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A delegation of U.S. State Department officials...

A delegation of U.S. State Department officials will pay a visit to Moscow for talks on child adoption rules with representatives of the Russian government, the U.S. embassy in Russia said on Monday.

A Moscow investigator has been arrested...

A Moscow investigator has been arrested on the charges of extorting a $15 million bribe from a businessman, the Investigative Committee said on Sunday.

An asteroid named 2010 AL30 whose unusual...

An asteroid named 2010 AL30 whose unusual orbit frightened astronomers two days ago safely flew past Earth at a distance of 130,000 km (80,796 miles) on Wednesday.

A new strategic arms reduction treaty between...

A new strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia to replace the expired START 1 treaty may be signed in March or April, a Russian presidential aide said on Friday.

Any sanctions imposed against Iran over...

Any sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear program will only increase the Islamic Republic"s desire to move forward with uranium enrichment, a Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

A Russian General Staff official suggested...

A Russian General Staff official suggested on Thursday draft age should be extended to 30 years and remaining deferrals scrapped.

A Russian warship on Monday escorted a three-vessel...

A Russian warship on Monday escorted a three-vessel convoy through a pirate-infested area off the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden, a Navy spokesman said.

As that great war recedes further into the...

As that great war recedes further into the past, the scale of the change that it had brought to the world becomes clearer. On May 9, 1945 the bloodiest of all wars that had ever been fought was drawing to a close in Europe.

At least 35 people have died and another...

At least 35 people have died and another 30 are missing after a large avalanche hit an mountain village in the northwestern Pakistani district of Kohistan, Pakistani media said.

At least six Coptic Christians have been...

At least six Coptic Christians have been shot dead by unknown assailants outside a church in southern Egypt, regional media reports say.

Bilateral trade between Russia and Croatia...

Bilateral trade between Russia and Croatia fell 30% in 2009, year-on-year, to $2.16 billion, the Croatian National Statistics Bureau said on Saturday.

China has successfully launched its third...

China has successfully launched its third navigation satellite as part of a project to develop its own global satellite navigation system, Xinhua reported on Sunday.

China said Monday it will impose temporary...

China said Monday it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on food additives imported from Thailand and Indonesia, Xinhua reported.

Despite widespread complaints and legal...

Despite widespread complaints and legal injunctions, Russia"s largest mobile communications operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) continues to foist paid services on its customers without their consent or even their knowledge.

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.

Failure to deliver S-300 surface-to-air...

Failure to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Tehran could provoke bad feelings in the Islamic Republic, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

Five people were killed and at least 12...

Five people were killed and at least 12 injured after an explosion on Sunday at an under-construction power plant in the U.S. state of Connecticut, CNN reported citing local officials.

Georgian Airways will perform three direct...

Georgian Airways will perform three direct charter flights to Moscow on January 8-10, a spokesperson for the airline said on Monday.

Guus Hiddink"s long-term future as trainer...

Guus Hiddink"s long-term future as trainer of the Russian national team remains unclear after a meeting with the new head of the country"s governing body for football.

Interpol on Thursday issued Red Notices...

Interpol on Thursday issued Red Notices for 11 people wanted in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a Hamas militant leader, Mahmoud al Mabhouh.

Iran has no plans to develop nuclear weapons...

Iran has no plans to develop nuclear weapons because the country is strong enough to protect its interests without them, the Iranian ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.

Iran has produced its first stock of 20%-enriched...

Iran has produced its first stock of 20%-enriched uranium, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the Iranian Fars news agency on Thursday.

Iran"s air force will soon test-fire a new...

Iran"s air force will soon test-fire a new guided-bomb, the Iranian Fars news agency reported on Monday.

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, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Israeli air force have practiced simulated...

Israeli air force have practiced simulated strikes at Iran"s nuclear facilities using airspace of at least two unidentified Arab countries, a newspaper published in east Jerusalem reported.

Japan joined the group of Russia"s ten largest...

Japan joined the group of Russia"s ten largest foreign investor countries in 2009, with its investment reaching over $8 billion, Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko said on Sunday.

KIEV, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian...

KIEV, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian delegation to Moscow led by Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna is fully authorized to sign contracts for Russian gas supplies in 2009, a Ukrainian presidential commissioner for energy security said on Monday.

KIEV, September 20 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine"s...

KIEV, September 20 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine"s president blamed the government for signing a gas contract with Russia that he deems inappropriate and reiterated that it could be revised at any time.

Kyrgyz interim government has a lot of problems...

Kyrgyz interim government has a lot of problems after ousting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and the UN is calling on international donors to help the Central Asian country, a UN envoy said.

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Four mobile...

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Four mobile Topol missile launchers are to take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square on May 9, the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) spokesman said Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - The English-language...

MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - The English-language Moscow News weekly hits newsstands on Friday with a fresh design that gives readers a new look of the Russian capital in all its diversity, the paper's editor said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - A leading...

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - A leading Russian space concern proposed Thursday using the International Space Station for continued research after its operational life comes to an end in just under 10 years' time.

MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is hoping to reach an agreement with India in August on an additional $1.2 billion to finalize the overhaul of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.

Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced...

Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced a group of ultranationalist skinheads known as the White Wolves to jail sentences ranging from six to 23 years for a series of race-hate murders.

MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s first 24-hour English-language news channel, Russia Today, suspended broadcasting Monday after hackers tried to break into its computer network, the channel said in a news release.

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - Internet...

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - Internet users can now visit the Kremlin at the click of a button after the launch of an online tour of the Russian president's official residence.

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - At least...

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - At least five large groups of pirates, totaling over 5,000 people, are operating in the Gulf of Aden, the first deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow...

MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has postponed indefinitely planned Russia-Ukraine intergovernmental talks after Ukraine signed a deal with the EU on modernizing the country's aging gas supply system, a source in the Kremlin said on Saturday.

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

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - The WWF has approved the relocation of several Russian Amur tigers to northeastern China to restore the wild animal"s population, World Wildlife Fund Russian department director Igor Chestin said.

MOSCOW, October (RIA Novosti) - The president...

MOSCOW, October (RIA Novosti) - The president of Belarus has signed documents on joining a post-Soviet regional security bloc"s rapid reaction force, the secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW REGION, March 14 (RIA Novosti) -...

MOSCOW REGION, March 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Clipper space-plane design has been completed and the project has entered its next stage, the head of the development company said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti commentator Viktor Litovkin)...

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti commentator Viktor Litovkin) - Two years ago Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said, "The military reform has largely been completed." This statement must now be reconsidered in line with more recent statements made by other Defense Ministry heads and the Russian president.

MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will launch a new meteorological satellite on Tuesday, starting the process of restoring the country"s weather forecasting capabilities, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday.

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 the Russian capital of Moscow...

Police in the Russian capital of Moscow have detained ten activists organized a pedestrian protest against official cars using flashing lights to give them preferential passage, Echo Moskvy radio said.

Police investigating Tuesday"s deadly fire...

Police investigating Tuesday"s deadly fire in a downtown Moscow nightclub are looking into the possibility that the blaze was started deliberately, investigators said Thursday.

Pumping of Russian natural gas to Europe...

Pumping of Russian natural gas to Europe via the Baltic Nord Stream pipeline will start in September 2011, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

Russia bowed to diplomatic convention and...

Russia bowed to diplomatic convention and addressed the credentials of its new ambassador to Kiev to Ukraine"s current president, but Moscow expects a new, friendlier leader to be in office to receive the papers, a Kremlin source said.

Russia can not allow U.S. plans to deploy...

Russia can not allow U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Europe to threaten the effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

Russia has discovered a new large oil deposit...

Russia has discovered a new large oil deposit with estimated reserves of over 150 million metric tons (1.1 billion barrels) in East Siberia, Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev said on Wednesday.

Russia introduced on Friday a minimum price...

Russia introduced on Friday a minimum price of vodka in an effort to fight counterfeit alcohol production in the country.

Russia is not planning to build up its strategic...

Russia is not planning to build up its strategic potential, but will keep its nuclear weapons, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.

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 commandos from the large anti-submarine...

Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov have detained 10 pirates and killed one during the release of a Russian tanker hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a high-ranking official from the maritime coalition forces said on Thursday.

Russian Orthodox Church leaders called on...

Russian Orthodox Church leaders called on Christians on Thursday to be firm in defending traditional marriage and lamented the family crisis in the country.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that he is dissatisfied with the results of the recent climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko took the lead...

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko took the lead after the men"s figure skating short program with 90.85 points, only 0.45 points less than his personal best.

Russia"s foreign minister called on Friday...

Russia"s foreign minister called on Friday military cooperation with NATO "mutually beneficial."

Russia"s prototype fifth-generation fighter...

Russia"s prototype fifth-generation fighter made a 45-minute maiden flight on Friday in the Far East, Russian television reported.

Russia still has one of the lowest levels...

Russia still has one of the lowest levels of press freedom, according to an annual survey by Freedom House published on the organization"s website.

Russia will send a delegation headed by...

Russia will send a delegation headed by the deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to a Tehran nuclear disarmament conference, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Slovakia"s Anastazia Kuzmina brought her...

Slovakia"s Anastazia Kuzmina brought her country first Olympic Vancouver gold medal after winning in Biathlon women"s 7.5 km sprint on the first day of the Games in Canada.

STAR CITY (Moscow Region), November 26 (RIA...

STAR CITY (Moscow Region), November 26 (RIA Novosti) - The main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Thursday their final tests at a space training center near Moscow.

Sunday"s presidential runoff in Ukraine...

Sunday"s presidential runoff in Ukraine was in line with democratic norms, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on its website on Monday.

Talks on a new strategic arms reduction...

Talks on a new strategic arms reduction deal with the U.S. are difficult, but many points have been agreed on, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.

The average price of Russia"s Urals export...

The average price of Russia"s Urals export oil blend jumped 69% in April 2010 year-on-year to $82.5 per barrel as the world economy recovers from the effects of the global economic crisis, a Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.

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 European public will be able to see...

The European public will be able to see ballets staged by Russia"s Bolshoi Theatre on cinema screens in real time starting from March 31, the organizers of the project said on Wednesday.

The first phase of the ongoing military...

The first phase of the ongoing military reform to overhaul the structure of the Russian Armed Forces as well as its troop control and recruitment processes officially ended by December 1, 2009.

The government should reintroduce a law...

The government should reintroduce a law banning the cutting down of cedar forests in Russia"s Far East to save the rare Amur tiger, World Wildlife Fund Russia head Igor Chestin said on Tuesday.

The government will withdraw six air carriers...

The government will withdraw six air carriers from the state-owned hi-tech corporation Russian Technologies (Rostekhnologii) to invest in the leading Russian air carrier Aeroflot aiming to increase its capitalization, a business daily on Tuesday quoted a Russian Economy Ministry official as saying.

The head of Iran"s police warned protesters...

The head of Iran"s police warned protesters on Friday that all emails and text messages in the Islamic republic are monitored, the ILNA news agency reported.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, will on Saturday head to Azerbaijan to attend an international religious summit on April 26-27, a church spokesman said.

The heads of Russia"s leading media outlets...

The heads of Russia"s leading media outlets on Wednesday sent an open letter to the interior minister demanding protection for journalists and society against police arbitrariness after a court fined a photographer for covering an anti-government rally.