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8 dead in Armenian election riots Feelings in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, remain high after eight people died on Saturday night during violent protests against an election result. A 20-day state of emergency is in force and the city centre is now...

Armenia declares state of emergency after violence According to Armenia’s police, eight people have died and dozens others have been injured following violence in the capital Yerevan. A state of emergency has been declared in Armenia's capital by the country's president...

Russian peacekeepers on alert in Abkhazia Russia is building up its peacekeeping forces on the de facto border between Georgia and its breakaway republic of Abkhazia. On Thursday, Abkhazia announced it would seek recognition from Russia and the EU.

RT presents: Russia's Choice Polling stations have opened in Russia's Far East for the presidential election, though a so-called Day of Silence is in place in the other 10 time zones across the country with any further electioneering prohibited by...

New region formed in Russia A new name has appeared on Russia's map. The Zabaikalsky region was officially born on Saturday. The region in Russia's South-East Siberia combines the territories of former Aginsk Buryat Autonomous Area and Chita...

Food poisoning claims 140 in Siberia In Eastern Siberia, 140 people have been hospitalised with food poisoning in the city of Bratsk. The victims include 108 children, five of whom are in intensive care. It's suspected their kindergarten may have been...

The Media Mirror – this weekend’s press In the weekend papers and magazines, a Gas OPEC, an inevitable reality of tomorrow. Kosovo welcomes the world to the law of the jungle. And a ghost skyscraper in downtown New York.

Georgia’s breakaway republic announces partial mobilisation The president of Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Bagapsh, has ordered a partial mobilisation of troops to the frontier following a bombing in the region. Abkhazian authorities say three policemen were...

RT presents: Russia's Choice Russians from all walks of life have been giving RT their views on the country's future and the Presidential election this Sunday. Every hour until polling day, RT is broadcasting live interviews with Russia's most...

"Vote": Putin urges Russians to choose future Two days before decision day President Vladimir Putin has addressed the nation, urging Russians to go to the polls to vote for their future. In their election build-up each candidate has chosen an individual approach to...

Blast injures 3 policemen in Abkhazia According to reports, three policemen have been injured in a powerful explosion in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia. Apparently a bomb hit their car and then they were raked with automatic gunfire.

'Amber Room' dig halted German treasure hunters have stopped digging for Russia's lost Amber room and Nazi gold after a disagreement. One of the men, the local mayor, claims scientists should become involved in the excavation to make it more...

Medvedev no puppet: Bush U.S. President George Bush says one of Russia's presidential candidates Dmitry Medvedev won't be Vladimir Putin's puppet if he's elected. Bush did admit though, he doesn't know Medvedev well enough to say how...

Chemical Ali to hang The man who ordered the use of biological weapons on thousands of Kurds in Iraq will be hanged. The execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, will happen any time from now, within the next 30 days, as the...

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? In the papers Friday, Russia’s National projects are to be continued. Russia and NATO – getting ready for tough talk on Kosovo and missile defence. Strategies of the unrecognized and within the CIS, Russia...

Gazprom unhappy with Ukraine's gas debt 'settlement' Gazprom's CEO Aleksey Miller says there's still no resolution in the issue of Ukraine's gas debt. While Ukraine announced mid-week it had settled the bill for gas supplied in 2007 – it's still not paying for...

Paralysed Russian hospitalised after hunger strike A Vladivostok man has been hospitalised after more than a week of being on hunger strike. Aleksandr Kashin was run over by a U.S. consular official with diplomatic immunity more than 9 years ago, leaving him paralysed...

Newborn girl survives train fall In India, a newborn baby, prematurely born in the toilet of a moving train, had the worst possible start in life.

Abramovich money props up UK Navy Britain's Royal Navy has started training crews to man the luxury yachts of the rich and famous and one of their first clients is reportedly Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. He owns one of the world's largest...

UN to vote on new Iran sanctions The UN Security Council has met to discuss a draft resolution which could see a third round of sanctions placed on Iran because of its nuclear programme. A vote on the resolution is expected Saturday.

Russian grandma begins six-year term for kidnap An Israeli prison has become home to its oldest inmate. A Russian grandmother has begun serving her sentence for helping kidnap her granddaughter. Sixty-nine-year-old Isabella Belfer was given a six-year term for...

Russia refuses to extradite Milosevic family to Serbia Russia says it won't extradite the widow and the son of the late Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to Serbia. Belgrade has issued an extradition request to Russia for Mirjana Markovic and Marko Milosevic.

Policemen killed in Georgia's breakaway republic Two policemen have been killed and 17 people injured by a blast at a village police station in the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Local authorities blame the explosion on Georgian special services.

Russia & Hungary seal gas deal Hungary has officially joined the $US 10 billion South Stream gas project, during Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany`s visit to Moscow. He met Vladimir Putin and signed the gas pipeline deal. South Stream will eventually...

Georgian tycoon laid to rest in Tbilisi Thousands of mourners have payed their last respects to Georgian tycoon and opposition leader Badri Patarkatsishvili. Around 50 business partners and friends flew from Moscow to the Georgian capital Tiblisi for his...

Excitement builds at 'Amber Room' dig Treasure hunters and journalists are flocking to an archeological site in Deutschneudorf in Germany. Discovered just a week ago it immediately attracted attention and raised hopes of finding the legendary Amber Room,...

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? In the papers on Thursday, Dmitry Medvedev’s first electoral speech. U.S. election rhetoric: chewing on Russia as a sign of good manners. And a Russian Senator’s view of international law after Kosovo.

U.S. and Czechs close to missile deal Environmental issues appear to be the only obstacle to America using Czech soil for part of its planned anti-missile radar in Eastern Europe. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and George Bush have hinted about a deal...

Czech PM in U.S. to finalise missile shield deal Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek is in the U.S. to finalise the agreement for his country to host the missile defence shield. Russia is strongly opposed to the plans, saying they would threaten its security...

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