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

Russia announces rearmament plan

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 10:19
related places: Moscow

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow will begin a comprehensive rearmament of the country's military from 2011.
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Gravity satellite launch delayed

Monday, March 16th 2009, 17:00

The European Space Agency delays its gravity mapping satellite because of a technical problem at its Russian launch site.
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Russian football fans arrested

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 20:08
related places: Moscow

Police in Moscow arrest nearly 700 football fans after violence at a match at the start of the country's Premier League.
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Vietnam bus plunge 'kills 10'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 15:03
related countries: Vietnam

At least nine Russian tourists and a Vietnamese national are killed in a bus crash in southern Vietnam, state media reports.
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The good old days of the Cold War

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 11:53

Tim Whewell meets a former Russian colonel with fond memories of his time guarding the Soviet nuclear deterrent.
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Siberian bank suspect shot dead

Friday, March 13th 2009, 16:58
related places: Leninsk

Russian security forces shoot dead a man suspected of holding up a bank in western Siberia and reportedly free five hostages.
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Lugovoi poised to run for mayor

Friday, March 13th 2009, 12:48
related places: Sochi

Andrei Lugovoi, the prime suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is set to run for mayor of the Russian city of Sochi.
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Russia now 'top heroin consumer'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 16:29

Russia says it is now the world's biggest consumer of heroin, which it calls a threat to national civilisation.
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US and Russia seek 2009 arms deal

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:52
related countries: United States

The US and Russia say they will seek to agree a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009.
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Hillary Clinton left red-faced by Moscow gift translation gaffe

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:17
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

Russian media pokes fun at the US secretary of state over a translation error on a gift she presented to the Russian foreign minister.
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Hillary Clinton left red-faced by Moscow gift translation gaffe

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:17
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

Russian media pokes fun at the US secretary of state over a translation error on a gift she presented to the Russian foreign minister.
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Changing times

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 0:31

Warmer winters worry those in Russia's far north
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Mutual need

Friday, March 6th 2009, 22:30
related countries: United States

Why US-Russian relations had to improve
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In pictures

Friday, March 6th 2009, 5:42

Life at Russian convent devastated in Soviet era
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Reset button

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:28
related countries: United States

US and Russian foreign ministers' first meeting
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Nato woos Russia on Afghanistan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:08
related countries: Belgium, United States
related places: Brussels

Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia, with a call to tackle the challenge of Afghanistan.
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Nato to discuss Afghanistan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 7:24
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due at her first Nato meeting, with Russia and Afghanistan topping the agenda.
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US Afghan supplies cross Russia

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 16:47
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

A first shipment of non-military supplies has crossed Russia on its way to US forces in Afghanistan, a Russian news agency says.
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US 'offers Russia deal over Iran'

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 15:58
related countries: Iran, United States

US President Barack Obama has written to his Russian counterpart suggesting co-operation over Iran's plans, officials say.
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New trial for jailed Khodorkovsky

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 10:33
related places: Moscow

Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky goes on trial in Moscow on new embezzlement and money laundering charges.
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Pro-Kremlin party leads in polls

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 6:13

The governing United Russia party leads in all regional polls held across Russia on Sunday, electoral officials say.
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Canada 'turns back Russia bomber'

Friday, February 27th 2009, 17:34
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Ottawa

Canadian jets intercepted a Russian bomber on the eve of US President Obama's visit to Ottawa, Canadian officials say.
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Live text - Thursday's football

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 18:30

Man City progress to the last 16 of the Uefa Cup as Aston Villa and Spurs are dumped out, while Hull beat Sheff Utd in the FA Cup.
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Live text - CSKA Moscow v A Villa

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 15:24

Aston Villa are away to CSKA Moscow, with a place in the Uefa Cup's last 16 at stake.
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Estonian spy sold Nato secrets

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 17:18
related countries: Estonia

A former Estonian defence ministry official found guilty of selling Nato secrets to Russia is jailed after a secret trial.
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Iranians start reactor test run

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 16:02
related countries: Iran
related places: Bushehr

Iranian and Russian nuclear officials inaugurate a test run at Iran's first nuclear power plant at Bushehr.
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Moscow Diary

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 16:00

Crisis takes its toll on Russia's migrant workers
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Khodorkovsky moved to Moscow

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 10:24
related places: Moscow

Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is transferred to Moscow from his Siberian prison to face trial on new charges.
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Russia defends sinking cargo ship

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 17:09
related countries: China, Indonesia

Russia defends its firing on a Chinese- and Indonesian- crewed ship that sank, leaving eight crew dead.
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Politkovskaya case reopened

Friday, February 20th 2009, 12:36

A Russian judge orders a new investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, after the acquittal of three men.
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Russians 'escape' Delta captors

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 20:45
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Nigeria's military say they have found two Russian expatriates abducted in the Niger Delta, who managed to break free.
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Politkovskaya suspects acquitted

