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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.

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Swiss Court Ties Conditions to Extradition
By Nikolaus von Twickel / Staff Writer Switzerland's highest court has ruled that a former executive at a state-owned company can not be handed over for trial in Russia without a guarantee that conditions for his detention will meet standards set by the European Convention on Human Rights.

Zubkov Tipped to Head Gazprom
By Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writer Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov is most likely to replace First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as board chairman of state-controlled Gazprom in a reshuffle prompted by the upcoming presidential elections, a top Kremlin adviser said Wednesday.

Liberals Call for Friendlier Face Abroad
By Catrina Stewart, Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writers Two of the country's top liberal government officials broke ranks with the Kremlin on Wednesday, calling for a change in the country's increasingly strident foreign policy to ensure a stable platform for investors.

Putin Gives FSB Election Orders
Reuters President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's domestic intelligence service on Wednesday to increase its vigilance against attempts by foreigners to interfere in the March presidential election.

Ukrainian Nazi Guard Loses Appeal
Reuters An appeals court on Wednesday ruled against accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk, a decision that could bring the retired Ohio auto worker only one step away from deportation to his native Ukraine.

Siberian Asteroid Downsized
By Sue Major Holmes / The Associated Press An asteroid that exploded over Siberia a century ago, leaving 2,000 square kilometers of scorched or blown down trees, was not nearly as large as previously thought, a researcher concludes, suggesting a greater danger for Earth.

Model Killed in Battle With Carjacker
By David Nowak / Staff Writer Investigators are looking for a suspect in the death of a model who was killed while trying to prevent her Porsche Cayenne from being carjacked, city prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Russia Pledges to Back Belarus
Reuters Russia promised on Wednesday to help Belarus withstand what it called""short-sighted"" punitive measures imposed against President Alexander Lukashenko by Western countries that accuse him of human rights breaches.

Moscow on Serbian Presidential-Election Map
The Associated Press Serbia's pro-Russian presidential candidate visited Moscow on Wednesday, reaching out for the Kremlin's support days after a trip by his incumbent rival.

Missile-Defense Sites Lead to Rethink in Kaliningrad
The Associated Press Russia may reconfigure its military presence in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad in response to U.S. plans for missile defense sites in Europe, a top general said Wednesday.

Mogilevich, Nekrasov Charged
The Moscow Times Suspected crime boss Semyon Mogilevich and Arbat Prestige owner Vladimir Nekrasov were formally charged Wednesday with large-scale tax evasion, Mogilevich's lawyer said.

Aleksanyan Gets Support of Old Boss
By David Nowak / Staff Writer Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky is on a hunger strike to protest his colleague's treatment.

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