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A group of NATO experts will visit Moscow...

A group of NATO experts will visit Moscow on February 10 to discuss the alliance"s future plans, NATO official representative James Appathurai said on Tuesday.

A project group under the presidential council...

A project group under the presidential council for financial markets will oversee Russia"s efforts to establish an international financial center in Moscow, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday.

A temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius (46.76...

A temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius (46.76 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in Moscow on Thursday, the highest ever for December 3, a spokesman for the Moscow meteorological bureau said.

Britain and the U.S. have agreed to join...

Britain and the U.S. have agreed to join forces in a fight against Islamist groups in Yemen, BBC said.

By Jan Carnogursky

Canada"s Christine Nesbitt brought her country...

Canada"s Christine Nesbitt brought her country the third 2010 Winter Olympics gold after winning in Speed Skating ladies" 1,000 meters.

China said on Thursday that discussions...

China said on Thursday that discussions of new sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program could undermine the efforts to resolve the issue using diplomacy.

Despite minor disagreements, the U.S. and...

Despite minor disagreements, the U.S. and Russia are working "actively" to shape a common anti-drug policy in Afghanistan, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday.

Finland"s team defeated Germany 5-0 in men"s...

Finland"s team defeated Germany 5-0 in men"s preliminary round ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics on Friday.

For the first time in the history of space...

For the first time in the history of space exploration two astronauts will celebrate their birthdays on board the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.

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.

Gas extraction from shale deposits, seen...

Gas extraction from shale deposits, seen as an alternative to conventional gas production, still remains commercially unprofitable, the energy program director of Greenpeace Russia said on Tuesday.

Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian...

Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Tuesday its U.S. GAAP net profit decreased 50% year-on-year in January-September 2009 to $2.38 billion.

Gazprom"s gas exports declined 13.4% in...

Gazprom"s gas exports declined 13.4% in 2009, year-on-year, to 205.8 billion cu m amid reduced natural gas demand, the Russian energy giant said on Monday.

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.

Guus Hiddink will take charge of the Russian...

Guus Hiddink will take charge of the Russian national team for one last time on Wednesday evening when the side face Hungary in a friendly.

Injury-stricken ice-hockey club CSKA Moscow...

Injury-stricken ice-hockey club CSKA Moscow have signed legendary player, and current club president, Vyacheslav Fetisov, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

KRASNOGORSK (Moscow Region), February 5...

KRASNOGORSK (Moscow Region), February 5 - Foreign investment in the Moscow Region’s economy reached $4.3 billion in 2009, Moscow Region foreign economic relations minister Tigran Karakhanov said.

Maintaining macroeconomic stability and...

Maintaining macroeconomic stability and balancing the budget are key areas for Russia"s economic development in the next two years, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, April 28 (RIA Novosti) - Lokomotiv...

MOSCOW, April 28 (RIA Novosti) - Lokomotiv became the second Moscow club in a month to dismiss their trainer after Rashid Rakhimov was fired on Tuesday. Former Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Vladimir Maminov will take over as caretaker manager. A statement on the club"s official website gave no reason for the decision, but speculation had been rife that the 2002 and 2004 Russian champions would part ways with the 44-year-old Tajikistan-born coach after the team was beaten 1-0 at home by newly promoted Kuban at the weekend. The defeat left Lokomotiv, the last Russian club to reach the group stages of the Champions League, in 12th place in the 16-team Premier League. Rakhimov"s dismissal comes less than two weeks after Spartak Moscow fired Danish coach Michael Laudrup over "unsatisfactory results." Spartak have won both of their games since general manager Valery Karpin came out of the boardroom to take control.

MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - Two of...

MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - Two of the eight men detained last week on suspicion of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship have launched an appeal against their arrest, a spokeswoman for the Moscow City Court said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a government resolution on Friday increasing from September 1 Urals oil export duty to $238.6 per metric ton from the current $222.

MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Heavy...

MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Heavy snowfalls in Moscow and the surrounding Moscow Region caused more than 6,000 traffic accidents over the weekend, which resulted in 24 deaths, local traffic police said on Monday. (VIDEO, IMAGES)

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Establishing...

