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ABU DHABI, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - The...

ABU DHABI, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - The ninth ministerial forum of gas exporting countries will be held on Wednesday in the Qatari capital Doha.

A criminal investigation has been opened...

A criminal investigation has been opened into an railway explosion that killed one person in the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, transport officials said on Thursday.

After the end of the April 12-13 Nuclear...

After the end of the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the Brookings Institute, a leading U.S. think tank.

A leader of Russia"s national anti-doping...

A leader of Russia"s national anti-doping agency RusADA said there will be no doping-related scandals at the upcoming February 12-28 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

A lynx hiding in a waste bin was found at...

A lynx hiding in a waste bin was found at a plant in northwest Moscow, the head of the city"s wild animal rehabilitation center said on Friday.

An Uzbek citizen managed to protect his...

An Uzbek citizen managed to protect his good name and the right to wear a beard, considered by local officials an attribute of extremists, the Uznews website said.

A Proton-M carrier rocket has successfully...

A Proton-M carrier rocket has successfully orbited three Glonass satellites, a spokesman for the Space Forces said on Tuesday.

At least five people were injured in a hotel...

At least five people were injured in a hotel fire in a cosmonauts" town northeast of Moscow early on Saturday, a local police source said.

At least nine people died and five were...

At least nine people died and five were injured when a fire broke out on board a Greek-flagged cargo vessel off Venezuela"s coast, the Voice of America said.

By an odd coincidence, February 17 has linked...

By an odd coincidence, February 17 has linked two unrecognized (or semi-recognized) non-identical twins - Kosovo and Abkhazia. Two years ago, on February 17 Albanians unilaterally proclaimed the independence of the territory that Serbia considers its own and calls "Kosovo and Metohija." On February 17, 1810, that is, 200 years ago, the Abkhazian principality joined the Russian Empire of its own free will.

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.

China"s fourth space center, Wenchang, will...

China"s fourth space center, Wenchang, will be put into service between 2014 and 2015, not in 2013 as it was previously announced, the CCTV channel reported on Tuesday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend...

Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend World War Two Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday.

Every year 1.2 million Russian women deliberately...

Every year 1.2 million Russian women deliberately terminate pregnancy and 30,000 of them become sterile, many from the estimated 180,000 illegal abortions.

Eyewitness of the two explosions on the...

Eyewitness of the two explosions on the Moscow metro this morning have described the chaos that ensued after the blasts.

Finland had a 5-1 confident victory over...

Finland had a 5-1 confident victory over Belarus starting its hockey tournament of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and securing a leading berth in Group C.

Gazprom has received documents for a feasibility...

Gazprom has received documents for a feasibility study of the South Stream gas pipeline"s Romanian section, the Russian energy giant said Wednesday.

Gazprom"s natural gas output will decline...

Gazprom"s natural gas output will decline 16%, year-on-year, in 2009 to 461 billion cubic meters, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Thursday.

Georgia has no plans to send observers to...

Georgia has no plans to send observers to monitor the February 7 Ukrainian presidential polls runoff, but rejects accusations that it tried to disrupt the first round of voting.

GROZNY, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen...

GROZNY, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov plans to sue the director of a human rights group that accused him of being behind the murder of activist Natalya Estemirova, the leader"s spokesman said on Friday.

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IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir...

IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine has defended his titles with a 12th-round knockout of U.S. boxer Eddie Chambers.

IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir...

IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine will be defending his titles against U.S. boxer Eddie Chambers on Saturday night in Germany"s Dusseldorf.

International forces in Afghanistan have...

International forces in Afghanistan have failed to tackle drug trafficking during their nine-year military presence, Russia"s chief anti-narcotics official said on Wednesday, reflecting Moscow"s concern.

It"s incredible, but this time, the presidential...

It"s incredible, but this time, the presidential elections in Ukraine were uncharacteristically peaceful and even humdrum. The first round, in any case. The only "ripple" in this ocean of calm was the arrival of 400 Georgian "journalists" with a soldierly appearance. As for the rest, observers did not identify any serious violations and from the point of view of fairness and observance of democratic norms, the first round left nobody with any doubts. Therefore, it is fully possible to review the initial results.

