan on the territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, the foreign minister told Japanese reporters on Saturday.
Russia could cut oil export duty by 22% from Nov. 1
14:11 01/11/2008
Lavrov seeks end to Ukraine ban on Russian TV channels
13:14 01/11/2008
Russia's foreign minister said on Saturday that the government will do everything in its power to ensure that Russian TV channels re-appear on Ukrainian television screens.
Gazprom posts 120% net profit growth to $16 bln in Jan.-Sept.
12:33 01/11/2008
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday its net profit under Russian Accounting Standards increased 120% in January-September from a year ago to 432.89 billion rubles ($16 billion).
False fire alarm causes havoc on Siberia-Moscow flight
10:02 01/11/2008
Panic broke out among passengers on a plane about to take off from an East Siberian city on Saturday morning, after a man who had mistaken anti-freeze for smoke raised the fire alarm.
Car plunges into Moscow River, three dead
09:49 01/11/2008
Three people were killed early on Saturday when a car fell into the Moscow River in the south of the capital, a spokesman for local traffic police said.
OSCE secretary general to visit Russia
08:53 01/11/2008
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's secretary general will arrive in Russia on Saturday for a one-day visit, an OSCE source said.

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PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

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Sweden Wins 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden’s Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 372 points with her hit Euphoria, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Hamdeen Sabbahi

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Victims of Plane Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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