Russia to encourage mortgage, housing construction
MOSCOW, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The Russian government plans to
appropriate up to 40 billion rubles to encourage mortgage credits and
"Genie" Putin computerizes remote village school
OMSK, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
fulfilled his promise to become a "genie" for a remote Siberian village
Medvedev to mark Checkov`s birth anniversary in Taganrog
TAGANROG, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- President Dmitry Medvedev will for
the first time visit Taganrog on the Sea of Azov on Friday to mark the
Russia confiscates Panamanian fishing vessel
VLADIVOSTOK (Itar-Tass) -- Russia confiscated a Panamanian fishing
vessel for poaching in its territorial waters and fined the shipowner and
the captain.
US-Russia civil society group reveals more accord than discord
WASHINGTON, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. co-chair of the bilateral
Civil Society Working Group with Russia Michael McFaul said on Thursday
Grandson born to Japanese premier in Moscow
TOKYO, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- A grandson was born on Thursday to
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Moscow where his son Kiichiro is
Bernanke reappointed as US Fed chief
WASHINGTON, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The U.S. Senate reappointed Ben
Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
US fears new detainee report in NKorea is true
WASHINGTON, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The United States fears the
North Korean report about the detention of another US citizen for illegal
border crossing from China may be true.
Russia`s fifth-generation combat plane makes first flight
MOSCOW, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's fifth-generation combat
fighter made its first flight on Friday, Russia 24 TV channel reported
SKorean corporation to participate in supplying gas to Primorye
VLADIVOSTOK, January 28 (Itar-Tass) - The South Korean KOGAS
state-owned corporation will participate in supplying gas to towns and
