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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 Russian-Indian fifth-generation fighter...

A Russian-Indian fifth-generation fighter jet could be developed by 2015-2016, a Russian defense industry official said on Tuesday.

A Russian-U.S. inter-parliamentary group...

A Russian-U.S. inter-parliamentary group will meet in Washington on April 18-22 to discuss the ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.

A search and rescue team has found the bodies...

A search and rescue team has found the bodies of eight people from under an avalanche after a helicopter with a group of German tourists went missing on the Kamchatka Peninsula earlier on Saturday, a Far East Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.

ASTRAKHAN, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - The...

ASTRAKHAN, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - The missing Arctic Sea vessel has been found and its crew taken to a Russian warship, the Russian defense minister said on Monday.

A total of 264 flights from Russian airports...

A total of 264 flights from Russian airports were delayed or cancelled after an ash cloud spread over Europe from a volcano eruption in Iceland, Russia"s federal civil aviation agency said.

A total of 67 people have been killed in...

A total of 67 people have been killed in about 600 fires that broke out in Russia in the past 24 hours, a spokesman for Russia"s emergencies ministry said on Friday.

Below are top ten environmental and scientific...

Below are top ten environmental and scientific events which RIA Novosti correspondents have chosen for producing the greatest impact in Russia.

European countries" suspension of flights...

European countries" suspension of flights due to the Icelandic volcano eruption was a sign of panic rather than any real threat, the head of the Russian air transport regulator said on Wednesday.

Fugitive Russian businessman Mikhail Gutseriyev...

Fugitive Russian businessman Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former head of mid-sized oil firm RussNeft, has been reelected to the company"s board of directors.

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.

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.

Greenpeace activists held a rally on Tuesday...

Greenpeace activists held a rally on Tuesday in St. Petersburg against a shipment of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) belonging to the French nuclear energy group Areva, the environmental group said.

Hamas has called for the Arab League to...

Hamas has called for the Arab League to review its decision to support the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian indirect peace talks, which have been stalled for more than a year due to Israel"s refusal to halt settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Iran hanged on Thursday two men over unrest...

Iran hanged on Thursday two men over unrest following the June 2009 presidential elections, the ISNA news agency reported.

Iran plans to invest $200 billion in its...

Iran plans to invest $200 billion in its oil and gas sector over the next five years to prevent a production decline and boost refining capacity, the trade journal Upstream reported Wednesday on its web site.

ISTANBUL, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - The...

ISTANBUL, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian and Icelandic delegations have failed to reach an agreement on a loan to Iceland but consultations will continue, the Russian finance minister said Sunday.

It was the middle of the night in Moscow...

It was the middle of the night in Moscow when Russia"s ice-hockey players were swept off the ice by a rampant Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Kazakhstan will not name Russia as a privileged...

Kazakhstan will not name Russia as a privileged supplier of satellites and will announce international tenders after the launch of its KazSat-2, the head of the Kazakh space agency said on Tuesday.

KIEV, February 23 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian...

KIEV, February 23 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian president-elect Viktor Yanukovych has yet to make up his mind which country he will visit first after taking office on February 25, the deputy chairperson of his Party of Regions said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Police...

MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Police officers have detained a high school student in connection with the killing of an Armenian teenager in the Moscow subway at the weekend, prosecutors said Monday.

MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian frigate Ladny is heading toward Cape Verde in the western Atlantic in search of the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel, the Russian ambassador in Cape Verde said on Friday.

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's strategic aviation started Wednesday an active phase of military exercises to fly over the North Pole and conduct test launches of cruise missiles, an Air Force spokesman said.

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - McDonald's...

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, intends to invest at least $120 million in opening about 40 restaurants in Russia in 2009, the company's president for Russia and Eastern Europe said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, June 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, June 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Reserve Fund dropped by 11.9% to 3.127 trillion rubles ($100.95 billion), and the National Prosperity Fund declined 3% to 2.784 trillion rubles ($89.86 billion) in May, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.

MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti) - A drunk...

MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti) - A drunk driver hit a lamp post in northeastern Moscow on Saturday, causing it to break and fall onto the Altufyevskoye Highway, blocking two of the three lanes, a police source said.

