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Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh will...

Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh will sign an agreement on a Russian military base in Abkhazia during a visit to Moscow on February 16-18, the former Georgian republic"s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

A Chechen lawmaker on Thursday slammed the...

A Chechen lawmaker on Thursday slammed the idea of fingerprinting all North Caucasus residents as a violation of their human and civil rights.

A court in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev...

A court in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Tuesday banned supporters of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych"s supporters from holding rallies at the central square, the venue of Orange Revolution in 2004, before and after the runoff vote slated for Sunday.

Ali Hassan al-Majid, a former Iraqi official...

Ali Hassan al-Majid, a former Iraqi official better known as "Chemical Ali," was executed by hanging in Iraq shortly after midday on Monday, Saudi daily Al-Riaydh reported.

A Moscow court overturned on Thursday an...

A Moscow court overturned on Thursday an earlier court ruling that found a photo correspondent covering an unsanctioned protest guilty of taking part in it.

A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 civilians...

A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 civilians in southern Afghanistan, hundreds of miles away from the town of Marjah, where a large-scale offensive against Taliban militants is underway, the Wall Street Journal said on its website on Monday, quoting Afghan officials.

A new earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter...

A new earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Haiti on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three...

A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass satellites was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Space Forces said.

Armenia and Russia denied a stalemate in...

Armenia and Russia denied a stalemate in talks on the Soviet-era Nagorny Karabakh dispute with Azerbaijan on Thursday.

A Russian frigate, the Neustrashimy, has...

A Russian frigate, the Neustrashimy, has started a patrol mission in the pirate-infested area off the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden, a Russian Navy spokesman said.

A total of 19 traffic police officers have...

A total of 19 traffic police officers have been arrested on bribery charges in Russia"s southern city of Astrakhan, investigators said on Monday.

A total of 97 people died when a plane carrying...

A total of 97 people died when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and a delegation of senior officials crashed in west Russia on Saturday, Russia"s Emergencies Ministry said.

BARVIKHA (Moscow Region), October 1 (RIA...

BARVIKHA (Moscow Region), October 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he was counting on constructive dialogue with France on a number of global issues, including European security.

Brazil will not bow to pressure by the U.S...

Brazil will not bow to pressure by the U.S. to support harsher sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, the country"s foreign minister has said, as quoted by BBC.

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.

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.

Gas pipelines and a project to build the...

Gas pipelines and a project to build the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, will dominate talks between the Russian president and the visiting Turkish premier on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.

Great Britain has extended a ban on flights...

Great Britain has extended a ban on flights in its airspace at least until 19:00 U.K. time Sunday over the spread of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, the U.K."s main air navigation services provider NATS announced.

Igor Shuvalov, Russia"s first deputy prime...

Igor Shuvalov, Russia"s first deputy prime minister, will be in charge of improving the country"s investment image, a presidential aide said Tuesday.

Iran intends to produce missile defense...

Iran intends to produce missile defense systems similar to Russia"s S-300 system, the county"s PressTV channel said on Thursday, quoting Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi.

Italy"s Eni SpA, which is Gazprom"s partner...

Italy"s Eni SpA, which is Gazprom"s partner in the Kremlin-backed South Stream gas pipeline project, proposed uniting it with its Nabucco rival to boost overall revenues, a Russian business paper reported on Thursday.

Leader of the Russian Liberal Democrats...

Leader of the Russian Liberal Democrats Vladimir Zhirinovsky said on Friday cloning should be permitted in Russia and proposed cloning himself "for the nation"s benefit."

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - Government...

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - Government spending on space programs will increase in the next ten years, the country"s top space official said Friday.

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Federal Space Agency has decided to send a U.S. woman of Iranian descent into space, instead of a Japanese space tourist who failed a medical test, an agency spokesman said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian...

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian research vessel departs Russia"s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Tuesday for the Black Sea to probe into the long-term consequences of the 2007 oil spill in the Kerch Strait. During a storm on November 11, 2007, four ships sank and six ran aground in the channel between Russia and Ukraine that links the Black and Azov seas. Two oil tankers were damaged, causing a spill of around 2,000 metric tons of fuel oil. "This will be Russia"s largest expedition in the Black Sea" for a decade, said Alexei Sokov, deputy director at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The month-long expedition on board the Professor Shtokman vessel will involve over 80 people. One of the ship"s previous expeditions opened the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, whose reserves have been assessed at 1.5-2 trillion cu m of gas. The Professor Shtokman was also involved in seismological research near Bushehr in Iran, where a nuclear power plant is being built with Russia"s assistance.

MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) - The prime...

MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) - The prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine said early on Sunday they had reached a deal that would allow the restart of gas supplies to Europe.

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed on Tuesday disappointment over its "Ukrainian colleagues'" reaction to recently-signed contracts on gas supplies and transit.

MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes...

MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes U.S. authorities will conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding last week"s death of a baby adopted from a Russian orphanage, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The 21-month-old infant died in the town of Herndon in the U.S. state of Virginia last Tuesday after being left by his 49-year-old foster father for about five hours in the back of a car, in searing heat. The ministry said in a statement: "We hope that American law enforcement authorities and the court will exhaustively look into all the causes and circumstances surrounding this tragedy and take a just decision. We also hope that the relevant U.S. social services will draw the necessary conclusions from this." The father, Miles Harrison, the managing director of a real estate consulting firm in the town of Herndon, is to be formally charged with manslaughter after he is discharged from hospital where he was admitted with shock. Harrison could face ten years in prison if convicted. The child, born with the name Dmitry Yakolev and renamed Chase Harrison, had been living in a children"s home in northwest Russia"s Pskov Region until three months ago. After the incident, Russian authorities banned European Adoption Consultants Inc., the agency responsible for placing the child with the Harrisons, for failing to immediately report the death. Two other agencies also had their Russian licenses revoked. The Russian Foreign Ministry said: "We have repeatedly called on the American side to sign a special bilateral adoption agreement. Such an international legal document would allow us more effectively to control the fate of Russian children taken out of the country by foster parents. We will ensure that this issue is included in the agenda of Russian-American dialogue."

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - The International...

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is satisfied with the quality and pace of Sochi"s preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the IOC president said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) -- A Thailand-flagged...

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) -- A Thailand-flagged fishing vessel was hijacked on Thursday by two pirate skiffs about 370 km (200 nautical miles) north of Seychelles, the European Union naval force said.

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - New NASA...

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - New NASA chief Charles F. Bolden will arrive on Friday at Russia"s Mission Control to watch a Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft dock with the ISS and hold talks with Russian space agency Roscosmos head Anatoly Perminov, Roscosmos said.

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that attempts to justify repressions during the Stalinist regime under the pretext of ultimate state interests were unacceptable.

MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A confidential...

MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that Iran had had enough information to produce a nuclear bomb, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

Moscow police detained on Tuesday tens of...

Moscow police detained on Tuesday tens of people at a march to mark the first anniversary of the murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were gunned down by neo-Nazis.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityaev) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende proposed that Russian and Dutch companies headed by Royal Dutch Shell should jointly develop the richest gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula located above the Arctic Circle.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) -- It does not sound likely that Russia will employ a reusable spacecraft in 2012 - but it is. On Friday, February 3, the Russian Space Agency is due to announce the developer of a new Russian reusable spacecraft.

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Discovery shuttle has successfully landed at the Edwards Air Force Base in California after being unable to touch down in Florida due to bad weather, NASA said.

MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has launched a Proton-M heavy carrier rocket with the Nimiq 5 telecommunications satellite on board from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s...

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s missile potential is greater today than North Korea"s, the former head of a Russian defense industry research institute said on Monday.

Moscow"s notorious traffic jams are a sign...

Moscow"s notorious traffic jams are a sign of the capital"s vitality and will not go away, a city hall official said on Thursday.

Muscovites are lighting candles and laying...

Muscovites are lighting candles and laying flowers near the Polish embassy on Sunday to mourn the victims of the devastating plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and several other top officials.

NATO"s expansion does not threaten Russia...

NATO"s expansion does not threaten Russia, the U.S. state secretary said in a speech on the alliance"s mission on Monday.

NATO"s non-military supplies bound for Afghanistan...

NATO"s non-military supplies bound for Afghanistan via surface transit will soon flow at full capacity, Russia"s NATO envoy said on Friday, dismissing Moscow"s involvement in transit-related problems.

Officials from Russia and Belarus held a...

Officials from Russia and Belarus held a second day of talks on Thursday to try to resolve the dispute over 2010 oil deliveries, but again failed to reach an agreement, the Belarusian government news agency Belta reported.

On April 26, President Dmitry Medvedev depart...

On April 26, President Dmitry Medvedev depart Moscow for his "Nordic tour", which will take him to Norway on April 26 and 27 and to Denmark on April 27 and 28.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will on Saturday arrive in Egypt on a three-day visit.

Police in Russia"s North Caucasus Republic...

Police in Russia"s North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria have prevented a major terrorist attack after discovering a powerful bomb planted near a busy road, a police source said on Tuesday.

Russia expects its draft European security...

Russia expects its draft European security treaty will help promote the latest initiative, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Russia has imposed temporary restrictions...

Russia has imposed temporary restrictions on meat and dairy imports from a number of U.S., Brazilian, Finnish and Czech companies starting from Friday, the country"s agricultural regulator said.

Russia is deporting four Iranian citizens...

Russia is deporting four Iranian citizens who have attempted to sneak on board a Russian ship bound to Japan, a spokesman for the borderguards service in Russia"s Far East said on Thursday.

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.

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

Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP said on Wednesday it had placed Eurobonds worth $1 billion with maturities in 2015 and 2020 to fund its current operations and refinance its short-term liabilities.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday discussed with U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle in Moscow the status of a new strategic arms reduction deal and the situation around Iran"s nuclear program.

