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A Georgian opposition leader said the bogus...

A Georgian opposition leader said the bogus news report of a Russian invasion, broadcasted on Saturday, was intended to intimidate the opposition and tarnish its image over attempts to repair ties with Moscow.

A multimedia photo exhibition representing...

A multimedia photo exhibition representing stories of ordinary people across the globe will open at the Krasny Octyabr chocolate factory in Moscow on March 6, the project organizers said.

A new task force from Russia"s Baltic Fleet...

A new task force from Russia"s Baltic Fleet will join international efforts to fight piracy off the Horn of Africa, a Russian Navy spokesman said on Tuesday.

A single terrorist group may be behind the...

A single terrorist group may be behind the explosions in Moscow and Dagestan, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

At least 32 people have died in floods and...

At least 32 people have died in floods and mudslides on Portugal"s Atlantic island of Madeira, authorities said on Saturday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russia"s actions were undermining the foundations of the Customs Union.

BRUSSELS, March 23 (RIA Novosti) - The modernization...

BRUSSELS, March 23 (RIA Novosti) - The modernization of Ukraine's gas transportation system could cost $16 billion, not the some $3 billion suggested by European Commission experts, a Gazprom deputy chairman said Monday.

By Svetlana Kononova, Special to Russia Profile

CSKA Moscow emerge from their winter hibernation...

CSKA Moscow emerge from their winter hibernation on Wednesday as they face Sevilla in a Champions League last 16 first-leg tie in the snow-covered Russian capital.

Data from Russian investigations into a...

Data from Russian investigations into a plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski may be handed over to Warsaw, the Russian prosecutor general said at a meeting with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Seremet.

Despite minor disagreements, the U.S. and...

Despite minor disagreements, the U.S. and Russia are working "actively" to shape a common anti-drug policy in Afghanistan, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday.

Despite the widely publicized reset in Russian-U.S...

Despite the widely publicized reset in Russian-U.S. relations, almost three fourths of Russians still see the U.S. as a potential aggressor, according to a survey by an independent pollster.

Dynamo Moscow dismissed coach Andrei Kobelev...

Dynamo Moscow dismissed coach Andrei Kobelev on Tuesday and wasted no time in appointing Montenegrin Miodrag Bojovic.

FIFA head Sepp Blatter met Russian President...

FIFA head Sepp Blatter met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday to discuss Russia"s bid to host either the 2018 or the 2022 World Cup.

Five soldiers have been killed and six injured...

Five soldiers have been killed and six injured in clashes with militants in Russia"s troubled southern republic of Chechnya, a police source said on Friday.

General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland"s last...

General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland"s last communist leader, will attend World War II Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in May, the Polish Radio Foreign Service reported on Tuesday.

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.

KIEV, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow...

KIEV, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has offered Kiev assistance in curbing the spread of swine flu, the Russian foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart by telephone on Friday.

MOSCOW. (Alexander Bakustin, RIA Novosti)...

MOSCOW. (Alexander Bakustin, RIA Novosti) - The Turkish parliament recently adopted a government bill lifting a decades-old ban on wearing the hijab - a headscarf used by Muslim women to cover their hair.

MOSCOW. (Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti political...

MOSCOW. (Andrei Fedyashin, RIA Novosti political commentator) - Russian sources in Geneva expect the new START Treaty to be ready by February 27. The two countries have been trying since last May to find a mutually acceptable arrangement to legally document a limit on the number of U.S. and Russian nuclear delivery vehicles and warheads.

MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is to submit to the UN new data on the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, an ambassador at large said Monday.

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian energy giant Gazprom will invest at least 68 billion rubles ($2 billion) in the construction of facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi by 2012, a business paper said on Monday.

MOSCOW, December 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, December 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed Russian officials over a recent fire in an Urals nightclub that took the lives of 136 people.

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

MOSCOW, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, 36, has been awarded the 2008 Musician of the Year by one of the world's most prestigious music editions.

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, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - Dynamo Moscow...

MOSCOW, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - Dynamo Moscow will have to overcome Scottish club Celtic to reach the final playoff round for the 2009/10 Champions League.

