Politics
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After hours of fierce debate, the U.S. House...
After hours of fierce debate, the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama"s overhaul health care reform bill in a narrow 219:212 vote on Monday.
A Georgian Airways plane landed at Moscow"s...
A Georgian Airways plane landed at Moscow"s Domodedovo airport on Friday, the first direct flight between Russia and Georgia since the August 2008 war over South Ossetia.
Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier...
Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier League after winning Russia"s First Division last season, started their season in the top flight with a 0-0 home draw against Spartak Nalchik.
A rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day parade...
A rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day parade started in Moscow on Tuesday booming with the powerful roar of military aircraft engines.
Around 30 avalanches have come down on the...
Around 30 avalanches have come down on the Transcaucasian highway, cutting off the only direct road between Russia and South Ossetia, a spokeswoman for North Ossetia"s emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.
At least 35 people have died and another...
At least 35 people have died and another 30 are missing after a large avalanche hit an mountain village in the northwestern Pakistani district of Kohistan, Pakistani media said.
A total of 132 journalists and media support...
A total of 132 journalists and media support staff died worldwide covering the news in 2009, an international media safety organization has reported.
Bilateral trade between Russia and Croatia...
Bilateral trade between Russia and Croatia fell 30% in 2009, year-on-year, to $2.16 billion, the Croatian National Statistics Bureau said on Saturday.
British oil major BP is interested in operations...
British oil major BP is interested in operations in the Russian Arctic and is prepared to use advanced technologies and experience to prospect and develop natural resources, BP CEO Tony Hayward said on Thursday.
Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat has dismissed...
Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat has dismissed media speculation that he has signed a deal to take over from fellow countryman Guus Hiddink as trainer of the Russian national team.
Europe has offered Russia help in achieving...
Europe has offered Russia help in achieving its goal of modernizing the economy, but said it should start with improving democracy in the country, a Russian business daily said on Thursday.
Expo 2010 Shanghai is scheduled to begin...
Expo 2010 Shanghai is scheduled to begin on May 1, but the exhibition"s Chinese hosts have recently opened it for a dress rehearsal, admitting guests in order to find out what to expect. And it seems reasonable to expect that this exhibition will become a milestone in the history of civilization.
Fabio Capello is being lined up to replace...
Fabio Capello is being lined up to replace Guus Hiddink as trainer of the Russian national side after this summer"s World Cup, a Russian paper claimed on Wednesday.
FC Moskva has become the first football...
FC Moskva has become the first football club ever to withdraw from the Russian Premier League.
Generations to come should never be allowed...
Generations to come should never be allowed to forget the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Iran currently has no missiles capable of...
Iran currently has no missiles capable of striking Europe and the U.S., Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Iran"s nuclear chief has said that Iran...
Iran"s nuclear chief has said that Iran will use 20%- enriched uranium to produce nuclear fuel solely for domestic purposes.
KIEV, July 14 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine welcomed...
KIEV, July 14 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine welcomed the launch of the Nabucco gas pipeline project intended to pump gas to Europe bypassing Russia and said it was ready to join, a deputy head of the Ukrainian president"s secretariat said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti)...
MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti) - One lucky visitor of an air show that opens in India Wednesday will win a flight on board a Russian jet fighter and a trip to Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent said.
MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...
MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president said Thursday he had signed a package of anti-corruption laws.
MOSCOW, December 8 (RIA Novosti) - Police...
MOSCOW, December 8 (RIA Novosti) - Police in Russia"s Urals have detained a gang of skinheads on suspicion of the cold-blooded murder of a homeless man, regional media said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians...
MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians polled in a recent survey approve the activities of the president and prime minister, a pollster said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Tokyo has...
MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Tokyo has overtaken Moscow to become the world"s most expensive city for expatriates, according to a survey by an HR and financial consultancy.
MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...
MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow Region court sentenced in absentia fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky to 13 years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling 58 million rubles ($1.9 million at current rates) in 1994.
Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, known for his...
Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, known for his negative attitude toward sexual minorities, said Monday he will not allow gay parades in the Russian capital, calling them "satanic."
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov said he still...
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov said he still intends to decorate the capital with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin"s portraits during the celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two despite a clear signal from the Kremlin, the Russian Izvestia daily reported on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - An ex-Russian...
MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - An ex-Russian police office has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for cutting off the head of a 20-year-old man in the Urals over a dispute over just 60 rubles (slightly more than $2).
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Forming...
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Forming a state monopoly to produce and sell alcohol could provoke a rise in bootlegging of spirits, Russia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Former...
MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic attended a court session in The Hague for the first time on Tuesday, telling the judges he needed more time to prepare his defense.
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Prosecutor"s Office has rejected an application by the head of the Russian Imperial House to reopen a criminal case into the murder of the country"s last tsar, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - Fugitive...
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - Fugitive Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky could soon lose more than $150 million when a British court rules on his divorce from wife, the Daily Mail newspaper said on Monday.
MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - A U.S...
MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - A U.S. Congressman has asked the National Basketball Association to look into a $200-million deal involving Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov buying a 80% stake in the New Jersey Nets, PolitickerNJ news website said.
Motorists in Moscow have ignored the city"s...
Motorists in Moscow have ignored the city"s requests to forsake their cars for public transport in January, forcing the authorities to tow 25,000 vehicles that were obstructing snow clearance, an official said.
On Tuesday April 27, the parliaments of...
On Tuesday April 27, the parliaments of Russia and Ukraine ratified an agreement extending by 25 years Russia"s lease of the base in Sevastopol, where it"s Black Sea Fleet is stationed. This agreement is the clearest sign yet of the two countries" rapprochement. Russia"s relationship with Belarus, on the other hand, is veering off course.
PACE is to open hearings on Monday on pharmaceutical...
PACE is to open hearings on Monday on pharmaceutical companies" possible influence on the global swine flu campaign and on the World Health Organization, a Russian daily reported.
Palestinian unity is of paramount importance...
Palestinian unity is of paramount importance if a repetition of the 2008-09 Gaza War is to be avoided, the Palestinian National Authority"s ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.
RUSSIA
RUSSIA
Russia failed to win any medals on the 9th...
Russia failed to win any medals on the 9th day of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, falling to the 12th place in gold and other medal count, although Russian athletes were close to claim victory in two competitions on Saturday night.
Russia has completed formalities in purchasing...
Russia has completed formalities in purchasing a plot of land in downtown Paris, a spokesman for the presidential property department said on Thursday.
Russia is not planning to build up its strategic...
Russia is not planning to build up its strategic potential, but will keep its nuclear weapons, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Russia launched on Wednesday a Progress...
Russia launched on Wednesday a Progress cargo spaceship on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.
Russia may drop two time zones when it switches...
Russia may drop two time zones when it switches to daylight saving time on March 28.
Russia may offer Ukraine a loan of between...
Russia may offer Ukraine a loan of between $5 billion and $6 billion for construction of the third and fourth units of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant, Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov...
Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov presented his diplomatic credentials to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday, the UNIAN news agency reported.
Russian businesses are barred from forming...
Russian businesses are barred from forming their own security departments under a law that came into force on Tuesday, the Rossiiskaya Gazeta government daily said.
Russia needs the support of U.S. and European...
Russia needs the support of U.S. and European businesses to enter the World Trade Organization, Russian Deputy Prime Minster Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom paid $625 mln...
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom paid $625 mln on Wednesday to acquire an additional 12.5% stake in Beltransgaz, bringing its total share in the Belarusian gas transport company to 50%.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has awarded...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has awarded a Moscow firefighter who died on Saturday while trying to save victims of a fire the title "Hero of Russia", the president"s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent New Year greetings to U.S. President Barack Obama, welcoming the improvement in relations with the United States over the past year, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev named...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev named four new regional leaders on Monday in a move that seems to be aimed at rejuvenating regional authorities, a Kremlin source said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday all attempts by Russian officials to hamper businesses for personal profit should be met with crushing response.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk discussed in a phone conversation the investigation into the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski, Russian government"s press service reported on Thursday.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the country"s natural resources ministry to monitor the situation at the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill that has reopened near Lake Baikal amid protests from nature activists.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on March 19, Putin"s spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia"s Air Force will develop in 2010...
Russia"s Air Force will develop in 2010 a civil aviation safety program that should more than halve aviation accidents, a Defense Ministry department said in a statement on Saturday.
Russia"s Central Elections Commission has...
Russia"s Central Elections Commission has proposed that preliminary voting, where those who cannot vote on election day cast their ballots early, be abolished at all levels, a CEC official said Tuesday.
