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A fire has broken out at the student halls...
A fire has broken out at the student halls of a Moscow university, and an evacuation is underway, a police source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
A Russian court has sentenced a man who...
A Russian court has sentenced a man who illegally cut rare species of trees to nearly four years behind bars, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Friday, praising the unusually harsh sentence.
A senior Russian MP lashed out on Wednesday...
A senior Russian MP lashed out on Wednesday at Russian media coverage of road accidents, crimes and terrorist attacks, saying it was "dividing" society.
As the Ukrainian opposition fought against...
As the Ukrainian opposition fought against a deal extending Russia"s use of a naval base in Crimea, 75 Russian paratroopers headed for Kiev on Tuesday to take part in Ukraine"s Victory Day celebrations.
A woman who hid Anne Frank and her family...
A woman who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam during WWII and found her diaries, has died at the age of 100, Israeli Haaretz newspaper said on Tuesday.
CHISINAU, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Moldova...
CHISINAU, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Moldova will seek to develop cooperation with Russia and ask the Russian authorities to provide it with a loan, the Moldovan vice premier said ahead of his visit to Moscow on Friday.
CSKA Moscow"s victory in Spain will inspire...
CSKA Moscow"s victory in Spain will inspire Rubin when they face Wolfsburg on Thursday for a place in the Europa League quarterfinals, the Russian champions" coach Kurban Berdyev said on Wednesday.
Five soldiers have been killed and six injured...
Five soldiers have been killed and six injured in clashes with militants in Russia"s troubled southern republic of Chechnya, a police source said on Friday.
Foreign states have described the blasts...
Foreign states have described the blasts on Monday morning in Moscow"s subway, which killed over 30 people, as "cowardly attacks" and expressed their condolences to victims in messages of compassion and support for Russia.
French warship has destroyed a pirate mother...
French warship has destroyed a pirate mother ship some 438 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia, the EU Naval Force Public Affairs Office has said.
Georgian opposition parties said on Thursday...
Georgian opposition parties said on Thursday they will sue Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and TV channel head Georgy Arveladze over a faked report about a Russian invasion of Georgia.
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russian officials are unaware of any plans to hold popular French and Russian international air shows together, a deputy general director of Russia's Aviasalon company said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) - The value of Russian art sold by Christie's in 2008 fell 59% compared with the year before to $59 million, the Kommersant business daily said on Friday, citing results issued by the auction house.
MOSCOW. (Igor Tomberg for RIA Novosti) -...
MOSCOW. (Igor Tomberg for RIA Novosti) - On the sidelines of the Russian President's visit to India, state-run Russian company Rosneft, and state-owned Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) signed a memorandum on expanding cooperation.
MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Serena...
MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Serena Williams swept past Russia's Dinara Safina in less than an hour on Saturday evening in Melbourne to win the Australian Open title for a fourth time.
MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians...
MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians polled in a recent survey approve the activities of the president and prime minister, a pollster said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - Patriarch...
MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Church, arrived in Ukraine"s capital on Monday for what he called a "pilgrimage" to the birthplace of Russian Orthodoxy.
MOSCOW, July 5 (RIA Novosti) - The government...
MOSCOW, July 5 (RIA Novosti) - The government will formulate proposals on establishing a state monopoly on the wholesale of ethyl alcohol by fall, Economic Development Minister German Gref told a Tuesday news conference.
MOSCOW, June 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-born...
MOSCOW, June 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik"s Access Industries will buy 51% of Dublin-based broadcaster Setanta Sports to save it from bankruptcy, The Times reported Saturday.
MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow"s...
MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow"s most expensive rental apartment costs over 1.5 million rubles ($50,000) per month, a spokesman for the DOKI Real Estate Agency said on Monday.
MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) - At least...
MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) - At least 10 people were killed on Saturday morning in a suicide bomb attack at a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, police say.
MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - The lower...
MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - The lower house of Russia"s parliament has adopted in its third reading a bill to give the upper house the right to directly appoint the head of the Constitutional Court, who will be nominated by the president.
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Serbian government declared a three-day national mourning period starting Monday after the country"s Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch Pavle, died at 95 on Sunday.
MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - A second...
MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - A second powerful quake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale has been registered near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website on Thursday.
MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...
MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s United Aircraft Corporation has bought a 100% interest in the MiG aircraft making corporation, UAC said on Friday.
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia, India and China have proposed to develop a collective strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and expect a positive answer from the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - The wife...
MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - The wife of Moscow"s mayor, the richest woman in Russia, is suing a former Russian deputy prime minister for defamation, her construction company said on Friday.
