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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, the latest in...
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, the latest in a series of powerful tremors, was registered in western Chile on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Although the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser...
Although the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) has been at sea for the past six months, her voyage is just beginning.
A meeting of the Quartet of international...
A meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will be held in Moscow on March 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
A Moscow court ordered on Friday that Yukos...
A Moscow court ordered on Friday that Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev spend another three months in harsh pretrial detention rather than return to regular jail.
An unnamed Russian company is close to buying...
An unnamed Russian company is close to buying control of one of Ukraine"s largest steel groups, Industrial Union of Donbass, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
A Proton M carrier rocket bearing three...
A Proton M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass satellites will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on March 2, Russian space officials said on Monday.
A ski marathon and the ice hockey finals...
A ski marathon and the ice hockey finals, which are among the most spectacular winter sports, were held on the last day of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
A South Korean naval ship sank in the Yellow...
A South Korean naval ship sank in the Yellow Sea near the border with North Korea late on Friday, and more than 40 sailors are missing while 58 were rescued, local media reported.
At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured...
At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide attack in Swat Valley in Pakistan"s northwest, Aaj TV reported on Monday.
At least 32 people were killed and 42 were...
At least 32 people were killed and 42 were wounded in three coordinated suicide attacks, which occurred in the central Iraqi city of Baquba just days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial precursor to a complete US military withdrawal from the country, Al Jazeera has said.
At least six Coptic Christians have been...
At least six Coptic Christians have been shot dead by unknown assailants outside a church in southern Egypt, regional media reports say.
A U.S. drone attack has killed at least...
A U.S. drone attack has killed at least four militants in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border, Pakistan"s Daily Times said on Sunday.
Church property confiscated by the Soviet...
Church property confiscated by the Soviet authorities must be returned despite the complexity of the issue, the deputy head of the Kremlin administration said on Friday.
Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow fans...
Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow fans have agreed to stay silent for the first 10 minutes of their derby clash on Sunday as a mark of respect for the 39 people who died in the twin suicide bombings on the city"s metro system.
Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the...
Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the Russian media that they are seeking to sign unsettled Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni.
Egypt"s parliament has ratified a deal officially...
Egypt"s parliament has ratified a deal officially confirming the North African country"s participation in an international gas cartel, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Sunday.
Former premier and opposition party leader...
Former premier and opposition party leader Viktor Yanukovych is leading the presidential race in Ukraine, a Russian pollster said on Wednesday.
Gazprom intends to increase natural gas...
Gazprom intends to increase natural gas supplies to Europe to 160.8 billion cubic meters in 2010 from about 140 billion cu m last year as the global economy shows signs of recovery, the energy giant said on Tuesday.
Internet usage in Russia increased 20% in...
Internet usage in Russia increased 20% in 2009, mostly due to higher user activity in the country"s regions, a study by Yandex web portal said on Tuesday.
Iran"s nuclear achievements will force its...
Iran"s nuclear achievements will force its enemies to capitulate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday.
Iran"s nuclear issue should be solved through...
Iran"s nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue and negotiations, and there is still room for diplomatic efforts, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.
It is too early to discuss nominating Prime...
It is too early to discuss nominating Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a candidate in the 2012 presidential polls, a top United Russia official said on Wednesday.
Lithuania"s defense minister said that a...
Lithuania"s defense minister said that a decision by NATO member France to sell Russia a top-of-the-range warship demonstrates that the alliance is no threat to Moscow.
More than 300 people are suffering from...
More than 300 people are suffering from poisoning in the east Siberian city of Irkutsk caused by "holy water" taken from wells during religious ceremonies of Epiphany, Russia"s consumer regulator said on Thursday.
Moscow and Paris have yet to clinch a deal...
Moscow and Paris have yet to clinch a deal on the purchase of a French warship and it will not be signed during the Russian president"s visit to France on March 1-3, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia...
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia claims role of ideologist of new world order/Moscow denies rumors of commissioning Bushehr nuclear plant in March 2010/Putin pushes to make Russia"s space and rocket industry competitive/Russian businesses hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Moscow expects a new nuclear arms reduction...
