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A combination of heavy snow and the build...

A combination of heavy snow and the build up to the New Year holidays saw some 9 million people use the Moscow metro on Tuesday.

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A dog infected with rabies had bitten dozens...

A dog infected with rabies had bitten dozens of people in southeastern Moscow before being caught in the local district of Zhulebino, a source in the local administration has said.

A man was shot dead in west Moscow on Saturday...

A man was shot dead in west Moscow on Saturday, a police source told RIA Novosti.

Amnesty International has called on Belarusian...

Amnesty International has called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to pass an immediate moratorium on the death penalty after it became known that two men were executed in Minsk last week.

An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter...

An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale has hit Haiti, a hospital and other buildings collapsed, casualties have been reported.

An international forum to discuss tiger...

An international forum to discuss tiger conservation efforts will be held on September 9-12 in Russia"s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, the Russian government said on Wednesday.

A Proton M carrier rocket bearing three...

A Proton M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass satellites will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on March 2, Russian space officials said on Monday.

At least 37 people died as two suspected...

At least 37 people died as two suspected terrorist bombs ripped through the central Moscow metro system during Monday morning"s rush hour, the emergencies ministry said.

BAKU, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - A two-day...

BAKU, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - A two-day international gas conference that opens Tuesday in Azerbaijan"s capital will in particular discuss the Nabucco pipeline, the event"s organizer said.

Belarus and Poland will soon finalize a...

Belarus and Poland will soon finalize a deal to simplify the issuing of visas to nationals of both countries, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bambiza said on Thursday.

Canada defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the final...

Canada defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the final men"s hockey match on the last day of the Vancouver Olympics, bringing the number of its gold medals to 14.

Canada"s internationally renowned Cirque...

Canada"s internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil plans to expand its activities in Russia, investing $30-50 million and creating a permanent show in the country, the vice chairman of the circus"s Russian office said Thursday.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov condemned...

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov condemned terrorist attacks that killed at least 37 people and injured at least another 65 in the Moscow subway early on Monday morning.

Eleven police officers were injured in a...

Eleven police officers were injured in a grenade attack on a police station in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, investigators said on Tuesday.

Gazprom signed a contract on Monday to increase...

Gazprom signed a contract on Monday to increase natural gas purchases from Uzbekistan by 4.25 billion to 15.5 billion cubic meters in 2010, the Russian state-controlled energy giant said.

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Investigators have opened a criminal case...

Investigators have opened a criminal case into Saturday"s fire in a business center in northern Moscow that killed the Russian capital"s chief firefighter, investigators said Sunday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heading to the U.S. city of New York to participate in a conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Voice of America reported.

Joseph Stalin"s grandson has called on Ukraine...

Joseph Stalin"s grandson has called on Ukraine to investigate the officials behind a court case in which the Soviet dictator was found guilty over the Holodomor famine, a Ukrainian daily said on Monday.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who fled the capital Bishkek amid violent opposition protests in which more than 70 people were killed, said on Thursday he had no real power, but refused to resign, local news agency 24.kg reported.

MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's TVEL, a subsidiary of state-controlled nuclear power company Atomenergoprom, has delivered its first shipment of nuclear fuel for Indian heavy-water reactors, Atomenergoprom said Friday.

MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Paris-based...

MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Paris-based international organization Reporters Without Borders strongly criticized on Wednesday the death of a journalist and the beating of a prominent human rights activist in Moscow. Sergei Protazanov, a reporter for the Grazhdanskoye Soglasie newspaper, based in the north Moscow suburb of Khimki, died in hospital on Monday, two days after he was beaten near his home. Police on Wednesday denied the reports of an attack on the journalist, saying his death occurred because of intoxication. They said Protazanov was found drunk near his home and hospitalized but released on Sunday. A medical expert said he died as a result of poisoning by an unknown substance. Lev Ponomaryov, leader of the For Human Rights movement and a member of the newly formed Solidarity opposition party, was attacked outside his east Moscow home on Tuesday. "Ponomaryov, executive director of Russia"s For Human Rights movement, was cruelly beaten by three unknown people at about 11:00 p.m. Moscow time [19:00 GMT]," the official"s colleagues said. Reporters Without Borders said on its website: "There seems to be no end to the appalling series of attacks on journalists, especially local journalists, and human rights activists. The authorities need to actively intervene instead of just issuing statements." "Journalists and human rights activists must not only enjoy the same right to safety as other citizens but should receive special protection because of the particularly useful nature of their contribution to Russian society," the organization said. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has been one of the most dangerous countries for reporters. The most high-profile slaying was the 2006 death of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In January, Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova was shot dead alongside lawyer Stanislav Markelov in downtown Moscow. Mikhail Beketov, editor-in-chief of the Khimki Pravda local newspaper, who fought a campaign to protect a forest near Moscow from destruction by developers, spent several weeks in coma after being badly beaten near his home in November.

MOSCOW. (Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti political...