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 17:46

A Russian court acquits three men accused of aiding the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
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Khodorkovsky faces fresh charges

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 16:31
related places: Moscow

Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is to be brought from his Siberian jail to Moscow to face a fresh trial.
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China calls for ship sinking inquiry

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 15:24
related countries: China
related places: Nakhodka

China calls on Russia to carry out an investigation after a shooting incident involving a Chinese-owned vessel off Nakhodka.
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Live text - Wednesday football

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 20:31

Man Utd face Fulham in the Premier League after Aston Villa are forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie.
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Live text - Wednesday football

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 18:16

Man Utd face Fulham in the Premier League, while Aston Villa host CSKA Moscow in the first leg of the Uefa Cup last 32
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Japan, Russia discuss islands row

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 9:28
related countries: Japan

Russian and Japanese leaders meet on Sakhalin Island to discuss a decades-old territorial row, as an LNG plant opens.
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Oil slick drifting to Irish coast

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 19:26
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

An oil slick thought to have leaked into the Celtic Sea from Russian ships is heading towards Ireland and Wales.
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Russia cuts 2014 Olympics budget

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 13:05

Russia has cut its budget for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics by 15%, about $8.3bn, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak says.
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Russia to aid Bolivia drugs fight

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 10:16
related countries: Bolivia

Russia is set to provide helicopters to help tackle drug trafficking, as the two nations sign a series of accords.
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Russia ousts governors amid slump

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 0:17

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev replaces four of the country's regional governors, amid concern that the economic slump could lead to social unrest.
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Russian output plummets further

Monday, February 16th 2009, 14:51

Russia's industrial output sank 16% in January from a year earlier after the sector was hit hard by the economic downturn.
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Economic crisis takes its toll on Russian oligarchs

Monday, February 16th 2009, 11:38

The number of Russian billionaires was cut to 49 from 101 in 2008 by the global downturn, according to a report.
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Fire tears through Russian hostel

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 14:33

At least 15 people are killed and seven more injured as a fire consumes a hostel in southern Russia.
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Russians capture Somali pirates

Friday, February 13th 2009, 12:37
related countries: Somalia

The Russian navy announces that one of its warships has captured three pirate vessels off the coast of Somalia.
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Seven killed in N Caucasus clash

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 21:08

Four Russian policemen and three suspected rebels die in fighting in Ingushetia, in Russia's troubled North Caucasus.
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Russian and US satellites collide

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 11:37
related countries: United States
related places: Siberia

US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind.
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Chelsea confirm Hiddink as coach

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 13:14

Chelsea announce that Guus Hiddink will take over as temporary coach.
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Russia agrees India nuclear deal

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 11:31
related countries: India
related places: Delhi, Moscow

Russia and India agree deals totalling $700m under which Moscow will supply uranium pellets to Delhi, officials say.
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Chelsea close in on Hiddink deal

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 21:56

Chelsea hope to appoint Russia boss Guus Hiddink as their new manager until the end of the season, and are keen to finalise a deal before Saturday.
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Chelsea close in on Hiddink deal

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 16:44

Russia boss Guus Hiddink is approached to take over at Chelsea until the end of the season.
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Russia 'positive' on US approach

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 15:04
related countries: United States

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov welcomes the US promise to "press the reset button" in their relationship.
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No outcry over Russian killings

Saturday, February 7th 2009, 12:42

In Moscow, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reflects on the recent murders of a lawyer and a journalist and questions why little appears to have been done to find those responsible.
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EU spars with Russia over rights

Friday, February 6th 2009, 17:51
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow

Russia and the EU trade accusations over human rights abuses, at their first high-level talks since the gas dispute.
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Did Russia's strongman meet his Waterloo at a private party?

Friday, February 6th 2009, 16:20

An Abba tribute band says it performed a private concert for Russian PM Vladimir Putin - a claim denied by his spokesman.
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Russia allows US Afghan supplies

Friday, February 6th 2009, 11:37
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Moscow

Moscow says it has agreed to a US request to ship non-military supplies for its troops in Afghanistan across Russian territory.
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Clinton seeks better Russia ties

Friday, February 6th 2009, 6:29
related countries: Iran, United States

Hillary Clinton says the US wants a better partnership with Russia on issues including Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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China falls in global opinion

Friday, February 6th 2009, 2:10
related countries: China

Global public views of Russia and China have slipped considerably in the past year, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
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Russia and China seen negatively

Friday, February 6th 2009, 0:01
related countries: China

Global public views of Russia and China have slipped considerably in the past year, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
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Six-nation talks to discuss Iran

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 4:12
related countries: France, Germany, Iran, United Kingdom, United States

Representatives of Britain, the US, Germany, France, China and Russia are to hold talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
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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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