| November 2008 |
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The UN Security Council adopted on Thursday a British-proposed resolution on tougher sanctions against Somalia over the country's failure to prevent a surge in sea piracy. 
The price of the natural gas Gazprom sells to Ukraine could rise to over $400 per 1,000 cubic meters as of the start of next year, the head of the Russian energy giant said on Thursday. 
Russia has given Germany the go-ahead to use its rail network to transport weapons, military equipment and supplies to Afghanistan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first meeting with Barack Obama will be fixed shortly after the U.S. president-elect is sworn in on January 20, the Kremlin said on Thursday. 
Russia's top investigative body said on Thursday that 12,500 children are currently officially listed as missing in the country. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday ordered energy giant Gazprom to recover $2.4 billion in debts from Ukraine for natural gas supplies.

Saudi Arabian authorities are currently not considering using force to free a supertanker being held by Somali pirates, but have refused to rule out the option, a Saudi daily said on Thursday. 
Iran's top nuclear official said the country will continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, after the agency issued a report criticizing Tehran for failure suspend uranium enrichment. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday ordered energy giant Gazprom to recover $2.4 billion in debts from Ukraine for natural gas supplied to the ex-Soviet republic. 
Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), the unique research project that heralded a new era in space cooperation. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree allowing logistics supplies for Spanish troops in Afghanistan to pass through Russian territory. 
Russia and India will conduct joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean in January next year, a spokesman for Russia's Pacific Fleet said on Thursday. 
Georgia prefers dialog and cooperation with Moscow to Russia's international isolation, the Georgian parliamentary speaker told Latvian lawmakers on Thursday during a visit to Riga. 



