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Israel concerned Russian arms will reach enemies

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:01 -0400

Israel has warned Russia about sending arms to Syria. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has spoken on Channel Two television's Meet the Press to condemn shipments of arms from Russia that she said may be used against Israel. She said: "These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such ...

Alleged unmasked CIA agent leaves Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:01 -0400

Ryan Fogle, the man Russia's security services claimed to have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the US, left Moscow Sunday, a media report said. Fogle checked in on a flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, NTV said. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier declared Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata for "activity incompatible ...

No commercials TV channel starts broadcast in Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Russia's Public Television, which will be governed by the public rather than by the state or the channel owners and which will not run any commercials, Sunday started its broadcast. It offers viewers news, films, entertainment and cognitive programmes. The new TV channel is to become accessible free of charge in the networks of all operators of cable, satellite and IP-television. The TV channel ...

Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics, which saw over 3,600 elite young athletes from ...

Isinbayeva wins comeback meet in Shanghai

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won her first competition of the season by jumping 4.70 metres at the Diamond League meeting here. The 30-year-old skipped the winter season after a tough Olympic year in which she won bronze, and is using the event in China to prepare for the Moscow World Athletics Championships in August. The Russian posted the winning height - well below her world ...

Russian dies in Vietnam after fight with compatriot

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

A Russian tourist died in Vietnam after a fight with a compatriot and fellow-traveller in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The two Russians, who were travelling in Vietnam together and shared a room at a hotel in Nha Trang, entered a heated argument that resulted in a fight, the Tuoi Tre news website said. In the course of the fight, one of them inflicted a wound in the neck of the other with a ...

Four prisoners flee Russian jail

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

Four inmates jailed for murder and burglary have escaped from a prison in Russia by digging a 20-metre-long tunnel, investigators said. The incident took place in Irkutsk region in East Siberia. The prisoners escaped from an industrial area in Markovo village, where they worked as carpenters, by digging a tunnel, a statement said. Prison authorities noticed that the inmates were missing during ...

Rodents return to Earth after space flight

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400

The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite landed in Russia Sunday, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various micro-organisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long flight, the Mission Control said. The capsule landed in Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. The descent vehicle separated from the equipment module of the Bion-M spacecraft at 6.32 ...

Russian military to make inspection flights over US

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400

A group of Russian military observers will carry out two inspection missions over the US under the Open Skies Treaty between May 19 and June 3, the Russian defence ministry said. The Russian inspectors, accompanied by US officials, will fly on board a Tupolev Tu-154 LK-1 plane from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and the Travis Air Force Base in California. These will be the 14th ...

Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country's new gay marriage law. Earlier Saturday French President Francois Hollande signed into law a controversial bill allowing same-sex marriage. The bill has sparked mass protests throughout the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said late last month ...

US diplomat in spy row exits Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:08:42 -0400

A US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week has left the country, Russian television reports. Ryan Fogle flew out of Moscow on Sunday, Russia's NTV state television channel said, broadcasting pictures showing him at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Russia announced last week that it had caught Fogle as he ...

Russia Mice return from space most of them dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:54 -0400

Most of the mice, gerbils and other animals Russia sent to space a month ago died in the flight meant to test the effects of extended periods of time in ...

Putin to Meet with Council of Europe Secretary General

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:55:59 -0400

MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Monday meet with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, the Kremlin reported. Jagland arrived in Russia on a three-day working visit on Sunday. The visit's program will start Monday when the Council of Europe chief meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The ...

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed on Wednesday that in conversations with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry they came to an agreement to organize a new international conference on the conflict in Syria. Moscow and Washington agree

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:35:24 -0400

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, confirmed on Wednesday (8th) that in conversations with U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, they came to an agreement to organize a new international conference on the conflict in Syria. Moscow and Washington agree that the meeting will take place in May in Geneva with the participation of both parties Moscow and Washington agree that the meeting will ...

Russian investigators preparing query over case of Russian boy wounded on Crete

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:26:02 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Investigations Committee is preparing a query to Greece over the investigation of a stabbing attack on the Russian child Nikita Onishchenko at a five-star hotel on the island of Crete where he was spending a vacation with his mother and a younger ...

US-Russia 2013 Spy Row

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:18:05 -0400

Ryan Fogle, the man Russia's security services claimed to have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the United States, left Russia on Sunday, NTV television ...

