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Rally in the snow The best Russian drivers joined a number of foreign stars to take part in the Northern Forest rally in Saint Petersburg.

CSKA basketball stars qualify for Euro play-offs CSKA Moscow have qualified for the quarter-finals of the basketball Euroleague thanks to a 77-60 win over Fenerbahce, with Erazem Lorbek grabbing the headlines for CSKA, as he top-scored with 18 points.

NATO and Moscow agree to resume ties NATO foreign ministers have agreed at a meeting in Brussels to resume formal ties with Russia. Relations between Moscow and the alliance were suspended after Russia repelled Georgia's attack on South Ossetia last August.

Fasten your seatbelts: Russian airports hit turbulence The majority of Russian airports are in dire need of new equipment and facilities, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Gennady Kurzenkov, admitted on Wednesday.

Russia developing anti-satellite weapons The Russian military are developing anti-satellite weapons, according to deputy defence minister, Vladimir Popovkin.

Blast kills five in Ingushetia Five policemen have been killed and another three severely injured as a result of a home-made bomb which was detonated in the Nazran region in Ingushetia on Thursday, according to local police reports.

Raiding of Ukraine gas importer halted Armed security servicemen have failed to gain access to the head office of Ukrtransgaz and have left the building. The second day of armed raids of Naftogaz proved less successful than the first.

US court allows sexual abuse victims to sue Vatican A US court ruling has opened way for sexual abuse victims to sue the Vatican for its role in the cover-up of molestations by priests, AFP news agency reports.

Russia denies violating Georgian air space The Russian Air Force has refuted the statement from the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, that Russian helicopters violated the Georgian air space several times on Wednesday and Thursday.

Seven dead in gas blast Seven people have been killed in a domestic gas explosion in the village of Vozdvizhenka in Russia’s Far East.

Airline customer service going down the pan Pay-toilets on airplanes may sound extreme to passengers but, considering the schemes airlines have come up with, it isn’t too surprising that profiting from toilet use is being discussed.

Come home: Chechen president appeals to militants Life for Chechens has changed following the bitter conflicts of the past. The Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov, is encouraging militants to change their lives and return to normal life.

Catholics frown at Obama prayer A resident in a small Polish town has requested that a mass be held for US President Barack Obama. Locals however are not so enthusiastic about the idea. They say Obama’s stance on abortion contradicts Catholic beliefs.

Iraq – land of danger or cradle of civilisation? For the past six years, Iraq has been associated with violence and war, but for some it still holds the promise of an exciting trip to the cradle of civilisation.

Serbs want the world to admit their losses Bosnian Serbs are filing a lawsuit against the United Nations and the Netherlands saying they turned a blind eye to atrocities committed by Muslims against Serb civilians during the war in Bosnia in the early 90s.

Arrest warrant issued for Sudan’s President The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of alleged atrocities in Darfur.

Ukraine gas giant raided by armed security agents Dozens of armed masked men have entered the headquarters of Ukraine’s national energy company Naftogaz in the capital Kiev.

The battle against currency counterfeiters continues Despite all of the enhanced technology used to prevent forgers from counterfeiting currencies, nearly 140,000 forged banknotes were discovered in Russia last year, according to a report by the Bank of Russia.

Spy scandal rocks Romania A Romanian Defense Ministry officer and a former Bulgarian military attaché have been arrested for allegedly passing sensitive information to a third party.

US can get up to $ 40 billion from legalising cannabis – lobbyist A bill to legalise marijuana has been introduced in the US. Aaron Houston, the only full time marijuana lobbyist on Capitol Hill, says taxing the drug will bring millions into the U.S. budget.

Defense lawyers fail to remove judge in Khodorkovsky case The judge considering the case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev will not be objective and should be changed, said the lawyer for the two businessmen.

Only 11 women among Medvedev's top 100 Dmitry Medvedev has met members of the Presidential Golden Flock, said to be Russia's 100 most talented people.

All of Medvedev’s men President Dmitry Medvedev has demonstrated that he is prepared to lead Russia on a different executive course as he draws a new breed of reservists into his elite circle. Is the St. Petersburg monopoly over?

Business as usual for Russia-NATO relations? NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer hopes the alliance will fully restore top-level relations with Russia by restarting the activities of Russia-NATO Council, NATO Spokesman James Appathurai said on Wednesday.

UK Embassy’s move halted due to West Bank debate The British Embassy in Israel’s proposed move has been cancelled. It had been due to move to a building part owned by a company involved in building Israeli settlements on the West Bank.

Recession hits American small towns During times of an economic crisis, big cities have it hard. However, for some smaller towns the situation looks bleaker. The people of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are struggling not to lose their last hope.

Armenian currency drops over 20% in a day Between 11.00 and Midday on March 3 the exchange rate on the Armenian Dram jumped from 307 to the U.S. dollar to 355, leaving Armenians facing a price shock, after the Central Bank announced a free floating currency.

Russian beauties to power atomic pageant Russian beauty contestants are strutting their stuff in the hope of becoming Miss Atom 2009.

Kyrgyzstan goes French over headscarf Starting from Tuesday girls are not allowed to wear the traditional Islamic headscarf in Kyrgyz state schools. The regulation is aimed at protecting the predominantly Muslim country’s secular status.

Unhappy returns for abandoned kids A children's home in Russia's Orenburg region has been told to close by local authorities after failing to meet fire saftey standards, forcing children to reunite with the parents who had abandoned them.

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