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Russia's GDP to decline less than 8% in 2009 - Putin

14:13 29/09/2009

Russia's GDP is expected to decline around 8% in 2009 or even less, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

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Russia's top bank cuts key rate to 10%, policy to continue
13:48 29/09/2009
Russia's Central Bank said on Tuesday it could continue its policy of interest rates cuts, following its decision to reduce a key interest rate by 0.5 percentage point.
IAEA to get visit schedule for Iran's new nuclear facility
13:47 29/09/2009
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) has said the Islamic Republic will provide inspectors from the international nuclear watchdog with a timetable of visits to a new nuclear site.
Russian-Indian trade could reach $10 bln in 2010 - deputy PM
13:41 29/09/2009
Bilateral trade between Russia and India could reach $10 billion in 2010, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.
Russian govt. to sell stakes purchased during crisis - Kudrin
12:52 29/09/2009
The Russian government intends to sell the shares in companies it has purchased during the crisis, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
Israeli aircraft destroy Palestinian rocket launcher in Gaza
10:48 29/09/2009
Israeli combat aircraft delivered an airstrike against Gaza Strip Monday night destroying a Palestinian missile launcher, the Israeli army said on Tuesday.
NATO secretary general not sure of success in Afghanistan
10:45 29/09/2009
Victory in Afghanistan is not guaranteed, and NATO needs to change its strategy in the country, the alliance's secretary general said Monday at a Washington-based think tank.
Medvedev congratulates Merkel on election victory
06:48 29/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on election victory in a phone conversation, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.
North Korea warns U.S. against sanctions over nuclear program
06:35 29/09/2009
North Korea will increase its nuclear deterrence forces if the U.S. threatens it with new sanctions, the country's deputy foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Honduran FM urges UN action over political crisis
05:50 29/09/2009
Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Isabel Rodas Baca urged the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to call an emergency session on Honduras and to send a special mission to assist in settling the country's political crisis.
U.S. could deploy missile shield in Arctic - Russia's NATO envoy
04:56 29/09/2009
The U.S. missile defense program is becoming less predictable with missile shield elements deployed in the Arctic as the worst-case scenario, Russia's envoy to NATO told the Vesti 24 channel.
Tests show Iran's missiles unable to reach U.S. - Russia's NATO envoy
03:31 29/09/2009
Iran's recent missile launches have demonstrated that the missiles pose no threat to the U.S., Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has said.
Iran test fires long-range missiles
03:31 29/09/2009
Iran test-fired short-range missiles as its elite Revolutionary Guards began missile defense drills on Sunday aimed at bolstering the Islamic Republic's defense capabilities
Fatah, Hamas could sign reconciliation pact in Oct. -Hamas leader
01:42 29/09/2009
A reconciliation agreement between the rival Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas could be signed in October in Cairo, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has told reporters.

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Russia's GDP to decline less than 8% in 2009 - Putin

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Russian-Indian trade could reach $10 bln in 2010 - deputy PM

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Israeli aircraft destroy Palestinian rocket launcher in Gaza

NATO secretary general not sure of success in Afghanistan

Medvedev congratulates Merkel on election victory

North Korea warns U.S. against sanctions over nuclear program

Honduran FM urges UN action over political crisis

U.S. could deploy missile shield in Arctic - Russia's NATO envoy

Tests show Iran's missiles unable to reach U.S. - Russia's NATO envoy

Iran test fires long-range missiles

Fatah, Hamas could sign reconciliation pact in Oct. -Hamas leader

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