Excerpt from report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting The medium-scale project "Enhancing stability of the national system for protecting environment by focusing on nature reserves" of the Global Environmental Foundation (GEF), the UN Development Program and the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has been launched in Uzbekistan, the press service of the State Nature Protection Committee has informed a correspondent of the REGNUM information agency.

Excerpt from report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting A ceremony of signing a loan agreement between the Uzbekneftegaz [Uzbek oil and gas] national holding company and the Korean Development Bank for the project "On reconstruction of a facility for primary processing of gas at the Dengizkol gas field with building a gas booster station", the oil company's press service has told the Regnum news agency.

Text of report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting 29 August: South Ossetia counts to become part of Russia within the coming two or three years, South Ossetian parliament vice- speaker Tarzan Kokoyty has said at a news conference at the international Tskhinvali-2008 press centre.

Excerpt from report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting 18 August: Small groups of [Russian] soldiers - from five to 10 vehicles each - have started moving from Tskhinvali [capital of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region] in the direction of Vladikavkaz [capital of Russia's North Ossetia].

Excerpt from report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting At the 226th session on 4 July, the Federation Council [upper chamber of the Russian parliament] ratified the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan, according to which the country [Tajikistan] transfers the Norak [space tracking facility] to Russia's ownership.