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A Kyrgyz court on Monday authorized the...

A Kyrgyz court on Monday authorized the arrest of former interior minister Moldomusa Kongantiyev on charges of power abuse, 24.kg news agency reported an interim deputy minister as saying.

Alfa Bank is to invest around $240 million...

Alfa Bank is to invest around $240 million in Mirax Group to continue construction of a Moscow skyscraper, planed as one of the world"s tallest buildings, a Russian business daily said on Monday.

At least two police officers were killed...

At least two police officers were killed and another two injured in a series of two explosions, at least one of them caused by a suicide bomber, in Russia"s volatile southern republic of Ingushetia, local police said on Monday.

A United Airlines Boeing 767, which made...

A United Airlines Boeing 767, which made an emergency landing en route from Washington to Moscow on an island of the Azores in the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, should reach its destination on Thursday, a passenger told RIA Novosti.

Canadian speed skaters won gold in men"s...

Canadian speed skaters won gold in men"s team pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Despite taking the first set in confident...

Despite taking the first set in confident style, Russia"s Nikolai Davydenko couldn"t stop world No. 1 Roger Federer in the 2010 Australian Open tennis tournament quarterfinals.

Egypt will build its first nuclear power...

Egypt will build its first nuclear power plant in the Mediterranean coastal town of El-Dabaa, reviving the country"s civilian nuclear power program after more than two decades, the El-Ahram newspaper said on Monday.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton...

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday that Palestine may become an independent and viable sovereign nation within the next two years.

Following the example of many Western countries...

Following the example of many Western countries, Russia has launched a program offering owners of old cars 50,000 rubles ($1,680) each for their vehicles" disposal in a bid to support Russia"s ailing car industry, a leading business daily reported on Tuesday.

Gazprom top executives are to hold a key...

Gazprom top executives are to hold a key board meeting today as the energy giant faces up to the possibility of losing the U.S. market.

International postal operators DHL and UPS...

International postal operators DHL and UPS, as well as Russia"s state operator Pochta Rossii, have faced difficulties with deliveries to Russia blaming customs red tape, a leading Russian business daily said on Wednesday.

Iran"s announcement that it is starting...

Iran"s announcement that it is starting production of 20%-enriched uranium creates doubts about the peaceful nature of the country"s nuclear program Russia"s security chief Nikolai Patrushev said on Tuesday.

Iran"s decision to enrich uranium to 20%...

Iran"s decision to enrich uranium to 20% casts doubt on its intentions to address international concerns about its nuclear program, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

"Jumpin" Joe Beyrle: A Hero for Two Nations,"...

"Jumpin" Joe Beyrle: A Hero for Two Nations," a traveling exhibit of war artifacts of the only soldier known to have fought for both the U.S. and Soviet armies in World War II opened in Russia on Thursday.

Moscow and Astana have a common view of...

Moscow and Astana have a common view of how to turn the OSCE into an effective international organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Kazakh counterpart Kanat Saudabayev in Astana.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Admiral Panteleyev missile destroyer has detained a boat carrying 29 suspected pirates off the Somali coast, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - The global...

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - The global market will undergo a significant shift in the next 15 years as a result of the increase in the number of companies entering foreign markets from emerging economies, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) revealed in one of its latest press releases.

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court has approved the detention of the eight men suspected of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship, which was found in the Atlantic more two weeks after going missing in mysterious circumstances.

MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Reserve Fund declined 4.9% to 2.811 trillion rubles ($89.9 billion) while the National Welfare Fund grew 1.6% to 2.859 trillion rubles ($91.5 billion) in July, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.

MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - The United...

MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - The United States be successful in Afghanistan although it will be difficult, the top U.S. military commander in the war-ravaged Central Asian country said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, July 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s...

MOSCOW, July 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s Kruzenshtern sailing ship has left the U.S. port of Boston and headed for Canada’s Halifax, taking part in the final stage of an international tall ships regatta.

MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - Zoloto Kamchatki...

MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - Zoloto Kamchatki, the gold mining arm of the Renova asset management group controlled by billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, said on Wednesday it intended to hold an initial public offering in 2009. Zoloto Kamchatki, with a current market capitalization of around $1 billion, intends to offer a blocking interest of 25% to investors to raise $250-270 million for further development, the company"s CEO, Andrei Shutov said. The company currently invests in its development using its own funds and loans. The company"s liabilities stand at $50 million. Zoloto Kamchatki expects to increase annual gold output to 12 metric tons by 2012, Shutov said, adding that the company"s gold reserves would suffice for 20 years of stable operations. Zoloto Kamchatki reported an 80% increase in revenues in 2007 to 1.15 billion rubles ($48 million), with net profit amounting to 93.1 million rubles ($4 million). The company produced around 2 metric tons of gold in 2007 or 64% more than in 2006.

MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - The board...

MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - The board of directors of Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot on Thursday accepted the resignation of CEO Valery Okulov and appointed Vitaly Savelyev as the company's new head, a source said.

MOSCOW, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Neustrashimy (Fearless) missile frigate is escorting an international convoy of nine vessels past the Horn of Africa to protect them from Somali pirate attacks, a Russian Navy spokesman said on Friday.

MOSCOW, October 12 (RIA Novosti) - France"s...

MOSCOW, October 12 (RIA Novosti) - France"s Liberation newspaper has published the findings of a report claiming that spent fuel from French power plants is being stored at an open-air site in Russia.

MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian...

MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Pacific Fleet task force that has been on anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden is to pay an official visit to the port of Klang in Malaysia, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said.

MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Italian...

MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Italian auto giant Fiat plans to launch production of off-roaders in Russia, the company"s executive director said on Thursday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityayev) - The economic downturn has hurt both the price and the volume of the natural gas Russia exports to Western Europe.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Maxim Krans) - The much-publicized polar expedition of Artur Chilingarov, deputy speaker of Russia's State Duma, has eclipsed another event which has a direct bearing on the country's northward expansion.

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Discovery shuttle is set to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, after a delay due to thunderstorms in Florida, NASA said.

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian...

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian and Chinese warships have completed a joint anti-piracy exercise which involved escorting a convoy of 23 merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, a Pacific Fleet official said on Monday.

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Justice Ministry has posted for public discussion a draft law which will increase state control over the Internet, a government daily reported on Tuesday.

Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic...

Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia have signed an agreement on the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, a spokeswoman for the South Ossetian president said on Wednesday.

Nobel laureate Roger David Kornberg, a U.S...

Nobel laureate Roger David Kornberg, a U.S. biochemist and professor of structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine, will co-chair the scientific-technical council of the Russian "Silicon Valley," Skolkovo, the first deputy head of the presidential administration said.

Norway"s Petter Northug grabbed the gold...

Norway"s Petter Northug grabbed the gold medal in the men"s 50 km mass start cross country skiing race at the Olympic Games in Vancouver.

On April 14, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...

On April 14, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to pay an official visit to Argentina, the first Russian official visit since bilateral diplomatic relations were established 125 years ago, that is, in October 1885.

Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the...

Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the top Taliban military commander had been captured last week, the BBC reported.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is to meet...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a January 25-28 visit to the country.

Polish Foreign Ministry press secretary...

Polish Foreign Ministry press secretary Petr Paszkowski said the Tu-154 passenger plane with Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed some 300-400 meters from the runway near the Russian city of Smolensk on Saturday while landing in heavy fog.

PRAGUE, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Prague...

PRAGUE, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Prague expects the U.S. to present new specific U.S. missile defense proposals, Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar has told RIA Novosti.

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RUSSIA

Russia and seven other countries signed...

Russia and seven other countries signed on Monday a declaration to create an international research consortium for information security.

Russia and the United States may sign a...

Russia and the United States may sign a nuclear arms reduction pact to replace the outdated START treaty in March or April, the Russian president"s aide said on Wednesday.

Russia and the United States will attempt...

Russia and the United States will attempt to resolve a current dispute over U.S. poultry imports during bilateral talks which start in Moscow on Tuesday.

Russia and Ukraine will discuss a possible...

Russia and Ukraine will discuss a possible reduction in the price that Kiev pays for Russian gas, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Russia is ready to address Kiev"s concerns...

Russia is ready to address Kiev"s concerns over gas prices and discuss its proposals, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia may boost the share of advanced military...

Russia may boost the share of advanced military equipment in its Armed Forces to 70% of the total by 2020, a Russian think tank said on Wednesday.

Russia may sell weapons to NATO member states...

Russia may sell weapons to NATO member states, the head of Russia"s state-run arms exporter said on Thursday.

Russian and Polish Prime Ministers Vladimir...

Russian and Polish Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin and Donald Tusk will visit the city of Katyn on Wednesday, where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII, the Russian government"s press service said on Tuesday.

Russian businessmen have a responsibility...

Russian businessmen have a responsibility to help improve the economic and social situation in the country"s volatile North Caucasus region, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

Russian business tycoon Viktor Vekselberg...

