14:34 Russian empress to be reburied in St. Petersburg in September 2006
The remains of Empress Maria Fyodorovna will be buried in St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on September 26, 2006, in keeping with an ordinance issued by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday.

14:25 Zenit St Petersburg 5 AEK Athens 1
Alexander Kerzhakov hit a second-half hat-trick as Zenit St Petersburg came from behind to get their UEFA Cup Group H campaign off to the perfect start by thrashing AEK Athens.

14:12 Le Bourget Presentation of Russia's 2005 Naval Show
A Russian delegation participating in the Euronaval-2004 presented Tuesday in the Parisian suburbs of le Bourget the second international naval show to be staged in St.Petersburg from June 29 to July 3, 2005.