Business

Business

Aeroflot has signed a deal with a top Russian...

Aeroflot has signed a deal with a top Russian mobile operator to set up cell phone services on board its aircraft, Russia"s flagship airline said in a statement on Thursday.

After a one-day delay, Russia on Tuesday...

After a one-day delay, Russia on Tuesday finally launched a Proton-M rocket carrying the European Eutelsat W7 satellite, the Federal Space Agency said.

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.

All old weapons and military equipment have...

All old weapons and military equipment have been removed from the Moscow Military District as part of Russia"s transition to a "new-look" Armed Forces, the district commander said on Saturday.

A Soyuz-TMA-15 space capsule carrying three...

A Soyuz-TMA-15 space capsule carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) successfully landed in north Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Russian Mission Control said.

A Soyuz TMA-18 piloted spacecraft with a...

A Soyuz TMA-18 piloted spacecraft with a new space crew has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in the automatic mode, Mission Control said on Sunday.

At least 20 people were killed and dozens...

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in Karachi on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite Muslim procession, Pakistan"s Aaj TV reported.

A total of 7.8 million lost and mishandled...

A total of 7.8 million lost and mishandled bags cost the air transport industry around $2.5 billion in 2009, a leading air transport communications company said on its website.

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.

A vicious frost held Moscow in its grip...

A vicious frost held Moscow in its grip on Tuesday as record warm weather at the start of December gave way to temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius (-13 degrees Fahrenheit).

A Zenit carrier rocket is scheduled to be...

A Zenit carrier rocket is scheduled to be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Sunday to deliver a U.S. telecommunications satellite into orbit, Russia"s space agency Roscosmos said.

By Toby T. Gati, Senior International Advisor...

By Toby T. Gati, Senior International Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

China"s Wang Meng has won the Olympic gold...

China"s Wang Meng has won the Olympic gold medal in the women"s 500 meters short-track speed skating event at Vancouver Games.

CSKA Moscow defenders Sergei Ignashevich...

CSKA Moscow defenders Sergei Ignashevich and Alexei Berezutsky have been suspended by UEFA over a doping offense, European football"s governing body confirmed on Tuesday.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov unleashed a thunderous...

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov unleashed a thunderous shot from outside the penalty area as Everton defeated Premier League champions Manchester United 3-1 at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Dunkin" Donuts plans to open dozens of outlets...

Dunkin" Donuts plans to open dozens of outlets in Moscow more than a decade after it had to withdraw from the Russian market, a respected Russian business daily said on Tuesday.

Gazprom has started drilling its first exploration...

Gazprom has started drilling its first exploration well in Africa in the El Assel onshore region in Algeria, the Russian energy giant said in a statement on Monday.

Germany"s Wolfsburg has beaten Russia"s...

Germany"s Wolfsburg has beaten Russia"s Rubin 2-1 in a struggle for a place in the Europa League quarterfinals at Volkswagen Arena.

Hundreds of people came on Sunday to a southern...

Hundreds of people came on Sunday to a southern Moscow church to pay their last respects to a well-known Russian Orthodox priest who was recently murdered.

In a year that showed Rubin"s first title...

In a year that showed Rubin"s first title was no fluke, the leading Moscow clubs and Zenit St. Petersburg were left to rue what might have been as each changed coach mid-season.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who fled the capital Bishkek amid violent opposition protests, said on Thursday he no longer has any real power but vowed not to resign, local news agency 24.kg reported.

Large inheritances can kill heirs, Russian...

Large inheritances can kill heirs, Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin, who announced plans to hand his entire fortune to charity when he dies to follow the footsteps of U.S. multibillionaire Bill Gates, said on Tuesday.

Maria Sharapova got 2010 off on the right...

Maria Sharapova got 2010 off on the right foot on Saturday with victory over Venus Williams in an exhibition match in Thailand.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of...

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil giant, said on Monday new charges of oil and oil revenue embezzlement against him were as implausible as an encounter with aliens.

MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti) - President...

MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin Wednesday offered his congratulations to a recently returned crew from the International Space Station as Russia celebrated the 45th anniversary of the first-ever manned space flight.

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

MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s state savings bank Sberbank has issued a 11.9 billion ruble ($382.6 million) loan to oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, the bank said 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, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Space Forces will launch a new relay satellite in 2009, the forces' commander said Friday.

