- 21:32 11/01/2007
- 21:23 11/01/2007
Prosecutors in France confirmed Thursday that Russian metals tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov and several of his compatriots are being held in custody over alleged involvement in prostitution-related activities.
- 18:41 11/01/2007
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Russia's president Thursday harshly criticized the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, which marked its fifth anniversary today. Located in the southwest Cuba, the camp has been used to hold and interrogate suspected terrorists captured in a Washington-led global antiterrorism campaign.
- 16:57 11/01/2007
Prosecutors in France confirmed Thursday that Russian metals tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov and several of his compatriots are being held in custody over alleged involvement in prostitution-related activities.
- 15:43 11/01/2007
Russia's president called Thursday for more active measures to counter nationalism, xenophobia, and religious and racial intolerance, which he said not only violate human rights but also threaten national stability and security.
- 15:36 11/01/2007
On Wednesday night, the Russian Embassy in Iraq was fired on twice, Mikhail Kamynin said. No injuries were reported.
- 15:17 11/01/2007
Estonia's president has approved a law adopted Wednesday by the country's parliament on the demolition of Soviet war memorials, Toomas Hendrik Ilves's chancellery said Thursday.
- 15:08 11/01/2007
Eighteen Russian and Ukrainian fishermen detained for allegedly fishing in Georgia's territorial waters off the coast of Abkhazia could face a court hearing as early as Saturday, a Russian diplomat said Thursday.
- 14:41 11/01/2007
- 14:06 11/01/2007
Estonia's president has approved a law adopted Wednesday by the country's parliament on the demolition of Soviet war memorials, Toomas Hendrik Ilves's chancellery said Thursday.
- 13:36 11/01/2007
Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energia is in talks with NASA and ESA on contracts to build 12 rocket carriers for the U.S. and European space agencies, the head of the corporation said Thursday.
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- 12:52 11/01/2007
A metals tycoon ranking tenth on Forbes' list of Russian billionaires has been detained by French police over alleged involvement in prostitution-related activities, a leading Russian business daily said Thursday.
- 12:26 11/01/2007
"Russia has never supported a military presence in Iraq and does not welcome plans to increase the military contingent," Speaker Boris Gryzlov, who leads the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, said.
