* The Space Agency said Russia was planning to develop and launch a landing research spacecraft to study Venus' atmosphere and geology
* A Russian Foreign Ministry official said Russia and Norway would discuss the fishing situation in the area administered by Norway as part of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council November 9-10
* A Moscow court upheld a decision to extend the custody for Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, accused of masterminding and committing the murder of Forbes Russia editor Paul Klebnikov
* The OSCE chief monitor said parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan Sunday failed to meet international norms and democratic standards
* Azerbaijan's opposition took to the streets, qualifying parliamentary elections as falsified and calling for new elections