MOSCOW, March 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, March 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s 600,000-strong Roman Catholic community on Wednesday observed the first day of Lent, with worshippers across the country putting ashes on their foreheads in a symbolic ritual of repentance. "In the Roman Catholic Church, by centuries-old tradition Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, this year falling on March 1," Igor Kovalevsky, head of the Conference of Russian Catholic Bishops, told RIA Novosti. "Ashes symbolize penitence and the frailty of human life." Lent lasts for the 40 days before Easter and culminates in Holy Week, which commemorates the events leading up to Jesus" crucifixion on what is now known as Good Friday. Catholics are less observant of Lenten fasts than Russian Orthodox Christians, Kovalevsky said. Whereas Eastern traditions ban consumption of fish, eggs, dairy produce and meat throughout Lent, Catholics aged 14-60 simply cut down to one full meal and two smaller meals a day, and abstain from meat and poultry on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. "But we pay particular attention to the spiritual dimension [of penance]," Kovalevsky said, calling on the Russian Catholics to spend more time praying, reading the Scriptures, doing charitable work and attending church services.

MOSCOW/PARIS, August 15 (RIA Novosti) -...

MOSCOW/PARIS, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - The tracking device aboard the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea, missing since late July, was briefly reactivated on Saturday showing the vessel to be located in the Bay of Biscay, a Russian maritime journal said.

MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - A team...

MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - A team of Russian investigators probing a recent incident involving the Arctic Sea cargo ship will leave the vessel by Friday, the Investigative Committee at the Prosecutor General"s Office said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Navy"s Iman tanker will deliver material evidence from the Arctic Sea vessel to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in October, a high-ranking military official said on Monday.

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.

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North Korea on Thursday moved to reopen...

North Korea on Thursday moved to reopen talks with the South on resuming cross-border tours to a scenic mountain area and a border town, which were halted in 2008.

On April 8, 2010, Presidents Barack Obama...

On April 8, 2010, Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signed the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.

On Christmas Eve, the oil arm of Russian...

On Christmas Eve, the oil arm of Russian energy giant, Gazprom Neft, initialed a contract with the Iraqi government to develop the Badra oilfield in the south of the country. On December 29, Russia"s second-largest crude producer by output, LUKoil, will sign a framework agreement with the Iraqi Oil Ministry on the development of Iraq"s largest oilfield, West Qurna 2.

Outgoing Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko...

Outgoing Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Tuesday he was leaving office happy after serving his country"s independence, but was ready to return as premier in a new government.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill...

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill said on Wednesday that a priest who was shot dead during the night was killed for refusing to go against his principles.

Police defused a bomb found in a graveyard...

Police defused a bomb found in a graveyard near the Dagestani town of Kizlyar on Wednesday, the same day it was hit by two suicide attacks, a law enforcement source said on Friday.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the president of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, among the world"s worst "predators" of freedom.

Rian.ru will show a live broadcast of the...

Rian.ru will show a live broadcast of the grandiose military parade on Red Square dedicated to the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9 at 10.00 a.m. Moscow time (06:00 GMT).

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 and Ukraine signed an agreement on...

Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday on the duty-free import of Ukrainian steel pipes into Russia at a volume of 260,000 metric tons annually.

Russia continues to hold talks on deliveries...

Russia continues to hold talks on deliveries of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, a Russian defense official said on Wednesday

Russia could drastically increase the number...

Russia could drastically increase the number of launches of its embattled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) to "many more than two" in 2010, a defense industry source said on Tuesday.

Russia is expected to hold the first test...

Russia is expected to hold the first test of its fifth-generation fighter on Friday, a source at Russia"s largest aircraft building enterprise said on Thursday.

Russia is looking into allegations that...

Russia is looking into allegations that its nationals are facing the illegal seizure of their real estate in Abkhazia, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

Russian doctors in Haiti treated more than...

Russian doctors in Haiti treated more than 100 earthquake survivors over the weekend, and Emergency Situations Ministry representative said on Monday in Moscow.

Russian experts warned on Tuesday that the...