US Italian Inspectors to Overfly Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:18:03 -0400

MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Military inspectors from the United States and Italy will carry out observation flights over Russian territory this week under the international Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. The experts will fly over Russia on May 20-24 on board an Italian Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, and will use surveillance ...

Russian tourist kills fellow traveler in Vietnam

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:09:31 -0400

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian tourist died after a fight with his compatriot and fellow-traveler in a coastal city of Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, The Tuoi Tre News website reported. According to the website, the two Russians, who were traveling in Vietnam together and shared a room at the Sheraton hotel in Nha Trang, entered a heated argument with each other that resulted in a fight. In the ...

Video U.S. diplomat accused of spying departs Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:06 -0400

Ryan Fogle, a U.S. diplomat Moscow accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work as a spy for the CIA, left Russia on ...

US diplomat in spy flap leaves Moscow Russian TV reports

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:49:03 -0400

By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News The U.S. diplomat who Russia claims tried to recruit one of its intelligence officials to spy for the CIA has left Moscow, Kremlin-loyal TV reported on Sunday.A Russian NTV broadcast appeared to show the U.S. embassy employee, Ryan Christian Fogle, moving through security at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow on Sunday, according to reports from ...

Main News of May 19

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:39:42 -0400

North Korea launched on Sunday another short-range missile, a day after firing three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reported, referring to South Korea’ Defense ...

Ryan Fogle U.S. Embassy Employee Accused Of Being CIA Spy Leaves Russia NTV Television Reports

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

A man looks in Moscow on May 14, 2013, at a computer screen displaying a photo published by Russian state English language television RT website, which shows a man, identified as Ryan C. Fogle, the third secretary of the political section of Washington's embassy in Moscow (L), being escorted by a Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB, ex-KGB) agent (R) during his arrest. (AFP/Getty ...

St. Louis native accused of spying leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:02:47 -0400

In this handout photo provided by the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, a man identified as Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, sits in the FSB offices in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Fogle was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday. ...

Mice and other critters land in Russia after 30 days in space not all survive

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:59:12 -0400

Vladimir Sychov, deputy director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems and the lead researcher for the Bion-M project, talks to reporters Sunday while others examine the "space ark" capsule in the ...

Russia to Sell Air-Defense System to Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:24 -0400

JERUSALEM, Israel -- Two days after American and Russian leaders met in Moscow to talk about restoring peace in war-torn Syria, Russia announced plans to sell advanced anti-missile defense systems to the Syrian government, ...

American accused of spying reportedly leaves Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:04 -0400

MOSCOW – The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he ...

US Beats Finland for Bronze at Hockey Worlds

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:56:09 -0400

STOCKHOLM, May 19 (R-Sport) – Alex Galchenyuk scored twice in a shootout as the United States won its first medal at the world hockey championship in a decade with a 3-2 win over Finland in the bronze medal game on Sunday. After winning gold in 2011, the Finns finished fourth for the second year in a row. They came first in the Helsinki group stage at the 2013 tournament with 16 points. ...

Russian Premier League Wrap Point gives CSKA Moscow title win

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:10 -0400

Coming into the match, CSKA needed only a point against UEFA Europa League chasers Kuban and that never looked in doubt as they controlled the match throughout, but rarely did they risk much in search of the ...

Rodents space capsule returns to Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:48 -0400

A biological research satellite capsule returned to Earth Sunday with its mice, gerbils, geckos and plants after a 30-day flight, Russian space officials said. The capsule landed shortly after 7 a.m., and officials immediately opened its hatches to bring the animals out of the capsule, RIA Novosti reported. Russia launched the biological satellite April 19 with eight Mongolian gerbils, 45 mice, ...

EU concerned about Russias human rights record

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:06:24 -0400

US, Russia seek new Syria peace talks The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of protesters arrested at a demonstration on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration last year who are still awaiting trial, and a new ...

Former Russian spy would give evidence to public inquiry into killing of Alexander Litvinenko

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:01:29 -0400

A key witness in the investigation into Alexander Litvinenko's killing, who helped the murdered dissident compile a report on a senior businessman with strong ties to the Kremlin, is willing to give evidence at a public ...

Jailed Russian oligarch granted appeal

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:57:55 -0400

RUSSIA'S Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against the second conviction of jailed oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail ...

Road Maps Run Afoul of Bureaucratic Swamp

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:08 -0400

Vladimir Putin to help drive the economy forward, have come up with 14 so-called road maps that describe specific and measurable tactics and goals to improve the business climate. But Putin expressed frustration at the rate of execution, during a meeting with the Cabinet earlier this month. "We approved the road maps, including those aimed to develop competition, in order to implement them, ...

