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Arsenal"s Andrei Arshavin will miss at least...

Arsenal"s Andrei Arshavin will miss at least the next "two or three weeks" with a calf strain, the Russian international said on his website on Thursday.

A senior aide for Russian President Dmitry...

A senior aide for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia"s performance at the Vancouver Olympics was "dismal" although he expected such failure.

ASTANA, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - The...

ASTANA, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - The Nabucco pipeline project will be promising if it pumps Iranian natural gas, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told a Eurasian energy forum underway in Kazakhstan"s capital, Astana.

BANGALORE (India), October 27 (RIA Novosti)...

BANGALORE (India), October 27 (RIA Novosti) - The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China agreed on Tuesday to enhance energy cooperation.

CAIRO, October 10 (RIA Novosti) - Libya...

CAIRO, October 10 (RIA Novosti) - Libya said on Saturday it will cut all forms of cooperation with the United Nations agency for culture and education (UNESCO) if a Bulgarian nominee is confirmed as the UNESCO new director general.

Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat has said his...

Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat has said his talks with the Russian football officials on a deal to become a coach of the Russian national team "were on the right track," a Russian sports newspaper said on Friday.

Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the...

Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the Russian media that they are seeking to sign unsettled Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni.

Investigators have opened a criminal case...

Investigators have opened a criminal case into Saturday"s fire in a business center in northern Moscow that killed the Russian capital"s chief firefighter, investigators said Sunday.

Iran currently has no missiles capable of...

Iran currently has no missiles capable of striking Europe and the U.S., Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

Kyrgyzstan"s former interior minister was...

Kyrgyzstan"s former interior minister was flown to Manas airport near Bishkek on Monday after being detained in Moscow in a joint Kyrgyz-Russian operation, Kyrgyzstan"s AKIpress agency reported.

Maxim Barsky was appointed the chief executive...

Maxim Barsky was appointed the chief executive of the Russian-British joint venture TNK-BP on Thursday, the TNK-BP board of directors said.

MEXICO, August 27 (RIA Novosti) - Nicaragua...

MEXICO, August 27 (RIA Novosti) - Nicaragua plans to supply 12,000 metric tons of beef and pork products to Russia annually from 2010, the country"s agriculture and forestry minister, Ariel Bucardo, said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - Over 50%...

MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - Over 50% of Russians believe that corruption is an unavoidable and permanent fact of life, according to a nationwide survey published on Monday. The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) found that 58% of respondents said it was impossible to fight against corruption in Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made the fight against corruption one of his top priorities soon after his inauguration last May, signing a decree to set up a presidential anti-corruption council just two weeks after he was sworn in. The opinion poll found that 44% of Russians consider the greed and immorality of officials as the main causes of corruption. Meanwhile, 49% of Russians believe that it would be easier for them to cope with legal and other problems if officials stopped taking bribes, while 29% of respondents said corruption did not have an influence on the way problems were handled. The poll involved 1,600 people in 140 Russian towns and cities on April 4-5. The margin of statistical error is 3.4%.

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - Palestinian...

MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday for talks on Middle East issues.

MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - A strong...

MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - A strong Russia side lost 3-2 to Argentina on Wednesday evening despite taking an early lead in an entertaining friendly in Moscow.

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

MOSCOW, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian warships, led by the Ladny frigate, are continuing the search for a Russian-crewed cargo ship missing in the Atlantic since August 1, the Navy said in a statement on Thursday.

MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Air Force may receive over 60 Su fighters worth at least 60 billion rubles ($1.9 bln) under a contract expected to be signed at the MAKS-2009 air show.

MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian researchers are preparing to dive beneath the ice at the North Pole to gather scientific data and back the country's claim to a vast energy-rich Arctic territory, the Vesti 24 satellite channel said Thursday.

MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti)...

MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti) - One lucky visitor of an air show that opens in India Wednesday will win a flight on board a Russian jet fighter and a trip to Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent said.

MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russian senior lawmakers condemned the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein and said the execution of the ousted Iraqi leader will spark civil war in Iraq.

MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom...

MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom, Total and StatoilHydro signed on Thursday a deal on a joint venture to develop the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea. The ambitious project to develop the Arctic gas field, with estimated gas reserves of 3.7 trillion cubic meters, is intended to supply the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany currently being built under the Baltic Sea. The Shtokman project cost is estimated at $30 billion. Gazprom has a 51% stake in the project, while France"s Total and Norway"s StatoilHydro have 25% and 24%, respectively. The newly created JV will own the infrastructure of the Shtokman first stage during 25 years after the deposit is put into operation, following which Total and StatoilHydro will cede their stakes to Gazprom. Investment in the Shtokman first stage will be determined in the second half of 2009, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said. "Work will start today to prepare technical documentation and this work will be completed in the second half of 2009 when an investment decision is made," Miller said. The first pipeline gas supplies from the Shtokman deposit will begin in late 2013 and liquefied gas supplies in 2014. The project"s first phase is expected to produce a total of 23.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually.

