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22:04 15/12/2008

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Riga mayor against restoration of Soviet-era monument
22:01 15/12/2008
Crisis must not affect U.S. missile shield - Polish diplomat
22:00 15/12/2008
The current global economic crisis should not force the U.S. administration to abandon its plans to place elements of the U.S. missile shield in Central Europe, the Polish ambassador to Russia said on Monday.
Monaco prince may dive to bottom of Siberia's Baikal in 2009
21:36 15/12/2008
Monaco's Prince Albert II and the president of Russia's Buryatia Republic could dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal in 2009 as part of a research trip, a leading expedition member said Monday.
Russia, Ukraine to hold talks on Black Sea Fleet base in Q109
20:36 15/12/2008
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to hold the next round of talks on the future of Russia's naval facilities in the Crimea in February-March 2009, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Russia denies resignation of ambassador to Ukraine
20:02 15/12/2008
Russia's Foreign Ministry has denied reports that Russia's Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin has resigned from his post.
Russia hopes for deal on START-1, missile defense by 2010
19:33 15/12/2008
Russia is hoping to draft a new arms reduction treaty with the U.S. and reach a compromise on the U.S. missile shield in Europe by the end of 2009, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Monday.
Lawyers group wants 'shoe' journalist tried in neutral country
19:31 15/12/2008
Greek protests bring Athens to standstill
18:41 15/12/2008
Gazprom Neft posts 85% rise in U.S. GAAP net profit over 9 months
18:32 15/12/2008
China begins building world's longest bridge
17:54 15/12/2008
Death toll in Egypt bus crash rises to 60 - MENA
17:24 15/12/2008
The death toll in a bus crash in Egypt has risen to 60 with six people still missing, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported on Monday.
Russian government to spend extra $5.4 bln on real economy
17:18 15/12/2008
The Russian government plans to spend an extra 150 billion rubles ($5.4 billion) to prop up the real sector of the economy amid the global financial crisis, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.
Ukrainian president congratulates Klitschko on victory
16:47 15/12/2008
Russia to launch solar probe in January
16:33 15/12/2008
Russia will launch on January 29 a scientific satellite to study the Sun's interaction with the Earth, the federal space agency said on Monday.
Kyrgyz police seize 120 kg of drugs bound for Russia
16:19 15/12/2008
Moscow Region governor could be appointed Ukrainian envoy - 2
16:18 15/12/2008
The governor of the Moscow Region could be appointed to the post of Russian ambassador to Ukraine, a source in the Russian lower house said Monday.
Israel frees over 200 Palestinian prisoners in goodwill gesture
16:07 15/12/2008
Indian lawyer found for Mumbai terrorist
15:54 15/12/2008
Strong majority of Ukrainians against joining NATO - survey
15:50 15/12/2008

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