News about Russia

Japan PM to attend Sochi Olympics: reports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports said Friday, despite calls for a boycott over Russia's anti-gay laws.
17 January 2014 15:40
Kazakhstan's Harmony Lessons of Emir Baigazin won at 2morrow festival Harmony Lessons by Kazakhstan film director Emir Baigazin was acknowledged the best movie of 2morrow film festival in Russia.
17 January 2014 15:28
Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden President Barack Obama presents Americans on Friday with long-awaited reforms of spy agency phone and Internet data collection sweeps, prompted by the damaging torrent of leaks unleashed by Edward Snowden.
17 January 2014 11:25
China and Russia to spend $400 million on Kazakhstan power plant China and Russia will provide 400 million dollars for construction of Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Plant in Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014 18:00
Grand Mufti of Kazakhstan supports organ donation after death The Grand Mufti has spoken up for organ donation in Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014 17:48
3D/4D ultrasonography made in Shymkent 3D/4D ultrasonography devices are now being produced in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014 17:09
Kazakh tycoon to appeal French extradition order A lawyer for exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov had appealed a French decision allowing his extradition.
16 January 2014 11:20
Putin plots Syria strategy with Iran's Zarif Russia launches a fresh round of Syrian diplomacy on Thursday when it receives the foreign minister of Iran before hosting his counterpart from Syria ahead of historic peace talks on the bloody crisis.
16 January 2014 11:09
Moscow expels US journalist US journalist David Satter, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been banned from the country in one of the first such expulsions since the Cold War.
15 January 2014 09:56
Russia defines rights of Roskosmos representative operating in Kazakhstan as part of Russia’s Embassy Among other things, he will be vested with rights to study Kazakhstan’s programs of space cooperation with other nations.
15 January 2014 09:21
Baiterek space project requires Kazakhstan to enter MTCR Implementation of Baiterek project that involves launches of Russian-Ukrainian carrier rocket Zenit from Baikonur Cosmodrome might start in several years.
14 January 2014 22:21
Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition Kazakhstan is not going to give up on Mukhtar Ablyazov's extradition from France.
14 January 2014 16:45
Kerry seeks to bridge US-Russia gap with potatoes After months of tension between the US and Russia, US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes.
14 January 2014 15:37
Anatoly Karpov loses chess game to 13 y.o. Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan Famous Russian chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov has lost one game to Zhansaya Abdumalik, the world's second youngest female grandmaster from Kazakhstan.
13 January 2014 17:06
Cambodia court frees Russian tycoon wanted over alleged scam A Cambodian court on Monday freed a Russian tycoon wanted by Moscow over allegations he embezzled tens of millions of dollars in a real estate scam, and suspended extradition proceedings against him, his lawyer said.
13 January 2014 15:29
Earthly politicians seek roadmap for space exploration Seeking to boldly go where few politicians have gone before, more than 30 space-faring nations gathered Thursday to map out ways to pool mankind's efforts to explore the stars.
10 January 2014 13:15
Kazakhstan tourists to enjoy five-star liner for $8,000 during 10 Sochi Olympics days Kazakhstan tourists will be staying on board of a five-star liner for $7 000 during the Sochi Olympics.
09 January 2014 20:11
France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine A French court approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine.
09 January 2014 17:19
Russia blocks new UN Syria statement Russia on Wednesday blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said.
09 January 2014 16:19
Five bodies found in Russia region near Olympics host Sochi Russia on Thursday launched a counter-terror operation after five bodies riddled with bullets were found in a southern region bordering the Winter Olympics host Sochi, less than a month before the start of the games.
09 January 2014 14:57
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