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A fire broke out on Monday in a market in...
A fire broke out on Monday in a market in the city of Mytishchi outside Moscow, a Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.
Andrei Arshavin sealed on Saturday Arsenal"s...
Andrei Arshavin sealed on Saturday Arsenal"s 3-1 home victory over Burnley that took his club into second place in England"s Premier League.
A passenger jet with some 150 people on...
A passenger jet with some 150 people on board was unable to land at its destination in Leipzig because of the absence of air traffic controllers in the tower, the German Frankfurter Rundshau reported on Tuesday.
At least 12 people were killed and eight...
At least 12 people were killed and eight injured after an explosion destroyed a second building in Baghdad as Iraqis started voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections, the Arabic satellite news channel Al Arabiya reported.
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.
BRUSSELS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Oslo...
BRUSSELS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Oslo, Copenhagen and Zurich are the world"s three priciest cities, according to a study by Swiss banking experts.
Burger King, the U.S. chain of hamburger...
Burger King, the U.S. chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, opened on Thursday its first outlet in Russia"s capital to compete with its main rival, McDonald"s, the country"s media reported.
China is planning to launch in 2011 a spacecraft...
China is planning to launch in 2011 a spacecraft equipped with two docking ports to serve as a basis for the country"s future space station, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Different positions held by Russia and the...
Different positions held by Russia and the European Union on the Energy Charter do not affect the preparation of a new pact between Moscow and Brussels, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Four anti-tank mines were discovered on...
Four anti-tank mines were discovered on Thursday next to a railway line in the Russian republic of North Ossetia, an emergency services spokeswoman told RIA Novosti.
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Tuesday...
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Tuesday he could foresee no problems with gas payments by Ukraine after the presidential elections in the former Soviet republic.
Iran on Friday launched its most powerful...
Iran on Friday launched its most powerful warship in a ceremony attended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran"s armed forces launched a series of...
Iran"s armed forces launched a series of large-scale exercises in the country"s territorial waters on Wednesday, the Fars news agency reported.
Iran Six mediators are discussing the transition...
Iran Six mediators are discussing the transition from talks to new sanctions in response to Iran"s refusal to fold its controversial nuclear program, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.
Irina Antonenko from the Urals city of Yekaterinburg...
Irina Antonenko from the Urals city of Yekaterinburg was crowned Miss Russia 2010 on Sunday.
MOSCOW. (Dmitry Yevlashkov, RIA Novosti)
MOSCOW. (Dmitry Yevlashkov, RIA Novosti)
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 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and its International Space Station partners have an oral agreement to continue using the orbiter until 2020, the president of leading Russian spacecraft maker RSC Energia said on Thursday.
Moscow is calling on Israel to scrap plans...
Moscow is calling on Israel to scrap plans for further settlement construction in East Jerusalem, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti) - Ousted...
MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti) - Ousted former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has left the country for exile in the Dominican Republic amid hopes that his departure will end seven months of political turmoil, the BBC said.
MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...
MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow Region court on Thursday found fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky guilty in absentia of embezzling 140 million rubles ($4.5 mln) from the LogoVAZ auto dealer.
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Chelsea FC...
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Chelsea FC coach Guus Hiddink has reacted furiously to a series of controversial refereeing decisions that saw Barcelona escape several penalty appeals, to edge past Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals. Michael Essien"s 9th minute goal looked enough to put Chelsea, who dominated most of Wednesday"s game, through to their second Champions League final in a row, but in the dying moments of extra time Andres Iniesta scored a stunner to level the score at 1-1 and put the home side out on the away-goals rule. In a post-match interview, Hiddink said: "Players make many mistakes, coaches make mistakes, referees make mistakes. But if you have seen three or four situations waved away, then his was the worst I have seen." He said that Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo"s failure to call any of the penalty decisions in Chelsea"s favor left him with a feeling "of being robbed and one of injustice." Barcelona, who were reduced to 10 men, barely challenged Chelsea throughout the game, and Hiddink admitted that the west London side had been punished for their failure to take advantage of the possession. "We had two or three open chances and we should have taken them and then we wouldn"t have this fuss about not just one penalty, but three or four," he said. Hiddink has transformed Chelsea since taking over at the club on February 11. As well as reaching the semifinal of Europe"s most prestigious club competition, the side, owned by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, have already booked a place in the FA Cup final on May 30. Barcelona will now face Manchester United, who are attempting to become the first football club to retain the Champions League title, in Rome on May 27.
MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, banned from entry into the U.S. over alleged links to organized crime, visited the country this year under an FBI arrangement, the Wall Street Journal said Friday.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Nikolai Troitsky) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday reviewed the outgoing year in a live interview broadcast by three national television channels.
MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - North...
MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il congratulated Russian President Dmitry on his 44th birthday on Monday, Pyongyang"s official news agency said.
MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s...
MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s missile program cannot but cause Russia to be concerned against the backdrop of the Islamic Republic"s unresolved nuclear issues, Russia"s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
Moscow"s most expensive apartment for rent...
Moscow"s most expensive apartment for rent hit $47,000 in February, Penny Lane Realty said on Thursday.
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.
Moscow traffic police chief Sergei Kazantsev...
Moscow traffic police chief Sergei Kazantsev was officially reprimanded on Wednesday over a "special operation" in which officers commandeered several private cars to stop a fleeing driver, but refused to pay compensation for damage caused.
MUNICH, July 15 (RIA Novosti) -Nabucco is...
MUNICH, July 15 (RIA Novosti) -Nabucco is not a serious rival to Russia"s Nord Stream and South Stream gas pipeline projects, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Wednesday.
NATO members are ready to send 7,000 additional...
NATO members are ready to send 7,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday.
NEW DELHI, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
NEW DELHI, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi on a working visit on Sunday.
None of the Russian pairs were able to grab...
None of the Russian pairs were able to grab a medal in figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics due to lack of control, Olympic champion Anton Sikharulidze said on Tuesday.
NOVOSIBIRSK, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
NOVOSIBIRSK, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Ministry officials in West Siberia are following the case of a local resident arrested in Los Angeles on tax-fraud conspiracy charges, an attache said on Monday. The San Diego Union Tribune said on Saturday that Novosibirsk resident Maxim Maltsev, 23, had been arrested and accused of conspiring to divert 65 income-tax-refund payments intended for U.S. citizens to accounts he had set up at four San Diego banks. "The Russian Embassy in the United States is dealing with the issue. The Russian Foreign Ministry"s office in Novosibirsk is keeping its eye on the situation and will get involved if the need arises," Denis Borodich said. He added that no inquiries had yet been received either from the Russian Embassy in the United States or from the Moscow headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to the indictment, Maltsev and co-conspirators diverted income-tax refunds through online services "falsely advertised as being affiliated with the Internal Revenue Service." The refunds "withdrawn by debit and check cards and at ATMs in the United States and overseas" totaled about $105,000, the paper quoted U.S. Attorney Karen Hewitt of San Diego as saying. Maltsev has been held without bail in Los Angeles since he was arrested at the city"s international airport last Wednesday.
One policemen was killed and another one...
One policemen was killed and another one was seriously wounded early on Saturday by a group of unidentified gunmen in western Moscow, a police spokesman said.
Over 200 children, most of them younger...
Over 200 children, most of them younger than three years, have been hospitalized with acute intestinal infection in the Magadan Region in the Russian Far East, Rossiya TV channel reported on Sunday.
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.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave Russian...
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave Russian scientists a hand on Thursday, putting a satellite collar on a polar bear during a trip to Russia"s Arctic.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has criticized...
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has criticized Russia"s super-rich for their ostentatious spending habits, and urged them to use their wealth to benefit their country.
RIA Novosti on Wednesday expressed its strong...
RIA Novosti on Wednesday expressed its strong disagreement with the decision of a Moscow court, who found one of the agency"s photojournalists guilty of taking part in an unsanctioned protest in Moscow.
Russia and Belarus have failed to agree...
Russia and Belarus have failed to agree on Russian oil supplies to the ex-Soviet state, but are willing to continue negotiations, a spokesman for the Belarusian President has said.
Russia and the United States have synchronized...
Russia and the United States have synchronized all the documents on a new strategic arms pact, which could be signed in Prague, a Kremlin source said on Wednesday.
Russia is the second largest producer of...
Russia is the second largest producer of internet child pornography in the world after the United States, Russia"s ombudsman for children"s rights said on Monday.
Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet for...
Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet for another round of talks in Geneva on Monday, with experts on both sides optimistic about Moscow and Washington finally reaching the homestretch for a new strategic bilateral arms deal.
Russian Greenpeace activists protested in...
Russian Greenpeace activists protested in front of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Friday to support two Japanese colleagues arrested over a whale meat scandal.
Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev...
Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor showing at the Winter Olympics.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday they hoped a new nuclear disarmament agreement replacing the START 1 treaty will be signed soon.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government on Wednesday to adopt measures aimed at implementing the national climate doctrine approved last year.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged on Monday Israelis and Palestinians to follow the roadmap of the Middle East peace settlement and give up unilateral actions.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Moscow.
Russian prosecutors demanded a life sentence...
Russian prosecutors demanded a life sentence for a former senior police officer who killed two and injured seven in a drunk shooting spree in Moscow last year, a RIA correspondent reported from the courtroom on Tuesday.
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 Evgeny Ustyugov won the gold medal...
Russia"s Evgeny Ustyugov won the gold medal in the men"s biathlon 15 km mass start at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday.
Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly...
Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov said on Wednesday he will wear a black armband during his next race in memory of the victims of the two terrorist attacks in downtown Moscow.
Russia"s Moskva missile cruiser will make...
