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A combination of heavy snow and the build...

A combination of heavy snow and the build up to the New Year holidays saw some 9 million people use the Moscow metro on Tuesday.

A demonstration by Waffen-SS veterans, which...

A demonstration by Waffen-SS veterans, which took place on Tuesday in the Latvian capital, is a "challenge for humanity" and should not be neglected by the international community, a senior Russian lawmaker said.

A fire broke out on Monday in a market in...

A fire broke out on Monday in a market in the city of Mytishchi outside Moscow, a Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.

Andrei Arshavin sealed on Saturday Arsenal"s...

Andrei Arshavin sealed on Saturday Arsenal"s 3-1 home victory over Burnley that took his club into second place in England"s Premier League.

An informal Commonwealth of Independent...

An informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit will take place in Moscow on May 8 on the eve of the grandiose 65th Victory Day Parade, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

A number of odd events happened throughout...

A number of odd events happened throughout Ukraine as the country was voting in a presidential election runoff on Sunday. These included topless girls protesting and a voter eating his ballot paper.

Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier...

Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier League after winning Russia"s First Division last season, started their season in the top flight with a 0-0 home draw against Spartak Nalchik.

A resident of Dagestan has claimed that...

A resident of Dagestan has claimed that he recognizes one of the women who carried out the terrorist attacks on the Moscow metro as his daughter Mariam Sharipova, the Moscow weekly Novaya Gazeta reported.

A South Korean naval ship sank in the Yellow...

A South Korean naval ship sank in the Yellow Sea near the border with North Korea late on Friday, and more than 40 sailors are missing while 58 were rescued, local media reported.

At least three people were killed on Thursday...

At least three people were killed on Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall in Finland"s southern city of Espoo, local media reported.

By Angela Stent, professor of Government...

By Angela Stent, professor of Government and Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution; Vice Chair, World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Russia. Member, Council on Foreign Relations.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is doubtful...

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is doubtful that a bomb attack, which derailed a Russian express train last week killing 26 people and injuring over 90, was carried out on orders from a wanted terrorist, Doka Umarov.

Europe has offered Russia help in achieving...

Europe has offered Russia help in achieving its goal of modernizing the economy, but said it should start with improving democracy in the country, a Russian business daily said on Thursday.

Excerpts from a RIA Novosti online conference...

Excerpts from a RIA Novosti online conference with Georgy Vilinbakhov, State Heraldry Master of the Russian Federation

Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova has to...

Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova has to leave the 2010 Australian Open after her defeat on the opening day, but the Russian told her fans she was not discouraged and would fight on.

German alpine skier Maria Riesch won her...

German alpine skier Maria Riesch won her second gold medal during the Vancouver Olympic games.

Italian alpine skier Giuliano Razzoli brought...

Italian alpine skier Giuliano Razzoli brought his country its first Vancouver Olympics gold medal after winning in men"s slalom.

KALININGRAD, September 28 (RIA Novosti)...

KALININGRAD, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - Large-scale joint military exercises being held by Russian and Belarus are not aimed at anyone and are purely of a defense nature, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

Kyrgyz youth groups have demanded representation...

Kyrgyz youth groups have demanded representation in the cabinet of ministers and a lowering of the age threshold for presidential candidates, a Russian business daily said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry was looking to tighten up control over adoption of Russian children by foreigners.

MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - Guatemala...

MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - Guatemala and Nicaragua have introduced a visa-free regime for Russian tourists, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Navy dismissed on Thursday media reports that the Black Sea frigate Ladny had been pursuing a ship in the Atlantic that resembled the missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel.

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, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - The number...

MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - The number of people under 30 infected with HIV/AIDS is continuing to grow in Russia, the country's sanitary watchdog said on its website on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day.

MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president said Thursday he had signed a package of anti-corruption laws.

MOSCOW. (Dmitry Yevlashkov, RIA Novosti)

MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and its International Space Station partners have an oral agreement to continue using the orbiter until 2020, the president of leading Russian spacecraft maker RSC Energia said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians...

MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians polled in a recent survey approve the activities of the president and prime minister, a pollster said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea...

MOSCOW, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea test launched seven ballistic missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korea"s military.

MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti) - The military...

MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti) - The military arrested Honduras President Jose Manuel Zelaya on Sunday morning, the same day he vowed to follow through with a referendum that the country"s Supreme Court had ruled illegal, CNN reported.

MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...

MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court sentenced on Tuesday a former high-profile investigator, Dmitry Dovgy, to nine years in prison for bribery and abuse of office.

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, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - A comprehensive...

MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - A comprehensive rearmament of Russia's Armed Forces will begin in 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - Tackling...

MOSCOW, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - Tackling Russia"s demographic crisis will become a mega-project that will connect the country"s four priority national projects, the first deputy prime minister has said.

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his second state of the nation address to both houses of parliament in the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday.

