Russian FM: US, Russia close to reaching arms deal
AP - Wed Dec 9, 1:30 pm ETRussia's foreign minister says Moscow and Washington will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly.
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Russia's foreign minister says Moscow and Washington will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly.
President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday demanded that Russia tighten its notoriously lax fire codes after the deadliest blaze since the Soviet era killed at least 107 people celebrating in a nightclub with a decorative twig ceiling and single exit.
In the snow-hushed woods on Moscow 's northern edge, scientists are decades deep into research on bending the weather to their will.
Russians mourned on Sunday for 112 revelers killed in a nightclub blaze, expressing anger at breaches of fire safety rules that prosecutors have blamed for Russia's most deadly fire in decades.
With the impetus provided by the Russian government, which has implemented regulations that restrict open trade of logs, Russia is slowly transforming from being a large exporter of logs to an important producer of primary processed wood products, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly [PR.com - September 05, 2008]
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- AFK Sistema , Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s holding company, said third-quarter profit jumped 16-fold after it acquired an oil producer and refineries in the Bashkortostan region of European Russia.
Moscow Russian official: Arms deal with U.S. this month
No exact date and venue have been publicly shared, but Mickey's friend has affirmed that the actor is planning an April 2010 nuptials in Moscow.
Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to the Urals city of Perm Monday night as the country marked a national day of mourning for the more than 100 people who died in a nightclub fire. Putin shared a moment of silen...
MOSCOW, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An archivist with Russia's Federal Security Service said his country is in possession of a fragment of Adolf Hitler's skull despite a report to the contrary.
TODAY The American version of the game contains a controversial mission where the player gets to slaughter innocent civilians in a Moscow airport, the Russian version does not.
At least 109 people were killed and dozens injured when a blaze sparked by indoor fireworks swept through a Russian nightclub, in one of the deadliest tragedies to hit Russia in recent years.
A polar bear expert says Russia's population of polar bears is feeling the heat of climate change and urgent measures are needed to save the dwindling numbers.
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 ...
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Russian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close.
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- The ruble weakened to its lowest level in nearly three months against the dollar. Russia's currency fell as low as RUB30.9 to the dollar, the weakest since Sept. 15 and down 6.1% over the last five trading sessions.
Four people were ordered to remain in jail on Sunday pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia's worst blaze in decades, investigators said.
Moscow- Russia marked a national day of mourning Monday for the more than 100 people who died in a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm. The death toll rose on Monday to 113, as a 26-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at a clinic in Perm. A...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday urged greater control over nuclear arms, warning radical elements could threaten neighbors and use the weapons to spark large-scale conflict.
WASHINGTON - 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.
Washington, 7 December (WashingtonTV)—India and Russia on Monday agreed to expand military ties and cooperate in the civilian use of nuclear technology.