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About 6 million St. George ribbons will...

About 6 million St. George ribbons will be distributed in Moscow, a RIA Novosti deputy chief editor said on Thursday.

A man was killed and his friend injured...

A man was killed and his friend injured in the early hours of Thursday morning when they tried to come to the aid of a young woman in southern Moscow, police said.

An injury time goal by CSKA Moscow"s Japanese...

An injury time goal by CSKA Moscow"s Japanese striker Keisuke Honda gave the former Red Army side all three points against Amkar Perm in the opening game of the 2010 Russia season.

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.

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.

At least four men died in an explosion on...

At least four men died in an explosion on Thursday at a chemical plant in Osaka in western Japan, the Kyodo News agency said citing local firefighters.

At least four people were killed in a helicopter...

At least four people were killed in a helicopter crash on the western outskirts of Mexico"s capital on Sunday night, local media reported.

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.

Car bomb killed 7 and wounded 13 civilians in Iraq"s city of Fallujah.

Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold medal...

Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold medal in ladies" 1,500 m at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada"s Vancouver.

Gazprom and Bulgaria are set to sign an...

Gazprom and Bulgaria are set to sign an agreement on a joint venture that will clear the way for the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline across the southeast European state, the Russian energy giant said on Tuesday.

Georgia is in talks with U.S. companies...

Georgia is in talks with U.S. companies on airing its Russian-language television channel in the Caucasus region after accusing its French broadcast partner of bowing to pressure from Russia, a Russian paper said on Friday.

In 1958, Van Cliburn conquered millions...

In 1958, Van Cliburn conquered millions of Russian hearts and shot to instant international fame when he won the first international Tchaikovsky Competition at the height of the Cold War. Legend has it that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had to give his personal permission for first prize to go to an American.

In a dramatic sign of improving ties, Moscow...

In a dramatic sign of improving ties, Moscow and Kiev on Wednesday agreed to extend the lease on a Russian naval base in the Crimea in exchange for a 30% cut in gas prices for Ukraine.

It"s telling how sparse and neutral Western...

It"s telling how sparse and neutral Western reporting has been on the Georgian television channel Imedi"s spoof news program.

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. (Anatoly Korolyov, member of the...

MOSCOW. (Anatoly Korolyov, member of the Russian Pen Club for RIA-Novosti) - In 2009, Europe and Russia celebrate 100 years of the Diaghilev Seasons in Paris, named after the brilliant Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev. The echo of the bygone event still rocks the world of global culture, and here"s why.

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 13 (RIA Novosti) - CSKA Moscow...

MOSCOW, April 13 (RIA Novosti) - CSKA Moscow made a dramatic return to form on Sunday as they beat cross-town rivals Lokomotiv 4-1, with reported Chelsea target Alan Dzagoyev finding the net twice.

MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the hijackers of the Arctic Sea did demand a ransom to release the cargo ship, which was found and freed by a Russian warship on Monday.

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - An expedition...

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - An expedition of Far Eastern oceanologists making a voyage in the East Siberian Sea aboard the Ivan Kireyev discovered extremely high concentration of carbon dioxide in seawater and the atmosphere which, probably, had been caused by forest fires in Siberia this year. They also found places with high methane emission rates, and methane is a gas which may cause great changes in global climate. This information is presented by the "Novosti Prirody" site. According to Igor Semiletov, a researcher at the Pacific Institute of Oceanology and the expedition"s leader, participants in the second Russian-American expedition intend to conduct researches along the route from Tiksi to Wrangel Island. The ice situation is difficult there this year which may lead to changes in the programme of the expedition and its timeframe. The oceanologists hope to obtain data which must shed fresh light on the processes changing the global climate. Fifteen Russian scientists take part in the expedition. The American side, which provided it with the necessary equipment, will take part in processing the data obtained. It is worth noting that this expedition was funded mostly by Russians. The first Russian-American expedition to the Arctic took place in August-September 2003.

MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia...

MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is to have its own pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 which is due to run from May 1 - October 31, 2010, a spokesman for the operator the All-Russia Exhibition Center said.

MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. President...

MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. President Barack Obama met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday, the second day of his three-day visit to the Russian capital.

MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) - A top Russian...

MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) - A top Russian military medical official said Thursday that some 25-30% of conscripts were unfit for military service for health reasons. Despite a gradual shift to contract enlistment a large part of the Russian Armed Forces will still be manned by conscripts in the future, and only units on constant combat readiness will be fully manned by contract servicemen. "Although a certain positive trend in conscripts" health conditions has been registered in recent years, the improvement process is rather slow," said Igor Bykov, the defense ministry medical department head. He said mental, musculoskeletal and drug-related illnesses, as well as TB and AIDS, topped the list of diseases that make young men unfit for military service. Bykov called for the adoption of a federal law to ensure a thorough and mandatory examination of all conscripts for HIV, a procedure only applied to contract servicemen. The official also urged that health requirements be toughened in some branches of the military. "We need stricter requirements in the nuclear weapons sector, the Navy and the Strategic Missile Forces," he said.

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Sotheby's...

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Sotheby's said Friday a painting by Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich is expected to bring at least $60 million at an evening auction in New York on November 3.

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Hydropower...

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Hydropower company RusHydro will raise loans worth 7 billion rubles ($230 million) in 2010 to restore a Siberian hydropower plant severely damaged during a recent accident, the company"s acting CEO said Wednesday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich) - The 2010 conscripts have a chance to enroll in a college without doing military service first.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityaev) - On November 14 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor signed an energy agreement giving the green light to the construction of a section of the South Stream gas pipeline through Slovenia to northern Italy.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political analyst Dmitry...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political analyst Dmitry Kosyrev) - In his first State-of-the-Union address U.S. president Barack Obama used his most powerful weapon, the gift of eloquence. Reporting on it, the Washington Post wrote that "the president came on strong, breathing fire before the assembled members of the House and Senate."

MOSCOW, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - CSKA...

MOSCOW, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow recorded narrow away wins in the first round of the UEFA Cup on Thursday evening while FC Moskva were beaten by an injury time goal.

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

MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The British frigate HMS Iron Duke has seized 5.5 tons of cocaine worth an estimated $384 million from a fishing boat off the coast of Latin America, a Spanish news agency said.

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

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is to allocate 228 billion rubles ($7.6 bln) from the state budget in 2010 for the construction of sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, a deputy finance minister said on Tuesday.

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) - Maltese...

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Maltese investigators are expected on board the Arctic Sea cargo vessel as part of the ongoing probe into the disappearance and seizure of the ship, Russia"s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Nikolai Paletsky, representative of the...

Nikolai Paletsky, representative of the ship’s owner and head of the Department of Navigation and Practical Training at the Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy (BFFSA), discusses the circumnavigation of the world by the Russian barque Kruzenshtern in this RIA Novosti interview.

Ninety passengers and crew are feared dead...

Ninety passengers and crew are feared dead after an Ethiopian Boeing-737 airliner crashed off the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon shortly after takeoff in the early hours of Monday.

On April 7, Roza Otunbayeva was nominated...

On April 7, Roza Otunbayeva was nominated the Kyrgyz premier by the opposition which has taken control over Kyrgyzstan seizing the key government buildings to oust Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Only six people have crossed the Russian-Georgian...

Only six people have crossed the Russian-Georgian border since an automobile border crossing, the only direct overland route between the two countries, was reopened Monday, a Russian border guard spokesman said.

Placido Domingo is unable to fly to Moscow...

Placido Domingo is unable to fly to Moscow for a concert on Monday due to the flight chaos caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland.

Referees invariably favor the home side...

Referees invariably favor the home side in Russian Premier League matches in the Chechen republic, Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitry Torbinsky told the Sovetski Sport paper on Wednesday.

Roman Pavlyuchenko was no closer to his...

