08/04/2004
Paid access archivePress Review
A brief look at the stories making headlines in the Russian-language press
U.S. Terror Plot Intelligence Was Old
Most of the al-Qaida surveillance of five financial institutions that led to a new U.S. terrorism alert Sunday was conducted before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and authorities are not sure whether the casing of the buildings has continued, numerous intelligence and law enforcement officials said yesterday.
Russian Rugby Gaining Ground
In the world of rugby union, Georgia dominates the CIS and Krasnoyarsk is the capital of Russia.
Jane's: U.S. in Range of Pyongyang
North Korea is deploying two new missile systems that could enable it to threaten the continental United States for the first time,
Pakistani TV Challenges Taboos
The scars around her eyes were visible even before the young Pakistani woman lifted her veil, showing television viewers the burns suffered when her husband doused her with kerosene and set her on fire. Such a spectacle until recently would have been too shocking for Pakistani television.
- Errors Could Come Back to Haunt Putin
- Diverse Economy Key to Long-Term Growth
- News in Brief
- Business in Brief
- Tax Break Proposed for Neighbors
- Activists Call for Chechnya Summit
- Uzbek Worries About Jailed Sons
- Astronauts Go on a Spacewalk
- Justice Ministry Snubs Communist Foes
- New Law to Boost Transport Security
- Forecasts for 2004 Adjusted Upwards
- SUAL Appoints Industry Deal Maker
- Chinese Drop Gazprom Stake in Pipeline Project
- Neighbors Back Ignalina Extension
- Transneft: Exports Near 'Maximum'
- Kidnappers Demand $1M for Aid Worker
- Contract Murders Are on the Rise
- Benefits Bill Steamrollered Through
- A Wave of Jews Returning to Russia