Russian Public Television Begins Broadcasting

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:05 -0400

Russia's first public television channel began broadcasting on Sunday, with live broadcasts available on the channel's official website and also freely available to viewers of cable, satellite, or IP-TV. The channel, Russian Public Television, is a hallmark of Dmitry Medvedev's presidency and was created amid opposition protests in late 2011, with some saying it was a direct ...

Filmmaker Balabanov Dead at 54

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:56:02 -0400

Alexei Balabanov, a filmmaker whose rebel-like film character became a role model for thousands of Russians a decade ago, died Saturday in his home in a suburb of St. Petersburg, Russian television reported, citing family members. He was 54. Balabanov died after collapsing, his close friends said, RIA Novosti reported Saturday. The Rosbalt news agency reported Saturday that the cause of death ...

Russian TV American accused of spying and ordered to leave the country flies out of Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:54:44 -0400

MOSCOW - The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he ...

Lucky escapes in emergencies at Moscow Newark

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Part of an airliner carrying about 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide. The Emergencies Ministry said none of the passengers and crew members was injured by the fire on the landing gear of the Boeing 737 at Vnukovo Airport. A ministry statement said the plane belonging to ...

Spy-accused US man leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:15 -0400

Russian NTV broadcast video that appeared to show Ryan Fogle passing through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. The report said he left on Sunday.Russian security services claimed on Tuesday that Fogle, a third secretary in the US embassy, had been caught trying to recruit a Russian agent.The US embassy has refused to comment on the ...

Alleged Unmasked CIA Agent Leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:13:15 -0400

have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the United States, left Russia on Sunday, NTV television reported. Fogle checked in on a flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, NTV said. The Russian Foreign Ministry had earlier declared Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata for "activity incompatible with his diplomatic ...

Orphan Abuse Case Prompts Call for Public Oversight

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:27 -0400

An online video that appeared to show teenage girls savagely beating younger pupils at a remote Siberian boarding school for orphans has sparked a criminal investigation and calls for public oversight over the government's opaque and widely criticized orphanage system. Children's rights advocates said the incident should prompt lawmakers to pass a long-stalled bill that would allow ...

Spy-accused American leaves Moscow

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:04 -0400

A US embassy employee accused of spying and ordered to leave Russia has flown out of Moscow, it is reported.Russian NTV broadcast video that appeared to show Ryan Fogle passing through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. The report said he left today.Russian security services claimed on Tuesday that Fogle, a third secretary in the US embassy, had been ...

Russia Considers Selling Rosneft Stakes

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:22 -0400

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says government could reduce stake in Rosneft to 51%, giving foreign oil firms and investors a greater share of one of the world's most important oil and gas companies. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) One of the world's largest oil and gas companies may be open for new investors sooner rather than later. Russian oil giant Rosneft ...

Lavrov Discussed Iranian Role in Syria Peace Talks

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:20 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed on Sunday that he had discussed Iran's possible involvement in a conference to resolve the war in Syria, when he met his US counterpart John Kerry early in May.The Russians and Americans agreed during Kerry's visit to Moscow to set up a conference of international players to end the war in Syria. Moscow ...

Syrian Army Opens Offensive Against Rebels - Lebanese TV

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:19 -0400

BEIRUT, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Syrian army opened up a huge offensive on Sunday against rebel forces on four fronts, Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadin reported. Government troops attacked in Al Qusayr (Homs Province), Hama Province, Bars region (Damascus Province) and Deraa in the south on the border with Jordan, in what experts quoted by the channel said was an operation of unprecedented ...

Nadal Trounces Federer in Rome Final

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:09 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (R-Sport) – World number five Rafael Nadal defended his title at the ATP Rome Masters on Sunday with his easiest victory over Roger Federer ever, prevailing 6-1, 6-3 in just 72 minutes. The Spaniard takes a sixth title this season since his return from a seven-month injury layoff, reaching the final in all eight tournaments he has entered. Nadal dominated the Swiss star ...

United Russia Conference Lauds Results of Partys Work

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:15:22 -0400

The ruling United Russia party kicked off a massive two-day forum with members from regional branches in Moscow on Friday, where it lauded its social and infrastructure projects, some three months before September regional and municipal elections. Raising the forum's profile, Prime ...

Israel U.S. Slam Russian Arms Sales to Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:15:21 -0400

A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the United States, and Israel is also alarmed by the prospect of Moscow supplying S-300 advanced air defense missile systems to Damascus. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks in Russia on Tuesday with ...

Mice and lizards return from a month in space aboard an orbiting Russian capsule

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:14:04 -0400

MOSCOW - A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome survived the flight, Russian news agencies reported, quoting Vladimir Sychov, deputy director ...

Russian Supreme Court To Hear Khodorkovsky Appeal

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:43:42 -0400

Legal experts who prepared a Kremlin-commissioned report criticizing the second trial of former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky have found themselves targeted by law ...

UN Secretary-General tours RIA Novosti and takes part in talk show

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:45 -0400

Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the main office of the RIA Novosti Group to take part in a talk show on autism, meet with chief editors of the Russian media and comment on the latest international ...

Social Responsibility in the Media talk show with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:37 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday at RIA Novosti news agency as part of his visit to Russia. As Ban Ki-moon visits RIA Novosti, he will take part in a talk-show that will discuss the problem of autism and the media’s social responsibility. The talk-show will include a brief speech by Ban Ki-moon and an expert discussion. ...

Gay Rights Rally Shot Down for 3rd Time This Month

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400

Moscow authorities have rejected a third request from gay rights activists to hold a rally later this month, just as an opinion poll was released showing that society has become more intolerant toward gays. Officials on Friday said the demonstration was not possible because May 25, the day when it was planned to be held in Gorky Park, coincided with graduation day ...

Arrest highlights U.S. Russian spies’ rich history

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:37 -0400

WASHINGTON - The embarrassing arrest of a suspected CIA officer in Moscow is the latest reminder that, even after the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia are engaged in an espionage battle with secret tactics, spying devices and training that sometimes isn’t enough to avoid being caught. The most recent skirmish involves Russian security services ambushing a 29-year-old diplomat who they say was ...

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Sun, 19 May 2013 11:17:53 -0400

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Russian film director Alexei Balabanov dies at 54

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:46 -0400

Alexei Balabanov, a prominent Russian film director in the 1990s and 2000s, has died in a village near St. Petersburg, a colleague said. He was 54. No information about the cause of his death was released, The Hollywood Reporter said. Balabanov made his first film, "Happy Days," in 1991. His breakthrough film, the 1997 crime drama "Brother," won the main prize at ...

Russia brings mice and newts back from Mars research mission

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:55:47 -0400

A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts has returned from a month's mission in orbit with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to ...

Russian premier says gradual demonopolizing of natural gas exports possible

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:00 -0400

SOCHI, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he believes that a stage-by-stage demonopolizing of natural gas exports is possible but it should be preceded by liberalization of the exports of liquefied natural gas ...

EU Appeals to Russia Not to Introduce Gay Propaganda Law

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:41:49 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – The European Union appealed to Russia on Sunday not to introduce a law banning so-called "gay propaganda," the EU said. Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, intends to pass a law by the end of the current session (mid-July) banning dissemination of information among minors promoting homosexuality. Amendments will be made on ...

Russia to Leave T-90S Tank in Peru for Trials

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:41:48 -0400

T-90 S battle tank in Lima, Peru, for trials by the Peruvian military, following its participation there in the SITDEF Peru 2013 arms exhibition last week, Russian state arms corporation Rosoboronexport said on Sunday. "Rosoboronexport and Uralvagonzavod [its manufacturer] have been officially asked by the Peruvian military to leave the T-90S tank in Peru after the show for tests," ...

Cannes Russias Glavkino Backs Pyotr Buslovs Flip-Out

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:04 -0400

Russian Government Sets Admissions Target for Producers Getting Funding Speaking at an event in the Russian pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival hosted ...

Q1 GDP Growth Better Than Expected Still Weak

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:03 -0400

Russia's economy expanded faster than first estimated in the January-March quarter, but still at its slowest quarterly pace since late 2009, fueling the debate over the need for stimulus measures to aid growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an annual 1.6 percent in the first quarter, the Federal Statistics Service said Friday. The Economy Ministry's earlier flash estimate had ...

Russia in League with Other Governments to Battle Offshore Tax Evasion

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:01 -0400

Greater cooperation between tax authorities from 45 countries, including more extensive information sharing to help catch evaders, was the result of an international conference in Moscow that was hosted by the Federal Taxation Service and ended on Friday. "The message to tax evaders and those who facilitate tax evasion is simple: however hard you try to hide, we will find you," said a ...

Russian Navy to receive new invisible ships

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:20:08 -0400

Russia has recently unveiled its Project 1239 rocket ship to the world. Representing Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the unique missile hovercraft "Bora" took part in the international exhibition of defense industry AIDEF 2013, which was held in Istanbul on May 7-10. The newest Russian rocket ships of this type will soon turn 20 years ...

On Good Friday at about 2 am two Russian bombers and an escort of four fighters had come within 30-40 kilometers of Swedish airspace allegedly practicing mock attacks upon two specific targets in the Stockholm area and Southern Sweden. Wow

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:20:06 -0400

Dateline Dalarna, Sweden: Sometimes truly extraordinary events occur, events which impact an entire nation's people, though, the word 'surreal' perhaps fits better than 'extraordinary' in describing events here during the last third of April. Of course, too much has too long been overblown, the strongest of adjectives too frequently employed to mask the weakest of ...

UN Head Discusses Syria North Korea at RIA Novosti

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:51:47 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited RIA Novosti news agency’s central office on Sunday to answer correspondents’ questions about current world events, including North Korea’s latest rocket launches and the war in Syria. The Secretary General expressed his concern over North Korea’s launch on Saturday of three short-range guided ...

Executive Says South Stream Pipeline is a Reality Will Be Built

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:49 -0400

BRUSSELS - The giant South Stream pipeline to transport natural gas from Russia to the European Union is a reality and is on schedule to be built by the end of 2015, the chief executive of the offshore section of the line said, rebutting widespread doubts that it will ever be built. Viewed as Russia's response to EU attempts to find alternative suppliers, the $39 billion link will stretch ...

Passengers flee as Russian airliners undercarriage catches fire

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:14:21 -0400

The landing gear of a Boeing 737 operated by Russian carrier UTair burst into flames shortly before landing at Vnukovo airport near Moscow on ...

Russia retrieves mice newts after space journey

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:03:00 -0400

Russian Federation A Russian capsule containing mice, newts and other small animals has returned from a month's mission in orbit.Russian mission control said the Bion-M craft landed softly with the help of a special parachute system in the Orenburg Region about 1,200 kilometres south-east of Moscow.The capsule was also carrying snails and gerbils as well as some plants and ...

State May Cut Rosneft Holding to 51 Says Medvedev

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:20 -0400

SOCHI, May 19 (Prime) - The Russian government may cut the state's holding in Rosneft, the nation's largest oil company, to 51 percent, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday."The question is, what size stake in Rosneft do we need? We can go down to 51 percent," he said.The state can reduce its holding to this level and privatize up to 49 percent of the company ...

Russian Navy ships to set off on distant ocean trip in the Atlantic

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:38:47 -0400

The inter-fleet group of Russian Navy ships is to set off on a distant ocean trip in the Atlantic Ocean this summer, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy, said Monday. The admiral said that the naval command was currently preparing a plan of the summer training period. The plan, in particular, includes scheduled duty and combat services in the Black ...

Russia Ready to Develop Long-Range Air Defense System with Turkey

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:53 -0400

LIMA (Peru), May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is ready to develop jointly with Turkey a long-range air defense complex based on S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, state arms seller Rosoboronexport head Sergei Ladygin said on Sunday. Turkey launched a tender for the purchase of long-range air defense systems long ago but no winner has been announced to this day. "Russia is ready to offer as ...

Gays may shake up Russian-Polish relations well

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:47:52 -0400

Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a storm of negative remarks in the European media, having said that homosexuals "have to sit on the last bench in the parliament, or even farther than that - behind the wall." Poland opposes the legalization of same-sex cohabitation, which has been promoted in Europe lately. This may become the reason to shake up Russian-Polish ...

Bag of over $667K stolen from Moscow businessman in broad daylight

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:57:34 -0400

A group of young men, driving a Nissan vehicle, provoked a car accident near Building No. 15 on 5th Donskoy Proezd Street. They collided with the car driven by the victim. When the car stopped, four masked men got out of the Nissan, threatened the businessman with a gun-looking object and took away his bag with more than 20 million rubles in it ...

