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A 38-year-old man has died in a hospital...

A 38-year-old man has died in a hospital in Moscow bringing the toll in the December 5, 2009 fire at a night club in Russia"s Urals city of Perm to 155 people, the regional emergencies service said.

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Adolf Hitler"s Mein Kampf is to be included...

Adolf Hitler"s Mein Kampf is to be included in a Russian federal list of extremist literature, the Prosecutor General"s Office said on its website on Friday.

A Eurostar train is stuck in the Channel...

A Eurostar train is stuck in the Channel Tunnel, a spokesman said on Thursday.

A gay parade has been planned for the Belarusian...

A gay parade has been planned for the Belarusian capital of Minsk on May 15, a spokesman for the event"s organizing committee said on Monday.

A new Russian-Indian military transport...

A new Russian-Indian military transport plane could make its maiden flight by 2018, the head of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said.

A Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter...

A Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter disappeared off the radar screens in Khabarovsk Territory, a source in the Far East Military District said Thursday.

A Russian Nobel Prize winner will become...

A Russian Nobel Prize winner will become a scientific adviser to the high-tech business park the government is setting up near Moscow as the Russian "Silicon Valley," a Russian newspaper reported on Monday.

At least six people were killed and 15 injured...

At least six people were killed and 15 injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Swat Valley in Pakistan"s northwest, the Aaj TV channel reported on Monday citing police.

A Washington-Moscow plane that made an emergency...

A Washington-Moscow plane that made an emergency landing at an airport in the Azores in the mid-Atlantic landed on Thursday at Moscow"s Domodedovo Airport.

By Dmitri Trenin, Director, Expert Council...

By Dmitri Trenin, Director, Expert Council Chair, Program Chair at the Carnegie Moscow Center

Chief Palestinian presidential advisor Sahib...

Chief Palestinian presidential advisor Sahib Oreikat will discuss recent Israeli settlement activities at a meeting of Middle East mediators in Moscow on March 19, a Palestinian spokesman said on Tuesday.

Former Saddam Hussein deputy and the most...

Former Saddam Hussein deputy and the most wanted fugitive in Iraq has been captured in a special operation on al-Qaeda in Iraq, Sify News information agency said.

Google has decided to close its Internet...

Google has decided to close its Internet search service based in inland China over censorship concerns and will direct Chinese users to a Hong Kong-based uncensored version of its search engine, the company has said in blog post.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will hold consultations...

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will hold consultations in the Russian Foreign Ministry early next week, ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said Thursday.

Iran has compiled a list of some 60 foreign...

Iran has compiled a list of some 60 foreign organizations and media which it said were agents in the "soft war" against the country, the Press TV reported on Tuesday.

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.

Kazakhstan intends to acquire 33% stakes...

Kazakhstan intends to acquire 33% stakes in two Russian-Ukrainian joint ventures using the Baikonur space center for launches of Dnepr and Zenit carrier rockets, the country"s top space official said Friday.

Libya"s sovereign fund has bought the most...

Libya"s sovereign fund has bought the most shares in Russian aluminum giant RusAl"s initial public offering in Hong Kong, along with Russia"s national development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB), a business daily reported on Monday.

LONDON, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - David...

LONDON, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - David Miliband is starting a two-day visit to Russia on Sunday, which will be the first visit to the country by a British foreign secretary in the past five years.

More than 50% of the world"s computer hacking...

More than 50% of the world"s computer hacking crimes were carried out from China in 2009, a leading Russian computer security company said in a report on Tuesday.

Moscow and Washington continue their work...

Moscow and Washington continue their work on a new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction treaty, but there are no concrete details as of yet, a spokesman for the White House said.

MOSCOW, April 13 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, April 13 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry officially confirmed on Monday that Somali pirates have released the Norwegian-owned chemical tanker Bow Asir with a Russian crewmember onboard.

MOSCOW, April 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, April 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Communists will mark the 139th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's birth on Wednesday with low-key events on Moscow's Red Square and across Russia.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian warships will continue patrolling pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast to ensure the safety of commercial shipping in the area, Russia"s defense minister said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Three Russians...

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Three Russians and two Ukrainians are among the crew of the German container vessel Hansa Stavanger captured by Somali pirates, the Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin reported on Monday.

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

MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the NATO chief will on Wednesday meet in Moscow to discuss the situations in Afghanistan and Iran, a European security treaty and other issues, a Kremlin source said.

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s military policies are aimed at avoiding an arms race and military conflicts, but they should also correspond to real threats which the country faces, Russia"s security chief Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with the Russian government daily.

MOSCOW, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - China...

MOSCOW, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - China has decided to allocate another $2.6 million for relief efforts in Haiti, hit by a devastating earthquake last week, Xinhua news agency said.

MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Kruzenshtern sailing ship has concluded its participation in an international regatta of tall ships, and is currently heading for Iceland"s capital Reykjavik.

MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - French Total...

MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - French Total and Russian independent gas producer Novatek are expected to implement a $1 billion project to develop a gas condensate project in northwest Siberia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti) - A drunk...

MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti) - A drunk driver hit a lamp post in northeastern Moscow on Saturday, causing it to break and fall onto the Altufyevskoye Highway, blocking two of the three lanes, a police source said.

MOSCOW, March 14, (RIA Novosti, Olga Lipich)...

MOSCOW, March 14, (RIA Novosti, Olga Lipich) - Orthodox Christians will have a 40-day Lent, beginning March 14. Talking to RIA Novosti, people at the Moscow Patriarchate"s department of external church relations noted that seriously ill persons, pregnant women, nursing mothers, soldiers, people engaged in hard physical work and travelers were allowed not to observe Lent closely. A RIA Novosti opinion poll that involved 100 respondents shows that most Muscovites prefer not to fast. Only 18 percent of all respondents intend to observe Lent. Twenty-three percent of the pollees admitted that they were not well aware of what Lent was. Nonetheless, they plan to fast. Sixty-seven percent of all respondents know what Lent is. However, 80 percent of them do not want to fast. At the same time, seven percent of the pollees, who do not intend to fast, would like fasting relatives not to make them follow their example. Many respondents perceive Lent as some kind of a diet, explaining their desire to fast by its positive influence on their bodies. Talking to RIA Novosti, an official at the press center of the Russian Armed Forces" logistics-support service noted that Russian soldiers will not be entitled to any special diet during Lent. Fasting servicemen can give their meat to someone else, the press-center official noted. Each soldier is entitled to the maximum possible amount of calories in line with specific regulations, he added. Talking to RIA Novosti, Oleg Kovalev, chairman of the State Duma"s house-proceedings and work-organization committee, noted that the lower parliament house"s canteen stipulated Lenten fare for many years in a row. However, few deputies plan to closely observe Lent. Kovalev did admit that he will not closely observe Lent, explaining that he played tennis three times a week, and that it was pretty hard to eat lenten fare alone. Deputy State Duma Speakers Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Vyacheslav Volodin will fast, but not so closely. Deputy house speaker Georgy Boos will not fast, his spokesperson informed RIA Novosti. Mr. Boos, who is a believer, respects Orthodox Christian traditions. Still he is not going to observe Lent, she added. Valery Komissarov, chairman of the State Duma"s information-policy committee, believes that a respectful attitude toward people is more important than fasting. Instead of refraining from meat, we should not eat each other. This is the most important thing, Komissarov told RIA Novosti. Valery Draganov, chairman of the State Duma"s economic-policy, business and tourism committee, is not going to fast either. I am in perfect physical form. One must eat as much food as the body needs, Draganov told RIA Novosti. Sports and intellectual activity are all one needs to lead a healthy way of life, Draganov believes. Dmitry Rogozin, who heads the State Duma"s Rodina faction, plans to observe Lent closely, his spokesperson told RIA Novosti. Talking to RIA Novosti, State Duma deputy Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction) noted that he was trying to fast. Still this is not always possible, Kharitonov said. I travel all over Russia a lot; in some cases, I have to eat what they give me, he said.

MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - Greenpeace...

MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - Greenpeace activists are calling on French company Areva to cease nuclear waste exports to Moscow ahead of another train delivery of spent nuclear fuel on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - Somali pirates...

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - Somali pirates can be prosecuted under Russian laws, a Russian deputy general prosecutor said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Modernization...

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Modernization of the Russian economy is an issue for the country"s survival in today"s conditions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

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, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s next national census, originally scheduled for October 2010, has been postponed to 2013 due to the economic crisis, a spokesman for Russian statistics service Rosstat said on Friday.

MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will seek a stake in the Belene nuclear power plant being built by a Russian company in northern Bulgaria, Russia"s nuclear chief said on Monday.

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Police will use video cameras to monitor...

Police will use video cameras to monitor the entire high-speed rail route from Moscow to St. Petersburg in northwest Russia, following a recent bomb attack, which killed 27 passengers, a police official said on Sunday.

Russia and the United States have agreed...

Russia and the United States have agreed that all nuclear powers should subsequently join the process of strategic arms reduction, a top Russian military official said on Monday.

Russia is planning to strengthen its positions...

Russia is planning to strengthen its positions as a key supplier of weaponry in the Asia-Pacific region by seeking new customers at a major arms show in Malaysia, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said.

Russian and NATO Chiefs of Staffs will meet...

