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

Explosion in Russian McDonald's

Monday, February 19th 2007, 0:35

An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant in the Russian city of St Petersburg injures at least six people.
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Ukraine crash due to pilot error

Saturday, February 17th 2007, 16:40
related countries: Ukraine

An official inquiry into the crash of a Russian passenger plane over Ukraine says pilot error is to blame
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Putin ally promoted in reshuffle

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 19:44

Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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Estonia split over WWII memorial

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 15:58
related countries: Estonia

Estonia's president rejects a law to remove a Soviet war memorial amid a bitter row with Russia.
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Tennis star named UN enovy

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 13:46

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova becomes a UN goodwill ambassador, focussing on Chernobyl.
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The bitter Baltic sprat spat

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 13:44

In Latvia, Laura Sheeter discovers why a recent ban by Russia threatened the production of an 'essential' party food.
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Piracy case collapses in Russia

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 13:07

A Russian court throws out a case against a headteacher accused of using pirated Microsoft software.
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'Big three' hold key Delhi talks

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 15:42
related countries: Afghanistan, India
related places: Delhi

The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan in Delhi.
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Russian soldiers 'used for sex'

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 13:32

The Russian military is reported to be probing claims that conscripts were made to work as male prostitutes.
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Putin in Jordan for talks

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 1:05
related countries: Jordan
related places: Amman

Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for talks in Amman with the Jordanian king and Palestinian leader.
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Putin in first Saudi state visit

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 19:12
related countries: Saudi Arabia

President Vladimir Putin begins a Middle East tour which includes the first visit of a Russian leader to Saudi Arabia.
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Gorbachev wades into piracy row

Monday, February 5th 2007, 16:02

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges Bill Gates to drop a Microsoft case against a Russian schoolteacher.
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New charges for Khodorkovsky

Monday, February 5th 2007, 13:07

Russian prosecutors file new fraud charges against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Siberia.
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Russia seeks UK Litvinenko probe

Sunday, February 4th 2007, 14:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Russian police seek Home Office permission to visit the UK as part of their inquiry into Alexander Litvinenko's death.
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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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Three jailed for Moscow bombings

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 10:38
related places: Moscow

A Moscow court jails three men for life for attacks on the city's underground in 2004 which killed 50 people.
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Putin hits back at energy critics

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 13:37

Russia's President Putin denies claims that Russia is using its energy exports as a foreign policy tool.
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Russian shock at 'gagged' babies

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 11:13
related places: Yekaterinburg

Russian prosecutors look into allegations babies in a Yekaterinburg hospital had their mouths taped shut.
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Moscow bans gay parade

Monday, January 29th 2007, 18:27
related places: Moscow

Moscow's mayor says he will never allow gay rights parades in the city, describing them as "satanic".
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Russian party barred from polls

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 22:29

One of Russia's leading liberal parties, Yabloko, is banned from local polls in the second biggest city, St Petersburg.
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Russian casinos ordered out of town

Saturday, January 27th 2007, 11:40

Russia's gambling industry is to be confined to four special zones in different parts of the country, all outside the cities.
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Georgia and US foil uranium plot

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 12:35
related countries: Georgia, United States

Georgia gives details of the arrest of a Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of weapons-grade uranium.
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India and Russia in nuclear deal

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 12:35
related countries: India

Russia agrees to build four nuclear power reactors in India under a draft deal signed by their two leaders.
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Putin set for arms, energy talks

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 6:19
related countries: India

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy deals.
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Russia seeks to mend Georgia ties

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 0:21
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow, Tbilisi

Russia's newly-returned ambassador to Georgia says Moscow wants to normalise its ties with Tbilisi.
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Russia fulfils Iran missile deal

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 10:21
related countries: Iran

Russia has completed a controversial contract to sell air defence missiles to Iran, a senior official says.
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Missile shield 'threatens Russia'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 14:47
related countries: United States

A US plan to expand its missile defence scheme to eastern Europe directly threatens Russia, Moscow says.
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Russians 'detain Japanese boat'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 6:27
related countries: Japan

Russian police reportedly seize a Japanese fishing boat in waters near a chain of disputed islands.
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Merkel raps Putin over energy row

Sunday, January 21st 2007, 18:12
related countries: Germany

Germany's Angela Merkel urges Russia to improve communications with the EU after the latest energy crisis.
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Russia ups security amid alert

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 16:57

Russia deploys extra police around the country after warning the public of a possible terrorist attack.
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Russian murder suspect charged

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 13:24

Russian prosecutors charge the head of a private bank with ordering the murder of central banker Andrei Kozlov.
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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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Russia limits jobs for immigrants

Monday, January 15th 2007, 8:11

New legislation comes into force limiting job opportunities for foreigners in Russia's retail industry.
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Moscow and Minsk resolve oil row

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 7:11
related countries: Belarus

Russia agrees to slash duty on crude oil exported to Belarus, ending a dispute which disrupted EU energy supplies.
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Double veto for Burma resolution

Friday, January 12th 2007, 22:36
related countries: Burma, China, United States

China and Russia veto a draft UN resolution by the US calling for an end to human rights abuses in Burma.
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France frees Russian billionaire

Friday, January 12th 2007, 19:49
related countries: France

French authorities free one of Russia's richest men, Mikhail Prokhorov, after questioning over suspected prostitution.
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Spy case: Russia seeks UK help

Friday, January 12th 2007, 13:57
related countries: United Kingdom

Russian prosecutors seek UK permission to question more than 100 witnesses in the Litvinenko case.
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Clues found for early Europeans

Friday, January 12th 2007, 8:57

An archaeological find in Russia sheds light on the migration of modern humans into Europe.
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Russia-Belarus oil blockade ends

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 16:08
related countries: Belarus

Russia restarts pumping crude oil to Europe via Belarus, after a three-day halt in supplies because of a row over taxes.
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Man held in Kozlov killing probe

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 11:57
related places: Kozlov

Russian police arrest a businessman on suspicion of ordering the death of one of the country's top bankers.
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Russia 'forced' into oil shutdown

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 17:19
related countries: Belarus

Russia says a row with Belarus forced it to stop pumping oil through a key pipeline to Europe.
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply

Monday, January 8th 2007, 18:25
related countries: Belarus
related places: Moscow

Russia cuts oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine as a Moscow-Belarus trade row escalates.
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