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Russia’s Navy in Venezuela: the facts Washington officials have played down the significance of Russia sending a squadron of warships to the Caribbean for a joint exercise with Venezuelan Navy, but what kind of force exactly will be maneuvering in America’s...

Crashed drone in Pakistan? Not ours - Pentagon The Pentagon says that U.S. troops did not lose any of their unmanned aerial drones on Pakistani territory. The Mid-Eastern country reported a drone had crashed in the region of South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan.

Proton rocket blasts into space Russia's Proton space rocket has launched into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will take three satellites into orbit which will make up part of the global navigation system, GLONASS.

Ukraine's President talks tough amid crisis at home Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko once again made it clear Ukraine does not recognise the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and is keen to join NATO. While some leaders want to make a point speaking at the U

War of rhetoric: Rice and Lavrov meet Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice have met behind closed doors on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. This was their first high-level tête-à-tête since the war in...

War of rhetoric: Rice and Lavrov to meet Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice are to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Iran’s president lashes out at U.S. The people of Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia have become the victims of NATO provocations, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said at the UN General Assembly. He also accused western powers of trying to thwart

U.S. blocks NATO’s activities - Russian envoy Russia regrets that a session of the Russia-NATO council scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled by a U.S. initiative. The country's envoy to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin, accused the U.S. of foisting its views on other...

Ukraine refuses to side with Georgia at UN Despite great expectations, Ukraine didn’t support Georgia in New York , where 63 session of United Nations Assembly was held Tuesday . Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko remained neutral in his comments on being “the

Prominent Chechen killed in Moscow Moscow police report that Ruslan Yamadaev has been killed in the centre of the city. He was a former deputy of the State Duma and member of United Russia Party, who held a title of Hero of Russia.

Council of Europe investigates S. Ossetia crisis A Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation, which is trying to assess the state of Russian-Georgian relations, has arrived in Tbilisi. They've already spent two days in Moscow and called on...

NATO accused of sheltering Afghan heroin trade Since NATO forces invaded Afghanistan, the production of heroin in the country increased by 2.5 times and Afghanistan has become the world leader in heroin production. Eighteen tonnes of heroin from Afghanistan ends up...

Pilot error blamed for Perm plane crash Investigators have made a breakthrough in trying to find out why a passenger jet crashed near the Russian city of Perm earlier this month. They've managed to decipher information from the Boeing 737's badly-damaged fligh

Medvedev lashes out at gold producers President Dmitry Medvedev has hit out at Russia's gold producers for not being efficient enough.

Gordon’s date with destiny At the Labour Party’s annual conference in Manchester the knives are out for Gordon Brown. At the moment, the only thing falling faster than Labour’s poll-rating is the stock market; neither comes as good news to the Bri

Tuesday's Russian Press Review This Tuesday business matters are again prominent in the front pages of the Russian print Media. The papers also continue the coverage and analysis of the current controversy between Russia and the West over the ‘Five...

Medvedev wants more energy for export Russia is ready to invest in the development of energy and fuel resources in the country’s Far East and plans to export part of it, President Medvedev has announced while touring the region.

Ukraine crisis to provoke rivals’ alliance? Talks of a surprising new alliance have appeared in the turbulent world of Ukrainian politics. The once fierce political rivals, the Yulia Timoshenko bloc and the Party of Regions, are now considering an alliance.

Bush: Russia violated UN Charter George Bush has accused Russia of violating the UN Charter by attacking Georgia in August. The U.S. president was speaking at the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. Bush vowed the U.S. will continue its support for ‘y

Stalin's death camp survivors shed light on Gulag The Kolyma region in Russia's Far East could have been known just for its vast mineral wealth and abundant fisheries. But the forbidding steppes became a testimony to one of the country's darkest periods. Isolated and...

Protesters greet Ahmadinejad in New York Thousands of protesters camped outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday as world leaders addressed the 63rd U.N. General Assembly. One of the largest groups came to denounce Iranian President Mahmoud...

Space tourist to follow his father into orbit Final preparations for a mission to the International Space Station are underway in Star City in the Moscow region. Aboard the rocket will be an American space tourist who hopes to revive declining interest in space by...

Runaway elephant dies hit by a bus A young female elephant broke through the circus gates and ran onto a busy highway not far from Mexico City’s Teotihuacán pyramids and was fatally hit by a bus. The driver of the bus also died following the crash, some...

OSCE observers 'content' ahead of Belarus poll The OSCE's Democratic Institutions and Human Rights observers are among many others to monitor Belarusian parliamentary elections on September 28th. Their mission has been working in Belarus since August. For the...

Charms and wits of the chess queen Aleksandra Kosteniuk was crowned women’s world chess champion last week. The beautiful girl with a scalpel-sharp intellect will soon be on RT’s Spotlight programme.

Council of Europe to investigate S. Ossetia crisis The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called on Russia to set up a commission to investigate events in South Ossetia. The group is in the Russian capital to assess the two countries' diplomacy,...

Somali pirates get on Russia's nerves Russia says it will join the international effort to fight armed pirates off the Somalian coast. The EU is planning a military operation against the pirates that seize civilian ships along the trade route in exchange for

Merchant of Death or the Flying Dutchman of U.S. national security? After months of delay, the court hearing of the extradition case of Viktor Bout, a Russian businessman and an alleged arms dealer, has commenced in Bangkok.

Jews divided over Ahmadinejad ahead of UN Assembly Leaders and chief diplomats from almost 200 nations are preparing to gather under one roof to tackle global problems. The United Nations General Assembly opens on Tuesday, with fierce debate expected for the entire sessi

UN General Assembly session underway The Global financial crisis and soaring food prices, Russia's relations with the West and problems of nuclear non-proliferation are expected to dominate the talks of world leaders in New York.

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