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A businessman is suspected of killing his...
A businessman is suspected of killing his wife and two daughters in Moscow to spare them the trouble of having to pay off his big debts, the Russian capital"s top investigator said Sunday.
A Russian carrier rocket orbited a military...
A Russian carrier rocket orbited a military satellite on Tuesday at 6:08 Moscow time (2:08 GMT), a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.
A Russian cosmonaut performed on Thursday...
A Russian cosmonaut performed on Thursday a complex task of moving a spacecraft from one docking port to another on the International Space Station.
A Russian warship will escort a regular...
A Russian warship will escort a regular convoy of commercial vessels through pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa on Tuesday, a Navy spokesman said.
At least 152 people were trapped after a...
At least 152 people were trapped after a coal mine under construction in north China"s Shanxi province was flooded on Sunday, the Xinhua official news agency reported, citing local officials.
At least one person has been killed and...
At least one person has been killed and thousands have been evacuated as a cyclone has hit French Polynesia, according to Euronews television channel.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday addressed a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Belarus"s position in regard to oil deliveries.
Belgium is set to become Europe"s first...
Belgium is set to become Europe"s first country to ban women from covering their face in public as the lower chamber of parliament approved the bill, Al-Jazeera said on Friday.
Canada"s Alexandre Bilodeau brought his...
Canada"s Alexandre Bilodeau brought his country the first Olympic gold winning in Freestyle Skiing men"s moguls, just a day after his countrywoman won silver in women"s moguls.
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov dismissed...
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov dismissed the existence of separatist moods in the North Caucasus, but said that small groups of militants are still active in the volatile region.
CSKA Moscow will attempt to become the first...
CSKA Moscow will attempt to become the first Russian club to make the last four of the Champions League for almost two decades when they host Inter Milan on Tuesday evening.
Eleven police officers were injured in a...
Eleven police officers were injured in a grenade attack on a police station in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, investigators said on Tuesday.
Georgia is ready to join NATO but Russia"s...
Georgia is ready to join NATO but Russia"s position prevents the alliance from accepting the South Caucasus country, the Georgian foreign minister said Monday.
Guus Hiddink, who Dutch media reports say...
Guus Hiddink, who Dutch media reports say will coach the Ivory Coast at this year"s World Cup, has yet to request that the Russian football authorities invalidate his contract.
International police agency Interpol has...
International police agency Interpol has offered to help Russian authorities investigate the Moscow subway explosions, pledging its "full support and assistance."
Investigators rule out that the top manager...
Investigators rule out that the top manager of a Russian oil and gas company whose body was found Saturday in Moscow had been killed, the top Moscow investigator said Sunday.
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 has not officially notified Russian...
Iran has not officially notified Russian airlines that their pilots working in the Islamic Republic should leave the country, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Iran plans to conduct a large-scale military...
Iran plans to conduct a large-scale military exercise next month to repel a possible enemy attack, Press TV 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.
Kazakhstan"s parliament ratified an agreement...
Kazakhstan"s parliament ratified an agreement on Thursday on establishing a post-Soviet security group"s rapid reaction force.
Moscow highlighted the need to carry out...
Moscow highlighted the need to carry out an assessment of missile threats jointly with both Washington and Europe in response to U.S. plans to deploy missile defense elements in Romania.
MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...
MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s auto makers have competed their transition to the Euro 3 emission standard in vehicle production, the chief executive of the Association of Russian Auto Makers said on Wednesday. From January 1, 2008, Russia introduced Euro 3 exhaust emission standards, prohibiting production or imports of vehicles that fail to meet the requirements. Euro 3 standards were introduced in the European Union in 2000. "The transition was difficult for the auto industry but everything necessary has been done, and from January 1 we switched completely to the production of vehicles in accordance with the Euro 3 standard," Igor Korovkin said. The executive said the adoption of the Euro 3 standard raised prices by an average of 200 euros (about $300) for cars and 1,000 euros ($1,490) for trucks. Korovkin said Russian auto producers were now preparing for transition to the cleaner Euro 4 emission standards, adopted by EU states in 2005.
MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - The development...
MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - The development of offshore software programming has become a state priority task in Russia. Participants in the Russian IT market believe that the implementation of measures written into the Conception of the IT Market"s Development in the Russian Federation, that was adopted recently, can make Russia the world"s second country on the IT outsourcing market after India and allow it to outpace China. This information was presented in the Supplement to the Kommersant newspaper. At present, India is the indisputable leader on the IT outsourcing market. It accounts for nearly 40% of this market and accumulates over $11 bln in foreign investments. China is slightly ahead of Russia in terms of turnover on the offshore programming market: last year, this segment of the Chinese market amounted to about $1 bln, whereas the turnover of the Russian offshore programming market should reach $994 mln by the end of this year (by the data of the RUSSOFT Association). In the opinion of Nil Vereshchagin, commercial director of the Russian LUXOFT company, "at present, Russia is trying to take a worthy place in the world industry of ordered programming. High skills of Russian specialists and a developed infrastructure in big Russian cities are the main reasons why Western clients choose our companies." According to RUSSOFT"s forecasts, if the Conception"s provisions are fully implemented, in five to six years the Russian export market of IT services will increase to $10 bln, of which offshore software programming will account for more than a third.
MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - A young...
MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - A young woman was injured on Thursday when a rubber bullet hit her after a row between two men in the Moscow subway turned violent, police said.
MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Metalloinvest...
MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Metalloinvest, one of Russia's largest mining and metals companies, may get a new shareholder, with fugitive Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky claiming 5% of its stock, a business paper said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President...
MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the establishment of a special commission to counter attempts to falsify history to the detriment of Russia"s interests, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, May 1 (RIA Novosti) - About 400,000...
MOSCOW, May 1 (RIA Novosti) - About 400,000 Russians on Friday celebrated Spring and Labor Day, with trade unions and political parties holding rallies across the country. "As of 15:00 Moscow time [11:00 GMT], 491 demonstrations, rallies and assemblies took place in Russia, with about 400,000 people participating," police said, adding that 32,000 police and Interior Ministry troops worked to ensure public order during the events across Russia. May 1 is Spring and Labor Day across Russia, a national holiday. In Soviet times May 1 saw massive Communist Party rallies. Moscow police reported earlier in the day that as around 25,000 people were taking part in events in downtown Moscow to mark the day, including demonstrations by the ruling United Russia party, the Communists and trade unions, the ultranationalist LDPR Party and the liberal Yabloko party. No public order problems were reported in Moscow, but police have detained 120 nationalists, anti-fascists and anarchists following demonstrations in St. Petersburg. Police seized a number of knives and rubber-bullets pistols.
Moscow may have jumped the gun in announcing...
Moscow may have jumped the gun in announcing that a Russia-U.S. arms control pact was ready to be signed, a White House spokesman indicated on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his second state of the nation address to both houses of parliament in the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday.
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 military commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Viktor Litovkin) - On January 22, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov arrived in Bangalore on his seventh visit to India.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Nikolai Troitsky) - The Constitutional Court, Russia"s highest legal body, should have its say on capital punishment. But while the Court has paused to negotiate, this issue remains a subject of heated public debates.
MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The international community could still tighten sanctions against Iran, a senior member of the Russian parliament said on Monday.
Municipal services in Moscow cleared 425,000...
Municipal services in Moscow cleared 425,000 cubic meters of snow from city streets in one day as the Russian capital struggles through its snowiest February for 40 years.
Muscovites will be able to learn about Soviet...
Muscovites will be able to learn about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin"s role in the World War II victory from street stands, a source in the Russian capital"s advertising and design committee said Wednesday.
NALCHIK, July 13 (RIA Novosti) - Two policemen...
NALCHIK, July 13 (RIA Novosti) - Two policemen were killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia"s volatile North Caucasus region, the republican investigative committee said on Sunday. The attack was carried out late on Saturday in the village of Neitrino of the republic"s Elbrus district, when the assailants opened fire at security police officers, the investigative committee said. The volatile province has seen a surge in militant attacks against police and civilians in recent months. Fighting and terrorist attacks also occur in neighboring Chechnya, devastated by two Moscow-led military campaigns against separatists in the 1990s- early 2000s.
Ninety passengers and crew are feared dead...
Ninety passengers and crew are feared dead after an Ethiopian airliner crashed off the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon shortly after takeoff in stormy weather in Beirut in the early hours of Monday.
Officials plan to evict a branch of the...
Officials plan to evict a branch of the Jehovah"s Witnesses from an 18th century estate in northern Moscow, the prefect of Moscow"s northern district, Oleg Mitvol, said on Wednesday.
Poland expressed on Saturday satisfaction...
Poland expressed on Saturday satisfaction with the Russian investigation into a crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski on April 10.
Russia and Sri Lanka signed on Monday a...
Russia and Sri Lanka signed on Monday a $300 million loan to buy armaments and dual-purpose technology for Sri Lanka"s military, Russia"s deputy finance minister said.
Russia celebrated Defenders of the Fatherland...
Russia celebrated Defenders of the Fatherland Day on Tuesday, with President Dmitry Medvedev leading a ceremony to return the eternal flame to its traditional home next to the Kremlin.
Russia expects that the Gas Exporting Countries...
Russia expects that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), a "gas equivalent" of the OPEC oil cartel, will become an effective tool for coordinating the international gas industry, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Russian and NATO chiefs of staff met Tuesday...
Russian and NATO chiefs of staff met Tuesday in Brussels, resuming the work of the Russia-NATO Council frozen after a Russian-Georgian war in August 2008.
Russian photographers have welcomed the...
Russian photographers have welcomed the lifting of restrictions on photo and video shoots in the Kremlin and Red Square.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan have discussed a wide range of issues in the sphere of bilateral cooperation, a Russian presidential aide said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday that Moscow and Madrid would continue mutually beneficial cooperation in 2010.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the lower house of Russia"s parliament a draft law offering compensation to those who have suffered from red tape in the courts, local media reported.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he hoped the new Ukrainian president would opt for better relations with Russia.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an investigation into the use of funds allocated for preparations for the Vancouver Games, saying the failure cannot be explained merely by biased judging.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was not backing Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko"s presidential bid.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started his working visit to India late on Thursday.
Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines...
Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines on Siemens AG for several technical problems experienced by a high-speed train built by the German engineering giant for Russia, the RZD chief said.
Russian singer Eduard Khil, known as the...
Russian singer Eduard Khil, known as the Trololo Man for a lyric-free Soviet-era tune, said on Friday that he does not rule out a tour of the United States.
Russian weapons are falling behind rival...
Russian weapons are falling behind rival products, experts told the Rossiiskaya Gazeta government daily on Wednesday.
Russia"s Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine"s...
Russia"s Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine"s Crimea will receive new frigate-type vessels and diesel-powered submarines by 2015, a top naval officer said Friday.
Russia should continue its efforts to turn...
Russia should continue its efforts to turn Moscow into a global financial center, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
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.
Russia"s Nikita Kriukov has brought the...
Russia"s Nikita Kriukov has brought the country its first Olympic gold coming first in the men"s cross-country individual sprint race at the Winter Games in Vancouver.
Russia"s state-run savings bank Sberbank...
Russia"s state-run savings bank Sberbank and development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) have agreed on rescheduling a $4.5 billion debt owed by aluminum giant RusAl, Sberbank"s CEO said on Thursday.
Russia"s two main stock exchanges, MICEX...
Russia"s two main stock exchanges, MICEX and the RTS, closed on Thursday for the New Year holidays, with their key indexes up slightly on the day and more than doubling over the year.
Russia"s Yevgeny Plushchenko returned to...
Russia"s Yevgeny Plushchenko returned to competitive figure skating after almost three years away taking the gold of the 2010 European Figure Skating Championship in Estonia"s Tallinn.
Russia will complete the construction of...
Russia will complete the construction of chemical weapon destruction plants in 2011 and will destroy all chemical weapons stockpiles by 2012, a government official said on Wednesday.
Russia will continue to support China, including...
Russia will continue to support China, including on the "sensitive" issue of Taiwan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
South Korea"s decision to officially classify...
South Korea"s decision to officially classify Russia as a dangerous place for its nationals to travel to is "groundless," a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin"s legacy remains...
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin"s legacy remains ambiguous, and his achievements should be remembered as well as the crimes against the nation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
The Belarusian customs chief threatened...
The Belarusian customs chief threatened Russia with retaliation on Saturday over its decision to impose full duty on crude pumped to Belarus.
The Georgian government has adopted a new...
The Georgian government has adopted a new strategy toward S. Ossetia and Abkhazia which excludes any use of military force against its former breakaway regions.
The Guinean government has asked UC RusAl...
The Guinean government has asked UC RusAl to deposit $430 million as security in a dispute over the firm"s troubled alumina business in Guinea, the Russian aluminum giant said on Wednesday.
The Moscow Garage Center for Contemporary...
The Moscow Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (GCCC) on Thursday opened Mark Rothko"s first exhibition ever staged in Moscow, featuring over a dozen paintings inspired by a total supremacy of color and light.
The proceeds from the sale of assets of...
The proceeds from the sale of assets of the now defunct oil company Yukos were spent on establishing a fund for housing and utilities sector reforms, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
The Russian government has injected about...
The Russian government has injected about 1 trillion rubles ($33 billion) into domestic banks in the 15 months since the global financial crisis hit the country in 2008, a government official said on Thursday.
The Russian representative office in the...
The Russian representative office in the Vatican, will change its diplomatic status and become a full-fledged embassy, the Russian government said on its Web site on Saturday.
The son of Soviet-era psychic Alan Chumak...
The son of Soviet-era psychic Alan Chumak has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a security guard during a brawl at a cafe in Moscow.
The timeframe and venue for the signing...
The timeframe and venue for the signing of a new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction deal have yet to be determined, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
The UN mission in Haiti said on Thursday...
The UN mission in Haiti said on Thursday that 36 of its employees were killed and 73 injured when a powerful quake hit the island nation on Tuesday.
The upper house of the Russian parliament...
The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday approved a presidential bill establishing a proportional representation system in provincial legislatures.
Two men jailed in connection with an attack...
Two men jailed in connection with an attack on the Nevsky Express train in August 2007 will take their appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, the lawyer of one of the men told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Ukrainian presidential frontrunner Viktor...
Ukrainian presidential frontrunner Viktor Yanukovych refused on Wednesday to hold debates with his opponent, saying Yulia Tymoshenko should either take responsibility for every word as prime minister, or go to the kitchen.
UNITED NATIONS, September 28 (RIA Novosti)...
UNITED NATIONS, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is concerned over Iran"s missile launches against the backdrop of the Islamic Republic"s unresolved nuclear issues, but Moscow is calling for restraint, the Russian foreign minister said Monday.
UN secretary general has set off for a tour...
UN secretary general has set off for a tour of the Middle East after his visit to Moscow, where he took part in a meeting of the Mideast Quartet mediators, his spokesman said.
Vladimir Putin, who is going to Austria...
Vladimir Putin, who is going to Austria on April 24-25, will meet with Chancellor Werner Faymann and President Heinz Fischer only after attending the European judo championships in Vienna.
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