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New version of HIV-1 found in Kazakhstan, or not
A new form of HIV-1 virus has been found in Russia and registered in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Chechen Republic.
17 October 2013
Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas
Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.
16 October 2013
Grain pool of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia to be complete in 6 months’ time: Ukrainian PM
The joint grain export potential of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan is estimated at 70 million tons.
16 October 2013
380 arrested in Moscow race riot
Moscow police arrested more than 380 people Sunday during a race riot in which nationalists outraged by a murder blamed on a migrant smashed shop windows and assaulted security guards.
14 October 2013
UN Council backs Ban's Syria disarmament plan
The UN Security Council on Thursday backed a plan by UN leader Ban Ki-moon for a joint mission with the global chemical arms watchdog to destroy Syria's weapons.
11 October 2013
Edward Snowden given 'integrity in intelligence' award
US fugitive Edward Snowden has been honored with a prize awarded annually by former CIA staff for exhibiting "integrity in intelligence".
11 October 2013
Greenpeace boss admits surprise at harsh Russian response
Despite its expertise at risky protests, Greenpeace's head admitted he was "extremely surprised" by Russia's response in the Arctic and never imagined activists would face piracy charges and years in jail.
11 October 2013
Broken toilet flush forces JAL Dreamliner to turn back
A 787 Dreamliner bound for Japan was forced to turn around and fly back to Russia after toilets on the plane refused to flush.
10 October 2013
Chemical watchdog plans to deploy second team to Syria
The world's chemical watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to help dismantle Syria's arsenal, as regime warplanes bombed rebels in the northwest of the country.
09 October 2013
Russia, US agree on mid-November for Syria peace talks: Lavrov
Russia and the US have agreed to push for holding Syria peace talks in mid-November.
07 October 2013
Kerry says Syrian chemical arms drive is to Assad's 'credit'
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad could take "credit" for quickly starting the process of destroying his regime's chemical weapons arsenal and thanked Russia for its help.
07 October 2013
US set to be top oil, gas producer in 2013: EIA
The United States could push past Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world's largest single producer of oil and of natural gas this year.
07 October 2013
Australia presses Russia over detained Greenpeace activist
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed concern to Russia about an Australian crew member of a Greenpeace ship facing a "very serious" piracy charge over an Arctic oil exploration protest.
06 October 2013
US blasts Russia over Abkhazia, South Ossetia fence
The United States hit out Wednesday at Russian troops' efforts to build a de facto border in the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
03 October 2013
Protesters attack Russian embassy in Libya
Dozens of angry protesters tried to storm Russia's embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday after reports that a Russian woman had killed a Libyan army officer.
03 October 2013
Greenpeace disrupts Champions League match to protest sponsor Gazprom
Greenpeace campaigners briefly interrupted a Champions League match in Basel on Tuesday to protest against sponsor and Russian energy giant Gazprom.
03 October 2013
War drums over Syria silenced by US-Moscow deal
The arrival in Damascus of a chemical disarmament team on Tuesday is the result of an unprecedented, gruelling US-Russian deal that averted regional war.
02 October 2013
Kazakhstan does not preclude launching Proton on September 30
Kazakhstan does not preclude the possibility of launching Proton carrier rocket on September 30.
27 September 2013
Syria arsenal largely 'unweaponized': report
Syria's stockpile of chemical agents is largely "unweaponized" and could be eradicated more quickly than initially thought, the Washington Post reported Thursday citing a confidential US and Russian assessment.
27 September 2013
UN Security Council passes first resolution on small arms trade
The UN Security Council passed its first resolution Thursday on restricting the trade in illicit small arms, but Russia refused to back the measure.
27 September 2013
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