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 'serial killer' on trial

Thursday, September 13th 2007, 16:04
related places: Moscow

A Russian shop assistant goes on trial accused of killing 49 people in woods in southern Moscow.
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Putin names next prime minister

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 15:52

President Putin nominates Viktor Zubkov, a relative unknown, to take over as the new Russian PM.
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Russia tests giant fuel-air bomb

Wednesday, September 12th 2007, 12:29

The Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.
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Russia blamed over poison probe

Tuesday, September 11th 2007, 10:48
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko accuses Russia of hindering the inquiry into his poisoning.
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Gunmen kill three in south Russia

Tuesday, September 11th 2007, 9:30

Gunmen kill a Gypsy man and his two sons in the troubled Russian republic of Ingushetia.
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New rocket crash alarms Kazakhs

Friday, September 7th 2007, 15:00

Kazakhstan probes another crash of a Russian-built rocket, which was carrying highly toxic fuel.
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Russia in Australia uranium deal

Friday, September 7th 2007, 11:36
related countries: Australia, Iran

Australia is to sell uranium to Russia as long as the substance, used to generate nuclear power, is not resold to Iran.
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UK jets shadow Russian bombers

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 16:03
related countries: Norway, United Kingdom

Britain and Norway send jet fighters to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.
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UK jets 'chase Russian bombers'

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 12:11
related countries: Norway, United Kingdom

Britain and Norway send jet fighters to shadow eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.
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Russia to sell arms to Indonesia

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 8:48
related countries: Indonesia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting his Indonesian counterpart to sign an arms deal worth $1bn.
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New data on Russia race attacks

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 20:50

A respected Russian human rights group says 38 people have been killed in racist violence this year.
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Football: England call up Lescott

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 11:55
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

Joleon Lescott is called up to England's squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.
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Russia 'won't bargain on Kosovo'

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 8:33
related places: Kosovo, Moscow

Russia's foreign minister warns Moscow will stand firm on "red line" issues like missile defence and Kosovo.
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Russia marks Beslan siege deaths

Saturday, September 1st 2007, 9:55
related places: Beslan

Russia marks the third anniversary of the Beslan school siege, in which hundreds of people died.
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Deadly blast in southern Russia

Friday, August 31st 2007, 18:56
related places: Nazran'

Four people are reported killed in a large blast in Nazran, in the troubled Russian republic of Ingushetia.
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Russian tycoon fights arrest plan

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 10:29

Lawyers for Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev seek to overturn a warrant for his arrest on tax evasion charges.
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Colombia seeks Israel mercenary

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 10:26
related countries: Colombia, Israel

Colombia is to ask Russia to extradite an Israeli mercenary convicted of training paramilitaries.
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Russian soldier in kennel death

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 15:31

An elite Russian military force probes the death of a conscript who was beaten and thrown into a dog kennel.
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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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Georgia fires at 'Russian plane'

Friday, August 24th 2007, 20:54
related countries: Georgia

Georgia opens fire on an aircraft believed to be Russian after it violates its airspace, officials say.
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Russia dig finds 'tsar's family'

Friday, August 24th 2007, 19:11

Russian archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of two children of the last tsar, executed in 1918.
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Rebel figure killed in Chechnya

Friday, August 24th 2007, 11:10

Security forces in Chechnya kill Rustam Basayev, one of the last remaining rebel figures, Russian officials say.
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Iran buys Russian passenger jets

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 15:27
related countries: Iran

Iran signs a deal with Russia to buy five new Tupolev passenger planes, the largest deal for Russia in some years.
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Russia eyes Czech for top IMF job

Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 9:57
related countries: Czech Republic

Russia is backing former Czech central bank head Josef Tosovsky to lead the International Monetary Fund.
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UK jets shadow Russian bomber

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 18:50
related countries: United Kingdom

Two new RAF Typhoon jets shadowed a Russian bomber heading for Britain, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Russian clinic releases activist

Monday, August 20th 2007, 14:02

A Russian opposition activist leaves a psychiatric clinic where colleagues say she had been incarcerated.
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BBC radio ordered off Russian FM

Friday, August 17th 2007, 17:18

The BBC's service is dropped by its last Russian FM radio partner on the orders of the media regulator.
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Russia restarts Cold War patrols

Friday, August 17th 2007, 16:37

Russia resumes a Soviet-era practice of long-range bomber flights, President Putin says, citing security worries.
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Energy key at Shanghai summit

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 19:54
related countries: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan
related places: Bishkek

Leaders of China, Russia and Central Asia states agree on greater co-operation on energy and security.
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Wednesday football as it happened

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 16:20

Britain's three clubs perform well in Europe, but Man Utd stutter to a domestic draw at Portsmouth.
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Russian held over 'deaths' video

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 10:52

A man who says he posted a video on the internet showing the murder of two men surrenders to Russian police.
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Russian train derailed by 'bomb'

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 9:05
related places: Moscow

A bomb blast derailed a train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg, injuring dozens, Russian officials say.
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Russian 'serial killer' in court

Monday, August 13th 2007, 19:15
related places: Moscow

A Russian grocery store worker accused of killing 49 people in Moscow appears in court for the first time.
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Ferry in collision off Istanbul

Monday, August 13th 2007, 11:41
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

A Turkish ferry and a Ukrainian-flagged cargo ship collide off Istanbul, injuring at least 30, Turkish media say.
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Danes set for North Pole mission

Sunday, August 12th 2007, 10:38
related countries: Denmark

Denmark is sending a team to survey the Arctic seabed after Russia stakes a claim there.
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Russia unveils air defence plan

Saturday, August 11th 2007, 22:17

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces what he calls a vast programme to upgrade missile defences.
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Envoys seek Kosovo compromise

Saturday, August 11th 2007, 20:35
related countries: United States
related places: Kosovo

US, EU and Russian envoys visit Kosovo in what is seen as a last bid to find a deal over the province's future.
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Canada PM asserts Arctic claims

Friday, August 10th 2007, 1:18
related countries: Canada

Canada's PM reasserts his country's claims to the Arctic, days after Russia staked claims to the North Pole.
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Fresh talks over Kosovo's status

Friday, August 10th 2007, 0:40
related countries: United States
related places: Kosovo, Friday

Envoys from the US, the EU and Russia begins a new effort on Friday to find a solution to Kosovo's political status.
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Russia sparks Cold War scramble

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 21:05
related countries: Guam, United States

Russia says its bombers flew to Guam for the first time since the Cold War, triggering a scramble by US fighters.
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Canadian leader makes Arctic trip

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 1:34
related countries: Canada

Canada's PM sets out on a trip to the Arctic, one week after Russia intensified claims to the region.
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Huge cross marks Stalin purges

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 14:45
related places: Moscow

A giant cross in memory of the victims of Stalin's purges in the 1930s is erected at a ceremony near Moscow.
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