Statistics: UK is Russia`s top investor
Forbes Magazine has named Great Britain the biggest investor in Russia in the first half of 2007. That is according to the Russian Federal service.
Putin proposes regular Shanghai Six anti-terrorism drills
Russia`s president proposed to leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries at a summit in Kyrgyzstan Thursday holding regular counter-terrorism exercises, similar to the drills now underway in Russia.
Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 48
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru`s coast near the capital on Wednesday, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 48 people. Authorities said the quake generated a tsunami but it wasn`t destructive.
Russian agent identifies his British recruiter
Vyacheslav Zharko, a Russian ex-security service officer who admitted earlier working for British intelligence, has identified his MI6 recruiter, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said Wednesday.
India celebrates independence day
India celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence from British rule Wednesday in a triumphant mood, with many here feeling the country is finally taking its rightful place as a major global player.
Russia is interested in Turkmenistan`s membership in Shanghai alliance
The Shanghai security and economic alliance is interested in involving energy-rich Turkmenistan, which is not a member, in its activities, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.
4 suicide bombings kill 200 in Iraq
Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 200 people in one of the worst attacks of the war.
US forces monitor the activity of Russian bombers: they`re getting closer to US
Long-range Russian bombers are flying more often and closer to US territory, a top US commander said Tuesday, as Moscow made its latest show of military might with exercises over the North Pole.
Up to 300,000 to become homeless because of floods in North Korea
North Korean authorities have indicated flooding may have left up to 300,000 people homeless, a U.N. aid agency spokesman said on Wednesday, and crop losses may be severe in the impoverished state that has battled famine.
Putin and Hu to meet next week
The presidents of Russia and China will meet in the South Urals August 16-17 for talks and a review of troops engaged in a regional antiterrorism exercise, Peace Mission 2007, China`s ambassador to Russia said Friday.
UN steps toward greater role on Iraq, Russia wants to see the U.N.`s "independent mediating potential"
The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the U.N. role in Iraq and opened the door for the world body to promote talks to ease Iraq`s sectarian bloodshed.
Russian gas deliveries to Greece resume after accident
Russian gas supplies to Greece, halted following a Monday explosion at a pipeline in Bulgaria, have been resumed, a top executive of the Bulgargaz company said Thursday.
Military chopper crash in Britain: two dead, 10 injured
Two people have been killed and 10 injured, some seriously, after a military helicopter crashed in northern England, police said on Thursday.
Russia is going to discuss energy cooperation with Iraq
Russia`s energy minister, Viktor Khristenko, and the Iraqi oil minister plan to discuss energy cooperation Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Industry and Energy Ministry said.
Austria is against extradition of Kazakh leader`s former son-in-law
An Austrian court has refused a Kazakh request to extradite President Nursultan Nazarbayev`s former son-in-law accused in the Central Asian state of kidnapping and illegal business, a spokesman for the Austrian Prosecutor General`s Office said Thursday.
Britain unchanged on Lugovoi extradition
Britain`s ambassador to Russia said London intended to have the suspect in the Alexander Litvinenko murder case extradited from Russia, but believed cooperation with Moscow in the case was impossible at the moment.
Japans claims: Russia to return seized ship quickly
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday Russia should carry out an international court ruling to return a Japanese trawler seized in June 2007 in Russia`s Far East without delay, the Kyodo news agency reported.
2 Russian Kalashnikov factories to be built in Venezuela
Russia will build two factories for production of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle and ammunition in Venezuela by 2010, a Russian arms manufacturer said Monday.
Envoys debate aid for NKorea in "historic" meeting
Envoys from six nations gathered Tuesday at the border truce village of Panmunjom to discuss the next steps in North Korea`s denuclearisation, in what South Korea termed a historic meeting.
Russia-U.K. diplomatic relations depend on London
A resolution on the current diplomatic conflict between Russia and the United Kingdom, which erupted after the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, depends on Britain, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
Lavrov: Russia maintains contact with Hamas for crisis resolution
Russia`s foreign minister said Friday that Moscow is maintaining contact with Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as part of the Middle East settlement process.
No effect on Europe if Belarus taps Russian gas
Consumers in Europe and Russia`s Baltic region of Kaliningrad will not be affected if Belarus starts tapping Russian gas from transit pipelines, a Gazprom spokesman said in a radio interview Friday.
No effect on Europe if Belarus taps Russian gas - Gazprom-1
A rush-hour crawl that gave vehicles little momentum to slide into the river and a bridge design that minimized falling debris appear to have kept the death toll relatively low in the collapse of a bridge into the Mississippi River. ADVERTISEMENT
Moscow expects formal reply from U.S. to missile shield alternative
Russia`s foreign minister said Thursday that Moscow expected a written response from the United States to its counterproposal on Washington`s plans for a missile shield in Central Europe.
Election campaign officially kicks off in Ukraine
An election campaign officially starts in Ukraine Thursday, 60 days before parliamentary polls fixed ahead of schedule in a bid to end a bitter political crisis in the ex-Soviet state.