Australian Open tennis tournament director Craig Tiley is confident that defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play this...

An Arab Sheikh and India-born steel tycoon Laxmi Mittal have emerged as the two wealthiest British football club owners in 2009, relegating Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to third...

The US urged Russia and Ukraine Tuesday to end their dispute over natural gas supplies that has caused a sharp decline in shipments throughout...

London, Jan.7 : Arsene Wenger-coached Arsenal football club is on the verge of signing Euro 2008 star Andrei Arshavin for 10 million...

A gas pressure gauge is seen at a snow-covered transit point on the main pipeline from Russia in the village of Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, 06 Jan...

Azerbaijani national U-19 football team will play its second game today against Russia at international football tournament among youth dedicated to the memory of Valentin Granatkin, Russian...

BUCHAREST, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Romania may resort to its own natural gas stocks to ensure supply after Russia cut off all its supplies to the country amid price rows with Ukraine, the chief of Romgaz,...

UNITED NATIONS, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - Two days of UN Security Council discussions on Gaza could end on Wednesday with a resolution or non-binding presidential statement, Russian Deputy Foreign...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) shakes hands with Serbian President Boris Tadic during a signing ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 24, 2008. Russia and Serbia inked a deal on the...

, the Hamas leader expressed readiness to take part in such a solution, a statement said. "The Russian envoy Alexander Saltanov met the head of the Hamas politburo Khaled Meshaal...

BRUSSELS/KIEV, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - As a complete shutoff in Russian gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine deepened supply problems across the continent on Wednesday, the European Union called...

Brussels - Europe tapped into its gas reserves and began taking emergency steps Wednesday after Russia cut all supplies to the continent via Ukraine amid an escalating dispute between Moscow and...

By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas studied an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours...

Moscow's decision to cut back on natural gas deliveries to the Ukraine has left some Eastern Europeans without heat in sub-freezing temperatures and renewed Europe's fears about relying on Russia's...

MOSCOW, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- One sailor was killed in a fire on Russia's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov late Tuesday, local media reported Wednesday. The flame lasted for about two hours before it...

(18 mins ago) Top seeds Russia took an early lead in the World Team Challenge at Victoria Park, with seventh-ranked Vera Zvonareva beating top Chinese player Zheng Jie 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 at Victoria...

Russian gas supplies to Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have now been halted, adding to the list of EU states left without Russian fuel in freezing mid-winter temperatures. The EU has...

The Independent By Daniel McLaughlin in Budapest and Vanessa Mock in Brussels Wednesday, 7 January 2009 Fears of a deep chill spread across Europe yesterday after a row between Russia and...

Well, for starters, Israel never worked to build peace with the Palestinians; never used other means which were not the means of extermination, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, to kill the native...

A reminder to all Member States of the United Nations that the UN continues to be tied to an independent obligation to protect all civilians who are faced with massive violations of international...

World number three Dinara Safina has given Russia a 1-0 lead in the Hopman Cup tie against Chinese Taipei in Perth. Safina beat Su-Wei Hsieh in the women's singles rubber 4-6, 6-2,...

The Czech EU Presidency and the European Commission have demanded in a statement that Russia immediately restores gas supply to the European Union. "Without prior warning and in clear...

European Tribune, explain why Russia and Ukraine find themselves in a situation of mutual dependence over the gas industry, and why Vladimir Putin and Gazprom cannot win...

Hungary's Transport and Energy Minister Csaba Molnar (R) speaks at a news conference in Budapest, Jan. 6, 2009. Csaba announced that Ukraine stopped its supplies of Russian natural gas to Hungary on...

MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - Eighteen people in Moscow died as a result of fires during the first week of 2009, up from last year, even though there were fewer fires, an emergencies ministry...

(Recasts with confirmation from Russian Navy commander) MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - A sailor was killed in a fire on board the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier anchored off Turkey late on...

According to RNCOS new research report - "Booming Russian Automobile Sector" - the Russian automotive industry is growing at a fast pace and emerging as one of the most competitive and dynamic...

Yet another portable toilet on Russian Hill was set ablaze early Tuesday. The toilet torcher struck again about 3:30 a.m., at a Porta Potti on the 1400 block of Greenwich Street, San Francisco police...

Moscow/Kiev - Russia on Wednesday halted all supplies of gas to Europe via Ukraine in a critical escalation of a week-long energy dispute between Moscow and Kiev, Russian news agencies quoted...

KIEV, Ukraine - Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine — the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during...

The boy, born Dmitri Yakovlev, was adopted from Russia, and his death in July revived memories of a string of earlier abuse cases involving Russian children adopted by American parents. But the real...

Ukraine continued to blame each other for the deadlock.Gazprom accused Ukraine of shutting down the fourth and last open pipeline crossing the country while officials at Naftogaz, Ukraine's state...

Russian modern history has been the subject of investigation for Vision.org publisher David Hulme. In his series of articles on political messiahs and the destruction they inevitably brought,...

MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - Four people, including a child, died in a fire in a 19th-century mansion in central Moscow on Wednesday, a spokesman for the city's emergencies department said. The...

Moscow: Russia's natural gas dispute with Ukraine worsened, shutting off fuel shipments to Europe for the first time in three years and driving energy prices higher. Russia and Ukraine blamed each...

PARIS -- GdF Suez, Europe's largest natural gas distributor, says deliveries of Russian natural gas via Ukraine to France fell over 70 percent Tuesday.The drop in deliveries was a result of the...

Finnair's expansion between Asia and Europe has created a need to serve passengers in a wider range of languages in different market places. Finnair passengers can now also book their flights via the...

Britain is protected from any gas shortages caused by the row between Russia and Ukraine, the government said last night. UK dependence on Russia for gas is so small that any shortfall could be made...

LONDON -- Crude oil rose to a three-week high above US$50 as Kuwait and Qatar indicated they will implement supply cuts announced by OPEC last month, and a dispute between Russia and Ukraine reduced...

Outlook Well, there's one thing Britain has managed to get right about its energy policy – thus far at least. The UK uses hardly any Russian gas. Unfortunately, that hasn't made the country...

The Ukrainian gas crisis, which escalated further yesterday and put Europe's energy supplies into greater jeopardy, is a prime illustration of the unusual status of Russia's state-backed energy...

BELGRADE, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian gas disruption brought about by its dispute with Ukraine has spread to four former Yugoslav countries Tuesday, sending them into worries amid freezing cold...

Greece's military said the Russian Navy began an exercise in the Aegean Sea and within Greece. The military said the air and naval exercise, the first by Russia in the NATO ally, began on Jan. 3...