- 17:15 24/12/2006
An accident at a sewage plant in the Moscow Region poses no threat to Moscow, the capital's water supplier said Sunday. 
- 16:10 24/12/2006
The first constitution proclaiming Transdnestr a sovereign and independent state was adopted in 1991. At a people's referendum on December 24, 1995, the unrecognized region adopted its second constitution, which is currently in effect.
- 15:35 24/12/2006
The parliament of Iran on Sunday passed a bill obliging the government to review the terms of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, following sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against the Islamic Republic.
- 15:14 24/12/2006
Russia urges all political forces in Palestinian territories and Israel, and also all regional parties concerned to support the results of Israeli-Palestinian talks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said Sunday.
- 14:30 24/12/2006
A carrier rocket with a communications satellite was launched from a site in northern Russia, the press office of the Russian Space Forces said Sunday.
- 13:23 24/12/2006
President Vladimir Putin congratulated the president of Azerbaijan with his birthday, the Kremlin press office said Sunday.
- 12:59 24/12/2006
Strong winds have disrupted electricity supply in Russia's several southern districts that are home to some 25,000 people, the regional emergencies service said Sunday.
- 12:45 24/12/2006
- 12:05 24/12/2006
Thousands of people gathered in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat Sunday to pay their last respects to authoritarian leader Saparmurat Niyazov.
- 11:26 24/12/2006
Iran will continue its uranium enrichment program despite sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Sunday.
- 10:46 24/12/2006
