World

Main news of November 1

Topic: Top stories of the day

23:59 01/11/2009

RUSSIA

* Russia's prime minister briefed his Swedish counterpart, the current EU president, about possible problems with Ukrainian payment for Russian gas and its transit to European consumers, a spokesman said.

* A Russian nuclear submarine has successfully test-launched a ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry said

* A Thai-flagged fishing vessel with 23 Russians on board that was captured by pirates has been taken to Somalia, the ship’s owner said

WORLD

* Hamid Karzai will take part in the second round of Afghanistan's presidential election despite the withdrawal of his opponent, a spokesman for the Afghan president said

* Italian police have arrested one of Italy's most wanted and dangerous mafia bosses, local media reported

* Egyptian authorities have opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days, Palestinian radio reported

* Ukraine's president has asked the international community for help dealing with a flu epidemic that the country's Health Ministry said has killed 53 people

* The Ukrainian government will review all pharmacies in the country to ensure they meet requirements imposed over the current flu epidemic, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said

* The number of people infected with A/H1N1 virus in Belarus has risen to 59, the Health Ministry said

BUSINESS

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed amendments to the criminal law stipulating criminal liability for offences damaging investors' rights on the securities market, the Kremlin press office said

SPORTS

* Spartak Moscow extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-1 demolition of Rostov on Sunday, cutting the gap to Rubin at the top of the table to one point

Add to blog
Send to friend
Share

Add to blog

You may place this material on your blog by copying the link.

Publication code:

<div style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3; padding:17px 0 0px 17px; background:#ffffff; width:510px;"><div style="width:100%; overflow:hidden;"><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20091101/156674885.html" style="text-decoration:none;"><img src="http://en.rian.ru/i/eng/logo_sml.gif" alt="RIA Novosti" title="RIA Novosti" style="float:left; margin-right:10px;" border="0" /></a><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20091101/156674885.html" style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none;display: block; margin: 0 10px 0 0 ;"><strong style="font:19px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:16px; font-weight:bold;">Main news of November 1</strong></a><p style="font:13px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; padding:5px 10px 0px 0;"><span style="color:#5590bf;">23:59</span> <span style="color:#5590bf; padding-right:7px;">01/11/2009</span> <span style="font-size:12px;">A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours<a target="_blank" style="color:#335f86; padding-left:10px; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20091101/156674885.html" title="Main news of November 1">>></a></span></p><div style="padding:6px 0 15px 30px; font:10px Verdana,sans-serif;"><a target="_blank" style="color:#114472; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru" title="RIA Novosti">Other news of the day</a></div></div></div>

Preview:

RIA Novosti

Main news of November 1

23:59 01/11/2009 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours>>

Other news of the day

Send by e-mail

News is sent to e-mail

Close

/world/20091101/156674885-comment.json

Add comments

Leave a comment

Comment posted and will be opened after the pre-moderation.

Leave a comment

Password recovery |

Stories »

Dmitry Medvedev

PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

Loreen

Sweden Wins 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden’s Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 372 points with her hit Euphoria, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Hamdeen Sabbahi

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Victims of Plane Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

free web tracker

© 2012 RIA Novosti