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Russia negotiates union with ex-Soviet states Russia sought Wednesday to expand its influence over former territories during integration talks that Washington has cast as a bid to "re-Sovietise" the region.

20 December 2012

KazKosmos Head’s remarks over Baikonur distorted by journalists: Foreign Minister According to him, It would be unwise on Kazakhstan’s part to lose the opportunity to closely cooperate with such a full-fledged space power as Russia.

19 December 2012

Talks over co-use and co-management of Baikonur to start in Q1 2013 The lease contract was signed in 1994. The contract is obsolete: Kazakhstan President’s representative at Baikonur.

19 December 2012

Russia appoints First Vice PM Shuvalov to handle the situation around Baikonur Earlier Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency announced that Kazakhstan and Russian are working out a new agreement to gradually edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome.

16 December 2012

Russia says rebels may win, jihadists claim Damascus bomb Moscow acknowledged on Thursday that the Syrian regime, its longtime ally, might lose its battle with Arab- and Western-backed rebels, 21 months into a conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.

15 December 2012

Kazakhstan isn’t changing priorities in its foreign policy: President Nazarbayev We clearly say that political independence of Kazakhstan is inviolable: President.

14 December 2012

Russian ex-policeman on trial for Politkovskaya murder A former Russian police officer was to go on trial Wednesday on charges of involvement in the murder of crusading anti-Kremlin journalist Anna Politkovskaya, with mystery still surrounding who ordered the killing.

12 December 2012

There should be no surprises or ultimatums around Baikonur: Moscow Russian government called the recent statement of the head of Kazkosmos Talgat Mussabayev “a personal interpretation of the negotiations".

11 December 2012

Russia hopes changes to the Baikonur lease agreement will be introduced only after 2050 Earlier Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency announced that Kazakhstan and Russian are working out a new agreement to gradually edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome.

11 December 2012

Kazakhstan and Russia may edge away from lease-based relations over the Baikonur cosmodrome Baikonur town may be transferred under the Kazakhstan’s jurisdiction, according to KazKosmos Head.

10 December 2012

Arab League hopes US, Russia reconcile on Syria Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi hoped on Sunday that the United States and Russia could reconcile their views over Syria in order to facilitate a settlement of the crisis in the war-ravaged country.

10 December 2012

Russia works to fix satellite's off-target orbit Russian scientists were working to correct the orbit of a communications satellite Sunday after it failed to reach its designated location in space -- the latest setback for the country's once-pioneering space industry.

10 December 2012

Russian warships made call in Syrian port: reports Two Russian warships have made a rare call at Russia's controversial Mediterranean naval base in Syria to resupply and refuel.

06 December 2012

Russian shareholder drops $9 bn BP suit: report A minority shareholder in BP's Russian joint venture TNK-BP has dropped a long-running $9.3 billion suit against the British oil giant.

05 December 2012

Russia's Putin to meet Turkey's Erdogan for Syria talks Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a landmark visit to Istanbul on Monday to discuss their differences over the crisis in Syria.

03 December 2012

Russian drivers stuck for days in traffic jam Russian officials struggled on Sunday to contain a monster highway traffic jam sparked by heavy snowfall that left many drivers stuck for days.

03 December 2012

Russia and Kazakhstan plan to outline their interaction within the ERA GLONASS project before the end of 2012 Accident Emergency Response System ERA-GLONASS utilizes GLONASS technology to enhance motorists’ safety.

28 November 2012

Football: Ex-coach of Slovakia national team will train Kazakhstan's Kairat FC Vladimir Weiss will sign a three-year contract with Kazakhstan's Kairat Football Club.

28 November 2012

Kazakhstan's KEGOC to shrink power export to Russia Kazakhstan's KEGOC has been instructed to decrease its export of power to Russia.

27 November 2012

Russia briefly bans YouTube 'by mistake' Web-surfing Russians endured a brief scare Wednesday that the authorities had blocked YouTube after the video-sharing website appeared on a list of banned addresses, in what officials later called a "technical mistake".

22 November 2012

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