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - Establishing naval facilities in foreign countries will not replace Russia's Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol, former fleet commanders said on Tuesday.

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, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Portuguese...

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Portuguese law enforcement bodies have seized a record 760 kg (1,675 lbs) of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled in the country, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.

MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will...

MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will provide nuclear fuel for a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant in Bulgaria until 2020, a Russian supplier said Thursday.

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - A Proton-M...

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - A Proton-M rocket with a ProtoStar-2 telecommunication satellite has lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Russia"s space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.

MOSCOW, May 5 (RIA Novosti) - An American...

MOSCOW, May 5 (RIA Novosti) - An American woman may become the first female space tourist after being chosen as backup to a Japanese man expected to blast off this fall, Russia"s space agency said Friday.

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

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will produce next-generation nuclear reactors and new types of nuclear fuel by 2014, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

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

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) - The penultimate weekend of Russian Premier League soccer saw Dynamo Moscow clinch a 2009/10 Champions League spot with a 1-1 draw at 2007 title winners Zenit.

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

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Rescuers have found flight recorders from a Russian Interior Ministry plane that crashed in Yakutia in the Far East early on Sunday, killing all eleven crewmembers, the TV channel Vesti said on its website.

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

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed amendments to the criminal law stipulating criminal liability for offences damaging investors" rights on the securities market, the Kremlin press office said on Sunday.

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

MOSCOW, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian oil and petrochemical exporters posted a 45% decrease in revenue in the first nine months of 2009 to $129 billion, the finance minister told the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia must look into the implications of genetically- modified food and make sure they are safe before widely introducing them, a group of experts attending a seminar on the issue said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-British...

MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP said on Tuesday its U.S. GAAP net profit had increased 34% year-on-year in July-September 2009 to $1.7 billion.

MOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti) -- The...

MOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti) -- The cargo for space shuttle Atlantis" mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a launch pad and will be installed into the shuttle"s payload bay, NASA has said.

MOSCOW. (Pyotr Goncharov for RIA Novosti)...

MOSCOW. (Pyotr Goncharov for RIA Novosti) - Before rising for recess, the Federation Council came up with a new initiative: to introduce life imprisonment for wholesale drug dealers. The question was discussed at a meeting between the house"s top leadership and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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.

MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s state-owned oil company Rosneft is prepared to study all offers to buy new assets, the company"s CEO said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The development of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, has involved over 700 Russian physicists from 12 research institutes, a project coordinator said Monday. (Large Hadron Collider - Image gallery) (VIDEO)

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

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP will hold an initial public offering after 2010, Viktor Vekselberg, one of the four major Russian shareholders in the company, said Tuesday. The British oil giant and the Alfa Access-Renova consortium of Russian billionaire shareholders signed last week a memorandum of understanding that should put an end to their protracted dispute over the joint oil venture"s management. It includes an option to sell up to 20% of a TNK-BP subsidiary through an IPO on international financial markets. The deal is a concession by BP to a number of its Russian partners" demands, including the removal of BP-appointed chief executive Robert Dudley, whom they accused of acting in only BP"s interests, and the appointment of three independent executives. The British oil major earlier accused the Russian shareholders of orchestrating a state harassment campaign against TNK-BP, Russia"s third largest producer, and seeking to seize control of the venture.

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) -...

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) - A black hole will appear in mid-July on the border between France and Switzerland, swallowing up first Europe and then the entire planet. Such are the apocalyptic forecasts being made ahead of the scheduled launching, in three weeks, of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti)

Only two of the 39 people who died in Monday...

Only two of the 39 people who died in Monday morning"s blasts in the Moscow metro system have yet to be identified, Russia"s emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has...

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has handed control over the country"s nuclear arsenal to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Dawn newspaper has said in its online edition.

Police in Mexico have arrested a leader...

Police in Mexico have arrested a leader of a key drug gang, the local Universal newspaper has said.

RUSSIA

Russia and Belarus will continue discussions...