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Air Force said Thursday a group of four strategic missile aircraft achieved their objectives in a major Navy and Air Force exercise off Russia's Arctic coast.

MOSCOW, July 8 (RIA Novosti) - Google has...

MOSCOW, July 8 (RIA Novosti) - Google has announced that it will launch a new operating system, Chrome, for laptops and netbooks in 2010.

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow Region court on Thursday found fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky guilty in absentia of embezzling 140 million rubles ($4.5 mln) from the LogoVAZ auto dealer.

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) - Nikolai...

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) - Nikolai Yurgel has been appointed as the new head of Russia's service overseeing healthcare and social development, the watchdog's press office said Sunday.

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s largest mobile communications operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has applied to the Russian Antimonopoly Service to buy up to 100% of Moscow"s largest multiservice communications operator, Comstar.

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

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian interior minister used his annual Police Day address on Tuesday to remind police chiefs that officers should point their weapons at criminals, and not aim them at law-abiding citizens.

MOSCOW, November 5 (RIA Novosti) - One of...

MOSCOW, November 5 (RIA Novosti) - One of two suspects detained on suspicion of involvement in the January murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and trainee journalist Anastasia Baburova has confessed, the head of Russia"s FSB said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - In a...

MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - In a series of major detentions this month, Italian police have arrested another boss of the Camorra organized crime syndicate in southern Italy, the La Stampa daily has reported.

MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Soyuz spacecraft"s reentry capsule with Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and space tourist Guy Laliberte aboard safely landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday.

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, banned from entry into the U.S. over alleged links to organized crime, visited the country this year under an FBI arrangement, the Wall Street Journal said Friday.

MOSCOW. (Political commentator Leonid Mlechin...

MOSCOW. (Political commentator Leonid Mlechin, member of the RIA Novosti Expert Council) - Many post-Soviet governments tend to embellish the history of their countries.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Nikolai Troitsky) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday reviewed the outgoing year in a live interview broadcast by three national television channels.

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian...

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the presence of major global car manufacturers would help develop the domestic auto industry. Speaking on live television and radio, Putin said: "Many foreign companies, such as BMW and some Asian manufacturers, have already arrived on the Russian market and we are holding negotiations with Volkswagen and Mercedes." Russia, however, he said, had to create the appropriate conditions for these companies to enter the domestic market. "The government has recently taken a number of steps that have prompted a varied response," Putin said. "These steps must be balanced...in order to avoid a negative impact on consumers." In spring 2005, the government adopted a decision to assemble foreign cars in Russia and, consequently, lowered import tariffs on foreign car parts.

NATO has announced it will hold military...

NATO has announced it will hold military exercises involving fighter planes over the Baltic Sea this month, the first in a series of military drills to be held this year near the Russian border.

NEW DELHI, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

NEW DELHI, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi on a working visit on Sunday.

North Korean authorities have detained a...

North Korean authorities have detained a U.S. citizen, who crossed into the country from China to draw attention to human rights abuses in North Korea, South Korean Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.

One policemen was killed and another one...

One policemen was killed and another one was seriously wounded early on Saturday by a group of unidentified gunmen in western Moscow, a police spokesman said.

Passengers and employees of two railway...

Passengers and employees of two railway stations in Russia"s second largest city of St. Petersburg were evacuated over a bomb threat, the press service for the local transportation department said on Thursday.

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.

Police in the U.S. state of Oregon have...

Police in the U.S. state of Oregon have arrested a Russian emigrant on charges of moving more than $172 million into the United States and out to more than 50 countries via shell companies, the CIA said on its website.

(Recasts headline, lead, adds FSB denial)...

(Recasts headline, lead, adds FSB denial) MOSCOW, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Audit Chamber said Wednesday one of its employees has been detained on suspicion of receiving a one million euro ($1.4 million) bribe. Earlier reports said that the suspect, Yury Gaidukov, was an officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) assigned to the Audit Chamber. However, the FSB denied that Gaidukov was its employee. A spokesman for the Moscow District Military Court said Gaidukov"s defense lawyers have appealed against the arrest warrant to a higher court.

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.

Rescue workers are attempting to save a...

Rescue workers are attempting to save a group of 15 fishermen adrift on an ice floe in Russia"s Far East, an emergencies ministry spokeperson said on Saturday.

Rights activists will hold a rally to demand...

Rights activists will hold a rally to demand police reform on downtown Moscow"s Triumfalnaya Square on Saturday, a leading activist said.

Rubin Kazan take on Italian champions Inter...

Rubin Kazan take on Italian champions Inter in Milan on Wednesday evening seeking another famous away win to stay in Europe"s most prestigious club tournament.