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - LUKoil (RTS...

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - LUKoil (RTS: LKOH), Russia"s leading independent crude producer, said Monday a production sharing agreement to prospect and develop oil and natural gas fields in Uzbekistan would be signed by the end of 2006.

MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Dynamo Kiev...

MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk meet in a UEFA Cup semifinal, second leg clash on Thursday to decide who will be the first Ukrainian club to make the final of a major European competition since 1986.

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - The navies of South and North Koreas clashed Tuesday in the Yellow Sea along a disputed border, the Yonhap news agency reported.

MOSCOW, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and U.S. officials agreed at talks in Moscow on Monday to carry out joint work in Afghanistan to prevent drug trafficking.

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is planning to expand its presence on arms and state security equipment markets in Europe by taking part in the Milipol Paris 2009 tradeshow, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation has said.

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

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian diesel-electric submarine from the Black Sea Fleet is being towed to the port of Novorossiisk after suffering an engine malfunction during sea drills, a Black Sea Fleet official said.

MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russian customs officers in the Omsk Region in west Siberia seized more than 17 kilograms of heroin at a checkpoint on the border with Kazakhstan, the Federal Customs Service said on Monday.

MOSCOW, October 10 (RIA Novosti) - The European...

MOSCOW, October 10 (RIA Novosti) - The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will re-launch its particle accelerator, which has been out of operation since last year, in November, the body"s director general said.

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-crewed...

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged vessel at the center of a mysterious hijacking case was handed over to representatives of Malta on Thursday, the Russian Prosecutor General"s Office said.

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen...

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has filed another libel suit against the chief editor and several reporters of Novaya Gazeta daily, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich) - On Monday the presidents of three influential Muslim states, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, gathered for a summit in Istanbul. This top-level meeting is another testimony to Turkey"s ambition to take a lead in the Islamic world. Given that Russia is Turkey"s second largest partner after the European Union with a $25 billion annual trade turnover, Ankara"s success may boost Moscow"s weight on the international stage.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Anatoly Korolyov) -- Russia's national emblem, the two-headed crowned eagle, came to the country 553 years ago, in 1452, from Rome.

Moscow. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

Moscow. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) - A three-minute tremor in Haiti was sufficient to create a new international situation for the United States and the rest of the world. By adopting a smart policy towards Haiti America can win back its positions, compensate for all its failures (Iraq and Afghanistan), reverse the anti-American attitudes, and regain its status of a superpower.

Moscow. (RIA Novosti political correspondent...

Moscow. (RIA Novosti political correspondent Andrei Fedyashin) – Starting today, December 1, Greater Europe will live under a new Constitution. It took eight years to adopt and nobody dares use the term “constitution” officially because it was so difficult to adopt it. They prefer to call it the “Lisbon Treaty on reform.”

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - The world's largest particle collider has been shut down due to a helium leak into the tunnel housing the device and will not be restarted until spring, the operator's press service said. (Large Hadron Collider - Image gallery) (VIDEO)

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

MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church criticized on Monday modern European values and called on Europeans to stick to their Christian roots.

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, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - More...

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - More than 400 families were left homeless after a powerful earthquake struck northwestern Georgia, the regional governor told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could be useful in the research of processes taking place on the Sun, Russian physicists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research said.

NOVO-OGARYOVO (Moscow Region), November...

NOVO-OGARYOVO (Moscow Region), November 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday has signed a final agreement with all respective partners on building and utilizing the South Stream gas pipeline.

One serviceman was wounded when unknown...

One serviceman was wounded when unknown assailants opened fire Thursday on a border guard unit in Nazran, the largest city in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, investigators said.

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is leading...

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is leading in Sunday"s Ukrainian presidential election runoff with different exit polls giving him from 48.7% to 50.26%.

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.

Police in the Western Siberian city of Tyumen...

Police in the Western Siberian city of Tyumen are investigating who replaced 16 kg of pure heroin with salt at the city"s main police department, regional TV has said.

President Dmitry Medvedev is due to meet...

President Dmitry Medvedev is due to meet with the representatives of human rights organizations in the North Caucasus in late May, the Russian presidential human rights council chief has said.

