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Putin hides Russia's troubles with summit glitz
President Vladimir Putin impressed leaders by holding an Asian summit on an island off a revamped Pacific city but the surface shimmer hid underlying problems in the Russian Far East and the country as a whole.
10 September 2012
Clinton hopes US to end Russia trade curbs
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced hope Saturday that the US Congress would act this month to end Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia but also raised concerns on human rights.
09 September 2012
Russia unveils own 'almost Android' system
It seems that Russia's defence ministry has little faith in Google's operating systems: it has just unveiled its own encrypted version that has the remarkably familiar feel of an Android.
08 September 2012
Tensions set to cloud APEC summit
Asia-Pacific leaders gather in Russia's far east this weekend for talks aimed at promoting trade but territorial disputes and other regional tensions may cloud the event.
05 September 2012
Russia fires top space official over launch failures
Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the chief of a key state-run aerospace bureau following several launch failures, the Kremlin said Monday.
04 September 2012
'I love Russia, hate Putin' says jailed Pussy Riot activist
One of the three members of punk band Pussy Riot jailed last month for a protest in a Russian cathedral launched a fierce new attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a magazine interview.
03 September 2012
Russia says 'naive' to expect Assad to halt fire first
Russia said Saturday it would be "naive" for outside powers to expect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to withdraw his troops first from major cities and then wait for the opposition to follow suit.
01 September 2012
Abramovich wins battle of Russian oligarchs in Britain
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, won his bitter legal battle with fellow oligarch Boris Berezovsky in a British court on Friday.
01 September 2012
Romney promises tougher US stance on Russia
White House challenger Mitt Romney promised on Thursday to take a tougher line on Russia if he is elected in November, accusing Barack Obama of lacking backbone in the relationship.
31 August 2012
Football: 10-y.o. Kazakhstan player to study in Chertanovo Football School
Russian coaches from CSKA, Lokomotiv and Chertanovo Football School took an interest in a 10-y.o. player from Kazakhstan.
29 August 2012
Building of Russian-Ukrainian-Kazakhstan rocket for flight to Moon will take 3-4 years
Russia is able to build a new superheavy carrier rocket capable of delivering space vehicles of up to 20 tons to the Moon within 3-4 years.
28 August 2012
Russia's Transneft accused Kazakhstan colleagues of dumping
However, there is no information of any certain deals between Russian and Chinese companies on oil supplies.
27 August 2012
US Cold War trade rule stays as Russia joins WTO
The Obama administration welcomed Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization, but said US exporters would be disadvantaged unless Congress repeals Russia's Cold War-era trade status.
24 August 2012
Weightlifting: Aleksey Ni answered Russian Sport Minister’s irony
Aleksey Ni, Kazakhstan national weightlifting team head coach, insists that Kazakhstan weightlifters won their Olympic gold medals fairly.
22 August 2012
Russia to question Kasparov over 'biting policeman'
Former chess champion turned opposition leader Garry Kasparov was set Monday to face police questioning after he was detained at a protest during the Pussy Riot trial and accused of biting a policeman.
21 August 2012
Arrests, breasts, chainsaws: Punk world backs Pussy Riot
A topless Ukrainian feminist felled a cross with a chainsaw, balaclava-clad New Yorkers braved arrest to picket an Orthodox church and Bulgarian punks re-decorated a war memorial.
18 August 2012
Russia jails Pussy Riot protest punks for two years
A Moscow court Friday handed a two-year jail sentence to three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church.
18 August 2012
Russia convicts Pussy Riot protest punks
A Moscow court found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.
17 August 2012
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