Bush announces April visit to Russia
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday announced he accepted an invitation from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to visit Russia in April to discuss missile defense.
Russia, Egypt seal nuclear power deal in Mubarak visit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russia`s President Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing Tuesday of a deal will enable Moscow to bid for the construction of Egypt`s first atomic power station.
Russia`s Medvedev presses NATO over expansion
Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev maintained pressure on NATO on Tuesday not to grant membership to Ukraine and Georgia, saying a week before an alliance summit that it would undermine European security.
Putin orders aid for Kosovo Serb enclaves
Russia on Monday announced plans to send humanitarian aid to Serb-populated enclaves in Kosovo at the request of the Serbian government, a step that underscored Moscow`s rejection of Kosovo`s independence.
Stocks pull back on Bear Stearns deal
Stock prices Monday as Wall Street and other global markets reacted to JPMorgan Chase & Co.`s government-backed buyout of the stricken investment bank Bear Stearns Cos.
U.S. and Russia seek progress over missile shield
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she hoped talks in Moscow on Monday would set a positive tone for relations with Russia`s next president and ease differences over a planned missile defense shield.
Russia wants China to curtail "unlawful" acts in Tibet
Russia said on Monday it hoped China would do what was necessary to curtail "unlawful actions" in Tibet.
Pepsi to buy bottling firm in Siberia
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc and PepsiCo Inc said on Monday they have agreed to acquire Sobol-Aqua JSC, a privately held Russian bottling company.
Georgia, Ukraine`s NATO hopes remain in the balance: Scheffer
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Saturday that Georgia and Ukraine`s membership aspirations still remain in the balance less than three weeks before the alliance`s summit.
Russia scuttles plan for Iran resolution
Diplomats say Russia and China have scuttled a Western attempt to introduce a resolution on Iran`s nuclear defiance at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Mother of two becomes Japan`s oldest boxer at 44
A 44-year-old mother of two has become Japan`s oldest professional boxer after passing the Japanese board`s license test.
Bush: Russia`s and USA`s next leaders have to make friends
U.S. President George W. Bush advised his successor to develop a friendly relationship with the next Russian president, who will be elected in the March 2 presidential elections.
Russia`s Central Bank bear losses because of U.S. mortgage
Russia`s Central Bank admitted Thursday having U.S. subprime mortgage bonds in its investment portfolio and said it had suffered losses following last November`s credit crunch.
Abkhazia expects official recognition from Russia and EU
Georgia`s breakaway republic Abkhazia will seek recognition for its de facto independence from Russia and the European Union, the republic`s foreign minister said Thursday.
Russia, India end spat over Soviet-era aircraft carrier
India and Russia have ended a protracted dispute over the cost of a Soviet-era aircraft carrier which will be now sold at a higher price to the Indian navy in 2011, officials said Thursday.
Spain protests to Russia over Putin Kosovo remarks
Spain protested to Russia Friday over remarks by President Vladimir Putin in which he likened the situation in Kosovo to that in Spain`s Basque and Catalan regions, said a foreign ministry source.
Russia forgives $12.9-bln Iraq debt
Russia on Monday forgave Iraq`s 12.9-billion-dollar debt, which dates back to the Soviet era, and expressed hope for a rise in investment in the war-torn country, ITAR-TASS news agency reported, quoting Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. ADVERTISEMENT
Russia wants multinational arms control
The United States and Russia should set aside Cold War arms control treaties and replace them with new, multilateral agreements to combat nuclear proliferation, a senior Russian official said Sunday.
Russia says Europe risks "Pandora`s box" in Kosovo
Russia said on Sunday that Europe risked opening a "Pandora`s box" if it went ahead and recognized the independence of the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo.
Russians open up new front in British-German sunbed war
Russians are the new Germans when it comes to bagging the best sunbeds around the pool and on beaches, a travel company said Wednesday, playing up to a British stereotype of foreign holidaymakers.
Nearly all nuclear fuel now delivered by Russia to Iran: report
Russia delivered the seventh out of eight consignments of fuel for Iran`s first nuclear power plant in the Gulf port of Bushehr on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Obama routs Clinton in South Carolina
Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
Expert: World economic crisis may influence on Russia`s export majors
The current turmoil in the global financial markets may impair development opportunities for Russia`s major exporters of raw materials, the president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said on Thursday.
French bank finds $7.14 billion fraud
French bank Societe Generale said Thursday it has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud - one of history`s biggest - by a single futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority.
China Oilfield bid to enter Russia fails
Russia has rejected a bid by China Oilfield Services Ltd to buy a unit of TNK-BP, smothering what would have been the Chinese firm`s first acquisition abroad at the final hurdle and sending its shares 12 percent lower.