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A court in northwest Russia jailed on Friday...

A court in northwest Russia jailed on Friday two men in connection with an attack on an express train from Moscow to St. Petersburg in August 2007.

A draft treaty on European security prepared...

A draft treaty on European security prepared by Russia allows signatory states to provide military assistance to each other, the Kremlin said Sunday.

A false bomb threat forced on Wednesday...

A false bomb threat forced on Wednesday an emergency evacuation of 409 passengers on board a Russian train in a Belarusian city of Orsha, local emergencies services said.

All servicemen that took part in a successful...

All servicemen that took part in a successful operation to free a Russian tanker from pirates will be put forward for awards, a top-ranking source from the Russian Navy said on Thursday.

An event to commemorate Holocaust victims...

An event to commemorate Holocaust victims will take place in a war-time Jewish ghetto southwest of Moscow on January 27, an international remembrance day, a Jewish charity in Russia said on Wednesday.

Apparently Lech Kaczynski always wanted...

Apparently Lech Kaczynski always wanted his twin brother Jaroslaw to be president of Poland. At least, this is what the political supporters of the Kaczynski brothers have been saying following Lech"s death in a plane crash outside Smolensk and Jaroslaw"s nomination as his party"s candidate for president. They have even claimed that Lech thought his twin brother would do a better job as president. So, will Jaroslaw take up his brother"s mantle?

Around 15 documents worth over $10 billion...

Around 15 documents worth over $10 billion are expected to be signed during the Russian prime minister"s visit to India, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

A Russian Dnepr carrier rocket with the...

A Russian Dnepr carrier rocket with the European Space Agency"s CryoSat-2 Earth Explorer satellite blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

At least 25 people have been killed and...

At least 25 people have been killed and over 100 injured by two subsequent blasts in Pakistan"s financial capital, Karachi, local media reported on Saturday.

At least eight people were shot dead by...

At least eight people were shot dead by a gunman in the U.S. state of Virginia near the city of Lynchburg, the Washington Post reported, citing state police.

By Angela Stent, a nonresident senior fellow...

By Angela Stent, a nonresident senior fellow with the Transatlantic Relations program at the Atlantic Council, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Canada and the United States both won their...

Canada and the United States both won their ice hockey Group A opening games at the XXI Olympics in Vancouver.

Canada won three gold medals in a row on...

Canada won three gold medals in a row on the 16th day of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, securing the top place in overall gold medal count.

Chinese tourist companies are trying to...

Chinese tourist companies are trying to accommodate some 300 Russian tourists stranded in Beijing by air traffic disruption, the Russian embassy in Beijing said on Monday.

David Sarkisyan, director of the Schusev...

David Sarkisyan, director of the Schusev Museum of Architecture and campaigner for Moscow"s architectural heritage, died in the Russian capital on Thursday aged 62.

Iran is set to launch two satellites under...

Iran is set to launch two satellites under a deal with Russia, the Iranian media has reported.

Iran plans to hold talks with all 15 members...

Iran plans to hold talks with all 15 members of the UN Security Council to discuss a nuclear fuel deal, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday.

Iran unveiled three new satellites plus...

Iran unveiled three new satellites plus a satellite booster rocket in National Space Day ceremonies attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday.

KIEV, November 14 (RIA Novosti) - Gas deliveries...

KIEV, November 14 (RIA Novosti) - Gas deliveries to Ukraine for 2010 will be discussed during a Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental meeting on economic cooperation November 19, the country"s prime minister said on Saturday.

Kyrgyzstan"s interim government has taken...

Kyrgyzstan"s interim government has taken a major step towards fulfilling one of its main promises - to hold elections within six months - but many questions still need to be resolved, a Russian daily said on Friday.

Legendary rockers Metallica are expected...

Legendary rockers Metallica are expected to gather full houses during their two concerts in Moscow over this weekend, the concert organizers said.

MISSION CONTROL CENTER (Moscow Region)...

MISSION CONTROL CENTER (Moscow Region), March 20 (RIA Novosti) - A Soyuz carrier rocket guided by a Russian astronaut has successfully docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS), a RIA correspondent reported from mission control Monday.

Moscow disapproves of Israel"s decision...

Moscow disapproves of Israel"s decision to put two mosques in the West Bank on its national heritage list which would hamper the resumption of peace dialogue, a senior Russian diplomat said on Friday.

MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - NATO...

MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - NATO should view Russia"s new military doctrine as a signal the alliance needs to change its attitude if it wants better relations with Moscow, a senior Russian parliamentarian said Thursday.

