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A former Russian police officer who had...

A former Russian police officer who had posted on the web two video messages urging a nationwide crackdown on police corruption said Sunday he has been released from custody.

After a long winter, Russian graffiti artists...

After a long winter, Russian graffiti artists have come out to change Moscow"s eternally grey urban landscape into something brighter even if it is illegal.

An antivirus program, launched on Monday...

An antivirus program, launched on Monday by Russia"s largest search engine Yandex, has detected a harmful program on the official website of the United Nations.

A Russia-EU summit will be held in Russia...

A Russia-EU summit will be held in Russia on May 30, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Tuesday during his official visit to Moscow.

A total of 132 journalists and media support...

A total of 132 journalists and media support staff died worldwide covering the news in 2009, an international media safety organization has reported.

A total of 96 people died when a plane carrying...

A total of 96 people died when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and a delegation of senior officials crashed in west Russia on Saturday, Russia"s Emergencies Ministry said.

A U.S. telecommunications satellite has...

A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29 launch, Russia"s Khrunichev center said on Friday.

BRUSSELS, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - The...

BRUSSELS, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - The recent dispute between Russia and Ukraine that resulted in the disruption of gas supplies to Europe proved that Moscow and Kiev are unreliable gas suppliers, the Czech Foreign Minister said on Tuesday.

By Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of the...

By Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of the Moscow-based magazine Russia in Global Affairs, for the Valdai Discussion Club

By Piotr Dutkiewicz, Professor, Director...

By Piotr Dutkiewicz, Professor, Director, Center for Governance and Public Policy, Carleton U. Ottawa , Canada

Construction work for the 2014 Sochi Winter...

Construction work for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games is not harming the environment, state building corporation Olympstroy said on Tuesday

DAMASCUS, October 28 (RIA Novosti) - Syria...

DAMASCUS, October 28 (RIA Novosti) - Syria has appealed to the UN after a U.S. attack over the weekend left eight civilians dead and 14 others injured, national media reported on Tuesday. (Syria accuses U.S. of terrorism - Video)

Development of Iran"s Esfandiar oilfield...

Development of Iran"s Esfandiar oilfield will start as soon as a 400-million-euro ($577 mln) investment is finalized with Qatar"s National Bank (QNB), an Iranian official said Tuesday.

Even the spectacular fireworks display at...

Even the spectacular fireworks display at the opening ceremony of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai were environmentally friendly, in perfect compliance with the exhibition"s theme Better City, Better Life.

France has put aside some $1 billion to...

France has put aside some $1 billion to buy 14 Soyuz carrier rockets from Russia, French satellite launch firm Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said Tuesday.

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 has notified the UN nuclear watchdog...

Iran has notified the UN nuclear watchdog of plans to produce higher enriched uranium, the country"s envoy to the body said on Monday as world powers consider new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has started production of two domestically-developed...

Iran has started production of two domestically-developed missiles with enhanced armor-penetration capability, the Iranian media has reported.

Iran will not consider proposals by the...

Iran will not consider proposals by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), developed by Russia, France and the United States, which call on Tehran to suspend its research reactor, the ISNA news agency reported.

KIEV, January 24 (RIA Novosti) - The head...

KIEV, January 24 (RIA Novosti) - The head of Ukraine state-run gas company Naftogaz, Oleh Dubyna, who played a central role in ending the recent gas dispute between Kiev and Moscow, has undergone heart surgery, the county's premier said.

KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow"s...

KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow"s refusal to amend gas contracts with Ukraine is putting transits to Europe under threat, the Ukrainian president"s energy security adviser was quoted by the presidential press service as saying on Tuesday.

Member of European Parliament Joseph Daul...

Member of European Parliament Joseph Daul has expressed concern over an attack on the elderly Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva on Wednesday.

More than 40% of Russians believe that judges...

More than 40% of Russians believe that judges at the Vancouver Winter Olympics will demonstrate an anti-Russia bias, a survey revealed on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is preparing to launch an ambitious lunar project which could provide access to alternative energy resources, a company involved in the project said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow...

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow authorities have allocated 205 million rubles ($6.1 million) for preparations for the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square, a source in the municipal administration said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Mission Control near Moscow said it would widen the International Space Station"s orbit by 700 meters on Wednesday evening.

MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - President...

MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin praised Friday the start of broadcasting by Russia Today TV, the country"s first 24-hour English-language news channel.

Moscow, enraged by a recent scandal over...

Moscow, enraged by a recent scandal over a Russian boy shipped back by his adoptive U.S. family, on Thursday urged Washington to sign without delay a bilateral agreement on adoption rules.

MOSCOW, February 19 (RIA Novosti) - Somalia's...

MOSCOW, February 19 (RIA Novosti) - Somalia's new unity government will solve the problem of piracy by creating a maritime corridor through the country's territorial waters, the Somali ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, February 9 (RIA Novosti) - The ongoing...

MOSCOW, February 9 (RIA Novosti) - The ongoing reform of the Russian military will be completed in the next three or four years, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Monday.

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's...

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's gas transit system started receiving Russian gas for Europe at 07:24 GMT on Tuesday, a Gazprom spokesman reported from Russia's Sudzha gas exit point.

