03/27/2006
Paid access archiveThe Loneliness of the Long-Range Forecaster
NewsTeam4 Anchorman: And now here's our own Anatoly Sidorov with the weather forecast for Moscow and the region. Over to you, Tolya.
Operation Enduring Slobodan
The George W. Bush presidency will be a lasting disaster for the United States. It will take decades to correct the legacy of his eight years in office.
Israeli Election Unlikely to Bring Peace
Interim Prime Minister Olmert, who leads polls ahead of Tuesday's election, vows to evacuate up to 60,000 West Bank settlers.
Under Pressure, Steblin Quits as Hockey Chief
Alexander Steblin resigned as president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation on Friday amid mounting pressure to quit his job following allegations of drunkenness and violent behavior.
Business in Brief
Russian Industry 'Worrying' A dismal performance by Russian industry at the start of 2006 was partly due to a lack of competitiveness and cannot be blamed solely on an exceptionally cold spell, Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Andrei Klepach said on Friday. ""This fall is really worrying. It is not only the cold, it is also low competitiveness. It is a continuation of the illnesses that were in full flower last year,"" Klepach told reporters. Industrial growth slowed to a mere 1 percent in February in year-on-year terms, with manufacturing -- especially carmaking -- hit hardest. Klepach said that if the current trend continued, Russian industry would grow less than 4 percent in 2006, below an official target of 4.4 percent.
- SBU Chief Denies Probe of Gas Trader
- State Snubs Yukos Summons
- Zhukov Outlines Strategic Sectors
- Transneft's Pipeline Faces More Scrutiny
- Tatneft's 2004 Books Need More Time
- Putin Accused of Plagiarizing Thesis
- 9-Year-Old Girl Stabbed in Stairwell
- Rodina Expects Easier Ride After Shake-Up
- Ustinov Targets Corruption, Courts
- Putin Pushes Education, a G8 Priority
- Rice Calls Lavrov but No Breakthrough on Iran
- News in Brief
- Russia Spied for Hussein, U.S. Says
- Yushchenko Speaks of Orange Coalition
- New Powers for Next Parliament
- Police Beat Defiant Protesters