Russian energy giant Gazprom and the Hungarian...

Russian energy giant Gazprom and the Hungarian MFB bank signed on Friday an agreement to set up a joint venture to build the South Stream gas pipeline in Hungary.

Russian news agency RIA Novosti has held...

Russian news agency RIA Novosti has held a presentation of the Arabic edition of the Moscow News paper, Anbaa Mosku, in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.

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 President Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow is interested in cooperation with NATO on issues of anti-missile defense in Europe.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia and Turkey could swap their energy assets and suggested Moscow help Turkey improve its ties with ex-Soviet Armenia.

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko, who hoped to...

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko, who hoped to become the first repeat men"s Olympic gold medalist since 1952, but won silver in the free skate in Vancouver, said on Sunday he hoped to perform at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Russia"s Finance Ministry has raised its...

Russia"s Finance Ministry has raised its forecast of federal budget deficit for 2010 to 7.2% of GDP from 6.8%, Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Nesterenko said on Friday.

Russia"s largest diamond miner Alrosa said...

Russia"s largest diamond miner Alrosa said on Thursday it planned to sign three-year contracts with three Indian companies on the delivery of uncut diamonds worth $490 million.

Said Buryatsky, a notorious gang leader...

Said Buryatsky, a notorious gang leader in Russia"s North Caucasus, killed in a special operation on Tuesday, was involved in the derailment of a Moscow-St. Petersburg train in November 2009, the head of the Federal Security Service said on Saturday.

Sergei Bagapsh was sworn in on Friday for...

Sergei Bagapsh was sworn in on Friday for his second term as president of Abkhazia, thanking Russia in his inaugural address for helping the republic achieve independence from Georgia.

St. Petersburg"s Mariinsky Theatre will...

St. Petersburg"s Mariinsky Theatre will organize the world"s first 3D televised transmission of a ballet performance on April 15, a theatre spokesperson said on Monday.

The extension of Russia"s lease on its Black...

The extension of Russia"s lease on its Black Sea Fleet base in Ukraine will not affect NATO"s relations with Moscow and Kiev, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.

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 majority of warships in the Russian...

The majority of warships in the Russian Black Sea Fleet have been in service for over 30 years and would not be fit for sea missions by 2015, a Russian newspaper said.

The Moscow authorities intend to ease registration...

The Moscow authorities intend to ease registration rules for companies at a high-tech business park in the Moscow suburb of Zelenograd as part of continued efforts to develop the country"s high-tech and innovation sector, a local government source said on Thursday.

The new U.S. adoptive approach for European...

The new U.S. adoptive approach for European missile defense includes the possibility of using a Russian radar system as part of an integrated system, NATO"s top military officer has said.

The president of the International Olympic...

The president of the International Olympic Committee has criticized Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko for his behavior after Thursday"s men"s free skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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 is nothing to stop Russia from selling...

There is nothing to stop Russia from selling military equipment to Iran, the head of Russia"s state-run arms exporter said on Thursday.

The rent Russia pays for a newly extended...

The rent Russia pays for a newly extended lease on its Black Sea base in Ukraine is high but not overpriced, the Russian President said.

The Russian government will consider a new...

The Russian government will consider a new plan to attract more foreign investment to the country"s ailing auto industry on March 4, a respected business daily said on Tuesday.

The Russian Interior Ministry"s internal...

The Russian Interior Ministry"s internal affairs division plans to check police officers on lie detectors, the division head told a Russian government newspaper.

The sale of several Russian radio stations...

The sale of several Russian radio stations owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch may be delayed over uncertainty about the stake of his late Georgian partner in the project, a business daily reported on Thursday.

The situation in the capital of the ex-Soviet...

The situation in the capital of the ex-Soviet Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan stormed by nationwide protests which later turned into riots and looting has been stabilized, the provisional government"s national security chief said.

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.

Two-time reigning world champions Russia...

Two-time reigning world champions Russia began their ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver with a crushing 8-2 victory over Latvia.

Ukraine has consumed much less natural gas...

Ukraine has consumed much less natural gas since mid-December, which may mean Kiev is experiencing difficulty in paying for Russian gas supplies, the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday.

U.S. and Russian members of parliament will...

U.S. and Russian members of parliament will meet in Washington to discuss the ratification of a nuclear arms reduction pact to replace the outdated START treaty after a nuclear summit due in the U.S. capital in April, a senior Russian lawmaker has said.

Viktor Yanukovych, who according to preliminary...

Viktor Yanukovych, who according to preliminary results won Ukraine"s presidential election, could seek better terms for Kiev in gas contracts signed with Moscow last year, a deputy head of Yanukovych"s party said on Thursday.

While western countries have expressed their...

While western countries have expressed their condolences over the terrorist attack on the Moscow Metro, many foreign analysts explain it as a consequence of Russia’s failure to deal with the situation in the North Caucasus. Once again the world media have recalled the separatists that fought for Chechnya’s independence. They only mention the underground caliphate and its self-proclaimed emir, Doku Umarov, in passing.