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Another day passed at the Olympics in Vancouver...

Another day passed at the Olympics in Vancouver with no medals for Russia, leaving it 19th in the medals table with just one bronze, but Russia"s reigning Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko inspired hope for the country"s first gold.

A Proton M booster rocket with three Glonass...

A Proton M booster rocket with three Glonass M navigation satellites blasted off from the Baikonur space center on Monday in this year"s final launch, a spokesman for Russia"s space agency said.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de...

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has signed a decree dismissing the head of the country"s central bank after he refused to use currency reserves to pay off foreign debt.

A senior Russian Orthodox Church spokesman...

A senior Russian Orthodox Church spokesman said on Thursday church-goers should not be put off attending services this Easter by the terrorist attacks that have shocked the country.

A solution to the Middle East conflict has...

A solution to the Middle East conflict has yet to be found, PNA leader Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday.

A synagogue with a dramatic history has...

A synagogue with a dramatic history has been reopened in the Moscow Region town of Malakhovka five years after burning down, the chief rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, said on Wednesday.

Belarus has revised its commitment to build...

Belarus has revised its commitment to build a biathlon complex in Russia"s Winter Olympic 2014 host city of Sochi, a Russian business daily said.

China has denied its involvement in the...

China has denied its involvement in the cyber attacks on Google and other companies after being urged by the U.S. to respond to Google"s claim, Xinhua has said.

DAMASCUS, October 17 (RIA Novosti) - Deputy...

DAMASCUS, October 17 (RIA Novosti) - Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov starts on Saturday a tree-day Middle East tour, which will take him to Syria and Lebanon.

Even before official presidential vote results...

Even before official presidential vote results have been announced in Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych has received a flurry of congratulations from Western powers and organizations, as they continue to distance themselves from "orange" leaders.

Former central banker Sergei Tigipko, who...

Former central banker Sergei Tigipko, who came third in the first round of Ukraine"s presidential election, reiterated on Saturday he was ready to be prime minister if either of the two candidates wins a runoff.

Germany is the bookmakers" favorite to take...

Germany is the bookmakers" favorite to take most medals ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada, which kick off on Friday evening.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will pay a working visit to Russia on Monday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.

In a rare albeit implicit criticism of its...

In a rare albeit implicit criticism of its U.S. counterparts, Moscow indicated on Tuesday that a new Russian-U.S. arms reduction deal could have been prepared earlier if negotiators had followed the principles laid out by the two sides.

India has plans to introduce into its armed...

India has plans to introduce into its armed forces the new BrahMos missile, the head of the BrahMos Aerospace company, Sivathanu Pillai, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

In its relations with Kyrgyzstan, Moscow...

In its relations with Kyrgyzstan, Moscow acts on the assumption that deposed President Kurbanbek Bakiyev has formally resigned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Investigators have established that the...

Investigators have established that the latest test failure of the troubled Bulava ballistic missile was caused by a design flaw, rather than a faulty component, a Russian defense industry source said Tuesday.

Iran has developed its own air defense system...

Iran has developed its own air defense system comparable to and even more sophisticated than the Russian S-300 system, the IRNA news agency said Monday, citing an Iranian military official.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki...

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is holding talks with head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano in Vienna on the Iran controversial nuclear program, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman has blamed...

Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman has blamed Western countries in unwillingness over the recognition of Iranian nuclear rights, Iranian official news agency IRNA reported.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Friday a substantial increase in the country"s funding for sports, saying athletes were the future of the country, not nuclear weapons.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday for talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, Iranian media reported.

Iran said on Wednesday it had successfully...

Iran said on Wednesday it had successfully launched a satellite carrying an "experimental capsule" as part of events to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iran will not consider proposals by the...

Iran will not consider proposals by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), developed by Russia, France and the United States, which call on Tehran to suspend its research reactor, the ISNA news agency reported.

MOSCOW, April 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian...

MOSCOW, April 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian cargo ship launched from the Baikonur space center Monday is expected to dock automatically with the world"s sole civilian space station Wednesday evening, a Mission Control official said.

Moscow city authorities have denied Russian...

Moscow city authorities have denied Russian rights activists permission to hold events in memory of a lawyer and journalist gunned down last year in central Moscow.

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, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Hungary...

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Hungary has started receiving Russian natural gas via Ukraine on Tuesday, following the resolution of a gas conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Hungary's gas transit company FGSz said.

MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - World War...

MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - World War II veteran Vasily Kononov said Monday the 30,000 euros ($47,000) the Strasbourg court ordered Latvia to pay him as compensation for being held in custody was "a mockery".

MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday there were no grounds for reviewing natural gas supply and transit contracts with Ukraine.

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian news...

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and Interfax have launched a joint project set to cover important national news in around 600 regional media.

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia plans...

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia plans produce rare-earth metals on the Moon, a deputy head of the Federal Space Agency said Monday.

MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - The recent...

MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - The recent raid by Ukraine's security service on the gas company Naftogaz could damage trust in the country and force Russia to consider alternative routes, Russia's prime minister said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is...

MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is joining as a third party in hearings being held by the European Court of Human Rights over an appeal filed by a World War II veteran against Latvia, the presidential press office said Sunday. Vassily Kononov, a Russian World War II partisan, was convicted by Latvian authorities of war crimes for ordering the killing of several Nazi collaborators in 1944 when Latvia was occupied by German troops. Kononov was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment but was freed as he had served his term in pre-trial detention. Russia"s envoy to the European Court of Human Rights Pavel Laptev sent a relevant memorandum to the court saying Russia was joining the Kononov versus Latvia case as a third party. Laptev also raised the issue of considering the case as a matter of priority, taking into account Kononov"s age. Kononov was born in 1923 and currently lives in Riga, the capital of Latvia.

MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - The final...

MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - The final test run of Iran"s first nuclear power plant will begin within the next several days, Iran"s vice president said on Monday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - The global United Nations conference on climate change finally began in Copenhagen today. It will be held from December 7 to December 18.

MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - There...

MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - There is no evidence suggesting that Joseph Stalin planned to attack Nazi Germany in the 1930s-40s, a Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) official said on Tuesday.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen...

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sunday he did not rule out the possibility for Russia to join the alliance"s operation in Afghanistan.

One of three newly orbited satellites in...

One of three newly orbited satellites in Russia"s Glonass space satellite navigation grouping has entered service, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday.

On February 12, 1955, the first military...

On February 12, 1955, the first military construction units arrived at Tyura-Tam railroad siding (station) to launch the construction of a new missile test range - Scientific-Research Test Range No. 5 of the Soviet Defense Ministry (NIIP-5), currently known as the Baikonur Space Center.

President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed a...

President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed a package of amendments to Russia"s criminal and criminal procedure codes with the aim of making punishment for economic crimes more humane, a business paper reported Tuesday.

Russia has no plans to build new military...

Russia has no plans to build new military facilities anywhere in the world similar to its naval base in Ukraine"s Crimea, the Russian premier said on Thursday.

Russia has proposed cooperation with the...

Russia has proposed cooperation with the United States in creating a global missile defense system, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov...

Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said on Thursday that plans to put up images of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin around Moscow to mark the 65th anniversary of victory in World War Two were unlikely to be realised.

Russian investigators are studying the records...

Russian investigators are studying the records of talks between the pilots of the crashed Polish president"s plane and ground air controllers, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee said on Sunday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev doubts...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev doubts that energy sanctions will be imposed against Iran.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has blasted...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has blasted a U.S. couple who sent a 7-year-old adoptive boy back to Russia claiming he was "psychopathic."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has nominated...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has nominated the incumbent governor of the Far Eastern Primorye Territory for another term, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that people suspected of economic crimes should be released on bail more often to prevent jail being used to pressure businessmen, as well as to cut the prison population.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday in a Christmas message to the nation that the anniversary of the birth of Christ was a time for "good wishes and good deeds."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree abolishing the federal agencies for science and education and giving their functions to the Ministry of Education and Science, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Tehran to cooperate with international organizations over its controversial nuclear program in an interview published on Thursday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered special one-off payments for people injured in Saturday"s blast in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a government spokesperson said on Monday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is to visit Venezuela in March, President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday at a cabinet meeting.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke with ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev by telephone and met with interim Deputy Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev in Moscow, the Russian government"s press service said on Thursday.

Russian state-run oil company Gazprom Neft...

Russian state-run oil company Gazprom Neft signed on Thursday a contract to develop the Badra oil field in Iraq, the company announced.

Russia on Wednesday marked 40 days since...

