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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Russia Herald.com http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/723971d98160d438/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:13 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:13 -0500 30 BEIRUT - At least 21 civilians and four soldiers were reported killed Tuesday in an escalated violence across Syria with government forces renewing their assault on Homs, while visiting Russian foreig http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305966/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:41:52 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305966/cs/1/ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will declare a date in the near future for a referendum on a new constitution for his country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said following talks with the Syr http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203314868/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203314868/cs/1/ A 19-year-old Russian has been sentenced to jail for nine years for starting a terrorist cell while still underage. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203313952/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203313952/cs/1/ With Russia and China blocking a U.N. resolution condemning the crackdown on protests in Syria, the prospects for a quick end to the conflict seem bleak. President Bashar al-Assad can also rely on sup http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203312763/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15:34 -0500 VoA - News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203312763/cs/1/ A bill toughening penalties for paedophiles, including life sentences and chemical castration, has been passed by Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309521/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309521/cs/1/ The Yantar shipyard in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad has completed the final tests of a missile frigate for the Indian Navy, an official said. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305965/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305965/cs/1/ Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Tuesday defended the country's immigration policy, saying the introduction of visas for the former Soviet republics would finally push them away out of Russia's sphere of http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203299743/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:40:18 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203299743/cs/1/ There will be no portraits of Russian Prime Minister and presidential frontrunner Vladimir Putin on campaign posters ahead of the March 4 polls, as he was quite "well known", an official has said. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203290226/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203290226/cs/1/ The director of a training centre lost her job for refusing to ensure her employees' attendance at a rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203289893/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203289893/cs/1/ Eight Turkish nationals have been charged with causing the deaths of five Russian tourists, who died after drinking poisoned bootleg whiskey. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203286215/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:10:03 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203286215/cs/1/ Russia and China are defending their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a deput http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203285275/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:43 -0500 VoA - Asia http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203285275/cs/1/ Russia and India Monday started preparations for the joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a Russian official said. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203281241/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203281241/cs/1/ UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Russia's U.N. ambassador denied reports that he threatened Qatar could be "wiped off the map" during contentious negotiations over a Syrian peace resolution ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308820/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:49 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308820/ Russia remains a 'friend of the Arab world' even though its veto on a United Nations Security Council resolution has been misunderstood by some Arab countries, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306840/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:31 -0500 Ya Libnan http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306840/ Admiral Bill McRaven says Special Forces are preparing for an expanded role in Afghanistan as U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310337/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:50 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310337/ Part of the explanation lies in economic interest: Russia values its standing as the biggest supplier of weapons to Syria's armed forces, with outstanding export contracts believed to be ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310316/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:05 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310316/ Russia's foreign minister claimed to have won a promise of a "cessation" of violence on Tuesday after meeting President Bashar al-Assad in ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310315/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:03 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310315/ This gallery contains a small selection of the winning photos in the "Best of Russia 2011" competition, which was open to amateur and professional photographers across the country. The ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310317/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:01 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310317/ According to police estimates, the pro-Putin demonstration question drew a whopping 138,000 people, more than the estimated 80,000 to 100,000 who reportedly attended the anti-Kremlin protest. But ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308982/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:38 -0500 Spero News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308982/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has offered assurances that he is committed to ending the violence between Syrian forces and antigovernment ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308985/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:16 -0500 Spero News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308985/ The Russian goverment has announced it will pay a premium of 4 million rubles ($134,000) to Russian athletes who bring home gold medals from the Olympic Games in London this ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308986/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:00 -0500 Spero News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308986/ Moscow, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Syria today where he will meet with the country''s president, Bashar al-Assad, and analyze the internal ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308994/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:06 -0500 Prensa Latina http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308994/ Russian and Bulgarian ministers have expressed satisfaction at improved business and toursit ties due to recent liberalizations of the visa regime between the two countries. Monday through ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309005/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:14 -0500 Novinite http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309005/ Indonesia has announced plans to bring in the expertise of government-owned Russian Railways (RZhD) to build a $2.4 billion rail line together on Borneo island, which will initially be used to ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203307913/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:52 -0500 Mine Web http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203307913/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaks to reporters after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Feb. 7, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309130/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:58:22 -0500 KRQE http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309130/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian and EU business communities stand for visa-free travel, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, referring to the Brussels-hosted seminar "Russia: ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306776/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:57:33 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306776/ GCC NATO spec-ops units along the example of the Libyan model tested earlier in 2011 against Qaddafi. Russia can operate its upper-end fighter jets from the Russian Caucasus in order to cover the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309145/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:09 -0500 Infowars.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309145/ Middle East Media Research Institute , an Israel-centric propaganda outfit run by a former colonel in Israeli intelligence, has posted a video and transcript of an interview with retired ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309047/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:03 -0500 Infowars.