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Abkhazia denies involvement in Georgian blast Abkhazia says it was not involved in an attack that led to the death of a mayor and a civilian in a Georgian village. Georgia's Interior Ministry said the two men died and a policeman was injured in a remotely-detonated...

Chechen capital recovers from war The capital of Chechnya, which once bore the scars of two devastating anti-terrorist campaigns during the 1990s, has almost no traces left of its violent past. Moscow is pumping billions of dollars into the...

Russia lends Belarus $US 2 billion Belarusian President Lukashenko is in Moscow seeking Russian expertise on how to get through the financial crisis. Russia has agreed to lend its neighbour $US 2 billion to cope with money problems, including covering...

Russia must avoid getting into crisis - Medvedev Trading on Russia's two main stock exchanges has been suspended until Tuesday in an effort to halt the steep declines. But the Russian government says it can cope with the situation and President Medvedev says Russia...

Hijack of Sochi-Moscow flight averted Police have arrested a man who reportedly threatened to blow up a passenger plane en route to Moscow from the southern Russian city of Sochi. The plane, a Sky Express Boeing 737 with 130 people onboard, has now arrived...

Space programme faces uncertain future as cosmonauts return Two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, and an American space tourist, Richard Garriott, have landed safely in Kazakhstan after a mission to the International Space Station. It comes amid concerns that...

U.S. piling up illegal sanctions against Russia - Lavrov New sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Russia's military export monopoly Rosoboronexport are against international law, says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He added Russia will keep them in mind in future relations with...

Russia appoints ambassadors to South Ossetia & Abkhazia Russia has appointed ambassadors to the republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Meeting the diplomats at the Kremlin, President Dmitry Medvedev noted they will need to undertake their duties at a difficult time since a...

Azerbaijan's President sworn into office Azerbaijan's President Ilkham Aliyev has been sworn in for a second consecutive term in the country's capital, Baku. The ceremony took place in the palace named after Azerbaijan's former head of state and Aliyev's late...

Friday's Press Review This Friday Russian newspapers wonder if the summit of the Top 20 will make any difference, talk of Russia’s nuclear capability, note the escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan and turn to history to find the reasons...

Georgia falls down on press freedom - report The Reporters Without Borders report on media freedom worldwide has seen a dramatic fall on the part of Georgia. The country has plunged from 66th to 120th rank following the war in South Ossetia.

Big Apple rotten at the core? New York City Council has agreed to let its mayor, Michael Bloomberg, run for a third term in office. Beyond City Hall the decision has been met with resistance, with the council being accused of breaching public trust...

Dozen reported kidnapped in Ingushetia Between 10 and 15 people have been kidnapped in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia. Masked gunmen are reported to have broken into a gambling club some 20 miles north-west of the capital, Magas.

U.S. election media coverage blind to policies - poll A study on mainstream media coverage of the U.S. presidential election finds 53 per cent of the narrative focuses on the candidate's behaviour. According to the Pew Research Center, subjects like temperament, body...

Terror trial for ‘Turkish Taliban’ resumes A trial over an alleged anti-government plot has resumed in Turkey. Eighty-six suspects are accused of conspiring to overthrow the country's government. The previous hearing was disrupted when the defendants and their...

EU observers ‘playing with fire’ in Georgia The EU observers’ mission is failing to curb Georgian violations of the peace plan, Russia’s Foreign Minister has said. Sergey Lavrov has accused the European Union of “playing with fire”.

Majority of Americans predict voter fraud in U.S. election - poll A majority of Americans think that the U.S. presidential election next month will be marred by fraud. A survey released by Opinion Dynamics suggests over 60 % believe there will be widespread voter fraud, with 35 %...

Pakistan politics: paradox in paralysis In a surge of national self-identity, the Pakistani Parliament took a belligerent stance against mounting US pressure and has called for independent foreign policy and reconciliation with the militants.

Russia should help create new rules of world economy In his recent video blog post Russia's President, Dmitry Medvedev, has addressed the global economic crisis and its impact on Russia.

Orthodox Patriarch, big politics and the small neighbour On Thursday Russia’s Patriarch Aleksy II began his three-day visit to Belarus. Amid talks of Belarus turning its back on Russia, it is itself a remarkable thing, but what we saw was an exceptionally warm welcome for the...

‘Hockey-mom’ Palin’s $US 150,000 clothes bill Sarah Palin's wardrobe expenses have totalled a record $150,000 of Republican money, according to reports in America. In times when even the British Queen is saving on clothes and appearing in public in her old outfits,

Al-Qaeda: McCain for president! Al-Qaeda is backing John McCain in the US presidential election, according to the website considered to be the voice of al-Qaeda’s leadership. It says that the notorious terrorist group would like to see four more years...

South Ossetia rejects access to Georgian aid No international organisations which are registered in Georgia will be allowed in South Ossetia, according to the republic's president, Eduard Kokoity. It means that no aid issued to Georgia by the International Donors'...

EU: Stalin planned Ukrainian famine The European Union has recognised the Holodomor – the famine that hit Soviet Ukraine in 1932-1933 – as a crime against humanity and the Ukrainian people.

Global financial controls and global socialism Let’s remember the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. Policies called ruinous ten years back are our only hope today. Throwing money at the crisis can only work if everyone simultaneously does the throwing – and that lea

Georgia aid ‘bad example for democracy’ Representatives of 67 states and institutions are discussing an aid package of $3.25 billion for Georgia following its conflict with Russia.

No mercury poisoning of Politkovskaya lawyer – Le Figaro New evidence has come to light which indicates the lawyer in the trial of murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya was not intentionally poisoned.

Thursday's Press Review This Thursday Russian newspapers look forward to the summit of the Top 20 in Washington, explore the dialogue between U.S. and Russian Generals as a useful inheritance of the Cold War and predict the World’s future from...

Market up 257% and growing… in Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange seemingly takes no orders from the global financial crisis. The market has shown record growth of more than 250 percent a day – but Wall Street traders are unlikely to flock to...

Radioactive elevators spark health scare Elevator producer Otis has ordered a recall of radioactive buttons installed over several months across Europe. It’s believed the buttons may have been manufactured from nuclear sub hulls.

Owner of hijacked Ukrainian ship can’t afford ransom The owner of a Ukrainian freighter hijacked off the Somali cost says he doesn't have enough money to pay the ransom. Earlier there were reports that the pirates were threatening to kill the crew being held captive on boa

Neck and neck? Poll puts McCain just one point behind A new poll on the US election suggests Republican candidate John McCain is closing the gap on Barack Obama and now lies just a point behind. Commissioned by the Associated Press, it says 44 per cent of those expected to...

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