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An emergencies ministry plane carrying a...

An emergencies ministry plane carrying a Russian rescue team to quake-hit Haiti took off from an airfield near Moscow on Thursday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

A Peruvian surfer has taught his pet alpaca...

A Peruvian surfer has taught his pet alpaca to ride the waves, the Comercio newspaper said on its website on Wednesday.

A plane carrying Russian doctors who treated...

A plane carrying Russian doctors who treated residents of quake-hit Haiti took off Saturday and is expected to land Sunday morning at Ramenskoye airport near Moscow, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

A Russian mobile hospital and its medical...

A Russian mobile hospital and its medical personnel will provide medical assistance to the victims of the devastating Haiti quake for another 10 days, the emergencies ministry said.

At least 51 people have died in mudslides...

At least 51 people have died in mudslides on Brazil"s southeast coast over the past three days, CNN said.

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in West Virginia...

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in West Virginia during a military training injuring at least four out of 17 people on board the aircraft, MSNBC television channel reported.

Britain has fully re-closed its airspace...

Britain has fully re-closed its airspace until at least 01:00 (04:00 Moscow Time) on Sunday because of a volcanic ash cloud from an eruption in Iceland, U.K. air navigation service provider NATS said.

CAIRO/MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti)...

CAIRO/MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo on Monday to sign a memorandum on establishing a Russian-Arab cooperation forum.

Canadian Space Agency is planning to build...

Canadian Space Agency is planning to build two bases for launching rockets carrying space tourists, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said citing the information agency Canadian Press.

Costs of Russia"s rescue operation in Haiti...

Costs of Russia"s rescue operation in Haiti, hit by a devastating quake last week, stand at $5 million, the Russian foreign ministry said on its website on Thursday.

Doctors took out scissors from a 60-year-old...

Doctors took out scissors from a 60-year-old Indian man"s stomach, which a doctor had forgotten to remove after an operation two years ago, Indian media reported on Saturday.

Eleven men from Russia"s North Caucasus...

Eleven men from Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia have been charged with involvement in the November 2009 deadly bombing of a high-speed Moscow-St. Petersburg train, a Russian daily said on Thursday.

Extremist groups are likely to use social...

Extremist groups are likely to use social unrest about the after-affects of the world economic crisis for radical activities, a top police officer said on Thursday.

Former U.S. secretary of state, Alexander...

Former U.S. secretary of state, Alexander Haig, died on Saturday at a hospital in Baltimore at the age of 85.

Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian...

Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Wednesday its U.S. GAAP net profit decreased 35% year-on-year in 2009 to $3.01 billion.

Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General...

Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of Russia"s Armed Forces, said on Tuesday he will visit the United States to discuss international and regional issues, including arms cuts.

Hamas has indicated a desire to continue...

Hamas has indicated a desire to continue working with Russia on Middle East peace efforts, the group"s foreign issues spokesman said on Monday.

Iran plans to invest $200 billion in its...

Iran plans to invest $200 billion in its oil and gas sector over the next five years to prevent a production decline and boost refining capacity, the trade journal Upstream reported Wednesday on its web site.

Iran will start production of 20%-enriched...

Iran will start production of 20%-enriched nuclear fuel at the Natanz nuclear plant on Tuesday afternoon, the Fars news agency said, citing an Iranian nuclear official.

"Jumpin" Joe Beyrle: A Hero for Two Nations,"...

"Jumpin" Joe Beyrle: A Hero for Two Nations," a traveling exhibit of war artifacts of the only soldier known to have fought for both the U.S. and Soviet armies in World War II opened in Russia on Thursday.

More than 2,500 RIA Novosti readers have...

More than 2,500 RIA Novosti readers have sent messages of support for the Polish people in the aftermath of the death of their president in a plane crash in western Russia on April 10.

Moscow and Washington are likely to restart...

Moscow and Washington are likely to restart negotiations over a joint Russian-U.S. cargo plane project, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a press conference with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama in the Czech Republic"s capital of Prague on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - The mausoleum...

MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - The mausoleum at Red Square, where the embalmed corpse of ex-Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin is housed, reopened on Tuesday after two-months of maintenance works.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Admiral Panteleyev missile destroyer has detained a boat carrying 29 suspected pirates off the Somali coast, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Suspected...

MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Suspected pirates seized by a Russian warship off the Somali coast earlier this week could be tried in Russia, media said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - A British...

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - A British epidemiologist said on Tuesday he was worried by close links between World Health Organization (WHO) officials and pharmaceutical companies over swine flu.

Moscow is convinced that the new Russia-U.S...

Moscow is convinced that the new Russia-U.S. strategic arms reduction deal to be signed in Prague on April 8 will be ratified by both countries, a Russian presidential aide said on Monday.

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Black Sea Fleet should have at least two main bases, in Sevastopol and Novorossiisk, the first deputy chief of the Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian-born...

MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian-born German has been handed a life sentence for murdering a pregnant Muslim woman in a courtroom, a case that sparked outrage in the Muslim world.

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is lowering the oil export duty on its benchmark Urals blend 4% to $231.2 per metric ton from $240.7 from November 1, following trends on global oil markets.

MOSCOW, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian oil and petrochemical exporters posted a 45% decrease in revenue in the first nine months of 2009 to $129 billion, the finance minister told the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - A 9-month-old...

MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - A 9-month-old boy whose skin reportedly reveals verses from the Koran from time to time, will be brought to Moscow"s main mosque on Saturday, the head of the Islamic Cultural Center said on Thursday.

Nord Stream has secured 3.9 billion euros...

Nord Stream has secured 3.9 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in financing allowing it to start building a pipeline to pump Russian natural gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea, The Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

North Korea"s authorities have released...