Roman Pavlyuchenko was no closer to his desired move away from Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday evening after his agent"s talks with the club"s chairman failed to produce any clear results.

Russia has failed on Thursday to sign a...

Russia has failed on Thursday to sign a deal on oil deliveries to Belarus, citing "a lack of directives and authority" on the behalf of the Belarusian delegation.

Russia has sent no invitation to Georgian...

Russia has sent no invitation to Georgian military officials to participate in the May 9 Victory Day parade on Moscow"s Red Square, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Russia is celebrating Epiphany on Tuesday...

Russia is celebrating Epiphany on Tuesday, with thousands of believers across the country taking dips in icy cold water - a ceremony believed to cleanse them of sin and heal their illnesses.

Russia may see a rise in ethnic hatred following...

Russia may see a rise in ethnic hatred following the deadly blasts in Moscow"s subway, the ombudsman for Human Rights in Chechnya warned on Tuesday.

Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, seriously...

Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, seriously injured during a training incident in Germany, is facing another routine surgery, a spokeswoman for the Russian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation said Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Ukraine on April 9-10 to discuss a range of bilateral issues with his Ukrainian counterpart Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko has said.

Russian ice hockey players defeated the...

Russian ice hockey players defeated the Czech team 4-2 in the third and final game of the group stage at the Winter Olympic Games in Canada"s Vancouver.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Friday for a crackdown on people who provide any form of assistance to terrorists.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday on his victory in Ukraine"s presidential election.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the lower house of Russia"s parliament a draft law providing all WWII veterans with housing regardless of their financial circumstances, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday instructed the Defense Ministry to hold talks with South Ossetia on signing an agreement on a Russian military base in the former Georgian republic.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Sochi on Friday to discuss joint projects in nuclear energy, aviation industry and space, the Russian government"s press service said.

Russia"s drug control service wants to strip...

Russia"s drug control service wants to strip foreign-born drug dealers of Russian citizenship, following the example of a convicted Tajik immigrant, a popular daily reported on Wednesday.

Security has been tightened across Russia...

Security has been tightened across Russia after two powerful blasts tore through the Moscow metro system on Monday morning, killing at least 37 people.

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.

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.

Somali pirates on Wednesday attacked and...

Somali pirates on Wednesday attacked and seized the Russian tanker Moskovsky Universitet in the Gulf of Aden, a Navy source said.

Somali pirates on Wednesday attacked and...

Somali pirates on Wednesday attacked and seized the Russian tanker Moskovsky Universitet (Moscow University) in the Gulf of Aden, a Navy source said.

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."

Switzerland "s Simon Ammann has taken his...

Switzerland "s Simon Ammann has taken his second Vancouver gold in the individual Large Hill ski jumping competition on the ninth day of the Games, winning a record fourth individual Olympic title.

Talks on the WBC heavyweight title bout...

Talks on the WBC heavyweight title bout between champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger Nikolai Valuev have stalled after a promoter for the "Russian Giant" demanded a sum of $4 million for the fight.

Tens of thousands of Russians in and around...

Tens of thousands of Russians in and around Moscow will dive into ice holes on Tuesday, when the Orthodox Church celebrates the baptism of Christ, with temperatures in forecast to plunge below minus 20 Celsius.

Terrorists from Russia"s volatile North...

Terrorists from Russia"s volatile North Caucasus may have been responsible for Monday morning"s blasts in the Moscow metro, the head of the country"s Federal Security Service (FSB) said.

Terrorists will not be allowed to destabilize...

Terrorists will not be allowed to destabilize the situation in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday following two double bombings in Dagestan and Moscow.

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 in Wednesday"s twin bombings...

The death toll in Wednesday"s twin bombings in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan has gone up to 12, investigators said.

The Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov...

The Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, currently the only aircraft carrier serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy, will be upgraded, the media reported, quoting Navy sources. The aircraft carrier, due to enter a dry dock in 2012, will be re-launched in 2017.