Gorno-Altaisk, June 13 (Itar-Tass) -- The ongoing rains helped putting down a greater part of 11 forest fires that have raged in Russia's Republic of Tuva from the beginning of the Russian holidays

Kiev, June 13 (Itar-Tass) -- The Ukrainian government supports Russia' s soonest entry in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Deputy Prime Minister for European and International Integration Grigor

Makhachkala, June 13 (Itar-Tass) -- An accidental pedestrian was
killed in a strong blast that went off at 6.40 a.m. Moscow time on Friday in downtown Makhachkala.

(Based on reports by Islam.ru, IslamNews, IslamRF.Ru portal,
Portal-Credo.ru, and information and analysis center Sova and NEWSru.com)

By Itar-Tass World Service writer Lyudmila Alexandrova

MURMANSK, June 12 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's state-run nuclear power

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MURMANSK, June 12 (Itar-Tass) -- The state is restoring control of

MOSCOW, June 12 (Itar-Tass) -- The Russian government will cancel the import taxes on business planes.

MOSCOW, June 12 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's State Duma on Wednesday
approved in the first reading of amendments to the Tax Code easing