Russian business tycoon Viktor Vekselberg will coordinate a project to build a high-tech research and production hub, similar to the Silicon Valley in California, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov is the only candidate for the post of the president of the Russian Olympic Committee as no other candidacies were registered before the deadline.

Russia needs to improve private property...

Russia needs to improve private property protection, Igor Shuvalov, the country"s powerful first deputy prime minister in charge of anti-crisis management, said on Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday he was not alarmed by increasing U.S. military presence in quake-hit Haiti.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will arrive in Germany on Friday on a visit that will see talks with his German counterpart and participation in a security conference in Munich.

Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom will...

Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom will increasingly cede the domestic market to independent producers by 2030 as part of ambitions to double exports to 320-345 billion cubic meters, a Russian business daily said on Monday.

Russian Olympic Committee President Leonid...

Russian Olympic Committee President Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said sports officials should quit over the country’s poor showing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Foreign...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday to discuss a new U.S.-Russia arms deal after the minister had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday listed five main components of the fight against terrorism in Russia"s North Caucasus region.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent his...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent his Iraqi counterpart, Jalal Talabani, condolences on Monday over the deadly suicide bombings that killed more than 40 people, the Kremlin said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday will take part in the opening ceremony of a trans-Atlantic sea cargo transportation route in St. Petersburg and hold talks with the Danish premier, the government said Sunday.

Russia plans to export $9-$10 billion worth...

Russia plans to export $9-$10 billion worth of arms annually over the coming years, the country"s state arms regulator said on Monday.

Russia"s missile-defense proposals, including...

Russia"s missile-defense proposals, including the joint use of the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan, are still on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Russia"s Reserve Fund decreased by 1.8%...

Russia"s Reserve Fund decreased by 1.8% to 2.238 trillion rubles ($76.87 bln) from 2.242 trillion rubles ($77 bln) in November, the country"s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

SINGAPORE, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia plans to increase its naval presence in the world"s oceans, President Dmitry Medvedev said on board a Russian warship during an official visit to Singapore on Monday.

The coordinator of a project to build a...

The coordinator of a project to build a high-tech research and production hub in Russia similar to the U.S. Silicon Valley could select a foreigner as manager, the media reported on Wednesday.

The dangerous track in Vancouver continues...

The dangerous track in Vancouver continues to take its toll - medal hopes of Russia"s bobsleigh quartet led by Alexander Zubkov came to an abrupt end in the ill-fated Curve 13 during the first heat.

The death toll in the December 5 deadly...

The death toll in the December 5 deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 153, the regional emergencies service said in a statement on Friday.

The eruption of a volcano in Iceland which...

The eruption of a volcano in Iceland which has caused air traffic chaos in Europe has shown signs of diminishing in scale, an Icelandic seismologist said on Monday.

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)...

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) declared on Monday gas prices should be pegged to oil prices, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said.

The Katyn massacre of Polish officers and...

The Katyn massacre of Polish officers and other dramatic developments in Russian-Polish relations in 1939-1941 have occupied the attention of Russian lawmakers on more than one occasion.

The Russian and U.S. presidents, Dmitry...

The Russian and U.S. presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, signed on Thursday a new treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons to replace the START 1 treaty, which expired in December 2009.

The Russian Embassy in Tehran dismissed...

The Russian Embassy in Tehran dismissed on Wednesday reports that two Russians were arrested during opposition protests in the Iranian capital last week.

The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) is...

The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) is to organize an Arctic expedition to investigate the effects of global warming on polar bears.

The Russian team of Svetlana Sleptsova...

The Russian team of Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Medvedtseva and Olga Zaitseva took Olympic gold in Vancouver on Tuesday in the women"s biathlon relay.

The U.K. said it would create the world"s...

The U.K. said it would create the world"s largest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territority, where a major U.S. military base is located, British media said on Friday.

The United States will allocate $7 billion...

The United States will allocate $7 billion in 2011 to maintain the country"s nuclear complex, $600 million more than Congress approved in 2009, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said in a Wall Street Journal article.

The United States will continue talking...

The United States will continue talking to Iran, but wants Moscow"s cooperation in sending Tehran a signal that defiance of international demands will not go unpunished, a senior U.S. envoy has said.

The UN World Food Program has halted its...

The UN World Food Program has halted its humanitarian operations in a number of southern Somali regions due to escalating attacks from armed groups, the organization said on its website on Tuesday.

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U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political...

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met in Moscow on Thursday to discuss arms reductions and Iran.

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WORLD

YEREVAN, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia...

YEREVAN, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia has reached an agreement with Iran on a $400 million loan for the construction of a railway between the two countries, the Armenian transport minister, Gurgen Sargsyan, said on Monday.