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Swiss firm ordered to pay damages to Russian news agency A court in Paris has ordered the Swiss company NOGA to pay €15,000 in damages to Russia's Ria Novosti News Agency. In the 1990s, NOGA pressed charges against the Russian government, claiming the country owed it money...

Ukraine officially joins WTO Ukraine has joined the World Trade Organisation, committing the country to economic reforms and opening up new trade channels. President Victor Yushchenko’s office has issued a statement saying a WTO membership protocol...

Breakaway region dismisses UN backing for Georgian refugees Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia has brushed off a UN resolution backing refugees who want to return to the region following a bloody conflict in the 1990s. More than a quarter of a million people, mostly...

Medvedev welcomes his favourite team to Kremlin President Medvedev has met St Petersburg's Zenit Football Club in Moscow’s Kremlin on Friday to congratulate them on winning the UEFA Cup. They beat Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final to claim the first major European...

FSB catches Georgian spy Russia’s security forces have reportedly arrested a Russian citizen who is accused of spying for Georgia. Georgia denies the allegation and calls the information a “provocation”.

U.S. Lower House rejects extra funding for wars A bill that would provide over $US 160 billion of funding for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan has been rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives.

PM Putin blasts "clumsy" government Vladimir Putin is changing the way the government does business in an effort to make it more efficient. In a scathing attack on the current system, the new Prime Minister said Russia’s executive body was “clumsy...

Medvedev inspects missile base on first presidential trip On his first visit as commander-in-chief of Russia's armed forces, President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the Ivanovo region to examine the base of a regiment equipped with the Topol-M mobile missile system.

Triumphant Zenit bring UEFA Cup back to St. Pete Supporters of St Petersburg's Zenit Football Club turned out in force to welcome the team on their return from Manchester with the precious UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final to claim the...

Russia offers NATO a compromise over arms treaty Russia has offered NATO a compromise in order to break the deadlock over the stalled Conventional Forces in Europe treaty (CFE).

Racist bombers sentenced to life for market blast Eight members of an extremist nationalist group found guilty of causing a deadly explosion at Moscow’s multi-ethnic Cherkizovsky market in 2006 have been jailed. Four of the ringleaders were sentenced to life while the...

Belarus warns EU against imposing sanctions The Belarusian President has warned Europe against joining the U.S. in imposing punitive measures against its companies. In an interview with Reuters, Aleksandr Lukashenko told the EU to remember that Belarus is a...

UN backs Georgia on return of refugees The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on internally displaced persons and refugees from Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia. It spells out the necessity for a schedule of voluntary return of people to...

Putin says average pay must rise At the first session of Russia’s new cabinet, economic matters took centre stage. The meeting focused on the Economic Development Ministry's three-year forecast, which will form the basis for calculating the budget this...

Russia, China & India insist Kosovo and Serbia resume talks The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China have been holding talks in Ekaterinburg in the Urals. The discussions are focusing on economic and military co-operation, but the ministers also touched on international...

Russian champions win UEFA Cup FC Zenit St Petersburg have won the UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final in Manchester to claim the first major European trophy in the club's history.

Real-life Qs showcase latest gadgets in Moscow From top-of-the-range helicopters and laptops that work underwater to the latest fire-fighting equipment – gadgets for aspiring James Bonds were on display at an international exhibition in Moscow.

Rare photos show Putin in new light Vladimir Putin may have just stepped down as President to become Prime Minister. But a new photo display at the Manezh Exhibition Hall in Moscow is giving people the chance to relive the highlights of his eight years as...

Russia’s Zenit win UEFA Cup Zenit St Petersburg have won the UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in a thrilling final in Manchester. Striker Igor Denisov scored the first in the 72nd minute. Konstantin Zyryanov added a second in...

UEFA Cup fever grips Manchester More than 9,000 Zenit St Petersburg fans are arriving in Manchester for the big match with Glasgow Rangers. Zenit are just one step away from winning the UEFA Cup and becoming only the second Russian football club to...

Three policemen shot dead in North Caucasus Three policemen have been killed in an attack in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia. Their bodies were found in a car in the Pliyevo district.

Terrorist attack at Russian Consulate in Iran foiled Iran's security forces claim they've foiled a bomb plot aimed at the Russian Consulate building in the city of Rasht. They say they’ve arrested a group who were allegedly planning to blow up the building.

Russian FM paves way for G8 summit Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met his counterpart from Germany in Ekaterinburg on Wednesday. The meeting aimed to lay the foundations for the upcoming top-level talks in Germany, as well as the G8 summit...

Head of Russian Orthodox Church Abroad gets blessing Patriarch Aleksy II and the Synod of Bishops have approved the nomination of the newly elected head of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad. Canadian-born and of Ukranian descent, Hilarion will assume his official duties...

Countdown to Superjet 100 test flights A new Russian short-distance regional plane, the Superjet 100, has made its first test run on the tarmac in the town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia’s Far East. The crew said the jet performed smoothly and can compete...

U.S. officials expelled for visiting military plant The two American military attaches expelled from Russia last week were asked to do so by the Russian Foreign Ministry for making an unauthorised visit to a military factory.

Russian ‘Bears’ patrol Arctic skies Two Russian TU-95 ‘Bear’ strategic bombers have successfully completed a twenty-hour Arctic training exercise. The flight route passed over Alaska where they were escorted by NATO fighter jets.

Russia-Ukraine gas row rumbles on? Ukraine has not paid off its gas debt to Russia, according to reports in the Russian media. Daily Gazeta says this is according to an unnamed source at Gazprom. The source, though, refused to be more specific about the...

First GM human embryo raises fears of designer babies Scientists from Cornell University in New York have produced what is believed to be the first genetically modified (GM) human embryo, the British Times Online edition reports. It was destroyed after five days. The...

Serbian parties court Socialists in race for power Serbia’s political parties are locked in coalition talks as they attempt to form a government. Two political blocs have emerged; the pro-Europeans, who won the most votes in Sunday’s elections, and the Nationalists.

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