New Delhi, March 10 : With a pact on Admiral Gorshkov likely during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's trip to India, Russian envoy Alexander Kadakin Wednesday urged India to look at the...

By Alexandra Hudson and Douwe Miedema ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) - The sale of General Electric's GE.N stake in Garanti Bank GARAN.IS offers exposure to a favored Turkish lender, and a rare entry into...

MOSCOW - The Russian ruble hit 14-month highs versus a euro-dollar basket on Wednesday, its rally only slightly tempered by central bank interventions, and analysts said tax payments next week would...

(Adds Brazilian debt in second, seventh paragraphs.) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Russian dollar bonds fell to less than 5 percent for the first time as rising oil prices boosted investor...

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Moscow police on Wednesday promised to consider the issue of paying compensation for damaged cars used as a roadblock to stop a car police were chasing Moscow traffic...

The Cabinet panel on security met over the controversial aircraft carrier Gorshkov deal with Russia on Wednesday and cleared an additional payment of $2.34 billiion for the aircraft carrier,...

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Following a request from the Russian Prosecutor-General's Office Serbian citizen Lazar Sekulic accused of theft will be extradited from Montenegro to Russia. 'In July...

CHISINAU, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Moldova has asked Russia to help improve a fruitful dialogue with the Dniester Region, Moldovan Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Popov told journalists on Wednesday....

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin heads to India Thursday to strengthen the close partnership Moscow and New Delhi have enjoyed since the Soviet era with an estimated 10 billion dollars of new...

Around 15 documents worth over $10 billion are expected to be signed during the Russian prime minister's visit to India, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. Vladimir Putin is to visit Delhi on...

loan participation note (LPN) programme a final Long-term rating of 'BBB-' for senior notes with maturities in excess of one year. At the same time, Fitch has assigned a final Long-term 'BBB-'...

Ms. Lohan's lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, said she has heard from many people willing to help her prove her case. "They've said that Lindsay [Lohan] was the first person they thought of when they...

GA_googleFillSlot("nexttocontent"); London - Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky Wednesday won libel damages of 150,000 pounds (223,000 dollars) after a court in London which rejected a claim that he...

As global warming and habitat degradation accelerates, people indigenous to the Arctic circle say they have much to teach the world about how to adapt, survive, and thrive Elina Helander-Renvall...

LONDON - SELF-EXILED oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the murder of a former Russian agent in London. The 63-year-old...

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) kicked off on Wednesday a large-scale command-and-staff exercises involving over 2,000 servicemen, said a military spokesman.'The SMF are conducting...

LONDON (AFP) Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky won 150,000 pounds in libel damages Wednesday over a claim he was linked to the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko. A judge in London said...

Iran and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint company to fund the proposed Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway project. The 350km railway, a joint project of Iran, Russia and...

Safety for passengers of the Moscow metro is a very serious issue. The biggest problem is a possibility to fall down on railway tracks, especially during rush hours. About 150 people fall off the...

Moscow expects talks on the simultaneous accession of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be concluded in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on...

The Canadian-born actor, who starred in "The Lost Boys" but was probably best known for his roles with fellow actor Corey Feldman, was...

EVCARCO Aligns With Top Investment Firms to Create European Headquarters in Rapidly Expanding Russian European Market; EVCARCO to Present to Global Capital Market Forum in...

Tools and articles to help you manage your finances better The deals will range from contracts for the joint design of a fifth-generation fighter jet and production of multi-purpose transport planes...

Oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won a libel case over allegations he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. He was awarded £150,000 at the High Court over a claim made...

Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky walks into the High Court in London on February 9, 2010. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Boris Berezkovsky awarded £150,000 in damages after libel case Russian tycoon disputed RTR...

Oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil plc (TLW.L) Wednesday reported a plunge in profit for the year ended December 31, 2009, as revenue slipped 16% from 2008, hurt by lower production as well...

Ten men captured by Russian security forces in a raid that killed a militant leader last week have been arrested as suspects in a deadly November train bombing, Russian news agencies...

The 63-year-old Russian businessman, who was granted political asylum in the UK in September 2003, had sued over an April 2007 broadcast on the state-owned TV channel RTR Planeta, which is available...

RABAT, March 10 (Reuters) - Libya is considering giving priority to Chinese and Russian firms over U.S. energy companies because of its diplomatic row with Washington, a newspaper quoted Libya's top...

The US and Russia are currently negotiating a successor to the START nuclear disarmament treaty. But continued American plans for a missile shield in Europe have proven to be a major stumbling block....

LONDON -- The 63-year-old tycoon sued the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) for a show that accused him of masterminding the death of renegade Russian agent Alexander...

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on the list of candidates nominated by the United Russia Party for governor of the Tula region, the Kremlin press service...

GORKI, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - The creation of a national payment system in Russia should make the country?s financial system more reliable and keep it from unfavourable financial and economic...

PERM, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- The death toll of the fire that broke out at the Perm nightclub Lame Horse reached 156 people. A 38-year-old woman injured in the fire died at the Vishnevsky Moscow...

Catherine Ashton addresses the European Parliament today during a debate on EU foreign and security policy. BRUSSELS -- Catherine Ashton, the European Union's new high representative for foreign...

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens Russia plans to sign more than $14 billion ($US10 billion) worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this...

Losing your musical innocence either happens instantly, like getting shot at short range, or in a slow tide. Or it doesn’t happen at all. The consequences of a musical shock are unpredictable....

They are supposed to guard the rules of the road, but this time it is Russia’s traffic police that appear to have been found wanting. Several car owners in Moscow say officers illegally used...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken charge of a government technology and innovation commission designed to boost the country's modernization, according to a resolution posted on the...

Chinese woman Zhang Ruifang, aged 101, has become a star in her Linlou village, Henan province. The elderly woman grew a horn on her forehead, above her left eye a year ago. Now the woman grows...

The tragedy took place in the apartment on the second storey of the building in Oborona 1854 Street in the settlement of Zavoiko, on the outskirts of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The...

UNITED NATIONS: Western powers face an uphill battle in their bid to forge consensus in the UN Security Council for new, tougher sanctions to force Iran to scale back its nuclear ambitions, diplomats...

MOSCOW, Russia Thousands of Jews celebrated the holiday of Purim in Moscow, at 60 Purim celebrations throughout the capital city. On Saturday evening, a massive crowd filled the Marina Roscha Jewish...

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law providing for priority access to the wholesale electricity market to heat power plants working on oil...

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - The United States would like to see Russia as a partner in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and has noted good progress in the settlement of this issue, United...

While bullying (see our Soldierâ??s Tales) is common to all armies, the aberration that is dedovshchina in Russiaâ??s army has a specific history and causes, argues Rodric Braithwaite. Military...

At the annual meeting of Tattelecom holders the dividends payment will be considered, the company informed. Besides, the agenda covers the annual report, accounting, profit/loses distribution,...

Researchers found in a study that the leaf extract and tea of papaya greatly slowed the growth of cancerous tumors. Nam Dang of the University of Florida said the anticancer capability of papaya was...

Authorities were hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk boy as a hero Tuesday after he hid in a bathroom and called 911 as three armed attackers burst into his home and threatened his...