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

Germany liable for air crash

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 17:45
related countries: Germany

A court tells Germany to compensate Russia's Bashkirian Airlines over a 2002 collision that killed 71 people.
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Chavez hails Russian arms deals

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 17:05
related countries: United States, Venezuela

Venezuela's president thanks Russia for supplying his country with weapons, despite US objections.
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Russia launches Mars experiment

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 16:22
related places: Mars

Six Russian volunteers are locked up in an airtight capsule for 500 days to simulate a mission to Mars.
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Russia censured over Chechen man

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 10:34
related places: Chechen

The European court rules against Russia over the disappearance of a Chechen man, in a landmark case.
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Russian satellite rocket crashes

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 8:28

A Russian rocket carrying 17 satellites for foreign clients crashes soon after lift-off in Central Asia.
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Russia rocket crashes

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 7:13
related countries: Kazakhstan

A Russian rocket carrying 18 satellites crashes soon after lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Chavez defends Russia arms deals

Wednesday, July 26th 2006, 13:34
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela's leader says his plans to sign big arms deals in Russia does not make him an aggressor.
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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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Georgia sends force to rebel area

Tuesday, July 25th 2006, 15:13
related countries: Georgia

Georgia sends troops to a volatile gorge in the breakaway Abkhazia region, drawing a warning from Russia.
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Chavez in Russia for arms deals

Tuesday, July 25th 2006, 11:43
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez visits Russia, with deals to buy fighter jets and other arms on the agenda.
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Creditors vote to bankrupt Yukos

Tuesday, July 25th 2006, 11:37

Creditors vote to liquidate Russia's Yukos, heralding the end for what was once the country's biggest oil firm.
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Chechen rebels spurn Russia offer

Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 23:23
related places: Chechen

Chechen militants dismiss the offer of an amnesty from Russia following the death of rebel leader Shamil Basayev.
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Fresh twist in Ukraine struggle

Tuesday, July 18th 2006, 12:21
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's pro-Russian coalition struggles to govern as President Yushchenko's party goes into opposition.
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G8 supports 'open' energy markets

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 11:13

G8 nations meeting in Russia approve a statement on global energy markets, security and supply.
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WTO failure mars Russia-US talks

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 18:49
related countries: United States

Agreement on Russia's entry to the world trade body fails in talks with the US, as the G8 summit begins.
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Russian WTO bid falters at G8

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 10:24
related countries: United States

Agreement on Russia's entry to the world trade body fails, as George Bush meets Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg.
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Bush in Russia for G8 summit

Friday, July 14th 2006, 21:31
related countries: United States

The US president is in Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin ahead of a G8 summit.
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Petrobras in talks with Gazprom

Friday, July 14th 2006, 20:59
related countries: Botswana

State-owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras holds talks with Russia's Gazprom over joint ventures.
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Cycling: Landis takes yellow

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 15:33
related countries: France

Russian Denis Menchov wins the 11th stage of the Tour de France but Floyd Landis takes the yellow jersey.
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No advance in N Korea diplomacy

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 10:38
related countries: North Korea

China's draft resolution on N Korea fails to satisfy all parties, as talks with Pyongyang make no progress.
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Putin rebuffs 'colonialist' West

Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 12:39

President Putin accuses Western critics of Russia's record on democracy of using "colonialist" rhetoric.
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US 'to make Russia nuclear offer'

Monday, July 10th 2006, 21:02
related countries: United States

The US is reportedly ready to make concessions to Russia over storing nuclear fuel to win backing for foreign policy.
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Chechen rebel chief Basayev dies

Monday, July 10th 2006, 20:56
related places: Chechen

The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, dies in what Russia says was a "special operation".
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Mourning Russia probes air crash

Monday, July 10th 2006, 11:42

Russia investigates an air crash which killed 124 people, amid signs that brake failure may have caused it.
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Russian plane's 'brakes failed'

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 22:00

A failure of brakes on a wet runway is the most likely cause of a Russian airliner crash, initial reports suggest.
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Passenger plane crashes in Russia

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 11:13

Nearly 150 people, including many children, are feared dead after a Russian airliner crashes on landing.
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Russia's energy wasteland

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 11:10

Damian Grammaticas reports from the arctic north, where Russia is developing its energy sources.
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Ukraine opposition in coalition

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 3:46
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's main pro-Russian opposition party announces a coalition deal with two other parties.
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Russia's Gazprom profits rocket

Friday, July 7th 2006, 21:26

Russian energy giant Gazprom saw profits rise by 49% in 2005, boosted by more gas sales and higher prices.
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Putin urges importance of talks

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 16:53
related countries: Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says problems with Iran and N Korea must be solved via negotiation.
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In quotes: Putin webcast

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 15:09

Key quotes from Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in a special interactive webcast, organised by the BBC and Russia's Yandex website
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Gazprom export bill approved

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 12:59

Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, approves a bill confirming gas giant Gazprom's monopoly of exports.
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Russians killed in Chechen attack

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 19:01

At least six Russian soldiers die and 20 are wounded in an ambush by gunmen in Chechnya.
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Putin steps up anti-terror drive

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 16:07

Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks permission to send the military overseas to prevent terror activity.
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Putin defends tighter law on NGOs

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 15:56

Russian President Vladimir Putin defends a controversial new law tightening control on NGOs.
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Russia lifts controls on currency

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 7:23

The Russian government lifts restrictions on the rouble, which makes the currency fully convertible.
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$10m reward to find Iraq killers

Friday, June 30th 2006, 15:28
related countries: Iraq

Russia offers $10m (£5.4m) for information on the militants who killed four Russian diplomats in Iraq.
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Russia, Ukraine seal gas deal

Friday, June 30th 2006, 13:39
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia agree to postpone any gas price rises, avoiding possible disruption to European supplies.
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Russian bid for Arcelor rejected

Friday, June 30th 2006, 13:20

Shareholders of European steel firm Arcelor reject a takeover offer from Russia's Severstal.
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Russians lose 'against all' vote

Friday, June 30th 2006, 12:07

Russian MPs agree to eliminate the "against all" option that voters have in elections.
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Call to ban 'sexy' Russian mags

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 14:27

A top Russian legal official says three teen magazines should be shut down for 'promoting sex and drugs'.
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Russia 'to kill Iraq kidnappers'

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 14:08
related countries: Iraq

Russia's president orders special services to "find and destroy" the killers of four diplomats in Iraq.
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