20:06
VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC
Russian President Vladimir Putin is having a telephone conversation now with France's President Jacques Chirac, Putin's press-secretary Alexei Gromov said. Details of the conversation will be reported later, according to the press-secretary. More details...

19:01
TALEBAN STEAL UN VEHICLES
UNHCR spokesperson claims Taleban steal UN vehicles and do not allow staff to operate. More details...

17:27
PUTIN AND BUSH DISCUSS FORHCOMING US MEETING
Vladimir Putin and George Bush held a telephone conversation on Thursday. The Kremlin press service has reported that the two presidents discussed their forthcoming meeting in America and exchanged opinions about Russian-US interaction in relation to the US-led anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan. More details...

17:08
NIGERIAN LADY TO BE STONED TO DEATH
A Nigerian lady is about to be punished for having sexual relations out of wedlock by being stoned to death. More details...

16:18
VLADIMIR PUTIN HOLDS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W.BUSH
Vladimir Putin is holding a telephone conversation with American President George W.Bush, reports Alexei Gromov, press secretary of the Russian head of state. More details...

15:45
RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN DENIES REPORTS OF PUTIN'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO IRAQ
Presidential press secretary Alexei Gromov has refuted reports on the allegedly forthcoming visit by Russian president Vladimir Putin in a comment on foreign media reports. More details...

15:41
PUTIN REMEMBERS INDIA
President Vladimir Putin declared on November 6th that India should have a greater role in the future stability of the area. More details...

13:36
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM
During the 56th session of the UN General Assembly Russian Minister Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov will take part in a whole number of multilateral activities. Ivanov will, in particular, participate in a special meeting of the UN Security Council on struggle against terrorism, in a conference of the 6+2 Group on Afghanistan at the ministerial level, and in a meeting with the MERCOSUR member states. More details...

12:41
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO LEAVE FOR NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 9
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will leave for New York on November 9. In New York, the minister will participate in the crucial segment of the 56th Session of the UN General Assembly -- a political debate of heads of states and foreign ministers. More details...

11:01
FARC REPLIES TO US ACCUSATIONS
Colin Powell and the US ambassador to Columbia, Anne Patterson, recently lent their high-profile names to the slanderous accusations campaign against FARC-EP, calling this a terrorist organisation involved in the traffic of cocaine. More details...

18:05
BIN LADEN – BEGINNING OF THE END
Kofi Annan replies to Bin Laden’s blistering attack on the United nations Organization in last Saturday’s broadcast on Qatar-based TV station, Al-Jazeera. More details...

17:07
AFGHANISTAN: PARALLEL WORDS IN PARALLEL WORLDS
US claims great number of Taleban casualties. Taleban declare opposition offensive rapidly beaten back. More details...

14:29
IGOR IVANOV SAYS THAT THE DISPUTE AROUND KASHMIR SHOULD BE SETTLED BY PEACEFUL MEANS ON A BILATERAL BASIS WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE
The Russian position on the Kashmir issue remains unchanged. This dispute should be settled by peaceful means on a bilateral basis laid by the 1972 Simla agreement without any outside interference, Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov told the Indian Hindu newspaper. More details...

13:02
IGOR IVANOV SAYS THAT INDIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO RUSSIA IS AN EVENT CALLED UPON TO STRENGTHEN A QUALITATIVELY NEW LEVEL OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Moscow considers the state visit by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Russia as an event called upon to strengthen a qualitatively new level of strategic partnership reached between Russia and India, Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov told the Indian newspaper Hindu. More details...

11:48
IGOR IVANOV SAYS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA FOR THE FORMATION OF A RELIABLE SYSTEM OF SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN ASIA, INCREASES NOTICEABLY
Today the responsibility of Russia, India and China for the formation of a reliable system of security and stability in the world, especially in Asia, is noticeably increasing, Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov told the Indian newspaper Hindu. More details...

19:15
INDIAN PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES HIS VISIT TO RUSSIA AS VERY SUCCESSFUL
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has described his visit to Russia as very successful. Vajpayee noted he had a profound discussion of bilateral regional and international issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. More details...

16:34
TALEBAN TO HAND OVER DEAD US SPY
The Taleban authorities have asked the International Committee of the Red Cross to take the body of who they claim to be an American spy to Pakistan. More details...

15:37
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND INDIAN PREMIER DECIDE TO HOLD REGULAR SUMMITS
The Russian president and the Indian prime minister have decided to hold regular summits. More details...

14:11
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV TO MEET US UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN BOLTON TUESDAY
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will meet US Under-Secretary of State John Bolton on Tuesday, Alexander Yakovenko, the official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti. More details...

13:04
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: CONFLICT
Fighting has broken out in Bangui between rival armed factions. More details...

11:59
COLLATERAL DAMAGE VIII
14 civilians have been killed by the US Air Force in Afghanistan. More details...

11:01
MONGOLIAN PRIME MINISTER SENDS TELEGRAM TO HEAD OF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
Mongolian Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar has sent a telegram to Russian head of government Mikhail Kasyanov to congratulate him on the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Russia. Mr. Enkhbayar is currently making an official visit to the United States. More details...

10:52
RUSSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO MEET MONGOLIAN MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN SIBERIA
Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev is due to hold negotiations with Mongolian Minister of Infrastructure Byamba Jigjid. More details...

10:32
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND INDIAN PREMIER TO DISCUSS FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND AFGHAN DEVELOPMENTS
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10:18
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TO HOLD KREMLIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ON TUESDAY
A Russian-Indian summit meeting will be held in the Kremlin on Tuesday. In the morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will have a narrow-format meeting, the Kremlin's deputy chief of staff Sergei Prikhodko has told RIA Novosti. More details...

10:01
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO DISCUSS COMPLEX RELATIONS BETWEEN DELHI AND ISLAMABAD
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are to discuss complex Indian-Pakistani relations which turned into an urgent global problem because of the two countries' nuclear weapon tests in 1998. More details...

09:48
AT THEIR KREMLIN TALKS LEADERS OF RUSSIA AND INDIA ARE EXPECTED TO HIGHLIGHT SPECIAL ROLE OF ABM TREATY OF 1972
On Tuesday president of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee will discuss in the Kremlin questions of strategic stability in the world. More details...

22:02
PUTIN: TALEBAN, CHECHNYA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, declares that while terrorism must be fought in Chechnya and in Afghanistan, human rights must be respected. More details...

18:26
RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY VLADIMIR RUSHAILO ARRIVES IN WARSAW
Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Rushailo has arrived in Warsaw to participate in an international conference on combating terrorism. The meeting is being held at the level of heads of state and top representatives of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. More details...

17:36
EUROPEAN UNION: HALT ATTACKS
Belgian Foreign Minister calls for halt in attack on Afghanistan while Kofi Annan requests early end to bombing campaign. More details...