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309047/ Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to accept an expanded Arab League mission in his violence-torn country and schedule a constitutional referendum, Russian news agencies quoted Russian Foreign ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308791/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:54 -0500 Haaretz http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308791/ Middle East Bureau Chief Martin Seemungal says Russia is a major player because it sells billions of dollars in arms to Syria and is pretty much the only influence in that ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309019/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:42 -0500 CTV http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309019/ Syrian Arab Republic Russia's foreign minister has met with Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, as the Syrian government continues its violent crackdown on rebels.At least 21 civilians ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310305/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:00 -0500 ABC Australia http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310305/ A Syrian pro-government supporter holds upa sign as a convoy carrying Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads towards the presidential palace in Damascus on February 7, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309068/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:12 -0500 Slatest http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309068/ An American sea explorer has found the remains of a World War II merchant ship along with a cargo of platinum bars worth an estimated $3 billion. The precious metals are thought to have belonged to ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310339/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:11 -0500 RT http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310339/ Russian Children’s Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov on Tuesday hailed the adoption by the lower house of parliament of a bill stipulating tougher penalties for pedophiles, including chemical ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310318/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:35 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310318/ The Iranian problem is not longer confined to its nuclear program due to broader developments in the region. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey are vying for regional leadership. Egypt is becoming ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310319/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:32 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310319/ Searchers have rescued a woman who went hunting alone in the Siberian wilderness and was trapped there for two months by huge snowdrifts and extreme cold, Altai Republic police said on Tuesday. ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310320/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:28 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310320/ Japan’s observation of Northern Territories Day on Tuesday is not the best way to strengthen relations with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Russia "regrets" that Tokyo ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308884/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:28 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308884/ Taking corruption to uncharted heights, a military official in central Russia has sold an airfield for a bribe. Andrei Usok, a procurement officer with the Defense Ministry, sold to an unspecified ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310322/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:15 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310322/ The Russian Air Force will receive more than 10 modernized Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers by 2020, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. According to official data, Russia has at least 16 ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309024/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:15 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309024/ Sixty years ago, on February 6, Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed sovereign of the Commonwealth following the death of her father King George VI. Her Majesty is the oldest monarch in Europe, and in ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310323/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:12 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310323/ Investigators have solved the murder of Idris Faizullin, a businessman and retired plane designer who worked on the Su-27 fighter jet. The Investigative Committee did not identify the five suspects ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310327/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:00 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310327/ sanctions against Iran , Press TV reported. Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the House Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy has been discussing the issue. In late January the EU ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310328/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:54 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310328/ Svetlana Kolchik These questions popped up in my head after the latest issue of the Russian Marie Claire came out and our magazine once again turned into a large 24/7 dating agency. Traditionally, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310329/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:51 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310329/ A bill toughening penalties for pedophiles, including life sentences and chemical castration, passed the third and final reading in the State Duma on Tuesday. Under the bill, child sexual abusers ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310330/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:47 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310330/ deadly explosion in Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport was jailed for nine years for his ties to terrorists. Bashir Khamkhoyev was found guilty on several charges, including attempted murder of a ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310331/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:43 -0500 RIA Novosti http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310331/ Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urges Syrian President Bashar Assad to move ahead with reforms during his visit to Damascus Tuesday. "Necessary reforms must be implemented in ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310306/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:55 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310306/ Sergey Lavrov and head of foreign intelligence Mikhail Fradkov arrived in Damascus Tuesday to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Russia "firmly intends to seek the swiftest stabilization ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309138/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:40 -0500 UPI http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309138/ Russian scientists say decades of drilling have culminated in their reaching a lake buried beneath antarctic ice for 20 million years. Researchers say Lake Vostok, the largest of Antarctica's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310335/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:10 -0500 UPI http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310335/ AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310308/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:07:43 -0500 General Sources http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310308/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A top-level Russian delegation sought to prod President Bashar al-Assad toward a political settlement after Russia shored up the Syrian leader by blocking United Nations action ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309038/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:57:53 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309038/ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Russia's leading natural gas supplier Gazprom has admitted it's having trouble keeping up with European demand, but denies that it has broken any export contracts. ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308940/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:57 -0500 Market Watch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308940/ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Italy is reporting shortages in its Russian natural gas supply as unusually frigid temperature continue to grip Europe, putting a strain on supplies, the Financial Times ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308941/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:28 -0500 Market Watch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308941/ the Russian arm of Anonymous .The group has uploaded hundreds of emails it says are to, from and between Vasily Yakemenko, the first leader of the youth group Nashi - now head of the Kremlin's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308629/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:31 -0500 The Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308629/ Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely bypass Moscow's notorious traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road and even driving into ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310336/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:56 -0500 Fox News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310336/ On the surface, most of these cases seem so different from present-day Russia as to be irrelevant to the success or failure of the current protests against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308970/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:43:58 -0500 Japan Times http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308970/ Renault SA and affiliate Nissan Motor Co. may pay for their planned 50 percent stake in OAO AvtoVAZ over two years as goals are met, according to an executive at the Russian carmaker's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203307142/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:43:06 -0500 Japan Times http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203307142/ United Nations Security Council resolution vote that would have officially condemned the government-led violence in Syria and called for Assad's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309050/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:41:33 -0500 IBTimes http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203309050/ The Russian Foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov is visiting Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad. But what could the trip to Syria achieve? The BBC's Diplomatic correspondent Bridget ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305973/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:24 -0500 BBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203305973/ Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin suggested that the ruling United Russia party should pay special attention to its internal democratic practices during a meeting with his 500 ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310311/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:12:46 -0500 RBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203310311/ Syrian forces continued their brutal assault in the city of Homs as Russia's foreign minister held talks with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. ITN's Paul Davies ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308971/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:10:58 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308971/ On February 6, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin published his fourth program article, in which he continued to describe his views about the further development of the country. Also on Monday, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308947/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:37 -0500 Pravda http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308947/ Russian scientists have reportedly made a long-expected breakthrough in science as they reached a unique lake in the Antarctic. The lake had been isolated from the world for millions of ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306744/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:34 -0500 Pravda http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203306744/ Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the Cosmonauts Training Center named after Gagarin have launched a campaign to select a new group of cosmonauts. It is expected that the newcomers ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308948/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:30 -0500 Pravda http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203308948/ Russia's foreign minister has arrived in Syria as government forces stepped up their assault on the rebel city of Homs. Sergey Lavrov's visit comes days after Syrian allies Russia and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301853/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:46 -0500 IC Wales http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301853/ Images of a British warship dwarfed by a Russian aircraft carrier as it passes UK waters have been released by the Royal Navy. The destroyer HMS Liverpool sailed alongside the 50,000-tonne Russian ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300814/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:39 -0500 IC Wales http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300814/ to boldly announce that Russia is "defending the entire world from Fascism" -- waged, of course, by the U.S. and Israel -- and that his country is ready to use military force to defend ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300073/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:34 -0500 Prison Planet http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300073/ February 7, 2012 After over 20 years of drilling through two miles of glacial ice, Russian scientists have reportedly penetrated the surface of Antarctica’s largest subglacial lake. Lake ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300949/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:59:57 -0500 Prison Planet http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203300949/ DAMASCUS, Syria -- Russia's foreign minister received a hero's welcome Tuesday as he arrived in Damascus for talks with President Bashar al Assad, while the Syrian regime vowed to press ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302860/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:58:28 -0500 New York Post http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302860/ President urged the FSB to devote more effort to combating industrial espionage against Russian enterprises. Russian counterintelligence exposed 199 foreign spies in 2011, proving that ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301809/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:57:19 -0500 News.Az http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301809/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Self-nominated presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov refused to participate in televised debates with the agent of another candidate, Vladimir Putin, the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302853/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:26 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302853/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia’s Ministry of Health and Social Development hopes to bring the average life expectancy in the country up to 75-80 years and, thus, to increase the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301730/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:21 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301730/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who is responsible for the country’s defence sector, met with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mahmoud-Reza ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302581/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:18 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302581/ DAMASCUS, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assured Russia of his complete loyalty to the task of ending violence no matter where it may come from, Russian Foreign Minister ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301731/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:17 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301731/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- More than 10,000 websites contain drug recipes. The total number is hundreds of thousands, including blogs and social networks, deputy staff head of the Russian ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301732/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:15 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301732/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) - The international military forces in Afghanistan should take effective steps to counter security threats, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner for Human ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301733/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:13 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301733/ TSKHINVAL, February 7 (Itar-Tass) - Russian ambassador in South Ossetia Dmitry Medoyev was nominated as a presidential candidate in South Ossetia. An initiative group held its meeting on ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302854/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:01 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302854/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin promised a return to "winter time" if the majority of Russian citizens support the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302855/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48:55 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302855/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Rescuers saved a man who fell through the ice while riding a bicycle across the Moscow River, a spokesman for the Moscow emergencies administration told Itar-Tass ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302856/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48:53 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203302856/ MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- As many as eight acts of terror were prevented in Russia in 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301734/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48:30 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301734/ Differences in positions in the UN Security Council on the situation in Syria remain the focus of Russia’s central media - Russia and China vetoed a resolution on Syria, which was drafted by ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301735/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48:19 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/723971d98160d438/id/203301735/