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Black Sea Fleet should have at least two main bases, in Sevastopol and Novorossiisk, the first deputy chief of the Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - Isa Yamadayev...

MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - Isa Yamadayev, whose two brothers were gunned down in Moscow and Dubai over a seven-month period, said on Wednesday that an attempt on his life had been made.

MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is...

MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is setting up a permanent investigation mission in the Gulf of Aden to participate in international efforts to fight piracy at sea off Somalia, the chief investigator said on Friday.

MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's government will discuss a plan to establish three or four integrated structures incorporating about 60% of all space industry enterprises at a meeting Thursday, a source said.

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - FIFA is to...

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - FIFA is to use the 2009/10 Europa League to experiment with five match officials, UEFA has confirmed on its website.

MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s foreign minister has met with his Somali counterpart to discuss international efforts to protect shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirate attacks, the Russian ministry said.

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Spartak...

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Spartak Moscow extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-1 demolition of Rostov on Sunday, cutting the gap to Rubin at the top of the table to one point after the leaders" win on Friday.

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s state-owned oil producer Rosneft plans to bid for 30 Arctic offshore oil deposits, Rosneft CEO Sergei Bogdanchikov said on Thursday.

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 Dmitry...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich) - The 2010 conscripts have a chance to enroll in a college without doing military service first.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - The global United Nations conference on climate change finally began in Copenhagen today. It will be held from December 7 to December 18.

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) plans to create a giant linear collider to hit positrons and electrons, the CERN general director said.

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Andrei...

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Andrei Arshavin has shaken off an injury and looks likely to face Wales in Cardiff on Wednesday in match that Russia must win to keep their hopes of automatic qualification for the 2010 World Cup alive.

North Korean authorities have detained a...

North Korean authorities have detained a U.S. national for illegally entering the communist state from China, Yonhap said on Thursday, citing the official Korean Central News Agency.

Norwegian biathlete Tora Berger won gold...

Norwegian biathlete Tora Berger won gold in the women"s individual 15 km race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with Kazakhstan and Belarus getting their first medals of the Games.

otland and Kilmarnock forward Kevin Kyle...

otland and Kilmarnock forward Kevin Kyle has turned down the chance of move to Russian Premier League side Spartak Nalchik.

Participants in the UN climate change conference...

Participants in the UN climate change conference underway in Copenhagen resumed on Wednesday after a two-hour halt due to a dispute between small island states and large countries, a WWF official said.

Poland on Sunday said goodbye to President...

Poland on Sunday said goodbye to President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Mary, who died last week in a plane crash near Smolensk in western Russia.

Police in Finland"s southern city of Espoo...

Police in Finland"s southern city of Espoo have said the bodies of six people have been found in a shopping mall after a shooting spree earlier in the day, Finnish news agencies reported on Thursday.

Rostov came from behind to beat Anzhi Makhachkala...

Rostov came from behind to beat Anzhi Makhachkala 2-1 in Dagestan"s capital on Monday evening, climbing to fifth in the Russian Premier League with their third win in four games.

Russia considers the political situation...

Russia considers the political situation in Honduras "unacceptable" and calls on the Honduran leadership to establish order in the country by means of peaceful talks, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Russia has delivered a total of 15 batteries...

Russia has delivered a total of 15 batteries of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to China, the manufacturer said on Friday.

Russia is ready to help Poland organize...

Russia is ready to help Poland organize events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre of Polish prisoners of war by the Soviet Union, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin described as "provocative" Georgian calls for deployment of international police force and peacekeepers in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Russian ice hockey players defeated the...

Russian ice hockey players defeated the Czech team 4-2 in the third and final game of the group stage at the Winter Olympic Games in Canada"s Vancouver.

Russian law-enforcement authorities raided...

Russian law-enforcement authorities raided the offices of Hewlett-Packard in Moscow to probe into allegations that its executives paid millions of U.S. dollars to win a government contract, a U.S. business paper reported on Thursday.

Russian multi-billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov...

Russian multi-billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov plans to launch mass production of inexpensive electric cars in Russia and has already received the backing of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a business daily reported on Wednesday.

Russian physicists at the Joint Institute...

