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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• $10m reward to find Iraq killers – Abkhazia votes for new president
• Above the law? – Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargo
• Azeris clear Russia nuclear cargo – Burma's deputy leader in Russia
• Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran – Chechen attack kills four police
• Chechen girl strangler to be freed – Corruption 'undermining' justice
• Costa Rica embassy drama ends – Eight killed in Russia bus blast
• ElBaradei concern over Iran row – EU to attend gas summit in Moscow
• EU to end freeze on Russia talks – Ferguson wants freedom to appeal
• Ferry in collision off Istanbul – Gas blasts hit Caucasus supplies
• Gas impasse – Georgia move fails to halt raids
• Georgia negotiates $750m IMF loan – Hamas win Russia boycott pledge
• Having tea with Russia's Deripaska – Iran and Russia in joint venture
• Iran and Russia in nuclear talks – Kazakh inquiry into rocket crash
• Kazakhstan in nuclear bank offer – Live - Djokovic v Davydenko
• Live - French Open – Medvedev holds Kazakhstan talks
• Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties – Moscow Diary
• Moscow Diary – N Korea urged to return to talks
• Nasa 'rejects Russia Moon help' – No deal on UN sanctions for Iran
• No extradition for Yukos official – Plea for Litvinenko inquest
• Plea to Putin over baby mystery – Putin 'will attend Nato summit'
• Putin admits Ukraine gas 'crisis' – Putin in veiled attack on Estonia
• Putin looks to polls as PM chosen – Putin vows to prevent 'collapse'
• Putin wants US date to quit Iraq – Rise and fall?
• Rise of Russia's political fortune – Russia accused of abusing truce
• Russia accuses groups of spying – Russia blames new UK PM for row
• Russia blames US in missile row – Russia ex-PM has mystery illness
• Russia expels Canadian diplomats – Russia lifts controls on currency
• Russia limits jobs for immigrants – Russia police 'regularly torture'
• Russia ponders fate of UK 'spies' – Russia ships nuclear fuel to Iran
• Russia shoppers 'poisoned' by gas – Russia to return Uzbek 'suspects'
• Russia to sell arms to Indonesia – Russia's deep suspicion of the West
• Russia's disappearing languages – Russian 'serial killer' on trial
• Russian 'slavery' officer jailed – Russian diplomat 'killed in Iraq'
• Russian diplomat deaths confirmed – Russian leader visits S Ossetia
• Russian mafia boss Yaponchik shot – Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'
• Russian rocket in return to flight – Russians begin Georgia handover
• Russians capture Somali pirates – Senior Georgian ministers sacked
• Separatists in S Ossetia poll win – Space tourist makes safe return
• Spain raids 'major Russian gang' – Tennis: Russia into cup semi
• Tennis: Russia leads US – Tourist's spacecraft reaches ISS
• Toxic leak reaches Russian city – Ukraine 'must live without fear'
• Ukraine 'paid gas debt in full' – US and Russia hold nuclear talks
• US and Russia seek 2009 arms deal – Venezuela to get Russian missiles
• Venus and Serena through to final – Zenit overcome Man Utd to claim Super Cup

Russia: news

Above the law?

Monday, August 10th 2009, 10:52

Victims of Russian police challenge the system
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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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Accord signed in Russia gas row

Sunday, January 11th 2009, 6:11
related countries: Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine and the EU sign a gas deal that should see supplies resume from Russia to Europe through Ukraine.
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Activist found dead in Chechnya

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 8:45

The head of a Russian charity and her husband are found dead in Chechnya a day after being abducted, officials say.
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Activists condemn Putin's Russia

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 23:35

Russian activists accuse President Putin of suppressing dissent and call on the West to put pressure on him.
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Advice sought after ex-spy death

Sunday, November 26th 2006, 13:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Hundreds of people call a health hotline in the UK following the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
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Aeroflot plans to cut 2,000 jobs

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 9:36

Russian airline Aeroflot says it is ready to "thin" its workforce after profits plunge amid fewer passengers and higher fuel costs.
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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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Africans 'under siege' in Moscow

Monday, August 31st 2009, 9:58
related places: Moscow

Nearly 60% of African people living in Russia's capital Moscow have been the victim of racist attacks, a study says.
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Agent's death 'used politically'

