Thursday 17th May, 2012
Russian rescuers working at Superjet crash site rotate
MOSCOW, May 17 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Emergencies Ministry in stages replaces the rescuers working at the Superjet crash site in Indonesia with others, a source at the ministry's Information ...
More People in Europe, Fewer in Russia and Latin America See U.S. as Positive Influence
President Obama and other Group of Eight leaders at the G8 summit in Deauville, France in May 2011. (AP Photo/ Remy De La Mauveniere) (CNSNews.com) - As President Obama prepares to host back-to-back ...
Putin pulls out of US summit, meeting with Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a planned visit to the United States this month for an economic summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the White House ...
Hi-octane blonde: Russian speeds past stereotypes
RTShe is currently driving an Aston Martin as she competes in the GT 3 competition, which takes her around various circuits across Europe. However, she loves every minute of life in the fast lane, and ...
Tretiak: Russia Should Rise Above Rough Norwegians
RIA NovostiSTOCKHOLM, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia should not imitate Norway's rough tactics when the two countries face off in their world championship quarterfinal match, Russian Hockey Federation ...
Suspect in Turk Murder Held in S. Russia
RIA NovostiPolice have detained a man suspected of organizing an ultranationalist march in southern Russia that led to the murder of a young Turk, the Investigative Committee said on Thursday. The body of a ...
Rodriguez Vows to Hold on to Giro d'Italia Lead
RIA NovostiKatusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez has promised to do everything he can to hold onto his surprise lead in the Giro d´Italia. The Spanish rider took the pink jersey Tuesday after winning the ...
Sukhoi Jet 'Went off' Flight Path Before Crashing – Paper
RIA NovostiSukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed last week had deviated from its planned flight path before disappearing from radar screens, the Jakarta Post said. Mulya Abdi, a senior general manager for the ...
Police Move in on Occupy Campers at New Site
RIA NovostiIn just under two hours after being evicted by riot police in the early morning hours of Wednesday from an Occupy-type tent protest in Moscow, anti-Putin protesters moved their camp to another ...
Greek Interim Cabinet Sworn In
RIA NovostiGreece's interim government was sworn in on Thursday at the presidential palace in Athens in a ceremony broadcast live on state television. The new caretaker government, which will be in power ...
Uncertain World: Russia Lays Siege to Ukraine
RIA NovostiThe presidents of Russia and Ukraine have met for the first time since Vladimir Putin’s re-election. This is a strange period in bilateral relations: nothing seems to be happening and there ...
Opposition MPs to Walk Out on Public Order Bill
RIA NovostiOpposition MPs may walk out of parliament when the lower house debates a bill on Friday to stiffen penalties for breaching restrictions on public demonstrations, a Communist Party lawmaker said. ...
Russia Protests: Occupation Of Moscow Square
Huffington PostRussian youth opposition protesters, evicted by police from a protest camp at Chistiye Prudy, relax at a new site chosen for their camp in downtown Moscow, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Russian police ...
Dozens of protesters continue to occupy square in central Moscow
Fox NewsMOSCOW – Several dozen people continue to occupy a square in central Moscow after some of their fellow protesters were detained Wednesday night. Police detained about 20 activists at ...
Oxford Catalysts Group’s Reactor Technology Chosen for Gas-to-Liquids Demonstration Facility in Russia
AZoMA Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) demonstration facility in Russia, which will be designed and built by Rosneft, will use the Microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology from the Oxford Catalysts ...
Russian automaker builds 27 millionth car
News.AzThe 27 millionth car on Wednesday came off the assembly line at the AvtoVAZ plant in Togliatti, the press service of Russia's largest carmaker said. The milestone car was a Lada Priora ...
Moscow police detain protesters
News.AzProtesters are violating public order, had blocked traffic on a nearby street and torn a rearview side mirror from a police van. Police in Moscow on Wednesday night detained a Russian opposition ...
Army officer convicted for shooting guard dogs in Russia
News.AzCourt found Major Evgeny Mityashin took hunting rifle and shot six guard dogs dead in their pens and injured one. A court martial in Russia's Leningrad region convicted a unit commander on ...
Russia Sees $42 Billion In Capital Outflow In January-April
MENAFN(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Russia's Central Bank Chief has reported $42 billion in net capital outflow in the first four months of the year.Sergei Ignatyev told Russian Parliament on ...
The opposition fails to create a new camp in Moscow instead of the liquidated one
Itar TassOn Wednesday, the police have liquidated at 06:00 Moscow time the round-the-clock opposition camp on the Chistoprudny Boulevard for less than an hour. However, the oppositionists immediately moved ...
Belarus calls Russia its major defense partner
Global TimesRussia remains Belarus' major strategic partner in the defense area, Belarusian Defense Industries Committee Deputy Chairman Igor Bykov said on Wednesday. Belarus and Russia have intensified ...
Putin, Medvedev discuss issues related to G8 summit
Global TimesRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday discussed issues related to the upcoming Group of Eight (G8) summit, the Kremlin press service said. However, the ...
Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Vyacheslav Malafeev
RTRussia's football coach Dick Advocaat has revealed the list of 26 players to prepare for Euro 2012, with Sporting's Marat Izmailov the only unexpected name in the ...
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