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Russians die in market-place blast: |
September 9th, 2010
A massive blast has killed at least five people in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz where a car exploded in a crowded market.
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Siberian plane ends up in bog: |
September 8th, 2010
Pilots on a a Tupolev-154 plane in Russia have managed to glide it into marshy ground after developing engine trouble.
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15 killed in car bomb attack in Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
A suicide car bomb attack in a busy marketplace in Russia's Vladikavkaz city, capital of North Ossetia, left at least 15 people dead Thursday, according to the Itar-Tass news agency.
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Zvonareva tames the wind and Kanepi to reach first US Open semi-finals: |
September 9th, 2010
Russia's Vera Zvonareva reached the last four of the US Open for the first time in her career with a hard-fought 6-3 7-5 win over Kaia Kanepi.
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Naomi Campbell eyes Desdemona's house in Venice: |
September 8th, 2010
Supermodel Naomi Campbell's billionaire Russian boyfriend is reportedly set to buy her 'Desdemona's house', an historic palazzo in Venice said to have been lived in by a noblewoman who inspired Shakespeare's tragedy 'Othello'.
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16 killed in Russia explosion: |
September 9th, 2010
Vladikavkaz (Russia), Sept. 9 (Reuters): A suicide bomber set off a powerful blast near a busy market in Russias restive North Caucasus today, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, aut...
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USA storms past Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
Durant blocks a shot from Timofey Mozgov. (AP) Tournament favourites USA edged Russia 89-79 to reach the world basketball semi-finals on Thursday where they will meet Lithuania who stunned world num...
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Suicide bomber kills 17 in Russian car blast: |
September 9th, 2010
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed extremists "without souls, without hearts" for a suicide car bombing that killed 17 people Thursday in the crowded central ma...
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HOK to Design New State Department Office Annex in Moscow, Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - The U.S. Department of State announced today that HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) has been selected for the planning and design of the New Office A...
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Medvedev Gets ‘Last Chance’ to Escape Putin’s Growing Shadow: |
September 9th, 2010
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Dmitry Medvedev gets an opportunity today to lay out his vision for remaking Russia, after a summer in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dominated TV screens amid p...
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DOJ demands more from HP in Russia bribery probe: |
September 9th, 2010
about deals with Russia during the last decade which are already being investigated in Germany. In its quarterly report filed Thursday, the Palo Alto company (NYSE: HPQ) disclosed the additional requ...
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The Reasons the World Loves to Hate Bankers: |
September 9th, 2010
After all, banks remain deeply unpopular in all developed countries. Bankers are still social pariahs, as lowly valued by the public as drug dealers or journalists. They are reviled if they lose money...
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3 Priorities, 3 Solutions in EU-Russian Ties: |
September 9th, 2010
The initiative put forward by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Medvedev on deepening cooperation between the EU and Russia in foreign and security policies should be explored further. The potential...
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As the Smoke Clears, Shantsev Tries to Court Investors: |
September 9th, 2010
But the regional administration is betting that both the city and the region can bounce back from the rough spell. Governor Valery Shantsev, who has headed the Nizhny Novgorod region since 2005, is co...
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U.S. downs Russia, rolls into semis: |
September 9th, 2010
ISTANBUL (AP) Chauncey Billups made the promise. Kevin Durant made sure it was kept. And by beating Russia on Thursday, the Americans brought a little joy to one of the players who will never forget w...
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USA-Russia still packs a passionate punch 38 years after controversy: |
September 9th, 2010
ISTANBUL -- I met Boris Stankovic, former secretary general of FIBA and the man who pushed the idea of NBA players being allowed to participate in the Olympics, in the ornate lobby of the Swissotel he...
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Russia's integration into NATO senseless - envoy: |
September 9th, 2010
Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin says there is no sense for Russia to join the military alliance and the country must preserve its national identity. Igor Yurgens, the director of the Institute ...
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Russia's Grain Stocks Less Than Reported, Traders Say: |
September 9th, 2010
Russia, its harvest ravaged by an extended drought, is holding far less in carry-over stocks of grain from last year than the government is reporting, analysts and traders said Thursday. The Kremlin ...
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U.S. Basketball Team Advances to Semifinals: |
September 9th, 2010
ISTANBUL — As “The Star-Spangled Banner” played before the United States’ game with Russia, Chris Collins’s knees bounced with nervous energy in a suite at the Sinan Erde...
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Nigerian forces free two Russian hostages in delta: |
September 9th, 2010
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces have freed two Russian sailors who were abducted from their vessel in the oil-producing Niger Delta a month ago, a senior security officer s...
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H-P Says Russian Bribery Probe Has Been Widened: |
September 9th, 2010
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) disclosed Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission probe of possible bribes the company paid in
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US beats Russia, 89-79, moves into semis at worlds: |
September 9th, 2010
And by beating Russia on Thursday, the Americans brought a little joy to one of the players who will never forget what happened against the Soviets exactly 38 years earlier.
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US not upset with outcome of latest game with Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
ISTANBUL // Kevin Durant scored 33 points as the United States defeated Russia yesterday to move within two victories of their first world championship since 1994.The victory came on the 38th annivers...
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Suicide attack in Russia kills 17, wounds over 130: |
September 9th, 2010
ROSTOV-ON-DON (AP): A suicide car bomber hit a central market in southern Russia on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 130 in one of the North Caucasus region's worst attacks ...
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17 killed, 130 hurt in Russian bomb attack: |
September 9th, 2010
North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 17 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said. The attacker detonated his explosives as ...