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the European Court of Human Rights Monday to speed up the hearing of an appeal lodged by a Russian World War II veteran against Latvia. Vasily Kononov, 84, a Russian World War II partisan, was convicted by Latvian authorities of war crimes for ordering the killing of several Nazi collaborators in 1944, while Latvia was occupied by German troops. He filed an appeal to the court in Strasbourg in 2004, but the court has not yet begun hearing the case. "It looks as if they have openly decided to drag out the Vasily Kononov case," the ministry said in a statement. "Such a course is, first of all, advantageous for Latvia, which is interested in closing the case "naturally," considering Vasily Kononov"s advanced age and deteriorating health." The ministry reiterated that two other Russian WWII veterans, Nikolai Tess and Nikolai Larionov, who also lodged appeals to the court in Strasbourg after being accused by Latvian authorities of genocide, died in 2006 and in 2005, correspondingly, before the court could begin hearings. "The current situation demonstrates a tendency to increasingly politicize the work of the European Court on Human Rights, which, in turn, concerns Russia," the ministry said. Russia joined the Kononov case as a third party in May 2006. While Kononov was in custody, his son and brother died, and his daughter was sent to a psychiatric hospital. In the fall of 2005, doctors diagnosed Kononov with a life-threatening illness. Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, was taken over by the Soviet Union in 1940, and the Soviets regained control of the three Baltic nations from Nazi Germany in 1944. While Russia maintains that the Red Army liberated the Baltics from Nazi invaders, many local residents see the advent of Soviet soldiers as an act of aggression.

MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom...

MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom expects a deal to be signed on Saturday to resume gas transit to Europe via Ukraine, a spokesman for the Russian energy giant said.

MOSCOW, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine would resume "in the next few hours," the country's prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, said on Monday.

MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian energy giant Gazprom hopes to sign gas supply contracts with Ukraine for 20-30 years to ensure stable gas transit to Europe, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev said on Sunday.

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, October 31 (RIA Novosti) -- Lebanon"s...

MOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti) -- Lebanon"s ambassador to the United Nations has warned there are signs of an imminent Israeli attack on his country, a Lebanese newspaper has reported.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti defense commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti defense commentator Viktor Litovkin) - The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT), a major center largely responsible for the nation"s strategic deterrent capability, has turned 60 - a milestone that calls for retrospections and assessments.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a special meeting in Voronezh, southern Russia, to review the procurement of modern weapons for the Russian Armed Forces.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - The U.S. Navy is finally joining international forces in the fight against the Somali piracy. The U.S. Fifth Fleet is going to deploy its forces specifically for this purpose, teaming up with the Combined Task Force 151.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov)

North Korea has fired several artillery...

North Korea has fired several artillery shells toward a South Korean island in the Yellow Sea following a recent exchange of fire near the disputed maritime border, the Yonhap news agency said Thursday.

North Korea has threatened to stop dialogue...

North Korea has threatened to stop dialogue with South Korean authorities following Seoul"s adoption of a contingency plan in case of instability in North Korea.

North Korean authorities will release a...

North Korean authorities will release a U.S. human rights activist, detained in December last year for illegally entering the country, the state Korean Central News Agency said on Friday.

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and...

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and current Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are heading for a runoff on February 7 in Ukraine"s presidential vote set to decide the future of a country torn between traditional ties with Russia and a post-Soviet drive westward.

Plans to buy an expensive helicopter carrier...

Plans to buy an expensive helicopter carrier from France could hinder the development of Russia"s defense industry, a Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.

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 could grant amnesty to up to 300,000...

Russia could grant amnesty to up to 300,000 convicts, releasing as many as 45,000 people from prisons, to mark the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, a co-chair of the Russian Association of Lawyers said on Thursday.

Russia could soon sign a contract with a...

Russia could soon sign a contract with a U.S. space company on the delivery of Soviet-era rocket boosters in support of the development of the Taurus II space launch vehicle, a Russian newspaper said on Wednesday.

Russia is seriously concerned by reports...

Russia is seriously concerned by reports that Russian citizens and ethnic Russians living in Kyrgyzstan are losing their homes and businesses in racially-motivated attacks, Russia"s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Russia is unlikely to make concessions to...

Russia is unlikely to make concessions to Ukraine as Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov arrives on Thursday in Moscow to seek a new gas deal with the Kremlin, a respected daily said on Wednesday.

Russian-U.S. talks on safety standards for...

Russian-U.S. talks on safety standards for American poultry imports may last until the end of the year, the president of Russia"s Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said on Tuesday.

Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine...

Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov have released a Russian tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a high-ranking official from the maritime coalition forces said on Thursday.

Russian commercial pilots flying for Iranian...

Russian commercial pilots flying for Iranian airlines have to leave the country within two months, the Fars news agency quoted Iranian Transport Minister Hamid Behbahani as saying on Saturday.

Russian communication service providers...

Russian communication service providers agreed on Tuesday to fight child pornography in the Internet.

Russia needs to attract a few of the best...

Russia needs to attract a few of the best foreigners rather than lure Russian expats home if it is going to create its own "Silicon Valley," a senior Kremlin official told Vedomosti newspaper.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the Iran Six were discussing a possible new UN Security Council resolution imposing further sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.

Russian parliamentarians and U.S. congressmen...

Russian parliamentarians and U.S. congressmen will discuss plans to deploy elements of a U.S. missile defense system in Romania and Bulgaria, a senior Russian MP said Tuesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma a draft law on bail for people accused of economic crimes, the lower house of parliament said Monday on its website.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned Israel against a military attack on Iran, saying it might lead to nuclear war and global disaster.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday urged the government to work out measures to attract investment into Russia as the global economy continued to recover from recession.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his decision to initiate full-scale relations with the new Kyrgyz leadership would take into account its social and economic capabilities, as well as its popular support.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed on Monday introducing the Glonass navigation system throughout the country"s regions and getting it onto "commercial rails."

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Polish president"s plane crash in west Russia is a tragedy not only for Poland but for Russia as well.

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.