U.S., Russia may ink START deal soon
UPI - Mon Dec 14, 5:08 pm ETMOSCOW, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Russia and the United States seemed to be edging towards the signing of a new nuclear weapons treaty later this month, officials in Moscow said.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Russia and the United States seemed to be edging towards the signing of a new nuclear weapons treaty later this month, officials in Moscow said.
HELENA — Helena’s Duran “Junior” Caferro will be competing inthe World Cup of Petroleum Nations amateur boxing tournamentThursday through Sunday in Russia .
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin has signed a decree that critics say would allow developers to demolish a Soviet-era cultural landmark, the Central House of Artists.
Ten Russian leaders participating in the Open World Program will spend December 12th through the 20th, 2009, in Bakersfield examining Accountable Governance and Rule of Law.
The Obama administration has decided to join United Nations talks on cyberwar and Internet crime. After several years of staying out of talks between the U.N. and other countries, the U.S. will participate in discussions with Russia and the U.N.'s Arms Control Committee, sources told The New York Times.
Despite government efforts to jumpstart auto financing and boost sales, the Russian sector continues to be hit by the harsh economic downturn, with output falling 63.7% to 506,573 units in the first nine months of 2009. Passenger car production fell 63.4% in the same period of 2008, to 422,767 units, while truck output dropped 71.7% to 61,717. Russian-branded cars have been worst affected, with ...
Flying for the 350th time, a Proton rocket launched three new satellites for Russia's space navigation network Monday to ensure the system continues providing coverage of its home territory.
Russia's industrial output rallied in November, posting a 0.2 percent rise following a slump the previous month, the country's economic development minister was quoted as saying Monday.
MAGAS, Russia, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Weapons experts Monday defused two bombs planted near a natural gas pipeline in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region, authorities said.
It's meant as the crowning glory of Russia's post-soviet revival: in 2014 the winter Olympics will be held here, in the pristine mountains of Sochi in Russia's Caucasus.
The United States has set no timetable with North Korea on its return to nuclear arms talks, a senior US envoy said Monday in Moscow after ice-breaking meetings in Pyongyang.
President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will magnify one of the Pentagon's biggest challenges: getting aviation and diesel fuel to U.S. air and ground forces there.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Lukoil , the Russian oil company with the most assets abroad, rose the most in a week in Moscow trading after winning a contract in Iraq and buying a stake in a Kazakh venture from BP Plc.
Russia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- European gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine are secured so long as Kiev renews deals with international leaders, the Ukrainian foreign minister said.
A Russian presidential adviser insisted Friday that a new global climate change deal should take into account Russia's low greenhouse gas emissions in recent years.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The ruble touched its highest in five days against the dollar as oil, Russia’s chief export, recouped its losses, heading toward $70 a barrel.
December 14, 2009: Russian commercial aircraft manufacturer Irkut has selected an American engine (the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G) for its new twin engine MC-21 airliner. While Russia is competitive in building airframes, it still cannot yet match Western jet engine quality.
KORKINO, Russia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A pilot and seven parachute jumpers died Sunday in the crash of a private plane in Russia's Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals, authorities said.
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by Edward Kline, president The Andrei Sakharov Foundation (USA) This week marks the 20th anniversary of the death of dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner...