News: Russia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Russia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Russia – overview

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• August 25th 2009 – August 5th 2009
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• July 4th 2009 – May 27th 2009
• May 25th 2009 – April 16th 2009
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• February 6th 2009 – January 7th 2009
• January 7th 2009 – December 17th 2008
• December 16th 2008 – November 21st 2008
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• July 8th 2008 – May 20th 2008
• May 18th 2008 – April 10th 2008
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• February 27th 2008 – January 24th 2008
• January 22nd 2008 – December 12th 2007
• December 11th 2007 – November 2nd 2007
• November 2nd 2007 – September 25th 2007
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Russia: news

Russia's industrial output slumps

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 10:38

Russian industrial output dropped 10.8% during November, fuelling fears the economy faces a recession.
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Moscow racist murder gang jailed

Monday, December 15th 2008, 13:04
related places: Moscow

A group of racist skinheads who carried out 18 brutal murders in Russia's capital Moscow are sent to jail.
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Russian warships in Cuban visit

Monday, December 15th 2008, 10:00
related countries: Cuba

A group of Russian warships is to visit Cuba this month for the first time since the Soviet era, the Russian Navy says.
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Rebel dreams

Monday, December 15th 2008, 9:47

Abkhazia longs for 'freedom' under Russian wing
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Police halt anti-Kremlin rallies

Sunday, December 14th 2008, 17:17
related places: Moscow

Police stop two marches by anti-government demonstrators in Moscow and St Petersburg, detaining dozens of activists.
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Russian engineering student is crowned Miss World

Sunday, December 14th 2008, 1:20
related countries: South Africa

Russian contestant Ksenya Sukhinova wins the Miss World 2008 competition at a ceremony in South Africa.
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Tajik alarm after Moscow murder

Friday, December 12th 2008, 19:01
related places: Moscow

The Tajik government protests after the murder of one its citizens in Russia, in an attack which nationalists say they carried out.
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Russia's mine blast toll grows

Friday, December 12th 2008, 12:58

At least 12 people are now known to have died in an explosion at a mine in north-west Russia, officials say.
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Can a Russian entrepreneur really cash in on the emoticon?

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 23:56

A Russian businessman trademarks the emoticon, a combination of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages.
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In pictures

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 14:48

Russia pays final respects to Patriarch Alexiy II
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Russia bids farewell to patriarch

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 12:43
related places: Moscow

The funeral of the late head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexiy II, is taking place in Moscow.
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Russian firms 'lead bribe list'

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 11:58
related countries: China

Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a survey claims.
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Afghans take homeless World Cup

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 10:23

Afghanistan beat Russia 5-4 to win the annual football World Cup for homeless people
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Russian ship sails through Panama

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 21:46
related countries: Panama

A Russian warship becomes the first to traverse the Panama Canal since World War II, in a symbolic message to the US.
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Russian Church elects acting head

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 16:40

Russia's Orthodox Church elects high-profile bishop Kiril, as its temporary leader after the death of Patriarch Alexiy II.
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Senior Georgian ministers sacked

Friday, December 5th 2008, 21:28
related countries: Georgia

Georgia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are dismissed as new PM seeks change after war with Russia.
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Russian Orthodox Church head dies

Friday, December 5th 2008, 14:44

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.
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India-Russia nuclear deal signed

Friday, December 5th 2008, 11:35
related countries: India

Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs a landmark deal to build four nuclear power plants in India.
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Putin rules out early Kremlin bid

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 15:06

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.
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Putin fields phone-in questions

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 10:16

PM Vladimir Putin warns Russia of tough economic times ahead in a nationwide question-and-answer broadcast.
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Moscow racist killers convicted

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 11:09
related places: Moscow

A Moscow court finds seven skinheads guilty of 20 racially motivated murders in Russia's capital.
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Nato 'to resume ties with Russia'

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 0:17
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow

Nato agrees to a "graduated re-engagement" with Moscow,four months after talks were frozen over Russia's war with Georgia.
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Russia-Venezuela exercises begin

Tuesday, December 2nd 2008, 1:57
related countries: United States, Venezuela

The Venezuelan and Russian navies begin joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters.
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Dig unearths Stone Age sculptures

Monday, December 1st 2008, 18:43

An excavation in Russia has unearthed female figurines, tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.
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TNK-BP's under-fire boss resigns

Monday, December 1st 2008, 14:34

BP's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, confirms that its under-fire chief executive Robert Dudley has resigned with immediate effect.
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Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties

Friday, November 28th 2008, 17:00
related countries: Cuba, United States

Russian President Medvedev says Russian-Cuban ties are "especially intense", after meeting Cuban leader Raul Castro.
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Moscow Diary

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 22:35

Air crash suggests the wild 1990s cast a long shadow
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Czech senators approve US shield

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 16:14
related countries: Czech Republic, United States

The Czech parliament's upper house backs US plans to build a missile defence radar base on Czech soil, despite Russian opposition.
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Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 2:14
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Chavez

Russia and Venezuela agree to co-operate on nuclear energy, during a visit to Caracas by President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Russia and Brazil heads push ties

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 16:21
related countries: Brazil

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talks co-operastion and trade in Brazil as he continues his Latin America tour.
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Georgian row over origins of war

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 14:14
related countries: Georgia

An ex-Georgian ambassador sparks uproar by saying Georgia, not Russia, started the war in South Ossetia.
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Southern Russia mayor gunned down

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 13:48

The mayor of the capital of the Russian region of North Ossetia has been assassinated by unknown gunmen, officials say.
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Oil rises as Russia threatens cut

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 10:00

The cost of oil rises slightly after Russia says it may join producers' cartel Opec in cutting output to support crude prices.
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Kremlin reform passes upper house

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 9:19

Russia's upper house of parliament backs a bill extending presidential terms from the current four to six years.
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Olympic pains

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 0:15

Mixed feelings for residents of Russia's Games city
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Russian ships sail into Venezuela

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 14:40

Russian warships arrive for joint exercises in Venezuela as President Dmitry Medvedev tours Latin America to boost ties.
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Russia murder trial open to media

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 13:55

The trial of three men charged with involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is re-opened to the public
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'Politician behind' Russia murder

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 12:23

The murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was ordered by a Russian politician, a defence lawyer says.
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Three dead in Russian car blast

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 10:25

Three people die in a car blast in Russia's city of St Petersburg that may have been caused by a hand grenade, officials say.
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'Dirty war'

Sunday, November 23rd 2008, 0:37

Kidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia
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Moscow super skyscraper halted

Friday, November 21st 2008, 19:04

The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis
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New twist in Politkovskaya trial

Friday, November 21st 2008, 14:43

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy.
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