IPG (International Procurement Group Inc.) company (according to others data - IPD Capital), which has redeemed a part of the Russian debt before the Swiss company Noga, has made it with the Russian government`s consent.
Suzuki Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it bought back 91.09 million, or 16.8%, of its own shares previously held by General Motors in the open market for $1.93 billion (227 billion yen).
The Russian foreign minister denied rumors Tuesday that Moscow had offered to Tehran some new, compromise options for the enrichment of Iranian uranium on Russian soil.
A row between parliamentarians from the Hamas and Fatah movements in the newly elected Palestinian legislature may cause a delay in the formation of the government, a local expert said Tuesday.
The leader of the self-proclaimed republic of Transdnestr in Moldova said Tuesday that the Ukrainian president was poorly informed about the new customs regulations between Transdnestr and Ukraine.
Russia`s foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state put on a generally united front despite recent differences Tuesday after talks on a variety of global issues, including the "frozen" conflicts in the former Soviet Union.
The possibility of primitive forms of life existence on Mars cannot be completely excluded, for example, this may be bacteria, the academic adviser of the academy of engineering RF Yuri Zaitsev believes.
Russia and Sweden signed the plan of actions on the development of commercial and economic collaboration during the years of 2006-2007, which was aimed at mutrual turnover increase up to $10 billion, reported the press-service of Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry.
The minister of sport of Japan Kengi Kosaki, congratulating Olympic champion in figure skating Shizuka Arakawa stated, that "felt the happiness" when he saw, as Russian Irina Slutskaya fell during the performance of arbitrary program.
By estimates of experts of Italian energy concern ENI, the volumes of Russian natural gas supplies came to 70 million cubic meters at the set norm of 74 million cubic meters/day.
Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn`t exclude the possibility that agreement in nuclear sphere between Teheran and Russia or Teheran and "euro 3" (Great Britain, France, Germany) may be reached in next few hours.
Unknowns fired the windows of correspondent centre of television network NTV in Tbilisi on the third floor of four-storied building, where the offices of several Georgian and foreign news agencies and several other local newspapers are also located.
Hundreds of protesters have marched through the Israeli town of Nazareth after an Israeli family targeted a biblical church with fireworks. Demonstrators carried banners and sang songs as they marched from the city hall to the Church of Annunciation, where the incident took place.
Iranian Ambassador in Azerbaijan Afshar Suleimani declared that Iran considers Russian suggestion on atomic program but intends to provide own rights.
Ukrainian government approved inventory procedures of real estate used by Russian Black Sea Fleet. Appropriate resolution of ministry was signed by Ukrainian premier-minister Yuri Ekhanurov, informs press-service of Ukrainian government.
Russian minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov expressed the hope that Palestinian political organization HAMAS will observe previous agreements on Middle Asian regulation.
Transit of natural gas through Ukraine reduced, on operative data, for 2,8 % or 630 million cubic meters, comparing to the similar period of 2005. Totally, 21 billion 870 million cubic meters of gas have been transported to Europe.
Entrance to American port Honolulu indicated the half of the circumnavigation of the famous Russian Sailing vessel "Krusenstern", Baltic State Academy has informed today.
Russia and Georgia prepare agreement about withdrawal of Russian military bases. According to the project 62-th Russian military base in Akhalkalaki will become a first one to leave Georgian territory.
Airplane with HAMAS delegation on board has landed in Moscow airport "Sheremetevo-2".
A Japanese diplomat said Thursday his country planned to sign a framework agreement with Russia on the construction of a pipeline to the Pacific coast by the end of 2006.
An opposition rally unexpectedly resumed in the Belarusian capital Minsk Thursday as a presidential candidate who was detained by police but later released joined the protesters.
For the first time the leader of country- chairman of G8 proposes to solve specific objectives, affecting interests of all states of the world. This is said in the commentary of the Mexican radio station "Educasion", dedicated to the article of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the questions of Russian chairmanship in the G8.
Russian General Office of Prosecutor instituted criminal proceedings against businessman Boris Berezovsky and demanded his extradition from Great Britain.
Indonesian minister of environmental protection, ex-ambassador of Indonesia in Russia Rahmat Vitular considers that published on the threshold of G8 summit article of Russian president Vladimir Putin is extremely useful and actual.