| October 2008 |
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Russia is greatly concerned by the recent surge in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. 
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, comprising Russia, China, and four Central Asian states, must serve the interests of both its smaller and larger members. 
Kazakhstan's president told Russia's prime minister on Thursday that under current plans, two-way investment between the countries will rise to $40 billion. 
A Jewish leader said on Thursday that Pope Benedict XVI could put on hold the sainthood process of the Nazi-era Pope Pius XII until Vatican archives into his papacy can be made public. 
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia and Iran must continue to develop bilateral and multilateral projects, and welcomed Iran's contribution to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). 
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has postponed its initial public offering by a year from 2010 to 2011, the company's executive vice president said on Thursday. 
Russian energy giant Gazprom will meet all its contractual obligations to supply Europe with gas despite difficulties caused by the global crisis, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday. 
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko would not even make the runoff if Ukraine held a presidential election at the moment, the National Institute for Strategic Studies said on Thursday. 
High priests from around the globe are reported to have taken part in rituals and prayers in an effort to help U.S. Democratic party candidate Barack Obama become president in November. 
North Korea issued a strongly worded condemnation on Thursday of a recent raid by U.S. special forces in Syria that killed eight people. 
At least 56 people were killed and over 300 wounded on Thursday in a series of 13 bomb blasts that ripped through India's northeastern state of Assam, local television reported. 