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian political parties may soon be freed of the necessity to collect a set amount of signatures in order to register for parliamentary polls, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi...

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi Arabia wants to build a mosque and an Islamic culture center in Moscow, the Ambassador to Russia Ali Hasan Jafar told Russia"s top Muslim official on Thursday. Ravil Gainutdin, who heads the Russian Mufti Council, told the Saudi envoy that he believed such a project would strengthen ties between the countries. However, he told RIA Novosti that the location and construction date have yet to be agreed. "We would not want to hurry events, as the Saudi side has only declared its intention. The construction of any building, especially a religious one, is a controversial issue, which sometimes can be debated for years," Gainutdin said, adding that the Russian Muslim community is already discussing the issue.

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

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat, dismissed by Zenit St. Petersburg in August, could take over from Guus Hiddink as coach of the Russian national side, a Russian sports newspaper said.

MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and Ukrainian diplomats will join efforts to seek the release of the crew of a cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Former...

MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - Former Russian deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov said on Friday he is "pleased" to be sued by Yelena Baturina, the wife of Moscow"s mayor and the richest woman in Russia.

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The French...

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The French carmaker Renault, which holds a blocking interest in AvtoVAZ, is willing to invest in the ailing Russian auto giant, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Mikhail Belov) - The next two months will see several "premieres" from the auto industry since three foreign car assembly plants will open in Russia in a row.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) – Russia’s new military doctrine, which is to come into force in 2010, has provoked a heated debate, first of all because it stipulates preemptive nuclear strikes.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov)

MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - The Bank of New York will pay Russia"s customs authorities at least $14 million as an out-of-court settlement of a $22.5 billion money laundering lawsuit, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s...

MOSCOW, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Iran"s missile program cannot but cause Russia to be concerned against the backdrop of the Islamic Republic"s unresolved nuclear issues, Russia"s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev, for RIA Novosti)...

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev, for RIA Novosti) - At its recent meeting, the Presidential Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia"s Economy called for developing a transport-energy module with a megawatt-class nuclear propulsion unit.

MUNICH, July 15 (RIA Novosti) -Nabucco is...

MUNICH, July 15 (RIA Novosti) -Nabucco is not a serious rival to Russia"s Nord Stream and South Stream gas pipeline projects, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Wednesday.

One person died early on Tuesday when flames...

One person died early on Tuesday when flames engulfed a nightclub in downtown Moscow, emergency services said.

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya...

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya should leave the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa before his term expires on January 27, Brazil"s Globonews TV channel said on Friday.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is to...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is to give government awards to the police officers who recovered the infamous Arbeit macht frei sign stolen from the Auchwitz concentration camp.

Posters of Joseph Stalin will be put up...

Posters of Joseph Stalin will be put up not only for this year"s Victory Day parade in Moscow, but for other celebrations as well, the city"s mayor, Yury Luzhkov, said on Tuesday.

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Rubin Kazan lost 2-0 away to Italian champion...

Rubin Kazan lost 2-0 away to Italian champion Inter on Wednesday and will miss out on their first attempt to conquer the Champions League.

Russia and China still call for a diplomatic...

Russia and China still call for a diplomatic solution of Iran"s nuclear issue, which has been in the center of international attention due to Islamic republic"s continuing nuclear developments.

Russia has called on the Israeli and Palestinian...

Russia has called on the Israeli and Palestinian sides in the Middle East conflict to exercise self-restraint and not to let the political situation escalate, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Russian cosmonauts receive up to $150,000...

Russian cosmonauts receive up to $150,000 for a mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), a senior space official said Thursday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Felipe Gonzalez, who chairs the EU group of "wise men," will discuss on Tuesday the situation around a European security treaty as well as Russia-EU visa issues, a Kremlin source said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded state decorations to Russian athletes on Monday for their achievements at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an investigation into the use of funds allocated for preparations for the Vancouver Games, saying the failure cannot be explained merely by biased judging.

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.

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 Supreme Court"s judicial chamber...

Russian Supreme Court"s judicial chamber for civil cases upheld a decision to ban a southern Russian branch of the Jehovah"s Witnesses.

Russia"s broadly defined monetary base expanded...

Russia"s broadly defined monetary base expanded 3.9% to 5.218 trillion rubles ($174 bln) in November, the Central Bank reported on Wednesday.

Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly...

Russia"s first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov said on Wednesday he will wear a black armband during his next race in memory of the victims of the two terrorist attacks in downtown Moscow.

Russia"s Gazprom and Ukrainian gas company...

Russia"s Gazprom and Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz are ready to consider an assets swap, the head of the Russian energy giant said on Friday.

Senior members of the ruling United Russia...

Senior members of the ruling United Russia party, which has a parliamentary majority, said they were planning to demand the resignation of Sergei Mironov, speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament over his criticism of polices conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.