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However, plans are afoot to keep on training prospective astronauts, including female astronauts.

• 28 октября 2015, 21:25

Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia focussed on seeking a solution to the Syria crisis, the Kremlin said.

• 27 октября 2015, 13:33

Syria needs to eradicate "terrorism" to find a political solution to end the country's war, embattled President Bashar al-Assad told a visiting Russian delegation.

• 26 октября 2015, 14:26

Russia plans to open a $5 billion credit line for Iran to help finance infrastructure projects in the country, officials from both countries said during a visit by Moscow's energy minister.

• 23 октября 2015, 14:21

President Vladimir Putin accused the West of playing a "double game" with terrorist groups in Syria, where a US-led coalition is conducting a bombing campaign.

• 23 октября 2015, 11:43

The Australian foreign minister's use of a red-faced emoji to depict Russia's Vladimir Putin sparked debate among lawmakers in Canberra, demanding to know what the icon means for relations between the nations.

• 22 октября 2015, 16:59

Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has said it plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia but the Kremlin appeared to pour cold water on the idea.

• 21 октября 2015, 13:06

NATO voiced concern that Russia's air attacks in Syria creates the risk of "an incident getting out of control," as Moscow and the US-led international coalition pursue different military objectives in the country.

• 21 октября 2015, 11:13

Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraineю

• 19 октября 2015, 15:14

Kazakhstan’s experts have commented on the air strikes made by Russian forces on Wednesday targeting the militants of the so-called Islamic State.

• 17 октября 2015, 16:44

Russia's military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said Friday after an EU summit called for a political transition to a new leader.

• 16 октября 2015, 16:48

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was a "glimmer of hope" that Ukraine could finally head towards a political solution to ending the separatist war in the country's east.

• 15 октября 2015, 16:04

Military commanders from Russia and the United States will hold another round of talks on how to stay out of each other's way in the skies over Syria.

• 14 октября 2015, 15:58

President Vladimir Putin called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lend an additional $3 billion to Ukraine to help the ex-Soviet country pay off its debt to Russia.

• 14 октября 2015, 13:34

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan in mid-October.

• 13 октября 2015, 21:55

Kazakhstani cycler Alexey Lutsenko of Astana Pro Team has won the Tour of Almaty for the second time.

• 13 октября 2015, 21:52

President of Russia Vladimir Putin is arriving to Kazakhstan with an official visit on October 15.

• 13 октября 2015, 20:53

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk blamed Russia's security service for last year's downing of the MH17 airliner over pro-Kremlin separatist territory in the east of the ex-Soviet state.

• 13 октября 2015, 18:12

The French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars.

• 13 октября 2015, 11:13

Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko stressed the need for legitimate elections in the country's separatist regions in order to eventually re-integrate the pro-Moscow strongholds.

• 12 октября 2015, 14:58