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - The Pacific...
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert for southwestern Pacific countries over a powerful quake in Vanuatu.
Moscow police are sparing no effort to track...
Moscow police are sparing no effort to track down the people who shot dead an officer and critically injured another early on Saturday, a police spokesperson told RIA Novosti.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Tatyana...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Tatyana Sinitsyna) - There are more than three million people who were born as test tube babies, that is, with the help of biomedical reproductive technologies.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Like every other Afghanistan conference, the sixth conference in London on January 28 did not discuss the country"s opium problem.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov)
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov)
MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - The...
MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - The Council of Europe"s commissioner for human rights, who arrived with an official visit to Russia last week, is heading on Monday to Russia"s North Caucasus republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia.
NATO"s secretary-general reiterated on Wednesday...
NATO"s secretary-general reiterated on Wednesday his call for closer cooperation with Russia on the issue of the European missile defense.
On February 24, Russia"s Pacific Fleet dispatched...
On February 24, Russia"s Pacific Fleet dispatched the large anti-submarine warship Marshal Shaposhnikov, a rescue tugboat and the Pechenga tanker to fight pirates off the Somali coast.
Poland expressed on Saturday satisfaction...
Poland expressed on Saturday satisfaction with the Russian investigation into a crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski on April 10.
Police have defused three explosive devices...
Police have defused three explosive devices near an Interior Ministry office in the center of Nazran, Ingushetia"s main city, a police official in the volatile southern Russian republic said on Thursday.
Relatives of a Russian opposition activist...
Relatives of a Russian opposition activist shot dead in October were killed when a car exploded in the republic of Ingushetia, a police official said on Thursday.
Restrictions on Russia"s access to the development...
Restrictions on Russia"s access to the development of hydrocarbon fields in the Arctic, which accounts for over 25% of global oil and gas reserves, is unacceptable, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Roman Pavlyuchenko"s former club Spartak...
Roman Pavlyuchenko"s former club Spartak Moscow are unwilling to pay Tottenham Hotspur"s asking price of 15 million pounds ($24.3 million) to bring the unsettled international back to Russia.
Rubin Kazan lost 2-0 away to Italian champion...
Rubin Kazan lost 2-0 away to Italian champion Inter on Wednesday and will miss out on their first attempt to conquer the Champions League.
Rubin Kazan take on Italian champions Inter...
Rubin Kazan take on Italian champions Inter in Milan on Wednesday evening seeking another famous away win to stay in Europe"s most prestigious club tournament.
Russia and India are expected to sign three...
Russia and India are expected to sign three contracts in military technical cooperation totaling $4 billion, including retrofitting the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin"s visit to India, Vedomosti Russian daily reported.
Russian dealers have sold some 7,000 cars...
Russian dealers have sold some 7,000 cars as part of a new car scrapping program since it was launched a week ago, an Industry and Trade Ministry official said Tuesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday they hoped a new nuclear disarmament agreement replacing the START 1 treaty will be signed soon.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma a bill establishing restrictions on preliminary voting, where those who cannot vote on election day cast their ballots early, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded on Monday that the government prevent a further rise in spending on infrastructure projects and ordered the dismissal of the officials responsible for mounting expenses.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Moscow on March 25, Putin"s press secretary said on Tuesday.
Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines...
Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines on Siemens AG for several technical problems experienced by a high-speed train built by the German engineering giant for Russia, the RZD chief said.
Russian servicemen will participate in the...
Russian servicemen will participate in the May 9 Victory Day parade in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, a top Russian military official said on Monday.
Russia"s envoy to NATO promised on Friday...
Russia"s envoy to NATO promised on Friday to give $1 million to anyone who can prove that the alliance"s plans regarding Russia are peaceful.
Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly...
Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov said on Wednesday he will wear a black armband during his next race in memory of the victims of the two terrorist attacks in downtown Moscow.
Russia"s powerful prime minister, Vladimir...
Russia"s powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, said on Friday totalitarianism and Ukrainian-style political chaos are equally unacceptable for Russia.
Russia will mark the 65th anniversary of...
Russia will mark the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany with its biggest ever post-Soviet demonstration of military hardware, a respected daily said on Thursday.
Serbian international Milos Krasic’s...
Serbian international Milos Krasic’s agent has denied media reports that his client has signed a preliminary deal to move to Liverpool this summer.
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim was born in America...
