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A consortium led by Russia"s largest independent...

A consortium led by Russia"s largest independent crude producer LUKoil is expected to sign a contract with Iraq on Sunday to develop the West Qurna-2 oil field.

A delegation of top-ranking Bolivian officials...

A delegation of top-ranking Bolivian officials will visit Moscow on April 26 for talks on energy, military and industrial cooperation, Bolivian President Evo Morales has said.

A Dubai court sentenced on Monday two men...

A Dubai court sentenced on Monday two men to 25 years in prison for their roles in the murder of the commander of a Russian Defense Ministry battalion in Chechnya.

A Eurostar train is stuck in the Channel...

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

Almost 1,800 passengers of the Russian air...

Almost 1,800 passengers of the Russian air company VIM-Avia have been stranded at French Alps Chambery airport due to heavy snow, a company"s spokeswoman said on Sunday.

An agreement on cooperation in the monitoring...

An agreement on cooperation in the monitoring of corruption in Russia and the U.S. was reached between Russian negotiators and Transparency International during the first session of the Russian-U.S. working group on civil society, held in Washington on Wednesday.

An emergencies ministry plane carrying a...

An emergencies ministry plane carrying a Russian rescue team to quake-hit Haiti took off from an airfield near Moscow on Thursday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

A new Russian-U.S. arms control treaty will...

A new Russian-U.S. arms control treaty will not impair Russia"s defense capability, a top Russian military official said Wednesday.

A plane carrying Russian doctors who treated...

A plane carrying Russian doctors who treated residents of quake-hit Haiti took off Saturday and is expected to land Sunday morning at Ramenskoye airport near Moscow, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

A Russian photojournalist has won an award...

A Russian photojournalist has won an award in one of the most prestigious international photo contests, the Sony World Photography Awards 2010 in Cannes, France, in the category Commercial/Music.

Athletes of the Chilean Olympic team in...

Athletes of the Chilean Olympic team in Canada decided to skip Sunday"s closing ceremony and immediately return to their country, which was devastated by a strong quake, the USA Today reported.

CAIRO/MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti)...

CAIRO/MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo on Monday to sign a memorandum on establishing a Russian-Arab cooperation forum.

Costs of Russia"s rescue operation in Haiti...

Costs of Russia"s rescue operation in Haiti, hit by a devastating quake last week, stand at $5 million, the Russian foreign ministry said on its website on Thursday.

Doctors took out scissors from a 60-year-old...

Doctors took out scissors from a 60-year-old Indian man"s stomach, which a doctor had forgotten to remove after an operation two years ago, Indian media reported on Saturday.

Energy cooperation and the demarcation of...

Energy cooperation and the demarcation of Russian-Norwegian maritime borders will be the key issues during talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Norway"s top officials on April 26-27 in Oslo, the Russian presidential aide has said.

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.

Fugitive Russian businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin...

Fugitive Russian businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin may be detained, if he comes to his mother"s funeral in Moscow, a police source said on Sunday.

Hamas has indicated a desire to continue...

Hamas has indicated a desire to continue working with Russia on Middle East peace efforts, the group"s foreign issues spokesman said on Monday.

Iran has overhauled and modernized its warplanes...

Iran has overhauled and modernized its warplanes, including the "sophisticated" F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, an Iranian military official said on Tuesday.

It appears that Russian-French talks on...

It appears that Russian-French talks on buying a Mistral-class amphibious-assault ship and building three other similar ships at Russian shipyards have now entered their final stage.

MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's lower house of parliament approved on Wednesday a bill restricting foreign investors' access to key sectors of the Russian economy.

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Suspected...

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Suspected pirates seized by a Russian warship off the Somali coast earlier this week could be tried in Russia, media said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - A strong...

MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - A strong Russia side lost 3-2 to Argentina on Wednesday evening despite taking an early lead in an entertaining friendly in Moscow.

MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - Dutch...

MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat, dismissed by Zenit St. Petersburg after a series of poor results, paid a final visit to the club on Friday, the Russian side said on its official website.

MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti) - A cargo...

MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti) - A cargo ship with Russian crew has gone missing off Portugal"s Atlantic coast, the Russian maritime journal Sovfrakht reported on Sunday.

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) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Air Force said Thursday a group of four strategic missile aircraft achieved their objectives in a major Navy and Air Force exercise off Russia's Arctic coast.

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, June 4 (RIA Novosti) - Interpol...

MOSCOW, June 4 (RIA Novosti) - Interpol has issued warrants for the arrests of seven people in connection with the murder of Sulim Yamadayev, a Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Sulim Yamadayev...