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Russia's Pavlovsk seed and plant bank saved - for now: |
September 9th, 2010
Global Crop Diversity Trust , which has been spear-heading an international campaign to save Pavlovsk, on 31 August, the Pavlovsk Experimental Station received an unscheduled visit for an accounting a...
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Russia, South Korea to expand energy cooperation: |
September 9th, 2010
MOSCOW, RUSSIA : Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russia and South Korea will expand cooperation in the energy sector.
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Yaroslavl forum can become new political brand - Russia's Gref: |
September 9th, 2010
The Yaroslavl political forum could become an iconic brand on a par with the Davos and St. Petersburg economic forums, Russia's Sberbank chief German Gref said on Thursday. The forum "The Modern Stat...
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Durant carries U.S. over Russia and into semis at Worlds: |
September 9th, 2010
Kevin Durant poured in 33 points on 11- of-19 shooting, helping the United Stated grind out an 89-79 victory over Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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The power politics behind effort to save Moscow's Khimki forest: |
September 9th, 2010
A protest to stop road-building in the formerly protected Khimki forest near Moscow is gaining traction. Russian analysts say there's more to it than simple environmental concerns.
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Russia’s intellectuals recall Brezhnev era: |
September 9th, 2010
The talk from Russia a few months ago was of a “thaw” under Dmitry Medvedev, its youthful president; there were even comparisons with Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika era. But sit down with the c...
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Russia presents funding proposal for oil pipeline: |
September 9th, 2010
Representatives of Bulgarian and Russian shareholders in the stalled Burgas-Alexandroupolis project discussed a new funding plan, under which the Moscow-based Transneft company would finance construct...
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Japan wins 2 golds at wrestling worlds in Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
MOSCOW (AP) Saori Yoshida and Kaori Icho extended Japan's domination in women's freestyle wrestling by winning gold medals at the world championships on Thursday.
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Ex-spy Chapman gains cult status in Russia: |
September 9th, 2010
A man reads Russian "Tvoi den" ("Your day") newspaper with new Anna Chapman pictures in Moscow on August 27. The glamorous Chapman, 28, was at the center of the biggest spy crisis ...
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Russia Bomb Attack Kills 16; Medvedev Vows Punishment: |
September 9th, 2010
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A terrorist attack in Russia’s North Caucasus region killed at least 16 people and injured 120. President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to capture and punish the “scum&rdquo...
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U.S. overcomes Russia, reaches worlds semifinals: |
September 9th, 2010
Kevin Durant scored 33 points and the United States beat Russia 89-79 on Thursday to move within two wins of its first world championship since 1994. The victory came on the 38th anniversary of the So...
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India, Russia sign deal on military aircraft production: |
September 9th, 2010
India and Russia on Thursday agreed to set up a joint venture to manufacture a military transport plane. Under the deal, each party will pay $300.35 million to the JV's charter capital. Hindustan Ae...
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Car explodes near Russian market: |
September 9th, 2010
(Getty Images) ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Officials say a car exploded near the central market of a major city in Russia's restive North Caucasus region, killing at least 15 people and wounding ...
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U.S. 'Regrets' Jailing Of Russian Activist: |
September 9th, 2010
A top U.S. diplomat has expressed regret at the jailing of a prominent Russian rights activist that forced the campaigner to miss a meeting with visiting U.S. officials.
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Ukraine Deputies Seek To Upgrade Status Of Russian: |
September 9th, 2010
A group of Ukrainian parliamentary deputies has proposed a law changing the official status of the Russian language in the country. The draft law seeks to codify the right of Ukrainians to decide what...
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NBA opens office in Moscow: |
September 9th, 2010
Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - The National Basketball Association has opened a new office in Moscow, as announced by deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver on Thursday. Moscow joins the ever-expa...
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Reset With Russia, but With Reassurance: |
September 9th, 2010
This is the first time Lithuania is participating in a drafting of NATO’s strategic concept, the first to be adopted since the enlargement of the alliance. Naturally we can expect an influx of i...
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Team USA vs. Russia at FIBA worlds: |
September 9th, 2010
FIRST QUARTER COMPLETE: U.S. 25, Russia 25 The Russians have to be happy: They shot 57 percent from three-point range (48 percent overall) and outrebounded the U.S. 9-7, including a 5-2 edge on the of...
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Russian blast kills at least 12: |
September 9th, 2010
At least 12 people have been killed and 80 injured following a blast at a market in Russia. The blast in the capital of the mostly Orthodox Christian province of North Ossetia came amid a persistent ...
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Aftermath of Russian car bomb: |
September 9th, 2010
Russian market hit by deadly car bomb At least 12 killed and 80 injured by Vladikavkaz blast in what appears to be latest strike by Islamist militants
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Trains and Planes Fight Wildfires in Altai: |
September 9th, 2010
Five firefighting trains and five aircraft tackled fast-spreading wildfires in the Altai republic, fanned by a wind that sent the flames advancing at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. But the effor...
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Udmurtia Bank's Fund Goes Bust, Seeks More Cash: |
September 9th, 2010
A bank in the republic of Udmurtia lost 98.68 percent of its clients' money last month, but the lender is asking clients to deposit more funds so it can cover the losses.
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Many dead in Russian market blast: |
September 9th, 2010
A powerful explosion has devastated a crowded market in Russia’s north Caucasus, killing at least 15 people according to the prosecutor’s office, and wounding several dozen more. It happe...
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Car bomb sets Russian market ablaze: |
September 9th, 2010
Moscow: A car loaded with explosives blew up in a central market in Russia's restive North Caucasus region on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more, according to Russian media ...
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