Russia"s Moskva missile cruiser will make a port call in the southwestern Indian city of Kochi on Friday, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Wednesday.
Russia"s NATO envoy has expressed cautious...
Russia"s NATO envoy has expressed cautious optimism about the new U.S. approach to a European missile shield, which could use a Russian radar as part of an integrated system.
Russia"s presidential envoy arrived to the...
Russia"s presidential envoy arrived to the country"s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad shaken by a large-scale anti-government protest rally last week, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday.
Russia"s Progress M-05M space freighter...
Russia"s Progress M-05M space freighter docked with the International Space Station (ISS) manually late on Saturday night, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said.
Russia"s UC RusAl, the world"s largest aluminum...
Russia"s UC RusAl, the world"s largest aluminum company, increased its market capitalization by $2.24 billion on Friday through an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
Russia"s Vitaly Petrov signed on Sunday...
Russia"s Vitaly Petrov signed on Sunday a year-long contract with an option for an extra two years with Renault. The deal has made him the first Russian F1 racer.
Russia"s wildlife specialists are combing...
Russia"s wildlife specialists are combing the Far Eastern tundra to trap an Amur tiger which has begun hunting reindeer and dogs, the country"s environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor has said.
Russia switched to daylight saving time...
Russia switched to daylight saving time (DST) on Sunday, turning the clocks forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time.
Russia will invest some 1.5 billion rubles...
Russia will invest some 1.5 billion rubles ($49.7 million) in defining the extent of its continental shelf in the Arctic in 2010, in order to prove its right to more of the Arctic floor, the country"s Natural Resources Ministry has said.
Russia will see a rise in accidents and...
Russia will see a rise in accidents and disasters this year from 2009, an Emergency Ministry report published on Wednesday said.
Several hundred people were safely evacuated...
Several hundred people were safely evacuated early on Saturday from a subway train in eastern Moscow after smoke appeared in the tunnel, a spokesman for the Russian capital"s emergency service said.
Several members of the Russian liberal opposition...
Several members of the Russian liberal opposition party Yabloko were detained on Wednesday after attempting to stage a protest in front of the Central Election Commission building in central Moscow, police said.
The Belarusian delegation that came to Moscow...
The Belarusian delegation that came to Moscow for talks on a pricing structure for Russian oil deliveries to Belarus in 2010 is flying back to Minsk for consultations, a Russian official said.
The desperate residents of a disputed village...
The desperate residents of a disputed village within the confines of Moscow said they would go to the U.S. or German embassy on Wednesday to ask them for help in the fight for their homes.
The inflow of foreign investment into Russia...
The inflow of foreign investment into Russia exceeded $40 billion last year, the government press service said on Tuesday.
The launch of Iran"s Bushehr nuclear power...
The launch of Iran"s Bushehr nuclear power plant, delayed for technical reasons, will take place by the end of March 2010, the country"s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The lower house of the Russian parliament...
The lower house of the Russian parliament rejected on Friday a draft from the Liberal Democratic Party to make drug abusers criminally liable.
The officials responsible for the preparation...
The officials responsible for the preparation of Russia"s Winter Olympic team must submit their resignations, the Russian president said on Monday.
The owner of a lynx, which was found near...
The owner of a lynx, which was found near a waste bin at a plant in northwest Moscow earlier, has been found, a spokesman for the city"s animal rights center said on Friday.
The prime minister of Poland will on Wednesday...
The prime minister of Poland will on Wednesday provide full information on the first stage of the investigation into a recent air crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski, a government spokesman said.
The Swedish men"s hockey team beat Finland...
The Swedish men"s hockey team beat Finland 3-0 in the final Group C match at the the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
The Swiss national team took the lead in...
The Swiss national team took the lead in the gold medal count on the forth day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, securing two victories.
The use of huge quantities of chemical dispersant...
The use of huge quantities of chemical dispersant to break up an oil spill from a BP drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico could seriously endanger local wildlife, WWF Russia"s Oil and Gas Environmental Policy Officer said.
The U.S. may be allowed to continue poultry...
The U.S. may be allowed to continue poultry exports to Russia, but will have to review its chlorine treatment technologies in two or three months, a respected Russian business daily said on Wednesday.
Turkmenistan resumed on Saturday natural...
Turkmenistan resumed on Saturday natural gas supplies to Russia under a deal the parties signed in December to end a months-long dispute, a spokesman for Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is heading to Kazakhstan on Wednesday to discuss possible gas supplies to Ukraine with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.
U.S. President Barack Obama failed to meet...
U.S. President Barack Obama failed to meet the expectations of the global community, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in an interview with U.K. Channel 4.
Washington"s new missile shield plans for...
Washington"s new missile shield plans for Eastern Europe will not affect nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday.
WINDHOEK, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - The creation...
WINDHOEK, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - The creation of a U.S. transit center in Kyrgyzstan will contribute to the fight against international terrorism, the Russian president said on Thursday.