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Finance Minister visits deputy in jail Russia's Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin has met his deputy Sergey Storchak, for the first time since Storchak was arrested on November 15 over embezzlement charges.

Russia's Gazprom snaps up Italy stake Italy's energy company Enel SpA is ready to sell a minority stake in an Italian power station worth $US200 million to Gazprom.

Russian diva named musician of the year Famous Russian soprano Anna Netrebko has been named musician of the year by “Musical America”. The influential magazine describes her as a “true superstar of the 21st century”.

Computer chips replace football's guessing game FIFA has unveiled the latest technological advancement to come into football: 'the intelligent ball'. It will apparently make debates over whether the ball crosses the goal-line a thing of the past.

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? The Russia papers on Friday carry lots of comment on current political developments in the country; stories about the impending 'uprising of elites' in the U.S. and a story about the U.S. ambassador who focuses on...

Russia-US missile negotiations fail Despite an unprecedented sharing of intelligence between Russia and the U.S., both countries have failed to break a deadlock over plans for an American missile defence system in Europe.

CIA trapped by 'torture' scandal In the United States CIA staff are under investigation into the destruction of videotapes, showing the interrogation of suspected terrorists. Officials have been called on to testify into a possible cover-up of an...

'Gas princess' strives to become Ukraine's PM For the fourth day in a row, Ukraine’s Rada, or parliament, will try to appoint the leader of the parliamentary coalition, Yulia Timoshenko as prime minister. President Yushchenko has again put forward Timoshenko.

2 major blasts rock small city in Ingushetia Two powerful explosions have rocked the city of Malgobek in Russia’s southern republic of Ingushetia.

Missile defence talks collapse Delegations from Moscow and Washington met in the Hungarian capital Budapest in another attempt to smooth out the disagreement over the U.S. deployment of an anti-missile system in Eastern Europe. The meeting has failed...

U.S. & Russian troops hold joint exercise in Germany It's been more than 60 years since Russian and American troops joined hands on the Elbe River to symbolically bring an end to Nazi Germany. Now troops from both countries are back again on the same ground training to...

Russia says when Iran's nuke plant will be completed Russia has finally agreed a completion date for Bushehr, the nuclear power plant it's building in Iran. Details will be released later this month. The breakthrough came during high-level talks between the two countries...

Fierce blaze causes serious damage in central Moscow More than 30 fire engines attended a blaze at a three-storey building in central Moscow. The fire destroyed 600 square meters of the building which was situated on one of Moscow's busiest roads.

War crimes prosecutor leaves. Serbian prime suspects still at large Carla Del Ponte, the UN Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, has given her final media conference before stepping down. She said she regrets Bosnian Serb war...

British Council banned from Russian province? The British Council in Russia will be forced to close its offices outside Moscow because of the ongoing diplomatic spat between the two countries.

Gorbachev hands peace award to Hollywood stars Hollywood stars George Clooney and Don Cheadle have received the Man of Peace award from Nobel Prize laureates.

Medvedev leads 25-strong field for Presidency The Presidential race is up and running with 25 candidates set to apply for the job of leading Russia. Dmitry Medvedev, backed by Vladimir Putin, remains the front-runner. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has given up his seat...

Half-million chickens to be killed to stop bird flu Sixty thousand birds have died or been slaughtered over the last few days in Russia's southern Rostov region, after bird flu hit a poultry farm. People are being vaccinated against the dangerous disease.

Ukraine MPs jostle as PM vote postponed A scuffle has broken out in Ukraine's parliament, the Supreme Rada, after it resumed business on Thursday. A member of Yulia Timoshenko’s bloc attacked an opposition MP from the Party of Regions. A vote on the Prime...

Threats mar Ukraine's PM vote The Party of the Regions in Ukraine has demanded an apology from the Orange coalition over allegations it tampered with electronic voting during Yulia Timoshenko's nomination for Prime Minister. She lost by just one...

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? Thursday's Russian newspapers feature more commentary about the planned Medvedev-Putin duo and stories about the Conventional forces treaty moratorium.

U.S. under fire for destruction of terror tapes The United States has launched an investigation into the CIA’s destruction of two videotapes, which showed the interrogation of terrorism suspects. It’s thought the controversial “waterboarding” technique...

British Council banned from Russia All offices belonging to the British Council, except for their headquarters in Moscow, will be prevented from operating in Russia from New Year's Day, according to Russia's Foreign Ministry.

Opposition blocks vote on Ukrainian PM Ukraine's parliament has failed to hold a further vote on Yulia Timoshenko's nomination for the post of Prime Minister. Attempts to hold a vote were blocked by the opposition Party of Regions led by current Prime...

Race for Kremlin kicks off Registration has officially opened for March`s presidential election in Russia, with pundits expecting around 10 candidates to make it to the last round. Dmitry Medvedev is the clear favourite after receiving the...

U.S. to veto Russia’s proposal for further Kosovo talks The United States will veto Russia's proposal to the United Nations to continue talks over the status of Serbia’s breakaway province of Kosovo, according to the U.S. Ambassador to the UN. Zalmay Khalilzad said the U.S....

Georgian banned TV station back - to tune in presidential campaign? The Georgian opposition channel Imedi is broadcasting again, more than a month after being pulled off air by the government. The Georgian authorities accused it of airing material which encouraged a coup.

EU welcomes Russia's decision to lift Polish meat restrictions The European Union has welcomed Russia's decision to lift a ban on meat imports from Poland, which will come into force next week when the deal is signed.

Russia throws out NATO inspectors but calls for dialogue Russia’s involvement in a key European arms treaty is now officially suspended, yet Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says there’s a chance the CFE, or similar pact, can be revived.

'Gas Princess' Timoshenko again tries for PM Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has launched a second attempt to have Orange revolution first lady Yulia Timoshenko elected as Prime Minister. On Tuesday, she fell one vote short of the parliamentary majority...

Putin will be my Prime Minister: Medvedev The clear favourite to become Russia`s next President, Dmitry Medvedev, says he wants Vladimir Putin to be the country`s Prime Minister. Medvedev says it will ensure successful policies, which helped overcome economical...

The Media Mirror: What's in today's Russian newspapers? Comments and more comments on Medvedev and Putin and the 14th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation dominate the Russian papers on Wednesday.

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