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A gun found on a man who was shot dead by...
A gun found on a man who was shot dead by police in south Russia was used in the murder of a priest in Moscow last year, investigators said on Tuesday.
An MI-8 Hip helicopter with a flight crew...
An MI-8 Hip helicopter with a flight crew and 16 tourists on board that lost radio contact over the Kamchatka Peninsula has been spotted by air under an avalanche, an Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Any new sanctions against Iran should work...
Any new sanctions against Iran should work toward the strengthening of the nonproliferation regime, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Wednesday in a signal that Moscow will not back strong punitive action against Tehran.
A resolution on the Armenian genocide in...
A resolution on the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, passed by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Relations, has raised a real storm in international diplomacy.
A Russian expert confirmed on Wednesday...
A Russian expert confirmed on Wednesday that Europe was facing certain problems with migrants who he said were not always ready to meet European cultural requirements.
At least 23 people were killed and 57 injured...
At least 23 people were killed and 57 injured, including a provincial governor, in two separate suicide bombings in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.
At least two police officers were killed...
At least two police officers were killed and another two injured in a series of two explosions, at least one of them caused by a suicide bomber, in Russia"s volatile southern republic of Ingushetia, local police said on Monday.
A total of 87 dead bodies have so far been...
A total of 87 dead bodies have so far been removed from the wreckage of the Polish president"s plane, which crashed near the west Russian city of Smolensk on Saturday, Poland"s prosecutor general said on Monday.
A total of 97 people died when Polish President...
A total of 97 people died when Polish President Lech Kaczynski"s plane crashed in west Russia on Saturday, Russia"s Emergencies Ministry said on Tuesday.
Belarus will be able to buy up to 80,000...
Belarus will be able to buy up to 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez told a news conference after meeting with his Belarusian counterpart.
Canada"s women bobsledders took the gold...
Canada"s women bobsledders took the gold and silver medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver to bring an overall number of the medals to 15.
Canadian short track skaters won the gold...
Canadian short track skaters won the gold and bronze in the 500-meter men"s short track race in Vancouver.
China"s largest Internet company, Tencent...
China"s largest Internet company, Tencent, has bought 10% of Digital Sky Technologies (DST), a leading Russian Internet investment firm, in a bid that may signify Chinese expansion into Russian cyberspace, business media reported on Tuesday.
Construction work for the 2014 Sochi Winter...
Construction work for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games is not harming the environment, state building corporation Olympstroy said on Tuesday
Despite taking the first set in confident...
Despite taking the first set in confident style, Russia"s Nikolai Davydenko couldn"t stop world No. 1 Roger Federer in the 2010 Australian Open tennis tournament quarterfinals.
Export duty on Russian natural gas for Ukraine...
Export duty on Russian natural gas for Ukraine has been reset to zero from April 1, a decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
For Russia, the 13th day of the Olympic...
For Russia, the 13th day of the Olympic Games in Vancouver lived up to its unlucky reputation. With no medals won on Wednesday, the country plunged to the 10th place in the medal count, and the crushing defeat from the Canadian ice hockey team ended Russia"s hope of winning the Olympic medal it most desires.
French automaker Renault on Monday launched...
French automaker Renault on Monday launched the second production line at its Moscow Avtoframos facility, doubling its capacity to 160,000 cars per year.
Hundreds of thousands of people came to...
Hundreds of thousands of people came to bid farewell to Serbia"s Patriarch Pavle as the country"s Orthodox Church leader was buried in a Belgrade suburb on Thursday.
In an unusual debate on Wednesday, the upper...
In an unusual debate on Wednesday, the upper house of the Russian parliament declared that Russia"s performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver was "unsatisfactory."
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday his country is ready to swap uranium even with the United States, the ILNA news agency reported.
KIEV, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - A senior...
KIEV, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - A senior Russian lawmaker blasted on Friday the decision by a regional parliament in western Ukraine to remove a Soviet-era statue to the Red Army soldier.
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has fled the capital Bishkek amid violent opposition protests, has said in an interview broadcast on the BBC Russian Service it was unlikely that a civil war would begin in the country.
Member of European Parliament Joseph Daul...
Member of European Parliament Joseph Daul has expressed concern over an attack on the elderly Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva on Wednesday.
MEXICO, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MEXICO, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian companies will assist Nicaragua in building hydroelectric and geothermal plants in the Central American country, the president of the Nicaraguan Electricity Company (ENEL) has said.
MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...
MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian frigate Ladny is heading toward Cape Verde in the western Atlantic in search of the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel, the Russian ambassador in Cape Verde said on Friday.
MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...
MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Elena Dementieva has climbed one spot to fourth place in the WTA rankings following her victory in an all-Russian final at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.
MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...
MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is concluding talks with Saudi Arabia on selling 30 Mi-171B helicopters, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian natural gas production for the first half of 2005 grew by 3789.1 million cubic meters, or 1.1 %, to a total of 372,905.1 million cbm. Russian gas monopoly Gazprom produced 85% of Russia"s natural gas, with 319,365.2 million cbm, up by 1385.3 million cbm (0.4 %) from the same period last year. Domestic consumption of natural gas reached 226,413.3 million cbm, an increase of 2553.3 million cbm (1.1 %) compared with last year"s period. Gas exports aggregated 92,212,4 million cbm, up by 8802.3 million cbm (9 %) compared with the first half of 2004.
MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - NASA...
MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station (ISS) contract with the Russian space agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012.
MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...
MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s anti-trust regulator will make a decision February 17 on a bid by the country"s second-largest bank, VTB, to buy a 30% stake in Polyus Gold, Russia"s leading gold producer, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Federal Antimonopoly Service warned, however, that it would have to reject the deal altogether unless the two parties provided information on final beneficiaries. Under anti-trust laws, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is required to consider approvals within a month, but can postpone decisions for another two months if additional information is required. The FAS has been considering the VTB deal for three months already. "The application expires next Tuesday, on February 17. Unless we obtain the necessary information by that time, we will be forced to refuse them," Irina Kashunina said. Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Onexim Group investment vehicle, and his former business partner Vladimir Potanin, who heads the Interros holding company, hold 30% each in Polyus Gold. Neither Onexim nor Interros has provided comment.
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL, April 27 RIA Novosti) -...
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL, April 27 RIA Novosti) - Turkey has expressed interest in buying air defense systems and combat helicopters from Russia, a Russian defense industry official said on Monday.
MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - Total and...
MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - Total and Shell have made it onto the shortlist of participants in the Yamal liquefied gas project in northwest Siberia, a Gazprom deputy CEO said on Friday.
MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti) - Burger King...
MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti) - Burger King Holdings, a U.S. fastfood chain, is in talks with Russian restaurants with an eye to expanding into the country, a respected business daily said Wednesday.
MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - The decision of The Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold bans on biathletes Albina Akhatova and Yekaterina Iourieva is a blow to Russia"s Winter Olympics hopes, a top sports official said on Friday.
MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - The Moscow City Court will consider on Wednesday an appeal submitted by a suspect in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, against a lower court ruling not to hand the case to investigators in Malta or Sweden.
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - A total...
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 144 militants have been killed during special operations in Russia"s North Caucasus since April, the interior minister of the republic of Chechnya said Monday.
MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Three...
MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Three Ukrainian sailors accused of a murder in the Congo will be tried in the African state"s capital of Kinshasa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...
MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court on Friday remanded in custody two more suspects in the Arctic Sea ship seizure case, with custody of all the eight suspects now extended.
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case in July, is currently anchored off Gibraltar.
Moscow police are checking a claim that...
Moscow police are checking a claim that traffic police in the Russian capital illegally used civilian vehicles as a roadblock to stop a car they were hunting, a police spokeswoman said Tuesday.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - 10 Downing Street described Prime Minister Gordon Brown's three-day trip to the United States as "the most important in his whole premiership." Unfortunately, the United States had a more important guest at the same time.
MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - A Guinean...
MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - A Guinean court has overturned a deal by United Co. Rusal, the world"s biggest aluminum producer, to buy the Friguia bauxite and alumina complex, drawing an angry reaction from Moscow.
MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - An...
MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - An expert urged on Wednesday a fourfold increase in pharmaceutical supplies to Russians to extend life expectancy in the country to 75 from 68 years.
MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - The Arctic Sea cargo ship that was missing for more than two weeks before being freed from hijackers is preparing to enter the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian military source said on Thursday.
Officials at a Moscow jail where a businesswoman...
Officials at a Moscow jail where a businesswoman died while awaiting trial said on Saturday they had twice asked prosecutors to review the terms of the seriously ill woman"s detention.
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill...
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill called on all Orthodox believers to pray for political stability in Ukraine, his press service said on Tuesday.
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill...
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill said on Wednesday that a priest who was shot dead during the night was killed for refusing to go against his principles.
Police in central Russia"s republic of Chuvashia...
Police in central Russia"s republic of Chuvashia detained on Saturday a suspect in the murder of a priest, an investigation spokesman said.
Russia and France have started "exclusive...
Russia and France have started "exclusive talks" on the purchase of four French Mistral-class amphibious-assault ships, President Nicolas Sarkozy said after talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev.
Russia and India are to sign an additional...
Russia and India are to sign an additional agreement on a contract to upgrade the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrying cruiser, a Russian military cooperation service top official said Monday.
Russia and the United States need to sign...
Russia and the United States need to sign a bilateral agreement on guaranteeing protection for adopted children, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will use...
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will use common customs tariffs starting January 1 in line with an agreement to form a customs union.
Russia is interested in clarifying the reasons...
Russia is interested in clarifying the reasons for the air crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, a deputy prime minister said Saturday.