Russia"s government has approved a project...
Russia"s government has approved a project to produce hybrid cars running both on conventional gasoline- as well as liquified natural gas-engines, Russian billionaire and project author Mikhail Prokhorov said on Wednesday.
Russia"s Progress cargo spaceship, launched...
Russia"s Progress cargo spaceship, launched on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this week, docked with the orbital station in an automatic regime on Friday.
Sales of alcohol fell by 15% in Russia in...
Sales of alcohol fell by 15% in Russia in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
Serhiy Tyhypko, the third-place candidate...
Serhiy Tyhypko, the third-place candidate in Ukraine"s first round of presidential elections, said on Wednesday he would not support either opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych or Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the February runoff.
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 Arab League has threatened to review...
The Arab League has threatened to review its support for Israeli-Palestinian indirect peace talks over Israel"s recently announced plans for new settlement construction in the Palestinian territories.
The death count from a powerful earthquake...
The death count from a powerful earthquake in Chile has sharply risen to 708, the local newspaper Tercera reported citing President Michelle Bachelet.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake...
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti last week exceeded 112,000, according to new official figures released by the Haitian government on Sunday.
The death toll in a gas explosion in an...
The death toll in a gas explosion in an apartment building outside Moscow has risen to four people, the Moscow Region emergencies department said on Sunday.
The leader of Russia"s North Caucasus republic...
The leader of Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia invited local elders on Wednesday to help a local government commission control spending.
The long-serving president of the Russian...
The long-serving president of the Russian republic of Tatarstan said Friday he had no plans to seek another term of office after his tenure ends in March.
The lower house of the Russian parliament...
The lower house of the Russian parliament will consider in its second hearing on Friday amendments to a bill on easing entry and work permit procedures for highly-qualified professionals, a business daily said on Wednesday.
The Moscow City Court has upheld an arrest...
The Moscow City Court has upheld an arrest warrant for a U.S. national who founded an Andrei Sakharov prize, a court spokesperson said Wednesday.
The Moskva missile cruiser has passed through...
The Moskva missile cruiser has passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Indian Ocean to join other Russian warships for large-scale naval exercises, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
The much-heralded "reset" in Russia-U.S...
The much-heralded "reset" in Russia-U.S. relations has become a reality, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
The organizers of an international film...
The organizers of an international film festival in Russia"s second city of St. Petersburg aim to create an alternative to the "pit bull fight" that surrounds the prestigious Cannes film festival, a popular Russian daily said on Wednesday.
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to spend...
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to spend around 24 billion rubles ($790 million) on drills and exercises involving all braches of service, the chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday...
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday plans to build up the Baltic Fleet were not connected to the deployment of U.S. missiles in Poland, refuting remarks by a Navy source.
The Russian government will allocate 53...
The Russian government will allocate 53 billion rubles ($1.76 billion) for the construction of new nuclear power plants, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
The United States, Britain and France have...
The United States, Britain and France have confirmed their plans to participate in a May 9 parade on Moscow"s Red Square, the Kremlin property chief said on Thursday.
TNK-BP will increase crude output to 72...
TNK-BP will increase crude output to 72 million metric tons (529 mln bbl) in 2010 from this year"s 70 million tons (514 mln bbl), a senior official at the Russian-British joint oil venture said on Thursday.
Twelve people were confirmed dead following...
Twelve people were confirmed dead following Monday"s collision of two passenger trains near the Belgian capital, Brussels, the German DPA news agency said.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko warned...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko warned that in case Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko wins presidential elections this month the Russian Black Sea Fleet will remain in Ukraine"s Crimea after 2017.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday the improvement in relations between Russia and Ukraine will give a boost to the country"s economy.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Moscow on March 17 to participate in the meeting of the Middle East Quartet (Russia, US, UN, EU). In an interview with the RIA Novosti New York Bureau Chief Dmitry Gornostaev, before starting the trip that includes also Israel and Palestine, Mr. Ban shares his views on peace process in the Middle East, possible sanctions against Iran, situation in North Korea, Afghanistan, UN-Russia cooperation, etc.
Washington has dismissed Iran"s nuclear...
Washington has dismissed Iran"s nuclear fuel demand and said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) proposal already offered to Tehran was sufficient.