Medvedev counts on specific results of Moscow meeting with Obama
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday he hopes for specific results of the forthcoming visit to Moscow by his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on July 6–8
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 08:36 GMT
Nine killed as Chechen policemen fall into ambush in Ingushetia
Nine policemen were killed and 10 wounded as a Chechen police motorcade fell into ambush in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia on Saturday
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 09:35 GMT
ORTHODOX ‘SUMMIT’ IN ISTANBUL
Commentary by Andrei Zolotov, Jr., Chief Editor of Russia Profile and Deputy Director of the RIA Novosti Foreign Service. A three-day visit by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Istanbul is more than just his first official trip abroad as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church or than his first visit to the Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as Ecumenical Patriarch
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 10:04 GMT
Orthodox ‘summit’ in Istanbul
Commentary by Andrei Zolotov, Jr., Chief Editor of Russia Profile and Deputy Director of the RIA Novosti Foreign Service. A three-day visit by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Istanbul is more than just his first official trip abroad as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church or than his first visit to the Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as Ecumenical Patriarch
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 10:04 GMT
North Korea test launches seven missiles
North Korea test launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday from its eastern coast, the Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korea's military
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 12:21 GMT
Medvedev against ban on alcohol, will fight problem differently
The Russian authorities are preparing a number of serious solutions to fight alcoholism, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday, adding that a ban would not help solve the problem
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 13:12 GMT
North Korea defies UN ban, fires 7 ballistic missiles
North Korea test launched seven ballistic missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korea's military
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 13:53 GMT
Over 100 illegal migrants detained in northeast Moscow
Moscow police have detained over 100 illegal migrants near the Russian capital's notorious Cherkizovsky market, a police spokesman said Saturday.
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 14:30 GMT
President Medvedev pledges to "swat" underground casinos
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the authorities will block attempts by gambling businesses to go into the underground or operate under the disguise of other activities
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 15:05 GMT
U.S. to give up missile shield plans - Russian upper house speaker
The speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house said Saturday the United States could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic
// Jul. 04, 2009 - 15:45 GMT