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.

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Russia: news

Russian banker's killers jailed

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 12:47

A former private bank boss and six others are jailed for murdering Russian central banker Andrei Kozlov in 2006.
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Charges over Russian sub disaster

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 12:02

A sailor is charged with setting off a gas firefighting system, killing 20 people on a Russian submarine, investigators say.
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Moscow Diary

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 16:26

Is Medvedev paving the way for a Putin third term?
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Russia rejects US missile offer

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 15:57
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow, Kremlin

Moscow says no to US plans aimed at easing concern over a proposed missile shield in Europe, a Kremlin source says.
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Russia buries sub disaster dead

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 10:33

Thousands of people attend the funerals of victims of a gas leak on a Russian nuclear submarine which claimed 20 lives.
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Medvedev bid to extend presidency

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 15:12

Russian President Medvedev sends to parliament a bill that extends the presidential term from four to six years.
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EU to end freeze on Russia talks

Monday, November 10th 2008, 18:30
related countries: Georgia

EU foreign ministers decide to resume partnership talks with Russia, suspended over the conflict in Georgia.
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Latest tragedy

Monday, November 10th 2008, 15:15

Russia's submarine disaster exposes weaknesses in fleet
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Russia investigates sub disaster

Monday, November 10th 2008, 15:01

An inquiry is under way into a gas poisoning accident on Russia's nuclear submarine that has left 20 people dead.
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Twenty die on Russian submarine

Sunday, November 9th 2008, 11:44

At least 20 people are suffocated by gas when a firefighting system malfunctions on a Russian nuclear submarine, officials say.
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Georgians rally against president

Friday, November 7th 2008, 20:51
related countries: Georgia

Georgian opposition activists launch their first protest against President Saakashvili since the conflict with Russia.
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Russia suspects 'female bomber'

Friday, November 7th 2008, 11:02

Russian officials try to identify the woman they suspect launched a suicide attack on a minibus that killed 12.
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Deadly blast hits Russian minibus

Thursday, November 6th 2008, 16:53
related places: Vladikavkaz

At least 11 people die in a bomb blast that hit a minibus in Vladikavkaz in the Caucasus, Russian officials say.
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West lambasts Russia missile plan

Thursday, November 6th 2008, 9:03
related countries: United States
related places: Baltic

The US and Nato express concerns about Russia's plans to deploy missiles in the Baltic to counter a US defence shield.
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Russia to move missiles to Baltic

Wednesday, November 5th 2008, 15:03
related countries: Georgia, United States

Russia will put short-range missiles in the Baltic to counter a US defence shield in Europe, President Medvedev says.
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Georgian army chief is dismissed

Tuesday, November 4th 2008, 20:31
related countries: Georgia

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili dismisses his army chief for "shortcomings" during the recent conflict with Russia.
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Clashes as Russia marks unity day

Tuesday, November 4th 2008, 15:15

Ultra-nationalist demonstrators clash with police in Russia as the country marks National Unity Day.
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Gaddafi seeks Russia energy pact

Saturday, November 1st 2008, 23:28
related countries: Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says he hopes to increase energy ties with Russia, during his first visit since the Soviet era.
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Anand retains world chess title

Wednesday, October 29th 2008, 20:44
related countries: India

India's Viswanathan Anand has retained his FIDE World Chess Championship title with a draw against Russia's Vladimir Kramnik.
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Osborne 'regrets' Deripaska meeting

Monday, October 27th 2008, 15:58
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK Conservatives' treasury spokesman George Osborne says he regrets his dealings with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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Soyuz space capsule lands safely

Friday, October 24th 2008, 4:18
related countries: United States
related places: Earth

A spacecraft carrying two Russian crew and a US space tourist arrives back on Earth from the International Space Station.
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Russia in steps to boost rouble

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 14:50

Russia has spent 15bn roubles in the past week to boost its currency, raising fears over the stability of its currency, recent figures show.
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Donors pledge $4.5bn to Georgia

Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 14:56
related countries: Georgia

Western donors pledge more than $4.5bn in aid to help rebuild Georgia, two months after its conflict with Russia.
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US, Russian military chiefs meet

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 14:52
related countries: Georgia, United States
related places: Top

Top military officers from the US and Russia meet to discuss ways to improve relations damaged by Russia's conflict with Georgia.
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Tories deny Russian cash claim

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 12:16
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK's opposition Conservative Party denies soliciting a donation from Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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Russians reject McCain cash plea generated by 'computer error'

Monday, October 20th 2008, 21:31
related countries: United States
related places: McCain

Russian diplomats turn down a funding request from US presidential candidate John McCain after a "computer error".
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Dutchman 'killed by Russian bomb'

Monday, October 20th 2008, 17:20
related countries: Georgia, Netherlands

A Dutch inquiry blames a Russian cluster bomb for the death of a cameraman during the recent conflict in Georgia.
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Cuba opens first Russian church

Monday, October 20th 2008, 8:48
related countries: Cuba
related places: Havana

Cuba's first Russian Orthodox church is inaugurated in Havana amid improving ties between Cuba and Russia.
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Russians ambushed in Ingushetia

Saturday, October 18th 2008, 17:04

A Russian army convoy is attacked in the North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, but reports conflict over the death toll.
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Vast new mosque opens in Chechnya

Friday, October 17th 2008, 15:38

A new mosque - described by the authorities as the biggest in Europe - opens in the Russian region of Chechnya.
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Georgia-Russia talks move fails

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 21:23
related countries: Georgia

Georgia and Russia blame each other as a bid to bring them together in Geneva for talks on their recent war fails.
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Turkish plane 'hijacker' subdued

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 11:59
related countries: Turkey

Passengers overpower a hijacker who tried to take over a Turkish Airlines plane flying to St Petersburg, officials say.
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Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 19:29
related countries: France
related places: Strasbourg

French police investigate claims that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg.
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Ice hockey prodigy dies in match

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 10:42

Alexei Cherepanov, 19 years old and already one of Russia's top strikers, dies after collapsing during a game.
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Abramovich wins Chukotka election

Monday, October 13th 2008, 14:52

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is elected to parliament in the Siberian state of Chukotka.
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EU debates reviving Russian talks

Monday, October 13th 2008, 11:20
related countries: Georgia

European Union foreign ministers discuss whether to end the freeze on partnership talks with Russia, halted over Georgia.
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Russia in fresh missile launches

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 13:17

Russia test-fires three intercontinental ballistic missiles, after claiming a distance record for one fired from a submarine.
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EU verifies Russia's withdrawal

Friday, October 10th 2008, 14:17
related countries: France, Georgia

Russian forces have fully withdrawn from buffer zones adjoining Georgia's breakaway regions, the EU says.
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'Arms dealer' fights extradition

Friday, October 10th 2008, 10:28
related countries: Thailand, United States

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout appears in a Thai court to fight extradition to the US on terrorism charges.
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Russia approves $86bn bank rescue

Friday, October 10th 2008, 10:12

Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, approves a raft of measures worth $86bn (£51bn) to assist banks.
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Russian troops quit Georgia areas

Wednesday, October 8th 2008, 17:45
related countries: Georgia

Russian troops leave their self-imposed buffer zones around Georgia's breakaway regions ahead of schedule.
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Falls halt Russian market trading

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 10:07

Russia's two leading stock exchanges are forced to close for several hours, a day after suffering huge index falls.
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Don't name your roads Putin St, says Russian PM

Monday, October 6th 2008, 21:53

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would rather not have streets named after him, his spokesman says.
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