Russian and NATO Chiefs of Staffs will meet in Brussels on January 26 for the first time since the improvement in ties between Russia and the alliance, Russia"s envoy to NATO said on Wednesday.

Russian children"s rights groups have formed...

Russian children"s rights groups have formed a coalition to stem the growing tide of violence against minors in the country, the Russian Public Chamber said on Wednesday.

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.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday confirmed plans to launch a Soyuz carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana later this year.

Russia needs a modern, efficient and well...

Russia needs a modern, efficient and well organized military, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

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 on...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday visited a Russian bobsledder who has been in a Munich hospital since receiving serious injuries in a training incident in Germany in late November.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King Abdullah II of Jordan will focus on the Middle East settlement and the post-election situation in Iraq along with bilateral trade and economic relations during talks in Moscow on Thursday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President 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.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, on his 80th birthday, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent his condolences to acting President, Parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski on the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash on Saturday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday harshly criticized State Duma deputies for failing to attend parliamentary sessions and suggested they "play truant in some other place."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday ordered the Federal Security Service to tighten security in the North Caucasus following a suicide bomb attack in Dagestan that killed six and wounded over 10 police officers.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Monday to take all efforts to find and punish those involved in the killing of a Moscow judge earlier in the day.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday though the global economic crisis still persists, his country had successfully passed the worst stage of it.

Russia"s ailing car giant AvtoVAZ said on...

Russia"s ailing car giant AvtoVAZ said on Thursday it planned to begin the production of Renault and Nissan cars in 2012-2013, a year later than Russian officials had planned.

Russia"s federal budget deficit will not...

Russia"s federal budget deficit will not exceed 7% of GDP in 2010, staying within the projected figure of 6.8% for the year, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday.

Russia"s largest private crude producer...

Russia"s largest private crude producer LUKoil abandoned the Anaran oil project in Iran due to international sanctions, the company said on Wednesday.

Russia"s Navy will take delivery of the...

Russia"s Navy will take delivery of the first MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D) fighters later this year, a Navy official said on Friday.

Russia"s new main battle tank (MBT), the...

Russia"s new main battle tank (MBT), the T-95, could be exhibited for the first time at an arms show in the Urals Region this summer, the developer and future manufacturer of the tank has said.

Russia"s RIA Novosti news agency and the...

Russia"s RIA Novosti news agency and the European Union office in Russia have opened a contest for Russian online journalists from regional and national media and Internet bloggers.

Russia"s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport...

Russia"s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport confirmed on Saturday ongoing arms talks with Libya, but said no new contracts have been signed yet.

Russia"s top military chief said Moscow...

Russia"s top military chief said Moscow looked "negatively" at new U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe that could affect talks on a new nuclear arms cuts treaty.

Russia will contribute about 1,000 military...

Russia will contribute about 1,000 military servicemen to joint military exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in southern Kazakhstan, a senior military official said.

Russia will only allow poultry imports from...

Russia will only allow poultry imports from the U.S. if it adheres to Russia"s sanitary regulations regarding poultry processing, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Tuesday.

Russia will set aside 40 metric tons of...

Russia will set aside 40 metric tons of low-enriched uranium by the end of this year to provide guaranteed services of the nuclear fuel cycle, Russia"s civilian nuclear power chief said on Monday.

The commander of Russia"s space forces said...

The commander of Russia"s space forces said on Friday Russia had no plans to deploy weapons of any kind in space.

The deadline for Ukraine"s payment for natural...

The deadline for Ukraine"s payment for natural gas supplied in December has been moved from January 7 to January 11, 2010, due to the New Year holidays, energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday.

The first reactor of the Kudankulam nuclear...

The first reactor of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India will be launched in 2010 as scheduled, Russia"s nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said.

The German-based carmaker Daimler has been...

The German-based carmaker Daimler has been fined $185 million (137 million euros) after admitting to paying tens of millions of dollars of bribes to foreign governments, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.

The Investigation Committee at the Russian...

The Investigation Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General"s Office has set up a special department in Chechnya to investigate abductions in the volatile southern republic, Russia"s top investigator said.

The next Russia-EU Summit will take place...

The next Russia-EU Summit will take place in Rostov-on-Don on May 31 - June 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed...

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed hope that the political crisis in Thailand will be resolved through peaceful means, and violence will not resume.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday that Washington wants to lift the Jackson-Vanik amendment.

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.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the Latin American state would allocate some $1 billion to maintain the country"s energy sector and avert the threat of a devastating power collapse, a local newspaper has said.

Viktor Zubkov, Russia"s first deputy premier...

Viktor Zubkov, Russia"s first deputy premier, will pay on Wednesday a two-day official visit to Bahrain to discuss bilateral trade and economic relations, a spokesman for the Russian Cabinet said.

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