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Merchant of Death or the Flying Dutchman of U.S. national security? Part 4 Political spin is very much like a rolling snowball. You just need to get the spin to the right size, so everyone notices it, and the rest will be done by others. An associate of Viktor But’s used another metaphor:...

Further Iran sanctions ruled out Six countries discussing how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme have agreed not to impose further sanctions on Tehran. The new resolution was proposed by Moscow and has been submitted to the UN Security Council.

U.S. candidates lash out at Russia U.S. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have singled out Russia for strong criticism during their first debate. Russia was one topic both candidates seemed to agree on, with Obama saying the next U.S. p

Financial crisis may jeopardise U.S. missile defence plans The current financial crisis might affect the U.S. missile defence project in the Czech Republic and Poland, Czech Foreign Minister Karl Schwarzenberg said on Friday in an interview with the Reuters news agency.

Independent U.S. presidential candidate banned from debates While millions of people around the world watched Barack Obama and fellow U.S. presidential candidate John McCain debate each other, another man running for the high office was ignored. Independent Ralph Nader is not...

South Ossetians accuse Georgia of inhumanity The first rally by a campaign group called “Ossetia blames” has been held in South Ossetia’s capital, Tskhinval. Hundreds of South Ossetians flooded the city’s main square to express their condemnation of...

Congress approves funding Russian Space Agency The U.S. Congress has finally permitted NASA to make payments to the Russian Space Agency.

Money to money, oil to oil Russia and Venezuela have discussed the possible creation of a joint bank and an oil and gas consortium between the two countries’ energy giants PDVSA and Gazprom. The statement came during the meeting of presidents...

Russians opt for safer sex “Your life. Your body. Your choice.” this is the message of this year's World Contraception Day. The international event has a particular resonance for Russia where abortion figures are truly shocking: four...

Pirates seize 33 Ukrainian tanks The Ukrainian vessel “Faina”, carrying military equipment, including 33 tanks, has been seized by pirates off the African coast. The country's Foreign Ministry says there are at least 21 people on board the...

No sanctions for Iran? Six countries discussing how to deal with the Iranian nuclear programme have agreed not to impose sanctions on Tehran. The new resolution was proposed by Moscow and will be submitted to the U.N. Security Council.

Russia starts production of nuclear subs with cruise missiles President Dmitry Mevedev said Russia is going to starts serial production of nuclear submarines carrying cruise missiles.

Red Army veteran accused of genocide The Estonian government has filed a case against Velo Paltmann – a 79-year-old ex-KGB serviceman and WW2 Red Army veteran. He is accused of genocide and crimes against Estonian citizens.

Election? I want them all! – Timoshenko Ukraine's Prime Minister, Yulia Timosheko, says an early parliamentary election could take place alongside a presidential vote. The statement came amid the country's third major political crisis in four years, this time...

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Major Russia-India arms deals firm up Russia and India are giving a new boost to their military-technical co-operation and arms trade, as they are expected to sign a new contract on the purchase of Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier by India’s Navy a

Friday's Russian Press Review This Friday Russian newspapers publish reports on President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Kamchatka, evaluations of the near future of Russia’s oil industry and the possibility of outward expansion of Russian capital....

U.S. lawmakers allow NASA to pay Russia The U.S. Congress has allowed NASA to make payments to Russia's Space Agency, its main partner in the International Space Station. Lawmakers moved to adopt an amendment after warnings from NASA officials that American...

Georgia cuts energy ties with Russia Georgia has suspended electricity supplies coming from Russia. The Salkhino power line, which has been cut, runs through Abkhazia. Georgian officials say they’re not sure if it’ll be restored.

Bush, Obama & McCain unite in face of crisis U.S. President George Bush and the two men fighting to succeed him, Barack Obama and John McCain, are teaming up in an attempt to push through a multi-billion-dollar U.S. bailout for Wall Street. The measure is meant to

Ossetian war aftermath 'shocking' – PACE Ossetian accounts of the war with Georgia are shocking, according to the head of the Political Affairs Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Goran Lindblad. PACE delegation has visited

PACE delegation visits S. Ossetia A delegation from the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe is visiting South Ossetia to investigate the aftermath of the recent conflict there.

Colonel’s murder is vendetta – Chechen President Investigators should consider blood revenge as a main version in the case of murder of Colonel Ruslan Yamadaev, who was shot dead on Wednesday in Moscow, believes Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

RT anchor wins TV award RT's very own Kevin Owen has been awarded Russia's most prestigious TV gong as best news anchor. The TEFI national award has been given to best TV programmes and personalities since 1994.

Moscow and Caracas bask in close ties Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives in the Russian capital on Thursday with relations between the countries at their best in years. Moscow has recently sent warships to South America to take part in joint military

Blast hits Abkhazian capital There's been an explosion in the Abkhazian capital Sukhum. It's been reported that a vehicle containing about 50 kg of explosives was detonated near the building of the Security Service Office. There were no casualties.

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