Friday, June 1st 2007, 13:36
related countries: United Kingdom

The "British side" is using the murder of Alexander Litvinenko to start a "political campaign", Russia's foreign minister says.
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Ailing ex-Yukos manager on trial

Tuesday, February 5th 2008, 13:54

A former boss of Russia's disbanded oil firm Yukos, Vasily Aleksanyan, goes on trial accused of fraud.
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Amnesty urges Russia to end abuse

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 16:00

Rights watchdog Amnesty International calls for urgent action to combat domestic violence in Russia.
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Amur tigers on 'genetic brink'

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 10:54

A Russian tiger is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found.
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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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Anger at 'satanic' Coca-Cola ad

Thursday, December 20th 2007, 19:18

Russia's prosecutors study a complaint accusing Coca-Cola of insulting Orthodox Christian beliefs in an advertising campaign.
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Anger at death of Kremlin critic

Monday, September 1st 2008, 9:51

Opposition leaders in Russia's Ingushetia region condemn the killing of an anti-Kremlin journalist shot in police custody.
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Anglers saved in ice drama

Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 14:18

Hundreds of anglers are rescued after ice-floes broke away from the shore in the Russian Far East.
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Anti-Putin protest 'to go ahead'

Friday, December 15th 2006, 1:47
related places: Moscow

Russia's opposition pledges to go ahead with a Moscow protest against President Putin despite a ban.
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Arbour to press Russia on rights

Sunday, February 19th 2006, 6:56

The UN Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour, begins a visit to Russia that will take in Chechnya.
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Arcelor to merge with Severstal

Friday, May 26th 2006, 12:32

Steel-maker Arcelor unveils a plan to merge with Russian firm Severstal to block a hostile takeover by Mittal.
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Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil'

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 15:18
related countries: United States
related places: Arctic

The Arctic is estimated to hold some 90bn barrels of oil, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
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Arctic Sea crew return to Russia

Thursday, August 20th 2009, 9:19
related places: Moscow

The crew and suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea - the cargo ship found off West Africa on Monday - arrive in Moscow.
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Arctic Sea investigation 'over'

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 15:28

Russia says it has finished looking into the case of a cargo ship allegedly hijacked in the Baltic Sea in July.
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Arctic Sea's 'hijackers' charged

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 16:44

Eight men have been charged with hijacking and piracy after the disappearance of the Arctic Sea, Russian prosecutors say.
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Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia'

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 20:57

An Arctic expedition proves that a vast underwater mountain range is a part of Russia, officials say.
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Armenia air crash blamed on crew

Wednesday, July 26th 2006, 12:40
related countries: Armenia

Pilot error in bad weather led an Armenian plane to crash with the loss of 113 lives, Russian officials say.
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Arms central to US-Russia talks

Monday, July 6th 2009, 7:49
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

The US and Russian presidents are expected to announce nuclear weapons cuts, after tentatively agreeing a deal.
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Arms suspect faces charges in US

Friday, March 7th 2008, 13:36
related countries: Thailand, United States

The US says it aims to extradite a man suspected of being a top arms smuggler from Thailand.
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Army phone links China and Russia

Monday, December 29th 2008, 12:01
related countries: China
related places: Beijing, Moscow

A new military hotline between Beijing and Moscow has been used for the first time, according to reports in Chinese media.
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Army suicides cause Russia alarm

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 13:49

A total of 341 Russian military suicides in 2007 is worrying, says the country's chief military prosecutor.
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Arrest over Russian banker murder

Monday, January 15th 2007, 13:01

A Russian court sanctions the arrest of an ex-banker over his suspected role in the murder of Andrei Kozlov.
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Arrest over Senegal student murder

Monday, April 10th 2006, 10:47
related countries: Senegal

Police arrest a man over the murder of a Senegalese student in Russia, local media reports say.
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Arrests at Russian gay protests

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 11:36
related places: Moscow

West European MPs and a Russian gay rights leader are arrested in Moscow during violence at a banned protest.
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Arrests over Russia writer murder

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 0:55
related places: Moscow

Russian security officers are among 10 people held over the 2006 murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
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Arsenal face Arshavin frustration