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim was born in America on February 5, 1840, emigrated to Britain 1881 and adopted British citizenship in 1899. Over his long career, Maxim is credited with over a thousand different inventions and received patents for 270 of them. He also designed a steam-fuelled aircraft, was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and claimed to have invented the light bulb.
Somali pirates hijacked on Tuesday a Turkish...
Somali pirates hijacked on Tuesday a Turkish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far away from the area where they normally carry out their attacks on commercial vessels, the EU Naval Force Somalia said in a statement.
Sony Corp. and Michael Jackson"s heirs have...
Sony Corp. and Michael Jackson"s heirs have signed a record-breaking deal, the Wall Street Journal said citing sources "familiar with the terms."
Terrorism is suspected as the cause of the...
Terrorism is suspected as the cause of the two blasts that tore through the central Moscow metro system during Monday morning"s rush hour killing at least 32 people, Russia"s top investigator said.
The acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu...
The acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu said he will not come to Moscow for this year"s Victory Day celebrations as he does not associate himself with the winning side of World War II, a Russian respected daily said on Monday.
The average size of a bribe in Russia nearly...
The average size of a bribe in Russia nearly tripled between 2008 and 2009, despite a weakened global economic climate, a Russian Interior Ministry report published on Thursday said.
The CHETRA-SPC company will present for...
The CHETRA-SPC company will present for the first time SISU diesel motors assembled with Finnish technology at the AgroWorld Uzbekistan 2010 exhibition.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake...
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck Chile earlier on Saturday has risen to 78, the local TV channel 24 said.
The death toll from swine flu outbreak has...
The death toll from swine flu outbreak has risen by 1,000 over the last five days and reached 11,516, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
The final stage of construction of Iran"s...
The final stage of construction of Iran"s Bushehr nuclear power plant is moving forward at a good pace, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was told on Saturday.
The first 10 Pantsir S1 (SA-22 Greyhound)...
The first 10 Pantsir S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) antiaircraft surface-to-air missile systems entered service with the Russian Air Force, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral...
The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Civil Society Working Group was held in Washington on January 27. The group is part of a larger effort begun last summer by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to reset relations between the two countries and explore new opportunities for partnership. The two co-chairs of the group are Michael McFaul, special assistant to Obama and senior director for Russian affairs at the National Security Council, and Vladislav Surkov, first deputy chairman of the Russian presidential administration.
The head of Russian energy giant Gazprom...
The head of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that Russia expects no problems with Ukraine"s payment for Russian natural gas in December.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Christians to have an optimistic view of life in the New Year.
The number of Russian conscripts evading...
The number of Russian conscripts evading military service has significantly increased while the courts refuse to bring them to justice, a deputy chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.
The president of Russia"s Volga Republic...
The president of Russia"s Volga Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiyev, said he would not seek a fifth presidential term and would step down in March.
The presidents of Russia and the U.S., Dmitry...
The presidents of Russia and the U.S., Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, agreed on Friday to sign a new arms reduction treaty in Prague on April 8, the White House said in a statement.
The replacement of Soviet-made MiG-21 Lancer...
The replacement of Soviet-made MiG-21 Lancer fighters with second-hand U.S. F-16 Falcon jets will cost Romania around $1.3 billion, the Romanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The Russian Airborne Troops will receive...
The Russian Airborne Troops will receive a variety of advanced weaponry, including BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicles (AIFV), in the next few years, the Airborne Troops commander said.
The scandal over the death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh...
The scandal over the death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas military commander murdered in his hotel room in Dubai, has not subsided, contrary to the expectations of many people around the world.
The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Thursday...
The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Thursday handed to Russian officials a medallion belonging to Russia"s last emperor stolen from Russia"s largest museum in 2006.
Three police officers have been shot dead...
Three police officers have been shot dead by militants during a special operation in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a police source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Two people were killed and at least 12 injured...
Two people were killed and at least 12 injured in a head-on collision between a minivan taxi and a car in the east of the Russian capital on Thursday, a source in the local police department said.
Ukrainian cooperation with Russia will help...
Ukrainian cooperation with Russia will help to boost Ukrainian aviation industry, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon expressed...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon expressed the international organization"s readiness to work with the new Kyrgyz leadership, the General Secretary"s spokesman has said.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday in the Gaza Strip as part of a Middle East tour aimed at reviving the peace process.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is starting...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is starting an official visit to Russia on Wednesday to hold talks with the Russian leadership and attend a Middle East Quartet meeting.
Washington says it is ready to be engaged...
Washington says it is ready to be engaged in the Six Party talks as soon as North Korea decides to resume the stalled negotiations, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.