Russia has destroyed nine intercontinental...

Russia has destroyed nine intercontinental ballistic missiles this year under a Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty (START 1), the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) chief said on Wednesday.

Russia intends to take part in a tender...

Russia intends to take part in a tender to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt within the framework of developing cooperation in the country"s nuclear power sector, the Russian industry and trade minister said.

Russia is fully committed to completing...

Russia is fully committed to completing the construction of Iran"s first nuclear power plant on schedule, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Thursday.

Russian champions Rubin Kazan began their...

Russian champions Rubin Kazan began their bid for a third straight title with a 2-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow, but the home fans had to wait until the dying minutes for the decisive goal.

Russian court authorities on Friday closed...

Russian court authorities on Friday closed two disco bars and a cafe at the leased Cosmodrome Baikonur complex in Kazakhstan in line with a nationwide safety campaign launched after a disastrous fire in a Urals night club.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend an Arctic Five ministerial meeting on Monday as part of his two-day visit to Canada.

Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev...

Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor showing at the Winter Olympics.

Russian pole vault queen, Yelena Isinbayeva...

Russian pole vault queen, Yelena Isinbayeva, has been awarded the 2009 Athlete of the Year title by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for the second year in a row.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma a bill establishing restrictions on preliminary voting, where those who cannot vote on election day cast their ballots early, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government on Wednesday to adopt measures aimed at implementing the national climate doctrine approved last year.

Russians may receive universal identity...

Russians may receive universal identity and payment cards from the government that would streamline the payment of pensions and taxes, and even be used like bank cards in stores.

Russia should continue its efforts to turn...

Russia should continue its efforts to turn Moscow into a global financial center, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia"s Olympic Committee on Tuesday accepted...

Russia"s Olympic Committee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of its head Leonid Tyagachev over the country"s poor showing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky...

Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky nuclear powered submarine for the first time to carry out test launches of the troubled Bulava missile, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of...

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of travelling at a speed of 250 kmph (155 mph), made its first commercial run between Russia"s two largest cities in a record time of 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of...

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of travelling at a speed of 250 kmph (155 mph), will make its first commercial run between Russia"s two largest cities on Thursday.

South Korea is continuing the rescue operation...

South Korea is continuing the rescue operation on its naval ship that sunk in the Yellow Sea near the border with North Korea late on Friday, with 46 sailors still missing, the Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

TALLINN, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - Estonia...

TALLINN, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - Estonia joined on Monday an international investigation group probing the hijacking of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, along with Russia, Finland, Sweden and Malta.

The desperate residents of a disputed village...

The desperate residents of a disputed village within the confines of Moscow said they would go to the U.S. or German embassy on Wednesday to ask them for help in the fight for their homes.

The lower house of the Russian parliament...

The lower house of the Russian parliament rejected on Friday a draft from the Liberal Democratic Party to make drug abusers criminally liable.

The number of race-hate crimes, committed...

The number of race-hate crimes, committed in Russia declined last year, though ethnic discrimination still causes concern, the U.S. State Department said in its annual 2009 Human Rights Report.

The number of strategic bombers performing...

The number of strategic bombers performing routine patrols could be doubled if the Russian General Staff makes such a decision, the commander of Russia"s strategic aviation said Tuesday.

The official logo for Euro 2012, to be jointly...

The official logo for Euro 2012, to be jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, was unveiled on Monday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that...

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that Russia and the European Union will articulate their visions of a mutual visa-free regime during the forthcoming Russia-EU summit.

The Russian Navy is continuing discussions...

The Russian Navy is continuing discussions on whether to purchase a French warship, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

The Somali pirates involved in hijacking...

The Somali pirates involved in hijacking the Russian Moscow University tanker will be sent to Moscow for proceedings, a Russian Investigative Committee spokesman said on Thursday.

The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader...

The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of war crimes and genocide dating from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, will resume on Monday after a four-month suspension.

The world"s largest particle accelerator...

The world"s largest particle accelerator could provide key insights into the makeup of matter and change our view of physics as early as at the end of 2010, the director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said.

Three police officers were killed and seven...

Three police officers were killed and seven injured during a clash with militants in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local police said on Monday.

Turkey"s Constitutional Court has closed...

Turkey"s Constitutional Court has closed down the Democratic Society Party (DTP) for having links with the outlawed Kurdish militants, the Turkish daily Hurriyet said.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Moscow on March 17 to participate in the meeting of the Middle East Quartet (Russia, US, UN, EU). In an interview with the RIA Novosti New York Bureau Chief Dmitry Gornostaev, before starting the trip that includes also Israel and Palestine, Mr. Ban shares his views on peace process in the Middle East, possible sanctions against Iran, situation in North Korea, Afghanistan, UN-Russia cooperation, etc.