Russian FM: US, Russia close to reaching arms deal
AP - Wed Dec 9, 9:17 pm ETRussia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Russia
20065 Stories, most recent news story added 2 hours 48 minutes ago
News Stories
-
Russia’s Economy Contracted 8.9% in Third Quarter (Update3)
Bloomberg - 2 hours 48 minutes agoDec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s economic decline abated in the third quarter as companies began restocking inventories depleted during a record slump in the first half of the year.
-
Deadly blaze exposed Russian corruption: Putin
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:07 pm ETRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared a crusade on corrupt bureaucrats after the country's most deadly blaze claimed the lives of 135 people in a nightclub fire in the Russian city of Perm.
-
Russia, US could sign arms deal next week: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:32 am ETRussian President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama could sign a new deal on cutting nuclear arsenals in Europe next week, a newspaper report said on Friday.
-
Russia To Cut Emissions Before Selling Credits Abroad-Official
Nasdaq - 2 hours 59 minutes agoMOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russia needs a pilot program to cut carbon dioxide emissions before it considers selling accumulated carbon credits on the world market, an official said Friday.
-
US, Russia nuclear deal 'just a question of when': Clinton
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:51 pm ETUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that it was just a matter of time before Russia and the United States concluded a new deal on reducing their nuclear arsenals.
-
Russia May Amend Law Deterring Foreign Mine Investors (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 1:01 pm ETDec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Russia is considering an easing of mining laws designed to protect domestic producers because they’re deterring foreign investors and curbing development, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Sergei Donskoy said.
-
Russia sets short-course mark in 200 medley relay
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Dec 10, 6:12 am ETRussia set a world record in the men's 200-meter medley relay Thursday on the opening day of the European short-course championships. The Russian team of Stanislav Donets, Stanislav Lakhtyukhov, Evgeny Korotyshkin and Evgeny Lagunov set the record in 1 minute, 32.08 seconds. The previous mark of 1:32.91 was set last year in Croatia by an Italian team made up of Mirco Di Tora, Alessandro Terrin,...
-
Russia sets world record in 4x50 medley relay
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Dec 10, 6:12 am ETRussia set a world record in the men's 4x50-meter medley relay Thursday on the opening day of the European short-course championships. The Russian team of Stanislav Donets, Stanislav Lakhtyukhov, Evgeny Korotyshkin and Evgeny Lagunov set the record in 1 minute, 32.08 seconds in the heats. The previous world record of 1:32.91 was set last year in Croatia by an Italian team made up of Mirco Di...
-
China and Russia Lagging in Global Anti-Graft Effort
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 11:20 am ETIn a 2009 index of the perceived level of public-sector corruption among 180 countries, China ranked 79th and Russia 146th.
-
Russia sets world record in 4x50 freestyle relay
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Dec 10, 5:12 am ETRussia has set a world record in the men's 4x50-meter freestyle relay at the European short-course championships. The Russian team set the record in 1 minute, 32.08 seconds Thursday.
-
US, Russia closing in on nuclear agreement
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 11:36 pm ETThe United States and Russia said they were closing in on a successor arms reduction treaty that would further slash their nuclear arsenals and put their relations on a more solid footing.
-
Russia Assails Romanian President’s ‘Absurd’ Campaign (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 9:35 am ETDec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Russian Foreign Ministry warned that “absurd statements” by Romanian President Traian Basescu could damage relations between the two countries, as Russia fights back against criticism from former east European allies.
-
US sees progress on arms control talks with Russia
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Dec 11, 5:01 am ETWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, U.S. officials say.
-
Russia admits missile caused UFO lights
MSNBC - Thu Dec 10, 10:48 am ETA spectacular spiral light show in the sky above Norway was caused by a Russian missile that failed just after launch, according to Russia's defense ministry.
-
Russia Confirms Failed Missile Launch Caused Norway's Light Show
Slashdot - Fri Dec 11, 12:02 am ETCh_Omega writes "According to this article over at BarentsObserver, the giant spiral seen on the sky over Norway Wednesday morning local time has been confirmed to be the result of a failed Russian missile launch. Russia now confirms that '...the missile was launched from submerged position in the White Sea by the nuclear submarine Dmitri Donskoy. Studies of the telemetric data from the launch ...
-
Russia's Bulava missile fails latest test
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:54 am ETRussia's error-prone Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile has suffered its eight failure in 12 tests, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, dealing another blow to Kremlin hopes that the sea-based weapon would become a cornerstone of its nuclear arsenal.
-
White House 'optimistic' of Russia nuclear deal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:04 pm ETThe United States is "optimistic" about reaching an accord with Russia on a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the White House spokesman said Wednesday.
-
NATO wants Russia to help more in Afghanistan
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 5:19 am ETNATO wants Russia to help the escalating war effort in Afghanistan by donating more weapons — including AK-47 assault rifles, grenade launchers, field artillery and armored vehicles — and by providing other military assistance to the expanding Afghan army, officials said Friday.
-
Russia: Ballistic missile test a failure
UPI - Thu Dec 10, 12:34 pm ETMOSCOW, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday the country's latest test of its Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile was a failure.
-
WTO Official: Ball In Russia's Court On WTO Accession
Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 3:32 pm ETWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Russia needs to clarify how it intends to move forward in its drive to join the World Trade Organization before advancing the process, a WTO official said Thursday, adding that "the ball is largely in [ Russia's] court."
Video
-
Polar bear plight in Russia
Reuters - Wed Dec 9, 1:02 pm ET -
Light Mystery in Norway's Sky
ABC News - Thu Dec 10, 10:31 am ET -
Death toll rises from Russia nightclub fire
AP - Wed Dec 9, 5:17 am ET -
Russian art feels fiscal crisis
Reuters - Tue Dec 8, 6:13 pm ET -
Russian nightclub fire kills at least 106
News 8 San Diego - Sat Dec 5, 2:19 pm ET
Global Voices: Russia
-
Russian Google Books Site Launched
Thu Dec 10, 11:59 pm EST -
Russia: Three Stories of Extreme Poverty
Thu Dec 10, 9:39 pm EST -
Russia: Drug Abuse; HIV/AIDS
Wed Dec 9, 10:03 pm EST -
Russia: Online Media Should Be Responsible For What They Publish
Wed Dec 9, 10:02 pm EST -
Russia: Climate Change in the North
Wed Dec 9, 9:51 pm EST -
Russia: Flu Panic in Orenburg
Wed Dec 9, 9:14 pm EST
Most-Blogged About
-
Russia admits swirl was missile launch
TheSun.co.uk/News - Thu Dec 10, 7:00 pm EST -
Policeman jailed for Kremlin critic's death
BBC News - Fri Dec 11, 6:40 am EST