MOSCOW. (Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti political commentator) - It is hard to tell how many drafts it took to finalize the speech on the Internet"s role in a global world, to be delivered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday night. She probably also wished to God she could stay away from this issue, which has unexpectedly become sensitive for the United States.

MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - Alexander...

MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - Alexander Khloponin, recently appointed deputy premier in charge of the volatile North Caucausus, has been included into the powerful inner Cabinet, the government said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - The number...

MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - The number of victims of flooding and rainstorms in southwest China"s Sichuan Province has risen to 22, while another seven people are missing, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

MOSCOW, June 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and...

MOSCOW, June 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Serbia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the removal of spent nuclear fuel from a Serbian research reactor, the Russian civilian nuclear power corporation said on Wednesday.

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

MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian businessman Georgy Krasnyansky is suing his former business partner at Eurocement Holding AG for a total of $600 million, with the latest $35-million claim registered with a Moscow Arbitration Court on Monday.

MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - A young...

MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - A young woman was injured on Thursday when a rubber bullet hit her after a row between two men in the Moscow subway turned violent, police said.

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A court in...

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A court in Portugal has returned a six-year-old girl, adopted by a Portuguese couple, to her Russian mother, Russia"s TV Channel Five said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) -- MTS, Russia"s...

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) -- MTS, Russia"s largest mobile phone operator, has reported a US GAAP net loss of $57.7 million.

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on Wednesday to discuss Russian gas supplies to Europe, the Russian government"s press service has said.

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

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his second state of the nation address to both houses of parliament in the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday.

MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Forming...

MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Forming a state monopoly to produce and sell alcohol could provoke a rise in bootlegging of spirits, Russia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has decided to extend a moratorium on human cloning that expired two years ago by five years, the health and social development minister said on Friday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - On December 29, 2010, a prototype Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter took off on its maiden flight at 11.19 a.m. in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia"s Far East.

MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian prosecutors have opened a probe into the suspected embezzlement of millions of dollars during the reconstruction of Moscow"s famed Bolshoi Theater.

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

MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The international community could still tighten sanctions against Iran, a senior member of the Russian parliament said on Monday.

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - More...

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - More than 1 trillion rubles ($33 billion) will be spent on the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russian resort city of Sochi, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday,

Moscow"s leading cultural figures signed...

Moscow"s leading cultural figures signed an unprecedented open letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urging him to take under his personal control the investigation into a car accident last week killing two people.

On December 8, the Russian aircraft corporation...

On December 8, the Russian aircraft corporation MiG, formerly called the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau, celebrates its 70th anniversary.

People ask me questions about Katyn warily...

People ask me questions about Katyn warily, as it is believed that Katyn is one of the most complicated issues being considered by the intergovernmental group on difficult problems in the history of Russian and Polish relations.

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Russia and the United States have again traded weapons threats.

Russia expects that the Gas Exporting Countries...

Russia expects that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), a "gas equivalent" of the OPEC oil cartel, will become an effective tool for coordinating the international gas industry, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton have discussed the new arms cuts treaty and the upcoming Mideast quartet meeting in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Russian police have seized 1.4 tons of sturgeon...

Russian police have seized 1.4 tons of sturgeon and 9 kg of caviar in two separate incidents, police said on Friday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has awarded...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has awarded a Moscow firefighter who died on Saturday while trying to save victims of a fire the title "Hero of Russia", the president"s spokesman said on Wednesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the lower house of Russia"s parliament a draft law offering compensation to those who have suffered from red tape in the courts, local media reported.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold on Tuesday two separate meetings with leaders of Armenia and Uzbekistan to discuss a wide range of cooperation issues.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit France on March 1-3 in order to discuss a range of international and bilateral issues with French top officials, the Russian president"s aid has said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia and Qatar, two of the world"s largest hydrocarbon producers, should coordinate their activity on global gas and oil markets.

Russian rescue workers and Chilean troops...

Russian rescue workers and Chilean troops have unloaded the first plane with humanitarian aid to Chile which has been devastated by a series of earthquakes.

Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly...

Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov has expressed the hope that he would bring Russia closer to hosting an F1 grand prix, according to Autosport.com.

Russia should give Kyrgyzstan more than...

Russia should give Kyrgyzstan more than $150 million aid, a first deputy prime minister in the interim government said on Monday following talks in Moscow.

Russia"s lower house of parliament, State...

Russia"s lower house of parliament, State Duma, adopted in the first reading on Friday a government bill extending a ban on human cloning.

Russia will continue to support China, including...

Russia will continue to support China, including on the "sensitive" issue of Taiwan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

Six people were killed when a bus crashed...

Six people were killed when a bus crashed into truck in Russia"s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan early on Thursday, regional emergencies officials said.

Somali pirates captured a Singaporean-owned...

Somali pirates captured a Singaporean-owned chemical tanker with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden on the first day of 2010.

ST PETERSBURG, October 6, (RIA Novosti)...

