Moscow :: Russia
| about 10 hours ago
Winter Sports Brian Joubert, Carolina Kostner earn Cup of Russia titles Brian Joubert's sensational short program gave him such a big lead that the Frenchman won the Cup of Russia even with a less-than-stellar... Brian Joubert's sensational short program...
Tags: Brian Joubert, Russia, Jana Khokhlova, Sergei Novitski
Tbilisi :: Georgia
| about 18 hours ago
The United Opposition coalition of parties and movements has accused Saakashvili of mishandling the war. It also accuses the government of stifling free speech and betraying the values of the 2003 revolution. "There can be no democracy without freedom...
Tags: georgia, russia, saakashvili, south ossetia, Georgians, Georgian Roses, Georgian Parliament, russian troops, Russian, South Ossetian Defence Ministry
Nazran :: Russia
| about 21 hours ago
Russian news agencies say the police headquarters building in Ingushetia's principal city came under grenade and automatic weapons fire. Tass agency cites the republic's Interior Ministry as saying...Officials could not immediately be reached for comment...
Tags: attack, russia, Ingushetia
Moscow :: Russia
| 1 day ago
Technically, the State Duma's approval of the proposal was beyond doubt, because the Kremlin-friendly United Russia party, headed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, holds about two-thirds of the seats in the lower house. To enter into force,...
Tags: russia, prime minister, resign, putin, Russian, United Russia
Moscow :: Russia
| 1 day ago
Boris Fyodorov, a reformist financier who helped bring Russian economy out of the post-Soviet chaos, has died, his company said in a statement...Russian television said he suffered a heart attack in London three weeks ago and died in a clinic there. Russian...
Tags: russia, Russians OK
Kiev :: Ukraine
| 1 day ago
Russian energy company Gazprom on Saturday threatened to cut off gas deliveries to Ukraine starting January 1 unless Ukraine pays $2.4 billion of debt and finalizes new contracts for future deliveries. Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov, quoted by the...
Tags: russia, medvedev, Russia Gazprom, Ukraine, Russian, Sergei Kupriyanov, gas deliveries, spokesman sergei
Shanghai :: China
| 1 day ago
The US will still remain still the premier maritime power in 2025. A Transformed World", a study prepared by the apex body of 16 US intelligence agencies. The report not only mentions rivalry but also talks about the potential for cooperation, taking...
Tags: India, China, Mathew Burrows, National Intelligence Council, global trends, America, Russia
Moscow :: Russia
| 1 day ago
Brian Joubert of France and Japan's Fumie Suguri took charge of the fifth round of the ISU Grand Prix at the Khodynka ice palace in Moscow on Friday. Joubert, who finished fourth on home ice a week ago, performed at his top level registering a new personal...
Tags: Brian Joubert, Fumie Suguri, Russia
Brussels :: Belgium
| 2 days ago
European Union in quickly re-establishing contacts with Russia that were suspended after the war in Georgia, senior U.S. officials said Friday. The EU agreed last week to resume negotiations on a major economic and political partnership agreement with...
Tags: russia, georgia, war, nato, military, NATO-Russia, Georgian, U.S
Moscow :: Russia
| 2 days ago
HIV cases is growing 10 percent a year despite increased government funding. Vadim Pokrovsky says Russia must spend the funds more wisely by focusing on prevention as well as treatment in order to slow the spread of HIV...He told reporters Friday that...
Tags: hiv, aids, Russia