Russia and Belarus will continue discussions on Monday as they attempt to resolve differences over the supply and transit of oil in 2010, an aide to Russia"s energy minister said on Sunday.

Russia and NATO chiefs of general staffs...

Russia and NATO chiefs of general staffs will meet on Tuesday to discuss a 2010 military cooperation plan for the first time since the improvement in ties between Russia and the alliance.

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 carried out on Friday the first flight...

Russia carried out on Friday the first flight test of its fifth-generation fighter and revealed some details of its concept and design.

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.

Russian national coach Guus Hiddink will...

Russian national coach Guus Hiddink will not manage the Ivory Coast at this summer"s World Cup, the Dutch trainer said in a newspaper column on Saturday.

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 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 on Wednesday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday sent his condolences to his Haitian counterpart Rene Preval over the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Kremlin said.

Russian prosecutors have not yet received...

Russian prosecutors have not yet received information from Dresden, Germany, on corrupt practices at the high-tech corporation Hewlett-Packard, the Russian prosecutor general said on Wednesday.

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova"s mother...

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova"s mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after her 5-year-old son fell out of a window and was injured, the U.S. entertainment news website TMZ reported.

Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin intends...

Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin intends to contribute his entire fortune to charity when he dies, following in the footsteps of U.S. multibillionaire Bill Gates, a business daily reported on Tuesday.

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won...

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won the second special stage of the legendary off-road Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, strengthening his leadership in the race.

Russia"s athletes won three bronze medals...

Russia"s athletes won three bronze medals on the 11th day of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, in ice dance and the ladies" and men"s freestyle cross country skiing relays.

Russia"s women curling team was defeated...

Russia"s women curling team was defeated by Switzerland 5-8 on the eighth day of Vancouver Games on Friday.

Russia wants to increase its share in the...

Russia wants to increase its share in the global space market by building a new space center, the head of Russia"s Energia space corporation said on Friday.

Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted 49%...

Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted 49% in 2009 from the previous year"s record high to 1.46 million vehicles, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) reported on Thursday.

Seth Wescott brought the United States its...

Seth Wescott brought the United States its second Olympic Games gold medal after winning the men"s Snowboard Cross competition in Canada.

Sidney Crosby"s scored goal in game winning...

Sidney Crosby"s scored goal in game winning shootout brought Canada a narrow victory against Switzerland 3-2 at the ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Swiss Dario Cologna won gold at the 2010...

Swiss Dario Cologna won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games in 15 km free style Cross Country, finishing almost half a minute ahead of his closest contender.

The chemical element with the atomic number...

The chemical element with the atomic number 112 has been officially registered under the permanent name "Copernicium," a leading scientist said on Friday.

The head of Russia"s Orthodox Church warned...

The head of Russia"s Orthodox Church warned on Friday against rushing to accuse "individuals or groups" of the murder of a priest in Moscow.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has registered Russia"s national Cyrillic domain as .аЂа„, the Russian Press and Communications Ministry said on Friday.

The orbital altitude of the International...

The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) will be boosted by 1.7 kilometers (about a mile) on March 24, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said on Tuesday.

The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP...

The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP has confirmed its readiness to sell a huge Siberian gas field after several years of attempts to recoup its investments, a business daily reported on Wednesday.

The Russian Football Union confirmed on...

The Russian Football Union confirmed on Saturday that Guus Hiddink will step down as national team coach in June, but the Dutchman apparently caught out his employers with the revelation in a newspaper column earlier in the day.

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.

The Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer will...

The Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer will rejoin Russia"s Northern Fleet after an 18-year overhaul, a spokesman for the Severnaya Verf shipyard said on Monday.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he...

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will keep his election campaign promise to have all of his country"s combat troops home from Iraq by the end of this August.

ussian President Dmitry Medvedev and his...

ussian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama held on Wednesday a "constructive and friendly" phone conversation about a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, the Kremlin said.

U.S. speed skater Shani Davis has won the...

U.S. speed skater Shani Davis has won the Olympic gold in the men"s 1000m, and his compatriot Chad Hedrick took the bronze.

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