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"Preliminary, September 20, results of an analysis of the Earth's crust show that the structure of the underwater Lomonosov mountain chain is similar to the world's other continental shelves, and the ridge is therefore part of Russia's landmass," the ministry said.
Russia's Oceanology research institute had undertaken two Arctic expeditions - to the Mendeleyev underwater chain in 2005 and to the Lomonosov ridge in the summer 2007 - on orders from the ministry to back the claims to the 460,000-square-mile area believed to contain vast oil and gas reserves and other mineral riches likely to become accessible in future decades due to man-made global warming.
Researchers conducted deepwater seismic probes, aerial and geophysical surveys, and seismic-acoustic probes on the Akademik Fedorov and Rossiya icebreaker.
The ministry said scientists would provide final research results in December 2007.
In August, Russian researchers also descended 4,200 meters (14,000 feet) to take seabed samples to bolster the claim to the Polar territory.
The mission fueled patriotic sentiments at home and attracted criticism from rival Arctic powers. As well as collecting geological samples, the explorers planted a titanium Russian flag on the seafloor.
In 2001, Russia first claimed its right to the territory, but the UN demanded more evidence.
Moscow has repeatedly argued that the Lomonosov Ridge is part of its land mass - and now the Natural Resources Ministry believes it has the proof.Under international law, the five Arctic Circle countries - the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia - each have a 322-kilometer (200-mile) economic zone in the Arctic Ocean at the moment.
In another encounter Pakistan beat Bangldesh by four wickets to clash New Zealand in semi final.
Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoi wanted in Britain on
suspicion of murdering Alexander Litvinenko says he will stand for
election to the Russian parliament if elected he woill be absolved from his involvement in death of Russian agent Litvinenkos death from poisoning in Lon DON in Nov 2006.Andrei Lugovoi denies his involvement in KGB agent Litvinenko's death.Lugovoi will run for Member of Parliament from Liberal Democratic Party of Russia headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
In this regards the Russian have expelled four Uk diplomats for which the British officials have showed their discord But the Russian president has called it a mini Crisis to which both government must get out of this issue.
"I confirm LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky's announcement that I have agreed to join the party's electoral list," Mr Lugovoi told Interfax agency on Sunday
Zubkov spoke before today's votes told the DUMA he is committed to policies pursued by President Putin, called for changes to the government's structure, and greater individual responsibility.
"The priorities for my job will be the strategic guidelines and action plan outlined in the president's address to parliament - sustainable economic and social development by streamlining government activities and raising officials' personal responsibility," he said.
Zubkov highlighted the development of the defense sector as another "strategic objective" for a new government, pledging to ensure proper control over federal funds allocated for the purpose. "A further strategic objective is the revival of our defense sector," Zubkov said.
He suggested that an anti-corruption law should be adopted and a corresponding body established, confirmed plans to reshuffle the government's much-criticized welfare sector, and voiced his opposition to media censorship.
"What could ruin Russia is non-professionalism and corruption, which penetrates our society," Zubkov told the State Duma.
(RIA Novosti) - Russia's lower house of parliament approved Friday financial watchdog chief Viktor Zubkov as prime minister, two days after he was nominated by the president.
In the State Duma vote, 381 lawmakers backed Zubkov, 47 voted against, and eight MPs abstained. The candidate needed 200 votes to be elected to the post. He will formally assume office after President Vladimir Putin signs a decree.
Viktor Easy victory in Duma is dominated by the Kremlin-backed United Russia party,which had promised complete support ahead of the vote and the Liberal Democrats, led by ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
President Bush repeatedly calledl to U.S. lawmakers made in
his address to the nation a day before to US congress embrace's the recommendations
on the Iraq of General David Petraeus, and Ambassador
RyanCrocker.
"I call upon the United States Congress to listen very carefully to
what General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker reported, and support the
troop levels that these two men think are necessary to achieve our
objective," said Mr. Bush.
US congress is assured that 30,000 additional troops deployed in the
country earlier this year to come home by next July. That would leave
130,000 troops in Iraq. US congress and Americans don't seem to be
totally satisfied with this announcement of the General and the
Ambassador
Republican senate are praising the decision. Among the first to do
so was Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, he spoke on
the Senate floor shortly after General Petreaus delivered his report to
Congress earlier in the week:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada also spoke shortly after Petraeus' testimony.
"His plan is merely more of the same: to keep at least 130,000
troops,American troops, in the midst of an intractable civil war,"
said senator Reid. "This is unacceptable to me, it is unacceptable to
the American people."
Democratic leaders say they will continue to press for a change
of course in the war, which public opinion polls show continues to
be unpopular among the American people.
But Senate Democrats, with their narrow majority in the
chamber,acknowledge there is not enough support in the Senate for
passage of a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
They need the support of 60 senators to overcome any Republican attempts to block anti-war legislation.
Democratic leaders are focusing on more modest measures that would
attract the support of Republican moderates, many of whom are facing
tough reelection bids next year because of the unpopularity of the war.
One such measure, sponsored by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine
Republican, and Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, would limit the
mission of U.S. troops to training Iraqi forces, fighting terrorism and
securing Iraq's borders.
Another measure, introduced by Senator Jim Webb, a Virginia
Democrat,would ensure troops returning from Iraq are allowed to stay at
their home bases at least the same amount of time of their last
deployment before returning to the battlefield.
Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat and member of the
senate armed Services Committee, says the Webb proposal could further
reduce troop levels in Iraq, although he could not say by how much.
"What limits it puts on deployments, I am not specifically aware of,but I do think it will have an impact," he noted.
Reed, who delivered his party's response to the president's address
Thursday night, believes the Webb proposal will have overwhelming
support.
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Fukuda has support of eight out of nine LDP factions. Fukuda ahead in Japan PM race.