Russian Lawmakers Dont Criticize Soviet Actions In WWII

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:39:16 -0400

A column of Russia's T-90 tanks rumbles over the cobblestones in Moscow's Red Square on May 9 during the country's Victory Day parade celebrating the anniversary of its costly victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. World War II remains a monumental event in the collective Russian mind. It's known as the "Great Patriotic War," and Russians believe no ...

Circus actor killed in Moscow region

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:04 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Circus actor Yevgeny Maranogli was found dead with numerous knife wounds in the Moscow regional town Dzerzhinsky, the Russian Investigative Committee told Itar-Tass on ...

Four Russians arrested in brawl between fans of football clubs Partisan Crvena Zvezda

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:03 -0400

BELGRADE, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - The Serbian police have arrested 92 people over the disorders on the day of a match of the Serbian Football Championship between the Belgrade teams Partisan and Crvena ...

All football fans detained in Moscow released from police expect for 2 fans

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:37:03 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - All football fans detained in Moscow, except for two people, were released from police, the press service of the Moscow police department told Itar-Tass on ...

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missile Again – Report

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:28:37 -0400

TOKYO, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – North Korea launched on Sunday another short-range missile, a day after firing three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reported, referring to South Korea’ Defense Ministry. The missile was reportedly launched in the second half of the day from North Korea’s eastern coast and fell into the Sea of Japan. There were no ...

Mutko Lauds Rebirth of Sports Units in Russian Army

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:28:33 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (R-Sport) - Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has hailed the arrival of the first all-athlete military units since Soviet times. Thirty-six athletes who could represent Russia at the Sochi Olympics took their military oath Sunday at Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow. "Sports units are the right decision from the point of view of the economy and the strategy for ...

Afghan Rock Music Mystery after War

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:28:32 -0400

Kabul Kabul Dreams is a new rock and roll group that emerged from the rubble of war in the Central Asian Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by moving away from the culture’s traditional sounds and on to Western-style rock in English as well as the national language. The group has just launched its first album in Kabul entitled Plastic Words at a concert in the ...

Syrian activists Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:49:52 -0400

A Syrian supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, holds a placard with his picture and the national flag as he participates in a protest outside the US Embassy in central London, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris ...

United Russia has good chances to win regional elections in 2013

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:45:27 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - The ruling United Russia party has good chances to win the upcoming regional elections in September 2013, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ...

Public TV Channel Starts Broadcasting in Russia

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:36:57 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Public Television started broadcasting on Sunday, offering TV viewers newscasts, films, entertainment and cognitive programs. The new TV channel, which will not run any commercials, is to become accessible free of charge on Sunday in the networks of all operators of cable, satellite and IP-television. The TV channel can also be watched by accessing its ...

Cannes World War Z With Brad Pitt to Open Moscow Film Festival

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:45 -0400

Brad Pitt Introduces Marc Foster's Zombie Thriller 'World War Z' They also unveiled the first 10 competition titles, with the rest set to be announced later this month. The first members of the competition jury are writer and ...

Conference on Syria Settlement to Take Place ‘Very Soon’ – UN Chief

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:45:44 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - After consultations with UN Security Council permanent members, a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place "very soon," possibly, at the beginning of June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday. "As I have been asked by the parties to convene this conference on the auspices of the United Nations, I'm now actively engaging ...

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Calls on North Korea to Return to Six-Party Talks

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:55:54 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to six-party talks on its controversial nuclear program. "I hope North Korea will refrain from further such acts," Ban Ki-moon said during his visit to the Moscow office of RIA Novosti international ...

Space Capsule Returns Cosmic Rodents to Earth after Month-Long Flight

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:55:49 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite has landed in the Russian Orenburg Region near the border with Kazakhstan, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various microorganisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long flight, Mission Control said on Sunday. "The descent vehicle separated from the equipment module of the ...

Fijian leader looks to Russia and China

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:17:19 -0400

FIJI'S military ruler says he will meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Frank Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping ...

Fiji turns to Russia China amid strained regional ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:02:15 -0400

SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's military ruler said on Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Mr Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li ...

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Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:42 -0400

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Russian Tourist in Vietnam Dead After Fight with Compatriot

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:33:01 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian tourist died after a fight with his compatriot and fellow-traveler in a coastal city of Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, ...

Suspects confess to killing of three Chinese workers in Russia

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:30 -0400

The four suspects, who were arrested for the murder of three Chinese women in Russia's southern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, have confessed their crimes. A local investigation committee says a pretrial has been held. According to local police, the suspects confessed they committed crimes of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Police say they're gathering further evidence and will later ...