Russia on Wednesday marked 40 days since the fire in a nightclub in the Urals city of Perm that killed 155 people, holding mourning and requiem ceremonies for the victims.

Russia"s G8 partners expressed sincere condolences...

Russia"s G8 partners expressed sincere condolences over Monday"s twin blasts in the Moscow subway, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Russia"s new ambassador to Ukraine will...

Russia"s new ambassador to Ukraine will depart for Kiev next week, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Russia"s police force is holding talks with...

Russia"s police force is holding talks with France"s Panhard General Defense on the purchase of VBL light armored vehicles, a Russian business daily reported Tuesday.

Russia"s top investigator voiced alarming...

Russia"s top investigator voiced alarming statistics on Friday saying that the number of crimes against children more than doubled to over 105,000 in 2009 from more than 40,000 in 2002.

Supporters of deposed Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek...

Supporters of deposed Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Saturday took control of a provincial television station in the city of Jalalabad in southern Kyrgyzstan.

The bodies of the 97 people who died when...

The bodies of the 97 people who died when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed in thick fog in west Russia on Saturday morning are being flown to Moscow.

The Czech government on Monday approved...

The Czech government on Monday approved the Defense Ministry"s proposal to earmark two million crowns ($110,000) for projects in Afghanistan, the CTK news agency reported.

The Greek owner of a ship held by pirates...

The Greek owner of a ship held by pirates for more than six months in the Indian Ocean denied media reports on Monday that the vessel had been released after a deal was struck.

The implementation of a project to develop...

The implementation of a project to develop a vast gas field in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea is being delayed further, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Friday.

The Indian government"s security committee...

The Indian government"s security committee has approved the allocation of $2.3 billion to retrofit the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier (INS Vikramaditya), the IANS news agency reported Thursday.

The launch of the next space shuttle to...

The launch of the next space shuttle to the International Space Station was postponed until April 5 due to cold weather, NASA said in a statement on Wednesday.

The leader of the radical Palestinian group...

The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas said on Monday he sees no prospect whatsoever in peace talks in the Middle East as Israel is led by warmongers.

The lower house of Russia"s parliament will...

The lower house of Russia"s parliament will on Wednesday consider in the first reading a government-submitted draft law proposing the establishment of a new memorable date — the Baptism of Rus Day.

The new U.S. nuclear doctrine will be send...

The new U.S. nuclear doctrine will be send for review by the Congress within a month, a senior U.S. defense official said.

The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP...

The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP said on Monday its US GAAP net profit declined 28% year-on-year in 2009 to $5 billion.

The Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers...

The Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers, Vladimir Putin and Mykola Azarov, will hold a meeting in Moscow on Saturday at which they are likely to discuss natural gas and steel pipe issues facing the two countries.

The Russian Armed Forces must keep up with...

The Russian Armed Forces must keep up with modern challenges to reliably ensure national security, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

The Russian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday...

The Russian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to shorten the prison terms of the two men convicted of the 1999 terrorist attacks on the Okhotny Ryad shopping mall and Intourist Hotel in Moscow.

The speaker of the upper house of the Russian...

The speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday proposed introducing a moratorium on adoptions of Russian children from abroad.

The United States expects to continue missile...

The United States expects to continue missile defense dialogue with Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

The U.S. government has lifted sanctions...

The U.S. government has lifted sanctions against the Russian space organization Glavkosmos, the U.S. Federal Register said on Thursday.

t least 53 people have died as a powerful...

t least 53 people have died as a powerful storm has hit the western coast of Europe, CNN said.

Ukraine"s Foreign Ministry has received...

Ukraine"s Foreign Ministry has received the Russian embassy"s notification of the arrival of new ambassador Mikhail Zurabov in Kiev, the ministry said on Friday.

Ukraine"s new President Viktor Yanukovych...

Ukraine"s new President Viktor Yanukovych expressed hope on Monday that his country could sign a new gas deal with Moscow during the upcoming visit of the Russian president to Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will beat opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych in western Ukraine but will not do well enough in the east to win the presidential election, a survey said.

U.S. child adoption agency has had its activities...

U.S. child adoption agency has had its activities in Russia suspended after an 8-year-old boy was apparently sent back to Russia by his adoptive parents, an education ministry official said on Friday.

With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver almost...

With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver almost halfway over, Russia is still near the bottom, placed number 10, in the overall medal count with only one gold, two silvers and one bronze.