Russian experts warned on Tuesday that the redenomination of North Korea"s currency will do little to help the reclusive communist state boost its economy.

Russian overdue individual debts on bank...

Russian overdue individual debts on bank loans increased by 100 billion rubles ($3 billion) in the past six months to about 250 billion rubles ($8.5 billion) as of December 2009, a government official said Tuesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Wednesday to meet his new Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev this May to continue work to improve ties between the two states, the Kremlin said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama signed on Thursday a new treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons to replace the START 1 treaty, which expired in December 2009.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has discharged...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has discharged 15 top police generals as part of ongoing efforts to reform the police force, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss economic and humanitarian ties with Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday, a Kremlin source said on Monday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin justified...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin justified on Monday Russia"s claims for the Arctic continental shelf and urged other nations to resolve all controversial issues through dialogue.

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.

Russia offered on Thursday to send police...

Russia offered on Thursday to send police to help fight drug production and smuggling in Afghanistan, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) said.

Russia"s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko...

Russia"s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said Sunday he was ready to discuss U.S. poultry supplies to Russia, suspended from January 1, on February 28.

Russia"s federal budget deficit will not...

Russia"s federal budget deficit will not exceed 7% of GDP in 2010, staying within the projected figure of 6.8% for the year, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday.

Russia"s National Oil Consortium on Friday...

Russia"s National Oil Consortium on Friday paid Venezuela a bonus of $600 million for participation in the development of the Junin-6 deposit, the head of a company making part of the consortium said.

Russia"s new main battle tank (MBT), the...

Russia"s new main battle tank (MBT), the T-95, could be exhibited for the first time at an arms show in the Urals Region this summer, the developer and future manufacturer of the tank has said.

Russia"s nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko...

Russia"s nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko has estimated the country"s program on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium at between $2.5 billion and $3 billion.

Russia"s parliament is unlikely to ratify...

Russia"s parliament is unlikely to ratify a new strategic arms reduction deal that does not include a link to missile defenses, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday after U.S. colleagues warned such a link would not get past the Senate.

Russia"s Sberbank announced on Wednesday...

Russia"s Sberbank announced on Wednesday it is launching a three-month campaign to restructure bad household loans in a bid to ease citizens" debt burden and help push the country out of recession.

Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the...

Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the first batch of low-enriched uranium for an international nuclear fuel reserve bank under control of the UN nuclear watchdog, the head of Russia"s state-run nuclear power corporation Rosatom said.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 30 (RIA Novosti) -...

ST. PETERSBURG, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian researchers plan to dive 4,200 meters (14,000 feet) in two mini-submarines to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole August 1-2 and back the country's claim to Arctic, a research institute spokesman said Monday.

The death toll in a suicide blast near northwestern...

The death toll in a suicide blast near northwestern Pakistan"s town of Lakki Marwat has almost reached 90, with some 100 injured, police said.

The defending Olympic champions in Nordic...

The defending Olympic champions in Nordic Combined, Team Austria, took gold in the team event.

The Icelandic volcano eruption may last...

The Icelandic volcano eruption may last up to two years, the head of the Volcanology and Geodynamics Institute of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences said on Wednesday.

The new strategic arms reduction treaty...

The new strategic arms reduction treaty is beneficial for both Russia and the United States, a Russian military analyst said on Thursday.

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks...

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks in Moscow and Kizlyar and some of the suicide bombers have been identified, the Russian counter-terrorism committee said on Friday.

The reported visit to Russia on Tuesday...

The reported visit to Russia on Tuesday of Iran"s top security official and chief nuclear negotiator has been postponed indefinitely, the ISNA news agency reported on Monday.

The Russian Armed Forces will conduct large-scale...

The Russian Armed Forces will conduct large-scale Vostok military exercises in Siberia and the country"s Far East in 2010, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Russian coat-of-arms is a golden two-headed...

The Russian coat-of-arms is a golden two-headed eagle perched on a red heraldic shield. Above the eagle are three historical crowns of Peter the Great, and in its talons the eagle holds a scepter and an orb, while depicted on a red shield on its breast is a horseman slaying the dragon with his spear.