Russian physicists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna have with U.S. colleagues successfully synthesized a new element, a leading researcher said on Wednesday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday identified the central planks of the country"s economic development in the next two years, putting the emphasis on maintaining macroeconomic stability and balancing the budget.

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won...

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won the third special stage of the legendary off-road Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires.

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) won on Saturday...

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) won on Saturday the first special stage of the legendary off-road Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, bringing his record of special stage victories in the truck category to 48, the official website of the rally said.

Russia"s Defense Ministry rubbished on Saturday...

Russia"s Defense Ministry rubbished on Saturday media reports of corruption linked to purchases of Daimler AG vehicles.

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko won the Olympic...

Russia"s Evgeni Plushenko won the Olympic silver medal in Vancouver in the men"s free skating competition, beat out by the U.S."s Evan Lysacek who took the gold medal.

Russia"s largest privately held oil company...

Russia"s largest privately held oil company, LUKoil, plans to drill the first exploration well at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq, LUKoil CEO Vagit Alekperov said on Wednesday.

Russia"s leading stock exchanges, MICEX...

Russia"s leading stock exchanges, MICEX and the RTS, opened on Monday with their key indexes going down on news of terrorist attacks in the Russian capital, but recovered soon afterwards.

Russia"s Post Service has proposed changing...

Russia"s Post Service has proposed changing the country"s International Post customs to round-the-clock operations to expedite postal deliveries to Russia, following delay complaints by global postal operators, a business daily reported on Wednesday.

Russia"s top ten billionaires have almost...

Russia"s top ten billionaires have almost doubled their aggregate wealth in 12 months to $139.3 billion, the Finans business magazine reported on Wednesday.

Russia"s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)...

Russia"s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on Monday it does not plan to enter a lucrative contract to replace the U.S. Air Force"s fleet of aerial tankers.

Russia urged Israel on Wednesday to end...

Russia urged Israel on Wednesday to end settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories and lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip to pave the way for the restart of peace talks.

Russia will give Kyrgyzstan a $20 mln grant...

Russia will give Kyrgyzstan a $20 mln grant and a $30 mln concessional loan to help stabilize the economic situation in the ex-Soviet republic after recent riots, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday.

South Korean skater Lee Jung-su won his...

South Korean skater Lee Jung-su won his second Vacouver gold in the men"s 1,000m event on the ninth day of the Games, and his compatriot Lee Ho-suk took the silver.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22 (RIA Novosti)...

ST. PETERSBURG, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - Close relatives of the crew of the Arctic Sea cargo ship have still not had any contacts with their loved ones, the wife of one of the sailors told RIA Novosti on Saturday. "As before, there is no communication. Everything we know is from what is shown on television," said the woman, who saw pictures of her husband on television after he arrived in Moscow on a Russian military plane. The Arctic Sea was found and freed by a Russian warship on Monday, more than two weeks after it disappeared. Eleven of the crew and eight suspected hijackers were flown to Russia from the Cape Verde islands on Thursday. The wife of another sailor, who apparently is among the four who remain on the ship while it is towed to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk for further investigation, said she has received no information on his fate. "So far, there has been no communication," she said. Russian investigators said on Friday that the sailors were being treated in strict accordance with the law and were free to move around as they pleased and make telephone calls if they wished. "Reports in a number of media outlets that the rights of participants in the criminal process have been infringed do not correspond to reality," the Investigations Committee said in a statement. The Maltese-flagged cargo vessel was found off Cape Verde on Monday with 15 Russian crewmembers and eight suspected hijackers on board. The ship was freed by the Russian Ladny missile frigate without a single shot being fired. A Moscow court on Friday sanctioned the detention of the suspected hijackers, who were taken straight to a high-security prison in Moscow after landing at a military airfield near the capital on Thursday.

Talks on introducing visa-free travel between...

Talks on introducing visa-free travel between Russia and the European Union are hindered by political issues, Russia"s EU envoy said on Friday.

The 30th anniversary of the Moscow Olympic...

The 30th anniversary of the Moscow Olympic Games will be celebrated under the aegis of the International sports forum “Russia – A Country of Sports” at the Luzhniki sports complex this year. The Russian president, Moscow mayor and renowned Russian athletes and cultural figures are expected to participate in the event.