Sasha Grey’s Trip Across Russia Ends as Her Car Breaks Down

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:11 -0400

VLADIVOSTOK, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A car journey across Russia by former adult video star Sasha Grey ended after a Russian-made Lada Kalina she was driving broke down three days after the start. Grey, escorted by several other cars, began her several weeks’ journey from Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East to Moscow on Thursday and so far managed to reach another far eastern city of ...

At Least 50 Injured After Car Rams Into Crowd in Virginia

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:50:05 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - At least 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a parade in the state of Virginia, CNN reported. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon during the Hiker's Parade at the annual Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus near the border with the state of Tennessee. FoxNews.com reported citing Washington County ...

Assad welcomes Russia-US understanding doubts Wests intentions

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:31 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has welcomed the new consensus between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month- old political crisis, but also expressed skepticism about the West 's real intentions."We have welcomed the Russian-American rapprochement and we hope that there would be an international meeting to help the Syrians to ...

Syria crisis Russia sends sophisticated weapons

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:19:31 -0400

Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report. The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in ...

Russian inspectors to begin observation flights over U.S. territory under Open Skies Treaty

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:16:13 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian inspectors will start observation flights over the U.S. territory on Sunday under the Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry ...

Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:50 -0400

Russia Tehran is ready to explain every "suspicious" point of the country's nuclear program as well as allow experts to Parchin nuclear facility if the IAEA agrees to sign a protocol detailing all its questions, the Iranian ambassador to Russia says. The protocol should contain all IAEA's concerns about Parchin and all other objects which the agency suspects of being ...

Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest Wins 2013 Eurovision

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:03 -0400

MALMO, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won in the final of 2013 Eurovision, Europe’s most popular song contest, after performing her song "Only Teardrops" at the Malmo Arena in Sweden. The grand finale was held May 18 featuring 26 performers - 20 winners of the two semi-finals, as well as representatives of the host country Sweden and the "Big ...

Why the West fears Putin

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:45:37 -0400

Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is a good Orthodox Christian but you would never know that from the way the West portrays him in the media. They have their own reasons for hiding this from everyone. Russia seeks expansion not as the atheistic monster from the Soviet Union, but as a Christian nation that overcame a turbulent and horrific past. Christians in Russia have survived ...

Denmark wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Dina Garipova of Russia is fifth

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:23 -0400

MAL?O, Sweden, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Emilie de Forest of Denmark has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Swedish Malmo on Sunday morning. Her song "Only Teardrops" was considered to be the best both by TV viewers and the contest’s professional ...

Public TV is starting broadcasts in Russia

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:22 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - A public television channel is starting broadcasts in Russia on May 19. This new Russian federal channel based on principles of public television will appear free and automatically in the networks of all cable, satellite and IP-television operators at 12:00 Moscow ...

Russian Military Inspectors to Make 2 Flights Over US

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:50 -0400

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A group of Russian military observers will carry out two inspection missions over the United States under the Open Skies Treaty between May 19 and June 3, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian inspectors, accompanied by U.S. officials, will be flying on board a Tupolev Tu-154 LK-1 plane from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and the Travis Air ...

Ah Mr Fogle weve been expecting you The case of the hapless wig-wearing American diplomat expelled from Moscow is not as simple as it first seemed

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:56 -0400

In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears. And so it is with Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary in the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, comedy wig owner, and, apparently, a man who thinks it wise to hang around near park entrances at midnight with EUR100,000 (85,000) in cash ...

Brazil shows high interest in Russian arms

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:51:20 -0400

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev started his visit to Brazil on Wednesday, February 20th. Medvedev had a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Due to the injury that Rousseff received at the carnival, the Brazilian president was wearing only one shoe. On her other foot, Rousseff had a rubber sandal, which gave an informal touch to the official ...

Plane with over 130 aboard catches fire on landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:19:52 -0400

Russia A Boeing 737-400 passenger plane's landing gear caught fire just after the landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, prompting five firefighting vehicles to rush at the scene while the staff evacuated the passengers. The UTair airline plane had arrived in Moscow from the southern Russian city of ...

The United States and Britain on Monday pledged to forge ahead with diplomatic efforts to end the civil war in Syria saying they had found common ground with Russia on how to proceed.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:08 -0400

WASHINGTON (AFP) The United States and Britain stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria, but President Barack Obama warned old suspicions could trample new "common ground" on the crisis. Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron sought to build momentum behind a new US-Russia sponsored conference on Syria, now expected to take place in June, as they met at the White House. ...