Japan's former foreign minister acknowledged Sunday he faced probable defeat in the race of next Prime Minister of Japan to replace ailing PM Shinzo Abe.
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda the front runner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Saturday that he would stay away from Yasukuni Shrine.
LDP Secretary General Aso also filed his candidacy on Saturday evening as per reports of Japan media.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has announced that
veteran politician Yasuo Fukuda will face former foreign minister Taro Aso.
LDP will pick Mr Abe's successor on 23 September the party dismissed opposition calls for a snap election.The party has majority in Lower house, the House of Representatives, hence new leaders is sure to become the next prime Minister of Japan.
General estimate of the Japanese media that Fukuda is all set to succeed in the contest of race to be next Prime Minister to succeed Abe,as eight out of all nine LDP factions have extended support for Fukuda and is set to win in the duel.
Two candidates agreed the need to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean and vowed to continue the course of structural reforms, the Kyodo News.
Mr Fukuda has stressed the importance of good relations with the country's neighbors specially Asian his closeness with China is open secret.
Taro Aso, is more outspoken in support of traditional values and is more likely to focus on Japan's relations with the United States.
Fukuda is known from his chief Cabinet secretary days as being a combative, short-tempered politician who often argued with reporters by using high-handed rhetoric.
Still unclear as what kind of policy stance Fukuda will take if hegets to coveted post prime minister. His contest was so sudden that he admitted Friday in an interview with NHK that he was unprepared to present his basic economic or diplomatic policies to the country.
"I haven't been able to discuss policies (with the supporting factions) very much," Fukuda said.
Voting format in has addition to 387 LDP members of the Diet, Japan's parliament - 304 from the House of Representatives and 83 from the House of Councilors - the party's 47 prefectural chapters will vote, with three votes allotted to each. This implies a total of 528 votes will be cast.
The LDP-led coalition lost control of the House of Councilors in the late-July election to the opposition led by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). But the LDP president will be assured of election as prime minister in the Diet, as the party controls the more powerful Lower House, whose decisions take precedence over those of the Upper House regarding the election of a prime minister.
Thai Plane landing in bad weather on the resort island of Phuket, the
passenger jet with 128 people on board crashed on Sunday .
Police said few people were rescued from the wreckage of the MD-80.
Jet was operated by Thai budget carrier One-Two-Go and was flying in
from the capital Bangkok.
Onlooker said the plane broke into two pieces when it slammed into the
ground, while another said the aircraft slid off the runway in the
rain, slammed into the nearby jungle and caught fire.
A local official told TiTV television news she feared more than 30 people had been killed in the crash.
"The number of deaths is still unclear but it is likely more than 30
people," said Anchalee Vanich Thepbutr, a senior provincial official in
Phuket.
The pilot had asked for clearance to land and it was not immediately
clear what went wrong, said civil aviation official Chiasak Angkauwan.
"The airplane asked to land but due to the weather in Phuket --
strong wind and heavy rain -- maybe the pilot did not see the runway
clearly," he told TiTV television. "It is expected that there will be
deaths."
"We are rescuing people from the aircraft ... we know now there were
123 passengers and five crew," he told the news channel. "We won't know
what really happened until we hear the black box."
An unnamed doctor at a central emergency reporting centre in Bangkok
told Thai television that initial reports indicated more than 100
people on board the plane had been injured.
"Deaths could not be confirmed. Most people were injured from broken
legs and wounds on the head. The passengers were both Thai and
foreigners," the doctor said.
Mildred Anne Furlong of Prince George, B.C., said she escaped through a
window that had been kicked out by another passenger.Furlong, 23,
suffered only whiplash and cuts.In an interview with The Canadian Press from Phuket International Hospital, she said she can't believe she actually walked away from the
wreckage."Really looking at the footage on the news, I can't believe anybody did. It looks so bad. I can't believe it really. And like, there was only a few of us that got out on our own. It's amazing
that I was one of them."
Thai Plane landing in bad weather on the resort island of Phuket, the
passenger jet with 128 people on board crashed on Sunday .
Police said few people were rescued from the wreckage of the MD-80.
Jet was operated by Thai budget carrier One-Two-Go and was flying in
from the capital Bangkok.
Onlooker said the plane broke into two pieces when it slammed into the
ground, while another said the aircraft slid off the runway in the
rain, slammed into the nearby jungle and caught fire.
A local official told TiTV television news she feared more than 30 people had been killed in the crash.
"The number of deaths is still unclear but it is likely more than 30
people," said Anchalee Vanich Thepbutr, a senior provincial official in
Phuket.
The pilot had asked for clearance to land and it was not immediately
clear what went wrong, said civil aviation official Chiasak Angkauwan.
"The airplane asked to land but due to the weather in Phuket --
strong wind and heavy rain -- maybe the pilot did not see the runway
clearly," he told TiTV television. "It is expected that there will be
deaths."
"We are rescuing people from the aircraft ... we know now there were
123 passengers and five crew," he told the news channel. "We won't know
what really happened until we hear the black box."
An unnamed doctor at a central emergency reporting centre in Bangkok
told Thai television that initial reports indicated more than 100
people on board the plane had been injured.
"Deaths could not be confirmed. Most people were injured from broken
legs and wounds on the head. The passengers were both Thai and
foreigners," the doctor said.
Mildred Anne Furlong of Prince George, B.C., said she escaped through a
window that had been kicked out by another passenger.Furlong, 23,
suffered only whiplash and cuts.In an interview with The Canadian Press from Phuket International Hospital, she said she can't believe she actually walked away from the
wreckage."Really looking at the footage on the news, I can't believe anybody did. It looks so bad. I can't believe it really. And like, there was only a few of us that got out on our own. It's amazing
that I was one of them."
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