MOSCOW, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia is grateful to the United
States of America for its assistance in extinguishing fires, which fully

PYONGYANG, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The Mansudae Art Troupe - State
Symphony Orchestra of DPRK, has shown a variable and interesting programme

NEW DELHI, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- A barrister of a tourist from
Russia, Alexander Solomin, who was convicted for a year's imprisonment for

MOSCOW, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- On Saturday night, the smoke from
wildfires is back to Moscow again. It was brought to the city by the east
wind, though it is very weak.

PYONGYANG, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's delegation, headed by
Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin, will take part on Sunday

ST. PETERSBURG, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- St. Petersburg renews the air
shows, which used to be very popular in the city in the early XX century.

ULYANOVSK, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The world strongest athletes will
try on Sunday in Ulyanovsk to pull and move for several metres the biggest

TYUMEN, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Early census starts on Sunday in the
Khanty-Mansi Area /Yugra/. Residents of the Berezovsky District will be
the first to fill in the forms.

TBILISI, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- A group of young poets and writers
gathered on Saturday in George Bush Street in Tblilisi demanding it is

PARIS, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- An unknown Frenchman bidder in the
department of Haute-Vienne has won 13 million euros in a lottery, the