Syrian president welcomes US-Russian peace initiative but wont step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:48 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine ...

Main News of May 18

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:28:05 -0400

North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the waters off its eastern coast on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing its country’s Defense ...

Cosmonauts Wish Russian Singer Success in Eurovision Final

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:28:04 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin wished singer Dina Garipova success and victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. "Our hearts ache ...

Aussies and pope-like Putin praised

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:41 -0400

WHILE you were sleeping Prince Harry had some budding praise for a bunch of Australians and Gerard Depardieu believes Vladimir Putin is ...

Video Plane catches fire on Moscow runway

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400

A plane carrying 140 people caught on fire when landing at an airport in Moscow, Russia. No one was injured. Video shows passengers fleeing the aircraft via emergency exits, then jumping from the wing, while firefighters attempt to extinguish the ...

Russia’s Mediterranean task force created de facto in late 2012

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:03 -0400

MOSCOW May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Mediterranean task force was created de facto in late 2012, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Army General Staff, Colonel-General Alexander Postnikov ...

Russias Internet Use Is Exploding

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:37:10 -0400

fascinating poll on Russians' use of computers. While I knew that Russians were increasingly likely to use the internet, a phenomenon which largely explains the popularity of a tech-savvy person like Alexey Navalny, even I was shocked by the sheer scale of change and the rapidity with which internet use has become the norm. More than half of all Russians now use the internet at least once a ...

US unaware of Russian missile shipments to Syria – State Department

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:21 -0400

USA Washington has distanced itself from US media speculation about alleged Russian sales of Yakhont missiles to the Syrian government. A US State Department spokesperson stated they have no "new" information of Russian missiles shipments to Damascus. According to State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki, the alleged arms deliveries reported in a New York Times article on Thursday ...

Russia-US relations strained amid spying scandal

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:59 -0400

The Cold War may have ended but, evidently, the spying did not. Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum and former CIA agent, speaks with MSNBC's Alex Witt about the American allegedly arrested by Russian ...

Opposition Plans Rally on Russia Day in Moscow

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:53 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s opposition and human rights activists plan to stage a rally in Moscow on June 12, Russia Day, Ilya Yashin, a member of the opposition's Coordination Council said on Saturday. "The goal of the action is to express support to the Bolotnaya case "prisoners" and voice protest against illegal persecution of political ...

Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:20 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish ...

Movie starring Depardieu Hurley filming in Chechnya

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:54 -0400

Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said. "Turquoise," or "Biryuza," features Depardieu as a man who travels to Russia after his son is killed there, RIA Novosti reported. Hurley plays Depardieu's former girlfriend, who becomes involved in his quest. Depardieu, 64, recently received a Russian passport after giving up his French ...

Russia reign supreme in Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:39:33 -0400

Russia , the triumph was a repeat of their competition wins in 1985 (as the former Soviet Union) and 2006, and they took the title from 2011 and 2012 victors the Netherlands. They did so from a field of hopefuls that lacked heavyweight regulars Spain, Germany, England and France, but there was nothing straightforward about their ...

Inmates Flee Siberian Prison by Digging Tunnel

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:35 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Four inmates jailed for murder and burglary have escaped from a prison in the Irkutsk Region, East Siberia, by digging a tunnel, local investigators said on Saturday. The prisoners escaped from an industrial area of a colony in the village of Markovo, where they worked as carpenters, by digging a 20-meter-long tunnel, a statement said. The prison authorities ...

No injuries reported after part of Russian airliner catches fire news agencies report

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:27 -0400

May 18, 2013: Passengers leave a Boeing 737 belonging to Russian carrier UTair in Vnukovo airport, Russia. Emergency officials said the landing gear of a plane carrying more then 130 people caught on fire as it was landing. All passengers and crew members were safely ...

Russias Karjakin wins $130000 Norway chess tournament with draw against Bulgarian Topalov

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:52 -0400

STAVANGER, Norway - Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the EUR100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world's No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen, failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Topalov went into the final day of the nine-day round ...

Guns for people in Russia To be or not to be

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:57 -0400

Incidents of attacks against common people with the use of guns may push Russian authorities towards revising the rules of possession of weapons and approving stricter standards for civilian firearms trafficking in the Russian Federation. At the same time, it would be advisable to raise the responsibility of gun owners via civic associations, such as shooting clubs. ...