| December 2006 |
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Russia's patriarch has called on the Vatican to stop its "unfriendly" mission among Orthodox believers in Russia and other former Soviet republics. 
Scotland Yard detectives, currently in Russia as part of an investigation into the death of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in London, will not be allowed to interview a jailed fellow security officer, a penal service spokesman said Tuesday. 
The Russian Trading System (RTS) index, which is the benchmark index of Russia's stock market, has risen above 1,795 points to a new record high, the RTS said Tuesday. 
Scotland Yard detectives, currently in Russia as part of an investigation into the death of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in London, will not be allowed to interview a jailed fellow security officer, a penal service spokesman said Tuesday. 
Russian doctors have failed to identify the exact cause of a sudden illness that struck a former acting premier late last month, a spokesman said Tuesday. 
Britain's Embassy in Moscow confirmed Tuesday that its premises are being screened for radioactive contamination as part of an investigation into the poisoning death of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko. 
The International Space Station's orbit has been raised 8.5 kilometers (5 miles) to prepare for the docking of a U.S. space shuttle, a space agency official said Tuesday. 



