May 21, Moscow

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev supports the U.N. cultural agency's bid to halt construction of a glass-and-steel skyscraper among the baroque mansions of St Petersburg's historic centre, a leading newspaper said on Friday. The 403-metre (1,322-foot) tower, set to house state-run gas giant Gazprom's (GAZP.MM) offices by 2016, has caused an outcry among residents...more