North Korea"s authorities have released a U.S. human rights activist who was detained on December 24 while crossing the country"s border, Yonhap said on Saturday.

Over 300 paratroopers from the 76th Airborne...

Over 300 paratroopers from the 76th Airborne Division will be airdropped during military exercises in northwest Russia on Thursday, Airborne Troops spokesman Col. Alexander Cherednik said.

Over 8 million of Chileans are entitled...

Over 8 million of Chileans are entitled to cast their ballots in a second round of presidential elections on Sunday.

Police have arrested a man suspected in...

Police have arrested a man suspected in the killing on Saturday evening of an officer in the Moscow Region town of Dmitrov and are looking for a second suspect, a police spokesman said.

Rescuers have suspended search operations...

Rescuers have suspended search operations for a group of German tourists near an avalanche-buried helicopter on the Kamchatka Peninsula earlier on Saturday, a Far East Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.

RUSSIA

Russia and Belarus will continue discussions...

Russia and Belarus will continue discussions on Monday as they attempt to resolve differences over the supply and transit of oil in 2010, an aide to Russia"s energy minister said on Sunday.

Russia and NATO chiefs of general staffs...

Russia and NATO chiefs of general staffs will meet on Tuesday to discuss a 2010 military cooperation plan for the first time since the improvement in ties between Russia and the alliance.

Russia could see a pre-economic crisis level...

Russia could see a pre-economic crisis level of foreign direct investment of $60 billion to $70 billion by 2013, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin forecast on Wednesday.

Russia could start tests of its fifth-generation...

Russia could start tests of its fifth-generation fighter in late 2009 or early 2010, a deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Russia may boost the share of advanced military...

Russia may boost the share of advanced military equipment in its Armed Forces to 70% of the total by 2020, a Russian think tank said on Wednesday.

Russian activists will hold rallies in some...

Russian activists will hold rallies in some 50 Russian cities on Saturday"s "Day of Wrath" despite the government and local authorities" efforts to minimize protests in the country, a respected Russian daily reported on Friday.

Russian authorities are investigating media...

Russian authorities are investigating media reports of corruption over the purchase of Daimler AG cars for government purposes, a Federal Protective Service (FSO) spokesman told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said...

Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Friday that he expected the global economic crisis to continue, and that further surprises should be expected.

Russian police have arrested four top officials...

Russian police have arrested four top officials of the Eurasia Logistics company, Russia"s major industrial and warehouse property developer, on charges of complicity in embezzling some $2 billion of Kazakh investments, a leading Russian business daily has said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will take...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the nuclear security summit in Washington on April 12-13, a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled a new package of anti-crisis measures aimed at doubling state support for small and medium business to 23 billion rubles ($780 million) in 2010.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia needs to start a large-scale health-care reform in 2011 and pledged to allocate more than 300 billion rubles ($10 billon) in the next few years to improve health care in the country.

Russia"s metals giant Norilsk Nickel posted...

Russia"s metals giant Norilsk Nickel posted a 6% decrease year-on-year in nickel output to 282,900 metric tons in 2009, with last year"s copper production down 4% to 402,000 metric tons against 2008.

Russia"s missile-defense proposals, including...

Russia"s missile-defense proposals, including the joint use of the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan, are still on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Russia"s position at negotiations on a 2010...

Russia"s position at negotiations on a 2010 agreement for oil deliveries to Belarus is seriously undermining the new Customs Union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, a Belarusian government source said on Saturday.

Russia"s space defense system will have...

Russia"s space defense system will have a comprehensive network of air and outer space defense facilities, a leading missile manufacturer said on Friday.

Russia will continue deliveries of military...

Russia will continue deliveries of military equipment to Venezuela to help the Latin American country boost its national defense, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

Russia will pick from two to four international...

Russia will pick from two to four international and domestic lenders to manage its sovereign Eurobond issue, a government official said on Tuesday.

Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted 49%...

Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted 49% in 2009 from the previous year"s record high to 1.46 million vehicles, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) reported on Thursday.

Spartak Nalchik continued their fine start...

Spartak Nalchik continued their fine start to the Russian Premier League season with a 1-0 home win over struggling Krylya Sovetov on Sunday to retake top spot from Rubin.

Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to...

Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to North Korea, has arrived in Seoul to engage in consultations with South Korean officials prior to his highly-anticipated visit to North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The coordinator of a project to build a...

The coordinator of a project to build a high-tech research and production hub in Russia similar to the U.S. Silicon Valley could select a foreigner as manager, the media reported on Wednesday.

The European Union"s Lisbon treaty, aimed...

The European Union"s Lisbon treaty, aimed at streamlining institutions and raising the bloc"s global standing, came into force on Tuesday.

The government"s work has become much better...

The government"s work has become much better and more efficient under Vladimir Putin"s premiership, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with ABC published on Monday.

The head of a leading Russian privately-held...

The head of a leading Russian privately-held bank said on Thursday that a new financial bubble was emerging in Russia and could threaten its economic recovery.

The head of the UN panel on climate change...

The head of the UN panel on climate change has brushed aside suggestions that he should resign in the wake of a row over a false report on the threat of global warming.

The Japanese government"s position on the...

The Japanese government"s position on the South Kuril Islands is counterproductive to dialogue on the territorial issue, a senior Russian MP said on Tuesday.

The Kyrgyz opposition has formed a government...

The Kyrgyz opposition has formed a government of national confidence led by ex-foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva, the AKIpress news agency reported on Wednesday.

The Kyrgyz president will be deprived of...

The Kyrgyz president will be deprived of immunity from prosecution when the country"s interim authorities sign a document that effectively replaces the constitution, RFE/RL"s Russian service said on Friday, quoting a top provisional government official.