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Sulim Yamadayev survived an attempt on his life and has sworn to take revenge on Chechnya"s leader, a Russian daily said on Wednesday, citing the former Chechen military commander"s brother. Russia"s consul general in Dubai questioned the report on Wednesday, saying police had said Yamadayev was shot dead on March 28 in the car park of a luxury seaside apartment block in Dubai, and buried at a local cemetery. The Kommersant newspaper reported that Sulim had tried to declare a vendetta against President Ramzan Kadyrov and his cousin, State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov, via an influential Muslim cleric in Chechnya. However, Isa Yamadayev told the paper that the mullah refused to convey the message to the clan, as is required by tradition. Mullah Nurid-hadzhi Kimayev in the Russian North Caucasus republic"s second largest city Gudermes confirmed he received a phone call several days ago from a man who claimed to be Sulim. "I lived next door to the Yamadayev brothers for a long time, and I know the family very well. But I have not seen or heard from Sulim for years and could not be sure I was speaking to him," the cleric told the paper, adding he would not have conveyed the message anyway as he did not want to be part of a blood feud. Sulim, who served as the commander of Russia"s Vostok battalion in Chechnya, fled the republic last year after a clash between his troops and Kadyrov"s guards. The paper said "the procedure was not observed" and as a result the blood feud was not "formally" declared. Isa Yamadayev told the paper he personally would seek legal punishment for those behind the attempt on Sulim and the murder of their elder brother Ruslan in Moscow last September. In the latter case, Russian police have arrested one suspect, a driver, and several Chechens, including Delimkhanov, have been put on an international wanted list as part of the probe into the Dubai shooting. The lawmaker strongly denied any involvement in the case. Russia"s constitution does not allow the extradition of Russian nationals accused of crimes in other countries. Isa said Sulim was only injured and is now in a Dubai hospital under police guard, adding that they were in contact via the Internet, the paper reported. The Russian consul general in Dubai, Sergei Krasnogor, said: "Dubai police officials, including the police chief, have repeatedly confirmed to me that Sulim Yamadayev had been killed and buried at a local cemetery." Russian diplomats earlier acknowledged they had not been provided with documentary evidence of Sulim"s death.

MOSCOW, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Reserve...

MOSCOW, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Reserve Fund shrank by 13.7% to 3.551 trillion rubles ($106.81 billion), and the National Prosperity Fund declined by 1.6% to 2.869 trillion rubles ($86.3 billion) in April, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. The Reserve Fund was set up to cushion the federal budget against a fall in oil prices, and the National Prosperity Fund was designed to help the government carry out pension reforms. So far this year, Russia has spent 1 trillion rubles ($30.3 billion) from the Reserve Fund to cover the federal budget deficit, the Finance Ministry said. It said a total of 1.6 trillion rubles would be spent from the Reserve Fund to cover the deficit in the first half of 2009 alone. Russia posted a budget deficit of 50 billion rubles ($1.5 billion), or 0.1% of gross domestic product, in the first quarter of this year. Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin earlier said budget spending had increased in the first quarter as the government allocated additional funds for anti-crisis measures, in particular measures to support the pension system, regional governments and key sectors of the economy, such as the defense complex and the auto industry. He said the largest budget deficits were expected in the second, third, and possibly fourth quarters, as the government spends more on anti-crisis measures. The minister said the projected 7.4% federal budget deficit in 2009 would be covered by the Reserve Fund.

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

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s broadly defined monetary base expanded 4.6% to 5.024 trillion rubles ($179.4 bln) in the month up to November 1, the Central Bank reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Warships...

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Warships from all of the Russian Navy fleets will be involved in measures to fight piracy in the Horn of Africa region, Russia's Navy commander said on Sunday.

MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - The shooter...

MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - The shooter in a rampage at the Fort Hood military base in the U.S. state of Texas on Thursday has been identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, who was a psychiatrist, CNN quoted law enforcers as saying.

MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - The 9th...

MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - The 9th meeting of the Russia-India intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation opened on Wednesday in Moscow.

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s flagship air carrier Aeroflot announced on Thursday that its net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards declined 80%, year-on-year, in January-June to $14.1 million.

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s largest independent oil producer LUKoil said on Thursday its net profit calculated under Russian Accounting Standards fell 92%, quarter-on-quarter, in July-September 2009 to 1.76 billion rubles ($59 million).

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Afghanistan is becoming Barack Obama"s war. President George W. Bush, who started the war in 2001, has been overshadowed by Obama"s new surge-and-exit strategy, which he said must show progress within 18 months, the deadline for beginning to bring U.S. troops home.

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Viktor...

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Viktor Vekselberg, one of the four major Russian shareholders in TNK-BP, said Wednesday that the Russian-British joint venture was worth at least $60 billion. "I have always said that the company would be worth $60 billion," he told reporters. According to RTS quotes, TNK-BP"s capitalization is now around $24 billion. However, some industry watchers say the company has been undervalued by 40-45%. TNK-BP posted a net profit of $4.7 billion in the first six months of 2008, a 128% increase on the same period last year. 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, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - New...

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - New NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Moscow in December, Russia"s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

One of the U.S"s largest coffee chains Dunkin"...

One of the U.S"s largest coffee chains Dunkin" Donuts has re-entered the Russian market and has plans for expansion, the company"s franchisee for Russia and Ukraine said on Wednesday.

Over 300 paratroopers from the 76th Airborne...

Over 300 paratroopers from the 76th Airborne Division will be airdropped during military exercises in northwest Russia on Thursday, Airborne Troops spokesman Col. Alexander Cherednik said.

Over 8 million of Chileans are entitled...

