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Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.
A new Russian room that doubles as a docking port for the International Space Station is poised to launch Tuesday.
The Russian film "A Room and a Half" is about as different as you can get from standard-issue Hollywood biopics.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed General Motors Co. on Tuesday to present a "reliable concept" for the future of its European unit Opel, adding that GM should produce most of the funding. GM last week called off the planned sale of a majority of Opel,... GeneralMotors - Opel - Germany - Angela Merkel - Russia
A Russian rights group said Chechen authorities on Thursday abducted a human rights advocate in Moscow who has been critical of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- AFK Sistema , billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s holding company, has held talks on acquiring oil producer OAO Russneft, Kommersant reported, citing people it didn’t identify.
A Russian Professor discusses the fall of the Soviet Union.
Russia is set to add a new module to the International Space Station after an eight-year hiatus.
MOSCOW — When Russian businessman Yevgeny Ostrovsky decided to name his kebab joint Anti-Soviet Shashlik, he thought of it as black humor.
Replacing the 1991 treaty is a critical first step in Obama's ambitious global arms-control agenda.
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The relationship between Moscow and Tehran could be damaged if the Kremlin does not move on deliveries of the S-300 missile defense system, lawmakers said.
American swimmer Jessica Hardy won two events and set a world record Friday and Saturday at the FINA World Cup meet in Moscow. Hardy shattered the world record in the in the 50m breast in 29.36, and set a World Cup record in the 100m breast in 1:03.75.
NOVOROSSIISK, Russia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A police department in southern Russia will be investigated after a critical video by a local police officer was posted on a Web site, officials said.
Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia moved closer to qualifying for next month's eight-man ATP World Tour Finals by beating Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters. Davydenko, who broke his opponent five times and saved four break points, is one of seven players who can still qualify for the season-ending event in London.
Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear program, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview.
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko eased into the third round at the Paris Masters by beating Germany's Benjamin Becker on Tuesday and took a step closer to securing an ATP World Tour Finals place in the process.
Jing Zhao of China has set a world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke at a short-course World Cup meet. Jing won a qualifying heat Tuesday in 26.08 seconds, beating the previous record of 26.17 set by Marieke Guehrer of Australia four days ago at the World Cup in Moscow. Jing's record was set on the first day of competitions in Stockholm.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Mikhail Kalashnikov , the self-made inventor of the world’s most popular assault rifle that’s in use in about 100 countries and adorns the flag of Mozambique, celebrates his 90th birthday today.
BERLIN -- For once, Germans celebrated a moment from their tumultuous past without a pang of guilt.
Europe was transformed in 1989, but the events of that year are seen differently in Europe, the U.S. and Russia.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agreed to cooperate with OAO Sberbank , Russia’s largest bank, to cut energy use in the nation and prepare for a potential government sale of spare Kyoto emission permits.
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