Moscow expects a new nuclear arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States to be linked to Washington"s plans to deploy missile shield elements in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - Japanese...
MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - Japanese financial group Aruji will set up a fund worth 200 billion Japanese yen (over $1.85 billion) for investments in Russian real estate, the president of Aruji Gate Securities Inc. said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - The deployment...
MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - The deployment of a Russian military base in southern Kyrgyzstan has been coordinated with Kyrgyz authorities, an aide to the Russian president said on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President...
MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin effectively work together, U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday.
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian political parties may soon be freed of the necessity to collect a set amount of signatures in order to register for parliamentary polls, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev along with other leaders of the CSTO member states will attend on Friday the final stage of a post-Soviet rapid reaction force exercise in Kazakhstan.
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia, India and China have proposed to develop a collective strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and expect a positive answer from the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...
MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has decided to extend a moratorium on human cloning that expired two years ago by five years, the health and social development minister said on Friday.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - Russia and Belarus have begun the West 2009 war games.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Nikolai Troitsky) – President Dmitry Medvedev’s second state of the nation address sounded more like a report by a business leader at a large economic conference. Avoiding unnecessary pathos, he enumerated the basic problems in all spheres of life in Russia and possible ways to resolve them.
MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow...
MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has every chance of becoming a global capital on a par with such cities as New York, London and Tokyo, Forbes magazine wrote in its latest issue.
MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Kiev...
MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Kiev plans to stick to the natural gas contract it agreed with Moscow at the start of the year, the Ukrainian economics minister told a Russian business daily.
NEW DELHI, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - India...
NEW DELHI, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - India will discuss the modernization of the Russian-made Su-30MKI aircraft in service with its air force during an upcoming military-technical cooperation meeting in Moscow, the country"s Defense Ministry said on Friday.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD (central Russia), August...
NIZHNY NOVGOROD (central Russia), August 13 (RIA Novosti) - Production of MiG-35 multirole fighters offered for sale to India cannot start before 2013 or 2014, a Russian aircraft maker said on Thursday.
President Barack Obama has ruled out that...
President Barack Obama has ruled out that the U.S. would again include North Korea on its list of states that sponsor terrorism
President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed...
President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed a deputy Russian justice minister and appointed a new interior minister in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia as part of his efforts to improve law enforcement in Russia, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Romania and Moldova began bilateral talks...
Romania and Moldova began bilateral talks on U.S. missile defense plans in Europe in the Moldavian capital on Thursday, Moldova"s Foreign Minister said.
Romania"s initiative to host missiles as...
Romania"s initiative to host missiles as part of a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe could turn neighboring Moldova into a front-line area, Moldovan ex-president Vladimir Voronin said on Sunday.
Russia and China still call for a diplomatic...
Russia and China still call for a diplomatic solution of Iran"s nuclear issue, which has been in the center of international attention due to Islamic republic"s continuing nuclear developments.
Russia and Croatia signed on Tuesday an...
Russia and Croatia signed on Tuesday an intergovernmental agreement on building and operating the Croatian segment of the South Stream gas pipeline intended to supply natural gas to Europe.
Russia and NATO reaffirmed plans to step...
Russia and NATO reaffirmed plans to step up cooperation following a freeze in relations, Russia"s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Russia has selected Barclays Capital, Citibank...
Russia has selected Barclays Capital, Citibank, Credit Suisse and VTB Capital as lead managers for a sovereign Eurobond issue, its first for over a decade, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.
Russia is disappointed with Iran"s failure...
Russia is disappointed with Iran"s failure to react "constructively" to the proposals made by a group of international mediators on Tehran"s nuclear program, the Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.
Russia is resolving the technical problems...
Russia is resolving the technical problems which have delayed the delivery of advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran, a Russian defense industry official said on Monday.
Russian and Belarusian police have arrested...
Russian and Belarusian police have arrested all the members of the so-called "International" criminal group, a Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Russian designers have been trying to make...
Russian designers have been trying to make it big on foreign cat walks for many years but have never achieved world fame. Russian fashion designer Max Chernitsov says the key to global success is for the country"s fashion to go back to its Russian roots.
