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Russia and U.S. fail to reach breakthrough on missile shield The U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, have held defence talks with their Russian counterparts, Sergey Lavrov and Anatoly Serdyukov, in Moscow. The U.S. missile defence...

Pirates free Russian sailors after seven weeks Somali pirates have released a ship captured off the Horn of Africa on its way to Russia after a $US 700,000 ransom was paid, a local official has said. Four Russian sailors were among the hostages and are said to be in...

Tanks to roll across Red Square again The Russian military have started preparations for the Victory Day Parade to be held on Red Square on May 9. The annual event marks the end of Russia’s participation in World War II.

Russia restores air links with Georgia Russia will resume air links with Georgia on March 25, according to a source in the Russian Transport Ministry.

UN peacekeeper dies after Kosovo clashes NATO has placed the Kosovo town of Mitrovica under de facto military law after a UN peacekeeper from Ukraine died of injuries sustained during Monday's clashes with protesters near the town.

Georgian spy plane shot down over Abkhazia? The breakaway Georgian Republic of Abkhazia claims to have shot down an unmanned Georgian air-reconnaissance vehicle.

Compromise possible over missile shield: Medvedev Russia's incoming president, Dmitry Medvedev, says Moscow and Washington can bring their positions on missile defence closer together. Medvedev made the statement while meeting U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice,...

'Russian FBI' to be launched in the autumn? Russia will soon have its very own FBI service, according to the RBK Daily paper. It will unite all Russia's investigation services.

Dalai Lama may step down due to Tibet violence The Dalai Lama says he'll step down if the violence by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control. The exiled spiritual leader made the statement at his base in northern India in response to a recent escalation of...

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Armenian parliament clamps down on rallies Armenia's parliament has introduced restrictions on holding rallies in the capital Yerevan. The move is meant to prevent clashes between police and opposition activists after a state of emergency expires on Friday.

Suspended sentence for Estonian memorial protester An Estonian court has sentenced an ethnic Russian to an 18-month suspended sentence for his role in the riots following the relocation of a Soviet War Memorial in Tallinn in April last year. The man dubbed ‘the defender...

Russian MPs mull over breakaway regions’ recognition Russian Parliament's lower house, the Duma, is considering three ways to deal with Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

U.S. appeals for flexibility on missiles Russia must be more flexible about U.S. plans for a missile shield in eastern Europe, according to American Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who’s arrived in Moscow for talks with President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. Russia...

UN police wounded in Kosovo explosion Three UN police officers and two NATO soldiers have been wounded during an explosion in the flashpoint city of Mitrovica in Kosovo. There have been heavy clashes with Serb protesters, exactly one month since Kosovo...

China moves to crush Tibetan uprising More than 200 Chinese army vehicles have been deployed in Lhasa in Tibet, where at least 16 people been killed. That figure is disputed by Tibetan leaders, who claim as many 80 people died during riots against Beijing...

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? In the newspapers on Monday, experts say the Putin-Medvedev tandem will bring change. And what’s in the future for Russia and the West – another cold war or just another mild winter?

‘Merchant of Death’ hits out at ‘unlawful’ arrest Lawyers representing suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout have told journalists in Thailand his arrest was unlawful. Bout was arrested on March 6 in a joint police operation led by the U.S., and is being held in a...

Opposition vs Saakashvili: tug-of-war continues In the Georgian capital Tbilisi thousands of people have rallied in support of opposition activists on hunger strike. They're demanding changes to the country's electoral code and a re-count of January’s presidential...

Nazi units glorified in Latvian capital About 3,000 people have marched through Latvia's capital Riga to commemorate the Latvian Waffen SS units that fought on the Nazi side during World War Two. Several hundred, mostly Russian speaking, anti-fascists...

Ahmadinejad gets lift from Iran poll result Preliminary results show that hardline allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are ahead in Iran's parliamentary election. The vote was widely regarded as a test of the president's popularity, and 70 per cent of voters...

Cartoon ban stirs controversy in Russia A government decision to ban two cartoon shows on a Russian TV-channel has caused widespread debate. While some see the decision to clamp down on violence on TV as a defence of taste and decency, others see it as...

Mother avoids jail after burglar killing A Russian mother who shot two armed burglars, killing one of them, will not face any charges. Police in the Sverdlovsk region have decided she was acting in self defence, protecting her three children.

‘Politics of the street’ struggles to be heard The results of Russia's recent presidential election show that the majority of the population supports the current political course. Nevertheless, there are those who speak out against the authorities. Russia's radical...

10+ years for opposition journalist murderers Three former high ranking Ukrainian police officers, who confessed to the murder of the opposition journalist, Georgy Gongadze, have been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Hearings have been going for more than...

Child rape cases triple in Russia Child sex abuse is a growing problem in Russia. Russia's Interior Ministry says the number of cases in 2007 tripled compared to the previous year.

Foiled Putin assassination not confirmed A source from Russia's security service has denied that an assassination was being plotted against president Vladimir Putin and president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev. This comes after a newspaper gave details of an alleged...

RussiaToday : News : The Media Mirror – this weekend’s press Naked electoral Commissioners; the Medvedev generation and how nations divide the Antarctic with a cold pie – all are featured in the Russian newspapers.

Mishap with U.S. satellite fixed A U.S. communications satellite, which failed to reach its intended orbit, is now under control. However the Russian-launched satellite is reportedly in a lower orbit than intended. The American company which owns the...

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