Typhoon Roke leaves South Kuril Islands.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Typhoon Roke that brought
torrential rain to South Kuril Islands moved to the Pacific Ocean on
Zambia's opposition leader elected president.
PRETORIA, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Zambia's opposition leader
Michael Sata was declared the winner of the presidential elections on
Friday, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda.
Ruling United Russia begins two-day congress.
MOSCOW, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The ruling United Russia Party led
by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will open its two-day congress on Friday
Yanukovich's visit unlikely to yield gas price deal with Moscow.
KIEV, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The upcoming visit of Ukrainian
President Viktor Yanukovich to Moscow is unlikely to yield a deal on the
Russia expects NASA satellite to fall in Indian Ocean.
MOSCOW, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The Russian space forces expect
the debris of a dead NASA satellite to fall in the southern Indian Ocean
on Friday.
Damaged nuclear sub safely arrives for repairs.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- A Russian
strategic submarine of the Pacific fleet which sustained minor damage when
Oscar nomination scandal over, Mikhalkov's film to bid.
MOSCOW, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The scandal over the nomination of
Nukita Mikhalkov's film for Oscar prize was over on Thursday as the
Moldova's Communists defend arrested Russian writer.
CHISINAU, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The Communist Party of Moldova
rallied to defend a Russian writer and blogger who was arrested in
Car-free day ends with huge traffic jams in Moscow.
MOSCOW, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The annual Car-Free Day on
September 22 which encourages motorists to give up their cars for one day
Kirgizia applies for non-permanent membership in Security Council.
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Kirgizia has applied for
non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council in 2012-2013,
President Rosa Otunbayeva said on Thursday.
