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Opposition vs Saakashvili: tug-of-war continues In the Georgian capital Tbilisi thousands of people have rallied in support of opposition activists on hunger strike. They're demanding changes to the country's electoral code and a re-count of January’s presidential...

Nazi units glorified in Latvian capital About 3,000 people have marched through Latvia's capital Riga to commemorate the Latvian Waffen SS units that fought on the Nazi side during World War Two. Several hundred, mostly Russian speaking, anti-fascists...

Ahmadinejad gets lift from Iran poll result Preliminary results show that hardline allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are ahead in Iran's parliamentary election. The vote was widely regarded as a test of the president's popularity, and 70 per cent of voters...

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Mother avoids jail after burglar killing A Russian mother who shot two armed burglars, killing one of them, will not face any charges. Police in the Sverdlovsk region have decided she was acting in self defence, protecting her three children.

‘Politics of the street’ struggles to be heard The results of Russia's recent presidential election show that the majority of the population supports the current political course. Nevertheless, there are those who speak out against the authorities. Russia's radical...

10+ years for opposition journalist murderers Three former high ranking Ukrainian police officers, who confessed to the murder of the opposition journalist, Georgy Gongadze, have been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Hearings have been going for more than...

Child rape cases triple in Russia Child sex abuse is a growing problem in Russia. Russia's Interior Ministry says the number of cases in 2007 tripled compared to the previous year.

Foiled Putin assassination not confirmed A source from Russia's security service has denied that an assassination was being plotted against president Vladimir Putin and president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev. This comes after a newspaper gave details of an alleged...

RussiaToday : News : The Media Mirror – this weekend’s press Naked electoral Commissioners; the Medvedev generation and how nations divide the Antarctic with a cold pie – all are featured in the Russian newspapers.

Mishap with U.S. satellite fixed A U.S. communications satellite, which failed to reach its intended orbit, is now under control. However the Russian-launched satellite is reportedly in a lower orbit than intended. The American company which owns the...

Georgian hunger strike enters 6th day A hunger strike is entering its sixth day for some of the 70 government protesters camped out Georgia’s parliament in the capital Tbilisi. They’ve ruled out more talks with the government and are demanding a re-count of...

Polling stations closed in Iran's parliamentary vote Partial preliminary results in Iran's general election show hard-line conservatives have won a landslide victory. The election was widely regarded as a popularity test for president Ahmadinejad and 70% of voters showed...

Russian paedophile’s jail time may increase A Russian, who’s been sentenced to 13 years prison for raping a 14-year-old girl in Cambodia, could eventually spend more time in jail if he’s found guilty of several other crimes. 41-year-old Aleksandr Trofimov was...

Polls open in Iran’s parliamentary election Polling stations have opened in Iran as the country elects its eighth parliament since becoming an Islamic republic in 1979. The choice is mainly between ruling conservative hard-liners and reformists calling for social...

Middle East and North Africa to ensure EU’s energy security The leaders from EU member states have approved a French initiative to boost ties with the bloc's Southern neighbours and create a special union with Mediterranean countries. Among other there will be the North African...

U.S. has ‘neglected’ Russia: Dan Rather Veteran U.S. newsman, Dan Rather, has told RT that the United States has neglected its relationship with Russia, which has led to a fundamental misunderstanding of the country by America

UN court seized in Mitrovitsa Hundreds of Serbs in the town of Mitrovitsa, in Kosovo’s north, have stormed a UN court house and placed the Serb flag above it. The crowd consisted of Serb lawyers, and employees of local law enforcement agencies, who...

Police use human shield to stop car Traffic police in Belarus are being criticised after using four unwitting drivers in an attempt to stop a drunk driver. They used the cars as a shield to try to make the speeding motorist stop but failed when he smashed...

U.S. pushes for missile shield base in Turkey The Pentagon has confirmed that missile defence was mentioned during U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Turkey late last month. The revelation will add to rumours that Turkey plans to join Poland and the...

Down with Windows! Russian schools turn to free software A free online alternative to the Windows operating system is set to be introduced in schools in three Russian regions by 2009. If the pilot project proves successful, all schools across the country will make the switch...

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? Post-Soviet separatism: three Kosovos for the price of one; building relations from scratch, the new Georgian Ambassador says his country means no harm and Ukraine: 350 years of Orange Revolutions.

Breakaway regions’ independence dream a step closer? Russia's lower house of the parliament has discussed the possibility of opening diplomatic missions in three breakaway republics. Thursday’s State Duma hearings considered statehood appeals from Georgia's regions of...

Passengers saved from grounded ship in Greece Nearly 300 people had to be evacuated from a ship that ran aground on a Greek island. None of the 278 passengers and 25 crew members on board was injured.

May 11: Serbs get chance to vote on Kosovo Serbia will vote for a new parliament on May 11, in what’s shaping as the most crucial election since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic. The country’s approach to Kosovo’s independence is set to be the main issue, after...

Turkey set to host U.S. shield: reports The United States is reportedly in talks with Turkey about building part of its missile shield in the country. That's according to Russian newsru.com web-site. If true, the base would be part of a network including the...

Second chance for Eurovision also-ran Russia may have won the right to host the Winter Olympics in 2014, but there’s another event the country has failed to bring home for years – the Eurovision Song Contest.

‘Chessboard killer’ interview appears on internet One of the deadliest serial killers in Russia's history, Aleksandr Pichushkin, who’s now in prison, has accused his lawyer of secretly recording some of their conversations. The video has appeared on the website of a...

U.S. pushes for "Merchant of Death” extradition The trial location for Viktor Bout, the Russian dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death’, is still up in the air, with suggestions that the U.S. has sent an official to Thailand to push for his extradition. Bout is being held in...

Gazprom, Ukraine agree on gas deal The Russian gas giant Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz have announced they’ve signed a deal for gas supplies. The two entities have been in dispute for months over Ukraine's standing debt.

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