ST PETERSBURG, October 6, (RIA Novosti) - On Wednesday, in the northern capital, as the city on the Neva is figuratively described in Russia, events will be held to mark three anniversary dates in the life of the famous St Petersburg family of the Roerichs: the 130th birth anniversary of Nicholas Roerich (died in 1947), the 125th birth anniversary of his wife, Helena Roerich (died in 1955), and the 100th birth anniversary of their son Svyatoslav Roerich (died in 1993), reported the press-service of the Russian National Library, or RNB. The opening event will be a book illustration exhibition called "The Empire of the Roerichs" in the RNB, which will feature books written by the Roerichs and reproductions of their paintings. Besides, the library will host the representation of a media programme devoted to the Roerich family. The follow-up event will be the 4th international theoretical and practical conference "Roerich Legacy", which will be held from October 7 to 9 in St Petersburg State University, or SPbGU. The theme of this year"s conference will be "Protection of Cultural Property: St Petersburg Traditions". Its participants will discuss legal initiatives in culture and tell of a study of the cities and towns that were included on the itinerary of Nicholas Roerich"s historical and artistic trip undertaken in 1903-1904. It was stressed at the information department of the SPbGU that the conference is included in a programme of anniversary events of the Ministry of Culture and Mass Media of Russia devoted to the 100th birth anniversary of Svyatoslav Roerich and the 130th birth anniversary of Nicholas Roerich. In addition, within the framework of events devoted to the jubilee of the Roerich family, the traditional Nicholas Roerich international prize will be awarded. The St Petersburg Roerich family made a weighty contribution to the preservation of world culture. A result of the study by Nicholas Roerich of world culture was a pact on the international protection of monuments of culture during military operations, which served as the basis for the adoption in 1954 of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. In 1929, jointly with his other son, Indologist Yury Roerich (1902-60), Nicholas Roerich founded the Himalayan Research Institute in Naggar - Urusvati. Nicholas Roerich"s wife Helena took part in his trans-Himalayan and Central Asian expeditions. In 1924, together with her husband, she settled in India, and developed agni-yoga, or the "living ethics" teaching, based on Indian spiritual tradition. The International Roerich Centre has existed in Moscow since 1991.

The 2010 Winter Olympics were declared closed...

The 2010 Winter Olympics were declared closed during a ceremony at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver, and the baton has been passed to Sochi, where the next Winter Games will take place in 2014.

The chief of the Russian General staff expressed...

The chief of the Russian General staff expressed on Wednesday concern over the expansion of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Eastern Europe.

The conflict between Russia"s ruling pro-Kremlin...

The conflict between Russia"s ruling pro-Kremlin party United Russia and upper house speaker Sergei Mironov over the latter"s disagreement with the prime minister ended peacefully when the sides signed an agreement.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has used his Christmas message to say that the country has been progressing despite the global financial crisis.

The number of people killed in the Bishkek...

The number of people killed in the Bishkek clashes has increased to at least 40, while some 400 are injured, the Kyrgyz health ministry said on Wednesday.

The owner of a lynx, which was found near...

The owner of a lynx, which was found near a waste bin at a plant in northwest Moscow earlier, has been found, a spokesman for the city"s animal rights center said on Friday.

The Paris Club has agreed to cancel the...

The Paris Club has agreed to cancel the $1.026 billion debt owed to it by Afghanistan, a press release published on the site of the informal financial group on Wednesday said.

The party of former Ukrainian premier Yulia...

The party of former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko may be forced to attack its opponents during a debate on the ratification of a deal to extend the lease of a Russian naval base, a lawmaker said on Monday.

There will be no monument to Joseph Stalin...

There will be no monument to Joseph Stalin in Irkutsk, despite demands from World War II veterans to honor the Soviet dictator, the mayor of the East Siberian city said.

The Russian government approved on Thursday...

The Russian government approved on Thursday a national energy strategy until 2030 that envisages raising oil output up to 530-535 million metric tons from last year"s 488 million.

The Russian president said on Wednesday...

The Russian president said on Wednesday that the clashes in Kyrgyzstan were an extreme form of public protest and called the Central Asian country Russia"s strategic partner, Dmitry Medvedev"s press secretary said.

The Russian Prosecutor"s Office asked on...

The Russian Prosecutor"s Office asked on Tuesday witnesses of the blasts that hit the Moscow subway, leaving dozens dead and injured, to provide investigators with information that could help find the organizers of the bombings.

The Russian representative office in the...

The Russian representative office in the Vatican, will change its diplomatic status and become a full-fledged embassy, the Russian government said on its Web site on Saturday.

The second conference in the Russian-Chinese...

The second conference in the Russian-Chinese section of the Valdai International Discussion Club took place in Beijing. It was organized by RIA Novosti, the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (SVOP) and the Chinese Institute of International Strategic Studies (CIISS).

This month Romania has been a source of...

This month Romania has been a source of unpleasant news for Moscow. President Traian Basescu agreed to host ground-based medium-range missile interceptors on Romanian territory as part of the U.S. missile defense project. The plans call for the ground-based version of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (Aegis BMD) with SM-3 missiles to be deployed in Romania by 2015.