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River of foam puzzles locals near St.Pete Ecologists in Russia's Leningrad region got a surprise when they found the local river and nearby fields covered in a lather of bubbles. Firemen used water cannon to tackle the foam while police attempted to stop people...

Berezovsky vs Abramovich - battle of the oligarchs Two Russian tycoons are set to go head-to-head in a legal battle in London. About a month ago the self-exiled Boris Berezovsky, who's a wanted man in Russia, filed a lawsuit against business magnate Roman Abramovich.

Takes two to make peace: Russia supports Middle East talks Russia has pledged to support both Israel and the Palestinian Authority in their efforts to end conflict in the Middle East, according to comments made by President Putin during talks with the Palestinian leader,...

Russia and Georgia: friends again? Russia is set to lift visa and postal restrictions on Georgia in a further thawing of relations between the countries. Imports of fresh food could also be allowed as Russian officials consider lifting a ban on Georgian...

Russia to keep Arctic secrets First Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov says Russia is under no obligation to reveal the information it has learned from recent Arctic expeditions.

Russia mints new batch of billionaires Russia now has more than 100 billionaires, according to the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. In 2007 there were 60 of them on Forbes global list, while in March 2008, 87 Russians made the super-rich list.

Giraffes wed in Brazil A couple of Giraffes have exchanged vows in Rio de Janeiro as part of the city zoo's breeding programme.

Penza cult members face deportation Five members of the Doomsday cult in the Penza region are to be deported as illegal immigrants. A court has ruled that all five, citizens of Belarus, broke Russia’s immigration laws. They’ve been fined and ordered to...

Putin in Italy on last Presidential trip abroad Energy deals, joint work on a new-generation super jet and relations between Moscow and Europe will dominate Friday’s meeting between President Putin and Italian Premier-elect Silvio Berlusconi. Putin is on his last...

Russia through the eyes of the world's press As a country that plays an important role in world politics, Russia draws a lot of media coverage. LexisNexis, a company which runs an archive of printed sources has carried out an analysis of Russian stories in the...

Coalmine fire kills Russian & Ukrainian A fire in a coalmine has killed one Russian and one Ukrainian on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Twenty-nine other miners were evacuated by rescuers when the fire broke out in the Russian settlement of Barentsburg.

U.S. scientists raise doubts about anti-missile shield American scientists have expressed doubts to U.S. Congress about the effectiveness of the planned anti-missile defence shield in Europe. They say the system would not be able to provide the U.S. and Europe with...

Friends reunited as Putin and Berlusconi meet Vladimir Putin has met with his old European ally, Italy’s Premier-elect Silvio Berlusconi, in Sardinia. The visit is Putin’s final foreign trip as Russian President before he steps down next month.

Build-up of Georgian troops on Abkhazia border causes concern Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia says it will take retaliatory measures unless Tbilisi removes troops that are reportedly building up on its border. The de-facto leader of Abkhazia, Sergey Bagapsh, says he’s...

Murder rumours rife at doomsday bunker Authorities in the Penza region are investigating claims that Doomsday cult members may have been murdered in their underground bunker. Rumours started after most of the sect's followers left the hideout earlier this...

Russia writes off Libya’s debt Moscow has written off Libya's $US 4.6 billion Soviet-era debt in exchange for lucrative contracts for Russian companies. The agreement was reached during President Putin’s two-day visit to the oil-rich African state...

Ex-nuclear minister released from jail Russia's former Atomic Energy Minister has been released from prison. Evgeny Adamov was jailed in February for embezzling more than $US 30 million from the Russian budget in the 1990s. He had been sentenced to five and...

Mystery buyer bags tsarist relic in New York A rare artefact from Russia’s tsarist past has gone under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York. The religious painting, held back until the last day of a sale devoted to Russian art, sent bidders into a frenzy.

Six cops shot in attack on Ingush police base Six policemen have been injured in an armed attack on police officers in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia. One of the republic's top police officers is reported to have been badly injured.

Victims of Virginia Tech massacre remembered In the U.S.A. Virginia Tech University is holding a day of mourning a year after the worst school shooting in the country's history.

Putin to clinch trade deals in Libya Vladimir Putin has met Libya’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi, in the capital Tripoli. It's the first visit of a Russian head of state to the oil-rich country. The two sides have already agreed on the amount of debt Libya owes...

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France stalls on Georgian rebel minister’s fate A French court has postponed until June a decision on whether to extradite Georgia's former Defence Minister. Irakly Okruashvili, who's currently living in France, is wanted at home on numerous charges.

Reuters journalist killed in Gaza Fighting in central Gaza has killed at least 17 people including one journalist. A cameraman from the Reuters News Agency was killed by an Israeli air strike targeting militants.

Bus crash kills 42 in India At least 42 people, mostly schoolchildren, have been killed after a bus plunged into a canal near the western Indian city of Vadodara. Rescuers are still searching for the remaining passengers.

Moscow to protect citizens in Georgia’s breakaway regions Russia is set to expand ties with Georgia’s breakaway republics by offering help to citizens living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including Russians. Tbilisi has called the move a provocation and an attempt to annex...

French law tackles fashion's weight problem The French parliament has passed a bill making it illegal to promote extreme thinness. If approved by the Senate, those found to have incited anorexia could face up to three years in prison and fines of up to 45,000...

Crunch time for Georgia’s rebel minister A French court is expected to rule on a request by Tbilisi to extradite the country's former Defence Minister, Irakly Okruashvili. Currently living in France, he's been found guilty of extortion in Georgia and sentenced...

Killing for kicks – youths confess to 21 murders In Ukraine, three young men who went on a month-long killing spree have been charged with murdering 21 people. The violent attacks plunged the eastern city of Dnepropetrovsk into a vortex of fear in the summer of 2007....

Peacekeepers from Russia to carry on in Abkhazia: UN The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to renew the mandate of its observer mission in Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia. The resolution also states that peacekeeping forces are playing a...

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