Maria Sharapova got 2010 off on the right...

Maria Sharapova got 2010 off on the right foot on Saturday with victory over Venus Williams in an exhibition match in Thailand.

More than 100 rotting pig carcasses discarded...

More than 100 rotting pig carcasses discarded in the Qiantang River in China are threatening the health of 3 million locals, Chinese Global Times said on Monday.

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - A passion...

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - A passion for web blogs is sweeping the world. More than 10,000 new on-line magazines appear every day. The trend is on in Russia, too, as blogs are offering a viable alternative to the traditional media outlets, remarks the Novaya Gazeta weekly. LiveJournal is one of the world"s best-loved blogger services. Russia is no exception her. It ranks the world"s 4th for the number of LiveJournal users, coming after the USA, Canada and the UK. The journal has close on 150,000 registered Russian accounts. Certain analysts ascribe LiveJournal popularity in this country to Russian mental specifics. Russian blogs have a pronounced national character, and do not resemble their US counterparts in the slightest. We Russians have had enough of politics, and we want to talk about what really interests us. LiveJournal has developed here into a site for recreation, striking acquaintances, self-expression, and an escape from drab everydays. Amateur literary pursuits dominate Russian blogging, with satire and tongue-in-cheek confessions in the foreground. Americans, on the contrary, prefer professionals of journalism who come up with views running counter to corporate. Information overloads and a lack of public attention will certainly develop into principal problems quite soon. Sober-minded people expect blogs to lose the charm of novelty. Even the most daring muckraking journalism will no longer arouse the present-day overwhelming public interest, warn skeptics.

MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - At least...

MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - At least 87 people were injured when a powerful earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, struck the Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Transneft posted on Friday a 17.3% drop year-on-year in its net profit calculated to International Financial Reporting Standards to 19.2 billion rubles ($615.8 mln) in the first quarter of 2009.

MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) -One woman...

MOSCOW, December 16 (RIA Novosti) -One woman died in a fire in a wooden house belonging to a Russian convent in Barvikha, a few miles west of Moscow, late on Tuesday, church and emergencies officials said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit...

MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St. Petersburg and Lokomotiv Moscow suffered away defeats in the UEFA Cup on Wednesday evening, the results ending 2007 on a sour note for both sides. Zenit, who needed a victory to make 100% sure of progress to the last 32, faced Group A leaders, Everton. The representatives of Russia"s former capital were in high spirits after lifting the domestic title for the first time since 1984 in early November. However, their mood was spoiled after 30 minutes when Nicolas Lombaerts was sent off for handball, giving away a penalty in the process. Although Everton then failed to convert the subsequent penalty, the English side continued to pressurize the Russian champion"s goal. Zenit also had chances, with Pogrebnyak and Zyryanov going close. Zenit, managed by Dutch trainer, Dick Advocaat, looked to have gained a valuable and hard-earned point as the game moved into the final minutes. It was not to be, however. With five minutes remaining, Malafeyev in the Zenit goal could only parry a shot by Joleon Lescott, and the Everton forward, Tim Calhill, secured all three points for the Merseyside club. "That was typical refereeing for a Russian side playing away from home," Andrey Arshavin, Zenit"s captain, told the Russian Sport-Weekend after the match, commenting on the sending-off decision, which the BBC called "harsh". In order to qualify for the next round, Zenit, who are in second place in the five team group, need either Dutch club AZ Alkmaar to fail to beat Everton at home on December 20th, or for the Germans Nurnberg to draw or lose at Greek side Larissa the same evening. Lokomotiv Moscow, needing a victory to maintain any hope of progress in the tournament, went down 2-0 to Greek side Panathinakos in Athens. The result means that the 2002 and 2004 Russian champions have failed to win a game in their group. The defeat also rounds off a dismal 2007 for the club, who finished seventh in the Russia Premier League, their lowest showing since 1991. Lokomotiv also fired their manager, former director of sports at Scottish club Hearts, Anatoly Byshovets, earlier this month.

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

MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian couturier Valentin Yudashkin said on Thursday he was shocked by the death of his British colleague, prominent fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Heavy...

MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Heavy snowfalls in Moscow and the surrounding Moscow Region caused more than 6,000 traffic accidents over the weekend, which resulted in 24 deaths, local traffic police said on Monday. (VIDEO, IMAGES)

MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St...

MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St. Petersburg have signed 25-year-old attacking midfielder Alessandro Rosina from Torino, the club said on Friday.

MOSCOW, June 11 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has...

MOSCOW, June 11 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has not received documentation from the United Arab Emirates confirming the death of Sulim Yamadayev, but Russia is ready to cooperate in the probe into his assassination, a presidential envoy said Thursday. According to Dubai police, the former commander of the Vostok Battalion in Chechnya was gunned down near his apartment in the United Arabic capital on March 28. Relatives, including his brother Isa, have said he survived the shooting and was in hospital. "We have not received official legal confirmation that Yamadayev is dead," said Anatoly Safonov, a special envoy on international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime. Russia"s Interior Ministry said last Thursday that Interpol had issued warrants for the arrests of seven people in connection with the murder of Yamadayev.

MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - The Bank...

MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) confirmed on Tuesday it had received a proposal for an out of court settlement from the Russian Federal Customs Service.

MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian...

MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Rokot carrier rocket with three military satellites and one civilian satellite has been successfully launched from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, the Russian Space Forces said on Friday.

MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti"s sport...

MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti"s sport writer Mikhail Smirnov). Russian car racers are finishing the season well enough, having secured high trophies in international motor sport, which were a dream but could not come true for their predecessors doomed to internal fighting. Alexei Vasiliev, 32, and Nikolai Fomnko, 42, of Yukos-Freisinger team have secured the title in the N-GT class of the FIA GT championship on a Porsche 969 RSR with two races still remaining to the end of the championship. Individually, the Russian racers are put at 6th and 10th places. They are first Russians to enter the Top 10 N-GT racers. N-GT is a series lasting from April till November at 11 tracks. "Finally the Russian flag has waved at the international motor racing scene. We have written a Russian page in the history of world motor racing," said Vasiliev who has had over 30,000 kilometers behind his back this season, "the basic thing is that we have overcome the loser complex; we now have confidence and desire to fight for victory now, to which second place in Belgian Spa and a good Le Mans 24-hour race," the Russian pilot told RIA Novosti. Nikolai Fomenko said FIA GT championship was growing more and more competitive each season and could challenge the Formula 1 as the top motor race. "In the GT championship, any team can break through, unlike the Formula 1 where everything is fixed," he said. However, Fomenko repeatedly said he would be happy to try the world-best motor race. Younger Russian pilots have done no worse this season, though. September 12, 2004 will be a historic date for world motor racing since on this day Russian Roman Rusinov, 23, won the legendary 1,000-km Le Mans Endurance Series for the first time ever. Rusinov is no stranger to European races, though he is young enough. He was the first Russian to take the title in the Formula Renault international finals. Formula Renault is a series where many future Formula 1 pilots, like Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, have come from. The Russian was also close to the Formula Palmer Audi title, regularly winning races and setting several best-lap records. He also accounts for the ever-first Russian pole position in the F3000. Driving a sport prototype, Rusinov had won the thrilling 1,000-km Le Mans race, making his latest Le Mans Endurance Series title a next step on the ladder that must lead, Rusinov said, to the Formula 1. Still younger racers are to enter the ranks in the coming years, who are desperate to outdo their senior fellow countrymen as well as Michael Schumacher himself. The freshest example is Oscar Paegle, 15, who first has become the first Russian to win Czech Open ICA Intercontinental A carting championship, and then won the Mid-European Cup in this class of vehicles, getting the trophy from the hands of Max Mosley, FIA president and a living legend of world motor racing. However, progress has been scarce in advancing the Formula 1 track project in this country. Earlier this autumn, there were reports Ukrainian authorities had approved the plan to build an F1 track near the border with Russia. The Russian city of Belgorod will host a large international conference on the matter, involving Russian and Ukrainian businessmen, as well as Ferrari and Fiat presidents. A couple of years ago the issue of holding Formula 1 races in Russia was perceived as all but sealed. Setting Russia as the host for one of the Grand Prix 2004 races was even discussed, and this summer the track was considered all but built as Moscow region governor Boris Gromov estimated its cost at $2 billion. The area of 400 hectares was allocated to the north of Moscow in the Dmitrov district but the project lacked investors, without which no contract could be signed. A couple of years ago a Formula 1 track, called Northern Monaco, was bound for the Nagatino bottomland near the Moskva River (in the southeast part of the Russian capital). The cost of the whole project, including the track itself, and hotels, supermarkets, cafes, and restaurants nearby, was estimated at nearly $600 million. The track w

MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - Partners...

MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - Partners in the Shtokman gas condensate field in the Barents Sea will invest from $15 billion to $20 billion in the project by 2014, a Russian senior government official said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vlad Grinkevich) - Russia and the United States ended their two-day talks on poultry supplies, held behind closed doors, on Thursday. They have coordinated their stands but have not reached an agreement.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military correspondent...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military correspondent Ilya Kramnik) - Current Iranian developments, including the recent murder of prominent nuclear physics professor Masoud Ali Mohammadi in Tehran or an ultimatum that the West must accept Iranian terms regarding the country"s nuclear program by late January, show that Tehran now equates foreign-policy with domestic-policy issues.

Moscow’s Sheremetevo International...

Moscow’s Sheremetevo International Airport joined the St. George ribbon campaign, the airport’s PR center said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - The CEOs of Russia"s Gazprom and Italy"s Eni have discussed the potential involvement of a third partner in their South Stream gas pipeline project, Gazprom said in a statement on Wednesday.

NATO proposed on Monday for Russia to hold...

NATO proposed on Monday for Russia to hold a meeting in late April to discuss the strengthening of anti-terrorism measures following Monday"s deadly blasts in Moscow"s subway, Russia"s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said.

NATO"s chief will meet with Russian President...

NATO"s chief will meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to discuss the situations in Afghanistan and Iran, a European security treaty and a host of other issues, a Kremlin source said.

Norway"s Emil Hegle Svendsen won gold in...

Norway"s Emil Hegle Svendsen won gold in the Biathlon men"s 20 km individual at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada"s Vancouver.

On April 16 at 10 a.m. Moscow time, RIA...

On April 16 at 10 a.m. Moscow time, RIA news agency will host a press conference "Lessons from the International Experience in Sports Marketing and Consulting for the Improvement of the Russian Sporting Sector"

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.

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has...

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won Ukraine"s presidential election with different exit polls giving him from 48.7% to 50.26%.

ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 14 (RIA Novosti)...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Four people have been killed and one injured when a minibus and a car collided in southern Russia"s Rostov Region early on Monday, the local emergencies service said

Russia and Ukraine should restore strong...

Russia and Ukraine should restore strong relations, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kharkov, in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

Russia could build a satellite for the detection...

Russia could build a satellite for the detection and tracking of submarines from space, a defense industry spokesman said on Thursday.

Russia has not given up the idea of holding...

Russia has not given up the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow and hopes that favorable conditions will aid in its convocation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said on Tuesday.

Russia has put a number of popular smoking...

Russia has put a number of popular smoking herbs on a list of controlled substances, the government website reported Thursday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the U.S. President Barack Obama said issued a joint statement honoring the 65th anniversary of the meeting of the U.S. and Soviet troops at the Elbe River in WWII.

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 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.

Russia"s cross country skier Irek Zaripov...

Russia"s cross country skier Irek Zaripov took his fourth gold at the 2010 Paralympics in Canada"s Vancouver after winning the Men"s 10 km, Sitting.

Swiss Dario Cologna won gold at the 2010...

Swiss Dario Cologna won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games in 15 km free style Cross Country, finishing almost half a minute ahead of his closest contender.

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 30th anniversary of the Moscow Olympic...

The 30th anniversary of the Moscow Olympic Games will be celebrated under the aegis of the International sports forum “Russia – A Country of Sports” at the Luzhniki sports complex this year. The Russian president, Moscow mayor and renowned Russian athletes and cultural figures are expected to participate in the event.