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Authorities declare war on racist gangs Following a week which has seen one gang of extremists receive long prison terms – including life sentences – and another skinhead gang arrested and charged with racist killings, it seems there...

Watch out for poachers! Gazelles face new hazard Driven by thirst, thousands of gazelles have been leaving the plains of Mongolia and migrating north to Russia's lakes. Russian frontier guards have removed part of the border fence with Mongolia to allow the animals...

Moscow escapes blackout after electrical fire Firefighters have put out a fire at an electricity substation in Moscow, which threatened the capital’s power supply. The blaze started while new equipment was being tested at the Chagino plant in the south-east of the...

Starving gazelles flock to Russia Around 100,000 gazelles are on their way to Russia. The animals, which usually live in Mongolia, have been forced across the border in search of food and water. Earlier this week hundreds died after being snagged in...

Russian sailors were three sheets to the wind A captain and a senior engineer of a Russian ship have been detained after their cargo carrier ran aground off the coast of Denmark.

Breed-and-eat method to save iguana The iguana is under threat in Mexico as too many of the reptiles are being eaten. In order to protect the species, a breeding centre has been opened housing more than a thousand reptiles.

Russian doctors and rescuers help quake-hit China Russian doctors and emergency workers have arrived in China's Sichuan province, which has been hit by the country’s deadliest earthquake in more than two decades. Russia's Emergency Ministry has also sent specialist...

Moscow police steel themselves for Champions League final When Moscow hosts football's Champions League final on Wednesday some 40,000 English fans are expected in the Russian capital to watch Chelsea and Manchester United. It's the first ever all-English final and police are...

Myanmar death toll rises Following the powerful of cyclone two weeks ago, the official death toll in Myanmar has now reached almost 80,000, with another 60,000 people still missing.

Are Russian expats losing their identity in Europe? Members of the Russian diaspora living throughout Europe are holding a conference in Luxembourg, where they're discussing how to successfully promote their culture and maintain their identity. The EU Russian-Speakers'...

Georgia still sabre-rattling over breakaway region A Georgian minister has said his country does not rule out a military confrontation with Russia. Temur Yakubashvili, Minister for Reintegration, is in Moscow for talks over Russia's role in the peace process between...

Bombs hit Georgia-South Ossetia conflict zone There have been three separate explosions near the unofficial border between Georgia and its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Two Georgian policemen were injured in one of the blasts, one of whom is in a serious...

Skinhead gang charged with 19 racial murders Eight young men and one woman are due to stand trial accused of 19 murders and 13 attempted murders. The Moscow prosecutor’s office brought the charges after an investigation into more than three dozen racial attacks...

Europe rejects Ukraine’s famine claim The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rebuffed Ukraine’s efforts to have the famine of the 1930s recognised solely as a tragedy of the Ukrainian people. The body says the event was an...

Emerging economies strengthen ties The foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China have been holding their last day of talks in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg on Friday. The talks between the BRIC nations focused on financial issues, energy...

Swiss firm ordered to pay damages to Russian news agency A court in Paris has ordered the Swiss company NOGA to pay €15,000 in damages to Russia's Ria Novosti News Agency. In the 1990s, NOGA pressed charges against the Russian government, claiming the country owed it money...

Ukraine officially joins WTO Ukraine has joined the World Trade Organisation, committing the country to economic reforms and opening up new trade channels. President Victor Yushchenko’s office has issued a statement saying a WTO membership protocol...

Breakaway region dismisses UN backing for Georgian refugees Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia has brushed off a UN resolution backing refugees who want to return to the region following a bloody conflict in the 1990s. More than a quarter of a million people, mostly...

Medvedev welcomes his favourite team to Kremlin President Medvedev has met St Petersburg's Zenit Football Club in Moscow’s Kremlin on Friday to congratulate them on winning the UEFA Cup. They beat Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final to claim the first major European...

FSB catches Georgian spy Russia’s security forces have reportedly arrested a Russian citizen who is accused of spying for Georgia. Georgia denies the allegation and calls the information a “provocation”.

U.S. Lower House rejects extra funding for wars A bill that would provide over $US 160 billion of funding for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan has been rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Medvedev inspects missile base on first presidential trip On his first visit as commander-in-chief of Russia's armed forces, President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the Ivanovo region to examine the base of a regiment equipped with the Topol-M mobile missile system.

Triumphant Zenit bring UEFA Cup back to St. Pete Supporters of St Petersburg's Zenit Football Club turned out in force to welcome the team on their return from Manchester with the precious UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final to claim the...

Russia offers NATO a compromise over arms treaty Russia has offered NATO a compromise in order to break the deadlock over the stalled Conventional Forces in Europe treaty (CFE).

Racist bombers sentenced to life for market blast Eight members of an extremist nationalist group found guilty of causing a deadly explosion at Moscow’s multi-ethnic Cherkizovsky market in 2006 have been jailed. Four of the ringleaders were sentenced to life while the...

Belarus warns EU against imposing sanctions The Belarusian President has warned Europe against joining the U.S. in imposing punitive measures against its companies. In an interview with Reuters, Aleksandr Lukashenko told the EU to remember that Belarus is a...

UN backs Georgia on return of refugees The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on internally displaced persons and refugees from Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia. It spells out the necessity for a schedule of voluntary return of people to...

Putin says average pay must rise At the first session of Russia’s new cabinet, economic matters took centre stage. The meeting focused on the Economic Development Ministry's three-year forecast, which will form the basis for calculating the budget this...

Russia, China & India insist Kosovo and Serbia resume talks The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China have been holding talks in Ekaterinburg in the Urals. The discussions are focusing on economic and military co-operation, but the ministers also touched on international...

Russian champions win UEFA Cup FC Zenit St Petersburg have won the UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final in Manchester to claim the first major European trophy in the club's history.

Moscow offers mobile hospital to quake-hit China The second of four Russian planes packed with humanitarian supplies has arrived in China with emergency aid for victims of Monday’s devastating earthquake. The IL-76 aircraft took 30 tonnes of supplies, including tents,...

Real-life Qs showcase latest gadgets in Moscow From top-of-the-range helicopters and laptops that work underwater to the latest fire-fighting equipment – gadgets for aspiring James Bonds were on display at an international exhibition in Moscow.

PM Putin blasts "clumsy" government: comments

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