Afghanistan to top agenda of Russia-NATO Council meeting - FM.
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Sochi mayor says Rogge satisfied with Olympic preparations.
LAUSANNE, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- The mayor of the Black Sea spa
Sochi, which will host Winter Olympics in 2014, said President of the
Police captain sentenced for extortion.
ORYOL, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- The Oryol regional court sentenced
on Thursday a police captain to 4.5 years in prison for office abuse and
extortion.
Russian banker sentenced to 7 years.
MOSCOW, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- A Moscow district court sentenced
on Thursday a banker to seven years in prison and a fine of one million
Priest killled in Moscow.
MOSCOW, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Police identified the priest who
was killed in Moscow on Thursday as Dmitry Sysoyev and said he was shot
New Russian doctrine allows preventive nuclear strike.
MOSCOW, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia views its nuclear arsenal as deterrence, but may deliver a preventive strike in a critical situation, according to the draft of a new national military doc
Medvedev, Lavrov to meet Westerwelle.
MOSCOW, November 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on Friday German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to discuss major international
Putin arrives in Ukraine for CIS Heads Gvt Council.
SYMFEROPOL, November 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived with a two-day working visit to Ukraine on Thursday.
Timoshenko meets Putin, Yushchenko to receive Saakashvili.
KIEV, November 19 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko
will on Thursday meet his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili in Kiev.
Putin, Timoshenko to discuss gas relations in Yalta.
MOSCOW, November 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin will on Thursday start a two-day visit to Ukraine. He and Ukraine's