Russian oil supplies are continuing to and...
Russian oil supplies are continuing to and via Belarus to Europe despite the two countries" failure to sign an agreement for 2010, Belarus"s state energy firm Belneftekhim said on Monday.
Russian police have registered an increased...
Russian police have registered an increased number of calls from Russian beggars asking to deal with rivals from other ex-Soviet republics, who drive them out of profitable locations.
Russian politicians and activists used the...
Russian politicians and activists used the 86th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin"s death to renew calls to bury the architect of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe Gonzalez, who chairs the EU group of "wise men," will discuss on Tuesday the situation around a European security treaty as well as Russia-EU visa issues, a Kremlin source said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian Team Kamaz and Vladimir Chagin on winning the 2010 Dakar Rally, the Kremlin said Sunday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma a bill establishing restrictions on preliminary voting, where those who cannot vote on election day cast their ballots early, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday named Krasnoyarsk governor and former business executive Alexander Khloponin as deputy prime minister and his envoy to the volatile North Caucasus.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sacked...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sacked a senior health official for public criticism of a draft law introducing state regulation of pharmaceutical pricing, the government said on Saturday.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was satisfied with the tests of a Russian fifth-generation fighter jet.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that relations between Russia and the United States have become warmer, but urged fundamental changes.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday he had no plans to quit politics and had yet to decide whether to run for president in 2012.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Moscow on March 25, Putin"s press secretary said on Tuesday.
Russia"s Vladimir Chagin, piloting his legendary...
Russia"s Vladimir Chagin, piloting his legendary Kamaz Team truck, has won the 10th leg of the 2010 Dakar Rally in Chile.
Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky...
Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky nuclear powered submarine for the first time to carry out test launches of the troubled Bulava missile, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Six people, including one child, in a house...
Six people, including one child, in a house in the town of Ramenskoye near Moscow died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Sunday, a Moscow Region law enforcement source said.
Space shuttle Endeavour is to deliver on...
Space shuttle Endeavour is to deliver on February 9 a new technological module, Tranquility, to the International Space Station for its U.S. segment, a NASA expert said Friday.
STOCKHOLM, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
STOCKHOLM, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Stockholm on Tuesday and met with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Talks on a new strategic arms reduction...
Talks on a new strategic arms reduction deal with the U.S. are difficult, but many points have been agreed on, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear...
Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear weapons deployment in third countries should be the next step in arms control, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
The first power unit of the Volgodonsk nuclear...
The first power unit of the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in south Russia was shut down by an emergency protection system on Sunday, the plant"s spokesman said.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Kazakh nationals to keep Orthodox Christian faith and remember that previous generations managed to preserve it in the times of Soviet persecution.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday blessed the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in an unusual demonstration of the new Ukrainian leader"s close ties with Russia.
The Middle East Quartet of international...
The Middle East Quartet of international mediators has called on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem, saying it will "use all powers" to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
The Peoples" Friendship University in Russia...
The Peoples" Friendship University in Russia marks its 50th anniversary on Friday.
The reigning king of 3-D cinema, U.S. filmmaker...
The reigning king of 3-D cinema, U.S. filmmaker James Cameron, persuaded NASA to install a 3-D cam on the Curiosity rover to be launched to the Red Planet in 2011, the Pasadena Star News reported.
There will be no monument to Joseph Stalin...
There will be no monument to Joseph Stalin in Irkutsk, despite demands from World War II veterans to honor the Soviet dictator, the mayor of the East Siberian city said.
The Russian electricity sector requires...
The Russian electricity sector requires a colossal injection of funds in the next decade to repair and modernize dangerously outdated equipment, auditors said.
The United States says it will go on pressuring...
The United States says it will go on pressuring Iran over its controversial nuclear issue and continue its work within the Iran Six mediators format, a U.S. Department of State official said.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave a strong hint on Tuesday that he may not recognize the independence of the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Washington"s continued efforts to build...
Washington"s continued efforts to build a missile defense shield in Europe have complicated nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia, Russia"s deputy prime minister said on Saturday.
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