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Russian FM: US, Russia close to reaching arms deal

AP - Wed Dec 9, 9:17 pm ET

Russia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.

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YEARENDER: Poland's firming ties to Russia defining its EU role
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 12:17 am ET
Warsaw - Poland played a more vital role in the European Union in 2009, analysts say, making its voice increasingly important to regional issues within the 27-member bloc. That, in turn, is making Wa...
Death toll rises to 117 in Russian nightclub blaze
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 12:37 am ET
The death toll rose to 117 Tuesday after a devastating blaze caused by fireworks ripped through a nightclub in the Urals city of Perm, the Russian emergency situations ministry said.
In death, jailed Russian lawyer Magnitsky sparks debate on civil society
Washington Post - Tue Dec 8, 12:00 am ET
In the weeks before his death in a Moscow prison, lawyer Sergei Magnitsky drafted a series of handwritten letters and petitions describing his transfer through a succession of crowded jail cells, some reeking of sewage, others cold and damp, each more awful than the last.
Indian PM heads to Russia seeking closer ties
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 3:11 am ET
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew to Russia on Sunday on a visit to strengthen ties between the two long-time allies and finalise a deal to expand cooperation on nuclear energy.
Ruble back under pressure over Dubai jitters
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 8:48 am ET
The Russian ruble again came under pressure on Wednesday as investor jitters over the financial situation of Dubai and Greece spread but analysts still forecast it would appreciate in the medium term.
Russia reigns over its weather
Los Angeles Times - Tue Dec 8, 3:20 am ET
Moscow officials have already chased away clouds on public holidays. Now they're considering cloud seeding to keep snow-removal costs down in the winter. Neighboring towns may get dumped on. In the snow-hushed woods on Moscow's northern edge, scientists are decades deep into research on bending the weather to their will. They've been at it since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin paused long enough in ...
S&P: Russian banks' bad debts a serious threat
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 10:13 am ET
(AP:MOSCOW) Russian banks' bad loans are a substantial threat for the country's underdeveloped financial sector, despite hopes of improvements by mid-2010, rating agency Standard & Poor's warned on Wednesday.
Russia club fire toll reaches 113 as burials begin
INO News - Mon Dec 7, 8:12 am ET
(AP:PERM, Russia) Grieving friends and relatives of victims of a Russian nightclub fire buried the dead on a frigid Monday as the death toll climbed to 113 and looked likely to rise.
Russia, US may seal new nuclear accord by Dec 18: report
Space War - Mon Dec 7, 11:35 pm ET
Moscow (AFP) Dec 7, 2009 - Top Russian and US officials held talks in Moscow Monday dealing with the expired START nuclear weapons treaty, and a new deal could be reached by December 18, according to a Russian newspaper.
Russian court rules against Jehovah's Witnesses
MSNBC - Tue Dec 8, 2:38 pm ET
Russia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a ruling halting the activities of a regional branch of Jehovah's Witnesses and banning dozens of its publications in what the group deplored as an unfair move. Jehovah's Witnesses - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Opposing Views - Denominations
EBRD offers euro500 Mln to smaller Russian businesses
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 8:40 am ET
The EBRD said Tuesday it will lend euro500 million to Russia's small- and medium-sized businesses, a sector that still has limited access to long-term financing.
Sistema Quarterly Profit Jumps 16-Fold on Oil Assets (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 6:50 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- AFK Sistema , billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s holding company, said third-quarter profit jumped 16-fold, helped by acquisitions in the Bashkortostan region of European Russia.
Wenger defends Arshavin after Russian rumours
ESPN Soccernet.com - Tue Dec 8, 6:35 pm ET
Arsene Wenger maintains Andrey Arshavin is an "example for everybody'' in his approach to the game as the Russian football union launch an investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour during the World Cup play-offs.
US says negotiations continue on nuke treaty
FOX 6 News Birmingham - Wed Dec 9, 2:32 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the United States is continuing negotiations with Russia over a nuclear arms treaty that expired last week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Wednesday that negotiators continue to work to replace the expired treaty.
Two men sentenced to jail for 1999 terrorism attacks in Moscow
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 7:46 am ET
Moscow - Two men from Russia's troubled Caucasian region were handed jail sentences on Tuesday for attacks in 1999 that left one dead and 50 wounded, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting court sources. The two men - one sentenced to 15 years, t...
UEFA says CSKA Moscow safe in Champions League
Fox Sports - Wed Dec 9, 10:37 am ET
CSKA Moscow will not be kicked out of the Champions League despite two players failing post-match doping tests.
Buy Ruble After Biggest Drop in 10 Months, Commerzbank, ING Say
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 6:06 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should buy the ruble after the worst three-day slump in 10 months as rising commodity prices will spur Russia’s economy and strengthen the currency, according to analysts at Commerzbank AG and ING Groep NV.
Putin slams club owners over horror fire
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 7:40 am ET
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday castigated nightclub owners in the Russian city of Perm for breaking "every possible rule" over a fire that killed 118 people.
Russian PM, Putin to visit India in March next year
INDOlink - Mon Dec 7, 9:18 pm ET
Moscow, Dec 7 (PTI) Russia's powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit India in March next year at the invitation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Obama’s Nobel Speech to Reflect Pursuit of Peace in Time of War
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 4:31 pm ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow as a national leader presiding over one war he is seeking to end and another he is now escalating.

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