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CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport.
21 October 2014
Philips blames Russia, China slowdowns for plunge into loss
Dutch electronics giant Philips posted a 103-million-euro net loss on third-quarter earnings, blaming a patent lawsuit and ever-slowing markets in China and Russia.
20 October 2014
Ukraine says goodbye Lenin as Communists face poll wipeout
As Ukraine gears up to vote in a snap parliamentary election after a year of dramatic upheaval, the Communist Party is finding its power base has collapsed.
20 October 2014
Mystery deepens over reported Russian sub in Sweden
Mystery deepened over a Swedish military operation triggered by "foreign underwater activity" off the coast of Stockholm.
20 October 2014
Anti-tobacco conference struggles to stub out lobbyists
A major conference aimed at cutting global smoking rates in Moscow found itself grappling with another issue.
18 October 2014
Putin calls on Europe to help Ukraine pay gas debts
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Europe to help Kiev cover its gas debts with Moscow following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.
18 October 2014
Russia to launch Europe's largest prison
Russia will launch Europe's biggest prison in 2015 to replace one of its most notorious jails that once held revolutionary Leon Trotsky and Soviet-era dissidents.
18 October 2014
Russia's Rosneft takes EU to court over sanctions
Russian oil giant Rosneft and a close associate of President Vladimir Putin are fighting the EU in court over sanctions imposed on some of Russia's biggest companies.
18 October 2014
Russian nationalist arrested over Ablyazov embezzlement case; Ablyazov hearings commence in France
Russian police arrests Alexander Potkin, a well-known nationalist, in connection with the BTA Bank embezzlement case worth $5 billion. French court restarts Ablyazov extradition hearings.
17 October 2014
Rolls-Royce cuts forecasts on Russian sanctions
Rolls-Royce announced that it was slashing its earnings forecasts partly as result of Western trade sanctions against Russia, causing a share price collapse.
17 October 2014
Renzi says 'really positive' after Putin, Poroshenko Ukraine talks
Italian Prime Minister said he was "really positive" on the prospects for a solution to the Ukraine conflict after talks between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko.
17 October 2014
'Maximum cooperation' demanded on MH17: Dutch PM
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand "maximum cooperation" in the probe into doomed Malaysia flight MH17.
17 October 2014
Kazakhstan to export oil to China and Iran should anti-Russian sanctions escalate
The Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan is looking for alternative routes in case the West applies additional sanctions against Russia.
16 October 2014
Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.
16 October 2014
Italy confirms Putin-Poroshenko meeting in Milan Friday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan on Friday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.
16 October 2014
Kazakhstan aircraft assembly plant loses trust and gets sued
Kazakhstan's first aircraft plant Sunkar has again failed on its promises. MVEN aircraft developer has filed a lawsuit.
15 October 2014
Kerry says Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian troops were beginning to pull back from Ukraine but warned Moscow still needed to do more to see sanctions eased.
15 October 2014
Russia's ruble hits new record low as oil price adds pressure
Russia's ruble slumped to new all-time lows against the euro and dollar despite the central bank spending billions to defend the currency.
14 October 2014
Nazarbayev suggests drafting new development strategy for CIS
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested creating a new development strategy for the CIS during Kazakhstan’s chairmanship.
13 October 2014
China's Li in Russia for Putin talks
Chinese Prime Minister arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin as Russia is struggling with its most pronounced isolation since the end of the Cold War.
13 October 2014