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Monday's press review This Monday Russian newspapers mourn the deceased Patriarch Aleksy II of the Russian Orthodox Church and remember the historic events of his era.

Ronaldo reaches out to Santa Catarina Brazilian footballer and former AC Milan star Ronaldo has donated 30 tonnes of food and toys to help the victims of heavy storms and flooding affecting the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

Obama wants ‘to reset U.S.-Russian relations’ The U.S. wants to co-operate with Russia in areas like nuclear non-proliferation and anti-terrorism – despite existing disagreements between the countries, says president-elect Barack Obama during an...

Muscovites reject Solzhenitsyn street Over a hundred people have staged a protest against the renaming of a major Moscow street in honour of dissident Soviet writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It was organised by a wing of the Communist Party and saw the street...

NATO’s halt to eastward expansion eases Moscow relations Ukraine and Georgia will not be invited to join NATO until they carry out military and democratic reforms. Earlier this week, Washington said there would be no shortcuts for either of the countries. The move has been...

Russian warship enters Panama Canal A Russian warship is passing through the Panama Canal in Central America for the first time since 1944. The Admiral Chabanenko is on its way back to Russia after participating in military exercises with Venezuela's Navy...

Three dead after security operation in Caucasus Two militants are dead after a security operation in the Caucasus. A security officer and two suspected militants were killed during an incident in Mahachkala, the capital of the Russian Republic of Dagestan.

Arms trade a double-edged sword for Israel It’s one of the perils of the arms trade which humiliates governments and outrages anti-war activists. A political nightmare, and potential humanitarian one, where a country sells weapons to an ally – later...

Three million Muslims gather in Mecca for Hajj Almost three million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj. The country's authorities have deployed up to 100,000 security personnel to...

Who will become Aleksy II’s successor? The leading figures from the Russian Orthodox Church will gather on Saturday at the residence of the late Patriarch, Aleksy II, to decide on who will be the temporary head of the church. So, who are the most probable...

OSCE ‘inefficient’ - Lavrov Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe needs reform. The statement came on the second day of the OSCE's summit in Helsinki.

U.S. tests missile defence shield The U.S. has successfully conducted an anti-missile defence system test in the Pacific. A long-range interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shot down a missile with a dummy warhead fired from...

Obama’s administration a circular firing squad? U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has wasted no time getting down to work, assembling both his economic and national security teams. Now the question is whether the new team will be able to work well with both Obama,...

Aleksy II last interview In his last interview the Patriarch talked about his long history with the Russian Orthodox Church, his efforts to protect it from Soviet bureaucrats, international relations, the war in South Ossetia, and the world...

Moscow and Delhi strike nuclear deal An agreement for Russian supplies of $U.S. 700 million worth of nuclear fuel for Indian power plants has been sealed in New Delhi. The deal was struck during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s first-ever visit to India.

Georgian PM sacks four cabinet members The Georgian Prime Minister, Grigol Mgaloblishvili, has announced the dismissal of several key figures from his cabinet. He revealed on Friday that the Ministers for foreign affairs, defence, education and culture will...

Moscow will never see gay pride parades – Mayor Yury Luzhkov City authorities will continue to ban gay parades in the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov declared on Thursday.

CSKA coach quits - could Brazil national boss Dunga replace him? Football coach Valery Gazzaev has left his job at the helm of Russian giants CSKA Moscow – and sparked a flurry of speculation over who might replace him. Brazil national team manager Dunga and ex-Barcelona bo

Friday's Press Review This Friday, Russian newspapers look into the matters of European security from different angles and quote independent experts on the near future of Russian-Georgian relations.

Renewed violence in Ingushetia: 2 blasts, 1 policeman killed Two explosions rocked Ingushetia on Friday in the town of Karabulak while the house of a police officer was fired upon in the city of Nazran. It follows the shooting of a former police officer, Timur Magushkov, on...

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