Новости по теме Russia

Massive Far East quake felt in Moscow, no casualties A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

24 May 2013

Kazakhstan mulls raising excise duty on alcoholic beverages Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning: Russia’s Finance Ministry suggested synchronizing the excise duty policy with regards to alcoholic beverages.

24 May 2013

Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia A explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been tinged by anti-Semitism.

24 May 2013

6.0 quake off Russia's far-east Kamchatka coastline A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday followed by a series of strong after-shocks.

21 May 2013

Dagestan blasts kill four as Moscow 'plot' foiled Twin car bombs killed four people and wounded close to 50 Monday in Russia's restive Dagestan region while the Kremlin also announced it had foiled a major attack on Moscow.

21 May 2013

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.

18 May 2013

Russian security services name CIA Moscow chief Russia's security services openly named the alleged US intelligence agency's Moscow station chief Friday in a rare breach of protocol after arresting a purported CIA agent working undercover.

18 May 2013

Russia must be convinced to 'finish with Assad': Hollande French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that more efforts were needed to convince Moscow to drop its support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

17 May 2013

Kazakhstan ratifies military-technical cooperation agreement with Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law On ratification of the agreement between governments of Kazakhstan and Russia on development and implementation of joint action programs in military-technical cooperation.

15 May 2013

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria.

14 May 2013

Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the ISS that saw him become a global celebrity through his Twitter microblog.

14 May 2013

Netanyahu to meet Putin over Syria missiles: report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to visit Russia later this month for talks that will include concerns Russia may be preparing to hand over to Syria advanced surface-to-air missiles.

11 May 2013

ISS crew ready for spacewalk after 'serious' ammonia leak The ISS crew were preparing for an emergency spacewalk to fix a "very serious" leak of ammonia from the orbiting laboratory's power system seeping into space.

11 May 2013

Family album of last tsar surfaces in Russian museum Held a virtual prisoner by the Bolsheviks months before his execution, Russia's last tsar Nicholas II pasted informal snapshots of his family into an album which has now come to light in a Russian provincial museum.

11 May 2013

Russia flexes military muscle on Victory Day Fighter jets screamed over Red Square and heavy tanks rumbled over its cobblestones Thursday as Russia flexed its military muscle on the anniversary of its costly victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

10 May 2013

Kazakhstan and Russian ships take off in Balkhash sailing regatta Eight crews from Kazakhstan and 11 crews from Russia are taking part in the 8th International Tourist Sailing Regatta Balkhash Cup.

09 May 2013

Kazakhstan expected to win at least two medals in Sochi Olympics Kazakhstan Sport and Physical Education Agency has great expectations of those athletes who have already won different World Championships.

08 May 2013

Russia, US agree joint push for peace in Syria After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.

08 May 2013

Russia seeks to solve 'ghost plane' mystery that killed 13 Russian investigators were Monday seeking to determine the cause of a plane crash last June that killed all 13 on board, after the victims' remains were finally discovered following almost a year of fruitless searching.

07 May 2013

Russian helicopter carrying nine crashes in Siberia A Russian helicopter carrying nine people, including senior rescue service officials, has crashed in the Irkutsk region of southern Siberia.

06 May 2013

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