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

MOSCOW, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket launched from the Baikonur space center put Malaysia"s Measat-3a communications satellite into orbit on Monday, a Federal Space Agency Roscosmos official said.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - Pirates near the Somali coast and several other African countries are possibly one of the key news items these days.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) - The successful Independence Day launch of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery has temporarily restored the "heartbeat" of the American manned space program.

MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov)

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev)

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - A new...

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - A new deal on the funds Russia needs to finish a refit of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier for India will be signed in mid-October, the head of the state technology corporation said on Thursday.

Muscovites will form a human chain on Tuesday...

Muscovites will form a human chain on Tuesday in front of the city"s administration to hand a petition against putting stray animals to sleep, organizers of the event said on Monday.

New charges have been brought against a...

New charges have been brought against a Russian police officer who posted video messages online urging a nationwide crackdown on corruption, a top investigator said on Wednesday.

Nine people were killed and 45 injured after...

Nine people were killed and 45 injured after an explosive device went off at a snack-bar in the town of Pune, in west India, the Hindustan Times reported.

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.

PACE is to open hearings on Monday on pharmaceutical...

PACE is to open hearings on Monday on pharmaceutical companies" possible influence on the global swine flu campaign and on the World Health Organization, a Russian daily reported.

Protesters demanded the premier"s resignation...

Protesters demanded the premier"s resignation at a weekend rally in Eastern Siberia ahead of the official reopening on Monday of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill after 14 months of inactivity, a Russian newspaper reported.

Relatives of the people who died when a...

Relatives of the people who died when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed on Saturday in west Russia have begun arriving in Moscow.

Restrictions on professional photo and video...

Restrictions on professional photo and video shooting in the Moscow Kremlin and Red Square may soon be lifted.

Russia and NATO reaffirmed plans to step...

Russia and NATO reaffirmed plans to step up cooperation following a freeze in relations, Russia"s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Russia and the United States will resume...

Russia and the United States will resume talks on a new strategic arms deal at the start of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Russia has no plans to build new military...

Russia has no plans to build new military facilities anywhere in the world similar to its naval base in Ukraine"s Crimea, the Russian prime minister said on Thursday.

Russia is among the top nine seeds for Sunday"s...

Russia is among the top nine seeds for Sunday"s draw for the qualifying round of Euro 2012, UEFA confirmed on Friday.

Russia is pondering new applications for...

Russia is pondering new applications for yet-to-be-built nuclear-powered spacecraft, including military satellites, nuclear power plants, and space tugs, Energia space corporation said Wednesday.

Russia may abandon its rigid registration...

Russia may abandon its rigid registration rules, seen as a check on labor mobility and a source of human rights abuse, under a new bill drafted by the state migration agency, a leading business daily said on Tuesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his new Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych promised on Friday a big improvement in ties between Moscow and Kiev.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who launched...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who launched a campaign to fight pervasive alcohol abuse in Russia earlier this year, pledged on Tuesday measures to battle the national woe would not be extreme.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet on Tuesday with Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reinfeldt to discuss economic ties and international issues.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.

Russia plans to launch its fastest train...

Russia plans to launch its fastest train, Sapsan, between Moscow and the country"s fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod in the summer, the head of the Gorkovskaya railway said on Saturday.

Russia"s chief rabbi called on Tuesday Ukraine"s...

Russia"s chief rabbi called on Tuesday Ukraine"s views on World War Two "false and distorted" after Kiev posthumously honored a nationalist accused by Russia of Nazi collaboration.

Russia"s Energia Overseas Limited company...

Russia"s Energia Overseas Limited company will provide the international Sea Launch consortium with $30 million to help the spacecraft launch service finalize its bankruptcy proceedings, a respected Russian business daily said on Thursday.

Russia"s head football coach Guus Hiddink...

Russia"s head football coach Guus Hiddink on Wednesday ended his final match at an away friendly game against Hungary in the city of Gyor with a 1-1 draw.

Russia"s newly appointed chief of Ground...

Russia"s newly appointed chief of Ground Forces denied on Thursday the country"s plans to equip units in the northwestern military district with Iskander missiles later this year have anything to do with U.S. missile deployment in Europe.

Russia will launch four manned and six cargo...

Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.

Space tourists will be able again to fly...

Space tourists will be able again to fly on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the international orbital station in two to three years, Russia"s top space official said on Friday.

The issue of the imposition of sanctions...

The issue of the imposition of sanctions against Iran has become "practical," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Thursday.

The Kyrgyz interim government will present...

The Kyrgyz interim government will present on Monday a new draft constitution for public consultation, interim Deputy Prime Minister Omurbek Tekebayev said on Saturday.

The lower house of the Russian parliament...

The lower house of the Russian parliament on Friday passed a bill making it easier for smaller political parties to get their representatives into regional assemblies.

The Moscow subway needs some 300-400 sniffer...

The Moscow subway needs some 300-400 sniffer dogs to ensure security, the head of the Moscow metro said Thursday.

The natural decline of Russia"s population...

The natural decline of Russia"s population in 2009 went down by almost a third, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.

The number of race-hate crimes in Russia...

The number of race-hate crimes in Russia has declined sharply, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

The Russian Communications ministry and...

The Russian Communications ministry and a leading software company are working on a project to produce computer games aimed at boosting patriotism among young people and promoting Moscow"s vision of the "historic truth," a leading business daily said on Wednesday.