PYONGYANG, September 11 (Itar-Tass) -The Russian National team has
moved up to the second place in the standings of the 17th Taekwondo World Championships in the North Korean capital.

YAROSLAVL, northeastern Russia, September 11 (Itar-Tass) - Yaroslavl paid last respects to the diseased Lokomotiv hockey team that tragically died in an air crash near Yaroslavl on September 7.

TBILISI, September 11 (Itar-Tass) - A Turkish passenger bus bound for Batumi and a microbus collided near the Lesa village in the west of

BECICI, Montenegro, September 11 (Itar-Tass) - The Montenegrin town of Becici has become the venue of the fifth Russian national banking festival and a forum on the Russian economy in the 21st cent

SOFIA, September 11 (Itar-Tass) - A government plane of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with 80 Russian tourists onboard left the Bulgarian town of Burgas for Moscow late on Saturday.

PYONGYANG, September 10 (Itar-Tass) - DPRK Leader Kim Jong-Il has
visited a new enterprise of the Mokran Video Company which was recently

PYONGYANG, September 10 (Itar-Tass) - Kim Jong-Il expressed gratitude
to residents of the North Korean capital for successful organisation of

VLADIVOSTOK, September 10 (Itar-Tass) -- The construction of a plant
for producing high voltage electro-technical equipment by the South Korean

LONDON, September 10 (Itar-Tass) -- In relations between Russia and
Britain over the past year there has been built up "a reserve that allows

CAIRO, September 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Egypt's Interior Ministry has
announced alert in connection with the events at the Israeli embassy and
canceled all leaves for its personnel.