Russia marks on Thursday the 140th anniversary...
Russia marks on Thursday the 140th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assured...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assured the heads of three state TV channels on Thursday that no force would be used to carry out modernization in Russia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has reiterated...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has reiterated that fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are possible, but "not optimal," the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to work out a bill easing immigration restrictions in the country and consider the cancelation of immigration quotas for high-qualified foreign specialists, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Moscow and Kiev would continue discussions on the future of Russia"s Black Sea Fleet base on the Crimean Peninsula.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet on Thursday with Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe human rights commissioner, who arrived in Russia on a working visit Wednesday.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken charge of a government technology and innovation commission designed to boost the country"s modernization, according to a resolution posted on the government"s web site on Wednesday.
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika praised...
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika praised on Thursday Russian-Polish cooperation on the investigation into the plane crash which killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski and said Russia may hand over all documents concerning the accident to Warsaw.
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said...
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday he could quit his post following Russia"s poor performance at the Vancouver Olympics but added it would be to no avail.
Russia"s aluminum giant RusAl said on Tuesday...
Russia"s aluminum giant RusAl said on Tuesday it had appointed two Hong Kong representatives as independent directors to its board of directors as the company was preparing an initial public offering (IPO) on the Asian trading floor.
Russia"s environmental regulator approved...
Russia"s environmental regulator approved on Friday the construction of its leg of the Nord Stream gas pipeline to be built in the country"s Baltic Sea waters, the project operator said.
Russia"s Federal Financial Markets Service...
Russia"s Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) has opened an account on the popular micro-blogging service Twitter to better inform share traders, the head of the agency said on Tuesday.
Russia"s fifth-generation jet fighter, the...
Russia"s fifth-generation jet fighter, the T-50, will start a standard flight test program in April, a source at the Sukhoi aircraft maker said on Monday.
Russia"s gross domestic product declined...
Russia"s gross domestic product declined 7.9% in 2009 compared with the projected figure of 8.5%, improving the Russian economy"s chances to exit the recession, the country"s top statistics body said on Monday.
Russia"s Ivan Skobrev took the Olympic silver...
Russia"s Ivan Skobrev took the Olympic silver in men"s 10,000 meters speed skating event.
Russia"s Navy will equip its Baltic Fleet...
Russia"s Navy will equip its Baltic Fleet with high-precision weapons over Polish plans to station U.S. Patriot missiles closer to the Russian border, a high-ranking source in the Navy said on Thursday.
Russia"s prominent conductor and virtuoso...
Russia"s prominent conductor and virtuoso pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and famous pianist Evgeny Kissin won the U.S. Grammy awards in the Best Instrumental Soloist Performance category, grammy.com reported.
Russia"s top ombudsman for children"s rights...
Russia"s top ombudsman for children"s rights moved to support a controversial new TV series about school life in modern Russia on Wednesday, saying it is helpful as a reality check.
The deal extending Russia"s use of a naval...
The deal extending Russia"s use of a naval base in Ukraine"s Crimea is economically beneficial for both Moscow and Kiev, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine said on Friday.
The death count in a powerful earthquake...
The death count in a powerful earthquake in Chile has exceeded 400, authorities said Sunday.
The death toll in the December 5 deadly...
The death toll in the December 5 deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 153, the regional emergencies service said in a statement on Friday.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church paid tribute on Wednesday to the victims of Armenian genocide, laying flowers to a memorial in the South Caucasus country"s capital Yerevan.
The interim Kyrgyz government published...
The interim Kyrgyz government published a draft constitution on its site on Monday, which cuts the powers of the president and changes the Kyrgyz presidential regime into a parliamentary one.
The melting of arctic ice, which opens new...
The melting of arctic ice, which opens new opportunities for transportation, trade, fishing and mining, necessitates a new legal regime for this highly vulnerable environment, the WWF said on Monday.
The militant leader killed in Ingushetia...
The militant leader killed in Ingushetia on Wednesday was involved in planning terrorist attacks in the Russian North Caucasus republic, its president said Wednesday on Ekho Moskvy radio.
The Russian airbase in Kant, around 20 kilometers...
The Russian airbase in Kant, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, is continuing to function normally, a Russian Air Force spokesman, Vladimir Drik, said on Thursday.
The Russian government will work to ensure...
The Russian government will work to ensure that the construction of facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi does not harm the environment, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
The Russian mission to the UN has received...
The Russian mission to the UN has received no proposals from Western states concerning new sanctions against Iran, a source in the Russian delegation told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
The Russian parliament"s plans to sharply...
The Russian parliament"s plans to sharply increase taxes on tobacco would create a boom in illegal trade in cigarettes and ultimately harm public health, according to the Finance Ministry.
The upper house of Russia"s parliament rejected...
The upper house of Russia"s parliament rejected on Wednesday a bill to double the motor vehicle tax that had sparked protests when it was approved by the lower house.