- 21:13 10/10/2008
- 21:11 10/10/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia had taken sufficient measures to shore up the domestic financial market against the backdrop of the ongoing global credit crisis.
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- 19:43 10/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia should take part in Geneva talks on the regions' future status, scheduled for October 15.
- 19:32 10/10/2008
U.S. President George Bush pledged on Friday to overcome the current financial crisis, at the same time acknowledging the spiral circle of anxiety and fear feeding a plunge in stock prices.
- 19:11 10/10/2008
Russia has fulfilled all its commitments under the ceasefire deal for Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
- 18:26 10/10/2008
A Thai court will hold its next hearings in the trial of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, accused of conspiracy to sell arms to Colombian left-wing rebels, on November 4-8, a Russian lawyer said on Friday.
- 18:21 10/10/2008
A decision to award Martti Ahtisaari the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize has triggered criticism in Russia over his role in the Kosovo settlement.
- 18:04 10/10/2008
Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine could be under threat due to a lack of funds, a Central Electoral Commission official said on Friday.
- 17:40 10/10/2008
The new Iranian envoy to Russia said on Friday that the six powers involved in talks over Tehran's nuclear program were being influenced by the "destructive approach" of the U.S., the IRNA news agency said.
- 17:09 10/10/2008
Only a small portion of revenues from Ukrainian arms exports in the last four years was passed on to the state budget, the former head of a parliamentary ad-hoc investigation commission said on Friday.
- 17:02 10/10/2008
A decision to award Martti Ahtisaari the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize is likely to cause anger among those opposed to Kosovo's independence, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Friday.
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Heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States member countries said that the alliance is still open for Georgia, which withdrew its membership last month, the organization's executive secretary said on Friday.
- 14:43 10/10/2008
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Finland's former president, Martti Ahtisaari, was awarded on Friday the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his 30-year mediation efforts across the world, including his role in the Kosovo settlement.
- 14:22 10/10/2008
A suspected Russian arms dealer detained in Thailand said his arrest and trial had been arranged by the United States because he refused to become an American spy.