Over 8 million of Chileans are entitled to cast their ballots in a second round of presidential elections on Sunday.

RIGA, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - Latvia has...

RIGA, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - Latvia has asked Russia to provide more information on two Latvian nationals Moscow says were involved in the seizure of the merchant ship Arctic Sea, the Baltic state"s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

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 the United States signed on Thursday...

Russia and the United States signed on Thursday a new pact on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons to replace the START 1 treaty, which expired in December.

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 could see a pre-economic crisis level...

Russia could see a pre-economic crisis level of foreign direct investment of $60 billion to $70 billion by 2013, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin forecast on Wednesday.

Russia has rowed back on plans to take part...

Russia has rowed back on plans to take part in the construction of a canal across Nicaragua, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, saying it needs to reassess current financial conditions before making a final decision.

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.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay his first official visit to Nicaragua and Guatemala next week during his Latin American tour which also includes Cuba and Mexico.

Russian passenger planes returning from...

Russian passenger planes returning from Europe have no problems with their engines despite the spread of ash from a volcano in Iceland, Transportation Minister Igor Levitin said on Monday.

Russians annually spend some $17 billion...

Russians annually spend some $17 billion on drugs that mainly come from Afghanistan, Russia"s chief sanitary doctor said on Monday.

Russian specialists have helped 41 people...

Russian specialists have helped 41 people affected by the Chilean earthquake since they arrived to the devastated country, a Russian emergencies ministry representative said on Tuesday.

Russia"s answer to Silicon Valley, being...

Russia"s answer to Silicon Valley, being created from scratch near Moscow, should be given tax breaks for at least five years, the Russian billionaire coordinating the project said on Thursday.

Russia"s foreign minister said on Wednesday...

Russia"s foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes a poultry dispute with the U.S. will be resolved soon.

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 space defense system will have...

Russia"s space defense system will have a comprehensive network of air and outer space defense facilities, a leading missile manufacturer said on Friday.

Russia"s sports minister disagrees that...

Russia"s sports minister disagrees that the national team performed poorly at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada"s Vancouver.

Russia"s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport...

Russia"s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport will showcase 150 exhibits of Russian naval equipment at a biennial naval show in Qatar on March 29-31.

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 took the bronze medal in a photo...

Russia took the bronze medal in a photo finish with Austria for the silver in the Vancouver Olympics men"s 4x7.5km biathlon relay on Friday under heavy snowfall.

Russia will continue contacts with radical...

Russia will continue contacts with radical Palestinian group Hamas as part of efforts to revive Middle East talks, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

The chief of the Russian General Staff said...

The chief of the Russian General Staff said Thursday that Russia would only buy a fully-equipped Mistral-class amphibious assault ship from France.

The female suicide bomber who set off a...

The female suicide bomber who set off a bomb at Park Kultury metro station on March 29 has been identified, a source of the Russian security service in the North Caucasus Federal District 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 government"s work has become much better...

The government"s work has become much better and more efficient under Vladimir Putin"s premiership, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with ABC published on Monday.

The head of the UN panel on climate change...

The head of the UN panel on climate change has brushed aside suggestions that he should resign in the wake of a row over a false report on the threat of global warming.

The Moscow city government intends to send...

The Moscow city government intends to send a letter to German auto giant Daimler AG requesting it refute allegations that officials were involved in corrupt deals, a source in the city"s administration said on Thursday.

The recession of the Russian economy is...

The recession of the Russian economy is over, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

The Russian government commission on foreign...

The Russian government commission on foreign investment approved on Tuesday a deal for the reverse takeover by Kazakh gold miner KazakhGold of its parent company Polyus Gold to boost stock liquidity.

The Russian government would like to see...

The Russian government would like to see more active cooperation with the U.S. Congress to facilitate trade between the two countries, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The Russian Navy"s combat capabilities could...

The Russian Navy"s combat capabilities could seriously decrease by 2015 due to a large-scale decommissioning of ocean-going warships, a former commander of the Northern Fleet has warned.

The state should not increase its presence...

The state should not increase its presence in the economy and should remove obstacles to the development of free enterprise in the country, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday

The Ukrainian opposition will not be able...

The Ukrainian opposition will not be able to hamper the ratification of a deal between Moscow and Kiev on extending Russia"s use of a naval base in Ukraine"s Crimea, Russian daily Kommersant said.

Thousands of people have gathered outside...

Thousands of people have gathered outside the parliament building in Niger"s capital, Niamey, supporting a military coup that overthrew President Mamadou Tandja earlier this week, AL Jazeera has reported.

Ukraine is a long way from joining NATO...

Ukraine is a long way from joining NATO at the moment, Russia"s envoy to the Western military bloc said on Monday.

Ukraine"s new government will give "broad...

Ukraine"s new government will give "broad cultural autonomy" to the country"s regions, including to choose the main language used in local government and schools, the president"s deputy chief of staff said.

U.S. Discovery space shuttle astronauts...

U.S. Discovery space shuttle astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson have begun the first of three scheduled spacewalks 10 minutes ahead of schedule, NASA reported.

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.

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