News about Russia

Nazarbayev proposes liquidating EurAsEC, but Putin opposes President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to dissolve EurAsEC because "two overlapping organizations with similar rules are not needed".
25 October 2013 14:36
Kazakhstan’s President suggests Russia holding joint negotiations to enter WTO Kazakhstan wouldn’t be able to work within the Customs Union with the level of protection suggested by the USA: President Nazarbayev.
25 October 2013 11:09
Russian 'trade war' official dismissed The Russian government has dismissed the head of the consumer protection agency, a notorious official best known for waging apparent trade wars against the country's neighbours.
25 October 2013 10:01
'Female suicide bomber' kills five on bus in Russia A suspected female suicide bomber set off a blast on a bus packed with students in southern Russia, killing at least five people and raising security fears.
22 October 2013 16:04
Tennis: Kukushkin back to TOP100 of ATP ranking Tennis professional from Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin is back in the TOP100 ATP best tennis players.
21 October 2013 15:25
Tennis: Kazakhstan's Kukushkin wins semifinals, but looses Kremlin Cup finals Mikhail Kukushkin has become the first Kazakhstan's tennis professional to reach the men's singles finals of the Kremlin Cup.
21 October 2013 15:10
Kazakhstan President calls people to learn English and eye Chinese and Russian for future President Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan to follow the example of India, Singapore and Malaysia and develop three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English.
21 October 2013 12:58
Tennis: Kazakhstan's Kukushkin enters Kremlin Cup semi-finals Kazakhstan tennis professional Mikhail Kukushkin has advanced into the semi-finals of the ATP Kremlin Cup.
19 October 2013 18:23
Snowden says he took no secret documents to Russia US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says he did not bring any secret documents with him to Russia when he fled there, ensuring Moscow had no access to the files.
19 October 2013 11:10
At least one dead in blast near mosque in Russian Caucasus At least one person was killed early on Friday when a bomb exploded outside a village mosque in the Russian Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.
19 October 2013 10:01
Is the 'Christmas Comet' cracking up? An incoming comet that skygazers had hoped would provide one of the greatest celestial shows of the century, could be a fizzle.
18 October 2013 16:05
Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia Brazil said Wednesday it hopes to develop state-of-the-art combat aircraft with Russia, and purchase surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow.
18 October 2013 10:41
Senior Dutch diplomat beaten up in Russia: official A senior Dutch diplomat at the Netherlands embassy in Moscow was beaten up at his home in the Russian capital by unknown individuals who scrawled the letters "LGBT" on a mirror.
17 October 2013 10:00
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 00:25
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 17:14
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 01:19
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 15:05
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 18:16
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 17:54
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 11:52
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