Restrictions on Russia"s access to the development...

Restrictions on Russia"s access to the development of hydrocarbon fields in the Arctic, which accounts for over 25% of global oil and gas reserves, is unacceptable, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

RIA Novosti distributed some 6,000 St. George...

RIA Novosti distributed some 6,000 St. George ribbons among all Russian Navy fleets to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II.

ROSTOV-ON-DON, October 9 (RIA Novosti) -...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - One man was killed in Ingushetia on Friday when his car exploded as he drove out of the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic, a police spokesman said.

Russia has an important role to play in...

Russia has an important role to play in assisting the Afghan government in its fight against drug trafficking and corruption, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told RIA Novosti.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin could...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin could lead Russia"s bid to host the 2018 football World Cup, a first deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won...

Russian Vladimir Chagin (Kamaz) has won the second special stage of the legendary off-road Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, strengthening his leadership in the race.

Russia should qualify from its Euro 2012...

Russia should qualify from its Euro 2012 qualifying group in first place, Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin said after the team were paired with Ireland, Slovakia, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra.

Scientists continue efforts to resume the...

Scientists continue efforts to resume the regular operation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) following a recent power failure which shut down the device, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on its website.

Strictly speaking, no binding resolutions...

Strictly speaking, no binding resolutions came out of the 40 meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In the world of economics, discussion, the exchange of opinion and identifying the problem areas of the global economy are considered the most important objectives for such forums. At Davos, around 2,500 leading businesspeople and politicians held more than 200 meetings to discuss reviving the global economy after the financial crisis.

Tens of thousands of people across Russia...

Tens of thousands of people across Russia bathed in icy cold water on Epiphany on Tuesday as air temperatures across the country ranged from plus fifteen to minus sixty degrees Celsius.

The Admiral Chabanenko destroyer from Russia"s...

The Admiral Chabanenko destroyer from Russia"s Northern Fleet has begun escorting commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.

The attention of physicists worldwide is...

The attention of physicists worldwide is currently riveted on the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which is operating the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The Dalai Lama’s meeting with U.S...

The Dalai Lama’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was probably the most interesting part of his visit to Washington D.C. because the State Department is engaged in concrete politics, while the Tibetan spiritual leader is a largely symbolic figure who does not overly concern himself with the Tibetan diaspora.

The death toll from swine flu outbreak has...

The death toll from swine flu outbreak has risen by 1,000 over the last five days and reached 11,516, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

The leaders of Ukraine, Belarus, the United...

The leaders of Ukraine, Belarus, the United States and Britain will not attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, a Kremlin official said on Tuesday.

The Middle East peace process is unlikely...

The Middle East peace process is unlikely to produce any tangible results in the next decade or two, a Russian expert for Arab studies at the Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis said on Tuesday.

The new START (Strategic Arms Reduction...

The new START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) bilateral nuclear arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States was signed by Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama on April 8, 2010 in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

The number of victims killed in the Moscow...

The number of victims killed in the Moscow subway terrorist acts has risen to 39, head of the Moscow Health Department Andrei Seltsovsky said on Tuesday.

The operator of the Glonass satellite navigation...

The operator of the Glonass satellite navigation project has taken control of three newly orbited satellites, Russia"s leading satellite manufacturer said on Tuesday.

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks...

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

The Russian Football Union confirmed on...

The Russian Football Union confirmed on Saturday that Guus Hiddink will step down as national team coach in June, but the Dutchman apparently caught out his employers with the revelation in a newspaper column earlier in the day.

The Russian government has approved a draft...

The Russian government has approved a draft agreement on a joint military base in the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia, the Russian Cabinet published on its website on Friday.

The Russian Hockey Federation has published...

The Russian Hockey Federation has published its preliminary list of players for the 2010 national Olympic team, which consists of 14 players from the National Hockey League (NHL) and nine from the Continental Hockey League (KHL).

The terrorists behind the two blasts that...

The terrorists behind the two blasts that killed at least 38 people in the Moscow metro system on Monday morning will be eliminated, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed.

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.