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

Pepsi buys stake in Russian firm

Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 12:53

Soft drinks maker PepsiCo says it is buying a 66% stake in Russian dairy and fruit juice maker Wimm-Bill-Dann for $3.8bn.
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Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks

Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 7:47
related countries: Spain, United States

Russia has become a virtual "mafia state" with widespread corruption, bribery and protection rackets, US diplomatic cables revealed by Wikileaks say.
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Powell joins push on nuclear pact

Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 1:14
related countries: United States

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell presses the US Senate quickly to ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia.
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Putin to stay away from Fifa bid

Wednesday, December 1st 2010, 16:06

Russia's Vladimir Putin is to stay away from the Fifa decision on the 2018 World Cup, saying Fifa is the victim of smears.
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Gazprom and Shell in global deal

Wednesday, December 1st 2010, 14:05
related countries: Netherlands

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell agree to expand co-operation in Russia and in global energy markets.
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Top contender

Wednesday, December 1st 2010, 1:30

Russia's World Cup bid brings both a buzz and concerns
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Medvedev warns of new arms race

Tuesday, November 30th 2010, 22:11
related places: Moscow

Russia's President Medvedev says a new arms race could begin if Nato fails to agree with Moscow on a joint missile shield.
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Medvedev warns of new arms race

Tuesday, November 30th 2010, 14:18

Russia's President Medvedev says a new arms race could begin if Nato fails to agree with Moscow on a joint missile shield.
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Napoleon's soldiers laid to rest

Tuesday, November 30th 2010, 4:02
related countries: France, Lithuania

The remains of 18 French soldiers killed during Napoleon Bonaparte's failed invasion of Russia have been buried in Lithuania.
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Napoleon's soldiers laid to rest

Monday, November 29th 2010, 19:21
related countries: Lithuania

The remains of 18 soldiers who took part in Napoleon Bonaparte's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 are buried in Lithuania.
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Inside Russian prison for convicted police

Saturday, November 27th 2010, 9:17
related places: Moscow, Skopin

The BBC has been given exclusive access to a prison for convicted law officers in Skopin, near Moscow.
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Russia journalist attacks TV news

Friday, November 26th 2010, 14:20

One of Russia's most respected journalists launches a stinging attack on the state of television news in his country.
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Duma condemns Stalin over Katyn

Friday, November 26th 2010, 13:57
related places: Katyn

Russia's lower house of parliament condemns Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin for ordering the mass killing of Poles at Katyn.
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Russia sale 'draws foreigners'

Friday, November 26th 2010, 11:57

Mainly foreign investors express interest in buying into Russian state-owned firms, a Russian bank head says.
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Soyuz lands after space station mission

Friday, November 26th 2010, 9:27
related countries: Kazakhstan
related places: Soyuz

Three astronauts aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz have touched down safely in northern Kazakhstan after spending five months aboard the International Space Station.
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Thomas Cook unveils Russian deal

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 12:44
related countries: United Kingdom

UK tour operator Thomas Cook creates a joint venture with Russian travel company Intourist.
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Fighting back

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 9:25

Russian youngsters who waged popular war against police abuses
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Cable visits Moscow to boost ties

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 13:39
related places: Moscow

Business Secretary Vince Cable is visiting Moscow to discuss investment opportunities with Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin.
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Russia risks political 'stagnation'

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 11:04

Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev warns that his country runs the risk of slipping into a period of political "stagnation".
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Bank hard: New face for Russian ad campaign

Tuesday, November 23rd 2010, 15:13
related places: Moscow

Hollywood star is chosen to front advertising campaign in Moscow.
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Jet makes emergency landing in NY

Monday, November 22nd 2010, 0:02
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow, New York, John F Kennedy

A US passenger jet bound for Moscow lands safely at New York's John F Kennedy airport after reporting engine problems.
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Only 3,000 tigers left in the world

Sunday, November 21st 2010, 11:11

Leaders from the 13 countries where tigers still live in the wild are meeting in Russia to discuss how to keep the species going.
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Tiger talks aim to double numbers

Sunday, November 21st 2010, 1:14

An international summit opens in Russia with leaders aiming to agree moves to double the number of tigers in the wild.
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Russia 'to aid Nato missile plan'

Saturday, November 20th 2010, 20:03
related countries: Portugal
related places: Lisbon

Russia agrees to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attacks, Nato's secretary general says at a summit in Lisbon.
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New era?

Saturday, November 20th 2010, 0:08
related countries: Portugal
related places: Lisbon

Nato and Russia pledge a fresh start in relations at Lisbon summit
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Banned book to get UK opera premiere

Friday, November 19th 2010, 22:22
related countries: United Kingdom

A new opera called A Dog's Heart based on a book that was banned in Russia for more than half a century will have its UK premiere on Saturday
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Russia 'frees Israeli mercenary'

Friday, November 19th 2010, 19:40
related countries: Colombia, Israel

Russia frees a former Israeli soldier whose extradition was sought by Colombia for training paramilitary groups, reports say.
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Turkmenistan pledges gas for EU

Friday, November 19th 2010, 14:19

Turkmenistan says it will supply gas for the planned Nabucco pipeline, which should reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy.
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Islamic insurgency in Dagestan

