* The Defense Ministry said Russia successfully launched a Bulava strategic ballistic missile in a White Sea trial
* The Russian Space Agency said it was planning to launch five carrier rockets before the end of December
* The Emergency Situations Ministry said the toxic slick traveling down the Armur River from China is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk Thursday morning
* The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, voted to postpone the second reading of a new version of the bill on advertising until spring
* The Russian cargo ship, the Terney, which had been held by North Korean authorities for more than a week, returned home