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 18:51

Arsenal's attempt to sign Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg is being held up by the Russian club's demands, according to the player's agent.
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Arshavin completes Arsenal move

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 18:15

Russian international midfielder Andrey Arshavin completes his move to Arsenal on a "long term" deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Assaults add pressure on Georgia

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 7:19
related countries: Georgia

Georgian troops fall back towards their capital, Tbilisi, as Russian-backed rebels in the west of Georgia say they have opened a new front in the conflict.
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Attack on Russian regional leader

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 10:21

The president of the troubled republic of Ingushetia in southern Russia is wounded in an assassination attempt.
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Attack on Russian regional leader

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 7:50

The president of the troubled republic of Ingushetia in southern Russia is wounded in an assassination attempt.
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Australian uranium blow for Russia

Thursday, September 18th 2008, 4:56
related countries: Aruba

An Australian parliamentary committee opposes the sale of uranium to Russia over concerns about its use.
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Austria frees Russia spy suspect

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 13:45
related countries: Austria
related places: Vienna

Vienna releases a Russian space agency official who was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.
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Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargo

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 18:16
related countries: Azerbaijan, Iran

Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month.
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$10m reward to find Iraq killers – Abkhazia votes for new presidentAbove the law? – Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargoAzeris clear Russia nuclear cargo – Burma's deputy leader in RussiaBush and Putin 'united' on Iran – Chechen attack kills four policeChechen girl strangler to be freed – Corruption 'undermining' justiceCosta Rica embassy drama ends – Eight killed in Russia bus blastElBaradei concern over Iran row – EU to attend gas summit in MoscowEU to end freeze on Russia talks – Ferguson wants freedom to appealFerry in collision off Istanbul – Gas blasts hit Caucasus suppliesGas impasse – Georgia move fails to halt raidsGeorgia negotiates $750m IMF loan – Hamas win Russia boycott pledgeHaving tea with Russia's Deripaska – Iran and Russia in joint ventureIran and Russia in nuclear talks – Kazakh inquiry into rocket crashKazakhstan in nuclear bank offer – Live - Djokovic v DavydenkoLive - French Open – Medvedev holds Kazakhstan talksMedvedev in Cuba to improve ties – Moscow DiaryMoscow Diary – N Korea urged to return to talksNasa 'rejects Russia Moon help' – No deal on UN sanctions for IranNo extradition for Yukos official – Plea for Litvinenko inquestPlea to Putin over baby mystery – Putin 'will attend Nato summit'Putin admits Ukraine gas 'crisis' – Putin in veiled attack on EstoniaPutin looks to polls as PM chosen – Putin vows to prevent 'collapse'Putin wants US date to quit Iraq – Rise and fall?Rise of Russia's political fortune – Russia accused of abusing truceRussia accuses groups of spying – Russia blames new UK PM for rowRussia blames US in missile row – Russia ex-PM has mystery illnessRussia expels Canadian diplomats – Russia lifts controls on currencyRussia limits jobs for immigrants – Russia police 'regularly torture'Russia ponders fate of UK 'spies' – Russia ships nuclear fuel to IranRussia shoppers 'poisoned' by gas – Russia to return Uzbek 'suspects'Russia to sell arms to Indonesia – Russia's deep suspicion of the WestRussia's disappearing languages – Russian 'serial killer' on trialRussian 'slavery' officer jailed – Russian diplomat 'killed in Iraq'Russian diplomat deaths confirmed – Russian leader visits S OssetiaRussian mafia boss Yaponchik shot – Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'Russian rocket in return to flight – Russians begin Georgia handoverRussians capture Somali pirates – Senior Georgian ministers sackedSeparatists in S Ossetia poll win – Space tourist makes safe returnSpain raids 'major Russian gang' – Tennis: Russia into cup semiTennis: Russia leads US – Tourist's spacecraft reaches ISSToxic leak reaches Russian city – Ukraine 'must live without fear'Ukraine 'paid gas debt in full' – US and Russia hold nuclear talksUS and Russia seek 2009 arms deal – Venezuela to get Russian missilesVenus and Serena through to final – Zenit overcome Man Utd to claim Super Cup