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 21:25

A senior Russian official has told the BBC that Islamic terrorists with links to Al Qaeda are trying to 'tear the whole of the North Caucasus away from Russia'
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Obama says arms treaty must pass

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 18:36
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama calls the ratification of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia "a national security imperative".
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Six states to miss Nobel ceremony

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 16:39
related countries: China

Ambassadors from at least six countries are not attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo - including China and Russia.
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Russia urges Iran nuclear peace

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 15:26
related countries: Iran

Russia stresses the importance of Iran having a peaceful nuclear programme, following a meeting between the countries' two leaders.
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Clinton pushes for nuclear vote

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 22:55
related countries: United States
related places: Republican

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on the US Senate to vote on a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, a day after a Republican threat to block it.
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'Dealer' Bout pleads not guilty

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 19:43
related countries: Thailand, United States

Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout pleads not guilty to terrorism charges, a day after he was extradited to the US from Thailand.
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Russia checks $4bn pipeline theft

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 17:44

Russia is checking papers that suggest some $4bn (£2.5bn) of state funds was stolen during the building of a big oil pipeline.
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'I was tortured by Russian police'

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 17:35
related places: Kstovo

There are claims of police brutality against ordinary citizens in Kstovo, a town in central Russia, with many people living in fear of the powers of the state and its police force.
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One way to find a rich Russian husband

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 16:07

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes meets the Russian women attending pole-dancing classes in the hopes of securing a rich husband, a phenomenon which reveals a great deal about Russia's wealth divide.
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'Arms dealer' Bout arrives in US

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 8:05
related countries: Thailand, United States
related places: New York

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrives in New York, following his extradition from Thailand and a diplomatic row with Russia.
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Russian rage at Bout extradition

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 4:59
related countries: Thailand, United States
related places: Moscow

Thailand's decision to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the US to face charges of conspiring to sell weapons provokes Moscow's ire.
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Biden warning over nuclear treaty

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 0:37
related countries: United States

US Vice-President Joseph Biden warns that failure to ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia will "endanger our national security".
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Suspected arms dealer flown to US

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 12:36
related countries: Thailand, United States

After months of legal wrangling, alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is flown out of Thailand to face trial in the US.
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Suspected arms dealer flown to US

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 11:13
related countries: Thailand, United States

After months of legal wrangling, alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is flown out of Thailand to face trial in the US.
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Turning west

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 1:08

Georgians choose to learn English ahead of Russian
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Russian yacht sets Arctic record

Monday, November 15th 2010, 18:33

A crew of young Russians has returned to their home port in St Petersburg after setting a new record for a round-the-world Arctic voyage.
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Cosmonauts on six-hour spacewalk

Monday, November 15th 2010, 18:26

Russian cosmonauts have carried out a six-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station.
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James Blunt 'stopped World War 3'

Sunday, November 14th 2010, 13:24
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Kosovo

Singer James Blunt tells the BBC how he refused an order to attack Russian troops when he was a British army officer in Kosovo.
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Russian realism

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 13:47

Millions still waiting for a better life under capitalism
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Activists win 'integrity' award

Friday, November 12th 2010, 15:34
related countries: Gabon, Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan journalist, a Russian lawyer and a Gabonese activist are commended by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
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Defiance in Moscow

Friday, November 12th 2010, 14:06

Journalists outraged by latest beating of a reporter
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Paper names Russia 'double agent'

Friday, November 12th 2010, 1:55
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

A Moscow newspaper names the Russian intelligence agent it claims helped the US break up a Russian spy ring last summer.
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Moscow journalists' anti-violence demo

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 23:06

In Moscow hundreds of journalists have been demonstrating against the rising number of attacks on reporters.
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Arrests for Russian farm massacre

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 13:16

Russian police arrest four men for the murder of 12 people at a farm, a crime which shocked the country in its ferocity.
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Russians invest in Virgin Racing

Thursday, November 11th 2010, 7:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Russian supercar maker Marussia Motors acquires a "significant stake" in British Formula 1 team Virgin Racing.
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Russia convicts injured reporter

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 11:26

A Russian editor left disabled in a brutal attack goes on trial amid fears for journalists covering an ecological dispute.
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Russian jail plans to offer inmates help with their tans

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 0:01

A prison in Russia says it will install sunbeds and other facilities to improve the health of its inmates.
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Pledge to find journalist's attackers

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 7:10

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says those responsible for the brutal beating of a prominent newspaper journalist will be brought to justice and punished.
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Ex-CIA spy guilty over jail plot

Monday, November 8th 2010, 23:30
related countries: United States

An ex-CIA agent serving a jail sentence for espionage has pleaded guilty to collecting money from Russian contacts while in a US prison.
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Second Russian reporter attacked

Monday, November 8th 2010, 18:27

Russian journalist Anatoliy Adamchuk is brutally beaten, according to media reports, in the second such attack in days.
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Profits soar at Russian gas giant

Monday, November 8th 2010, 12:45

Profits at the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom leap 66% in the first half of the year, despite lower gas prices in Europe.
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Georgia praises 'spy ring' find

Monday, November 8th 2010, 8:28
related countries: Georgia
related places: Tbilisi

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili praises the work of his country's security services after they expose an alleged Russian spy ring, reports the BBC's Tom Esslemont in Tbilisi.
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