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Why is Ukraine talking about famine? Russia’s ambassador to the UN has accused Ukraine of using the great famine of the 1930s to take people's minds off more urgent problems at home. Vitaly Churkin says leaders in Kiev are dredging up 'holodomor' to...

Don’t help Georgia rearm - Lavrov Russia's Foreign Minister has warned the EU not to stand by and allow Georgia spend billions of dollars in aid on re-equiping its depleted military forces. Sergey Lavrov delivered the blunt message at a meeting with...

Vandals deface Russian monument in Ukraine Police in Ukraine are hunting vandals who covered a statue of eighteenth-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great in yellow and blue paint – the colours of the Ukrainian flag. It's thought the monument in...

Case is moving too fast - Karadzic Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has appeared before The Hague tribunal for a pre-trial hearing.

Tobacco industry to go up in smoke? The British government is planning a crushing blow against tobacco companies. Fancy cigarette packs should be replaced by standardised white boxes, think the country’s health guards.

Russian weapons exports won’t suffer - Medvedev Sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Russia's military export monopoly and main military equipment exporter, Rosoboronexport, equals unfair competition, says President Dmitry Medvedev. He also called on other weapons...

Tuesday's Press Review This Tuesday Russian newspapers explore the U.S. dollar bubble, reveal Russia's reasons for participation in the about-to-be-born natural gas cartel, look into the economic foreign policy of Belarus and publish the...

Caucasus tension in spotlight at UN Russia wants to exclude any possibility of further Georgian aggression against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Canada to deport U.S. ex-Sergeant who refused to fight in Iraq Sergeant Hart defected from the Iraq war in 2004, and has been living in Canada for the past three years with his wife and son. Now Hart has been ordered to return to the U.S. to face charges and imprisonment, despite...

Russia-EU partnership media briefing Foreign ministers from Russia and the European Union have held a media briefing following a meeting in St. Petersburg.

“Georgian soldiers were doped to kill civilians” Many of the Georgian soldiers who took part in the attack on South Ossetia in August were drugged before going into combat, according to a Moscow-based human rights group.

Eyes on the prize: Arctic claims on agenda On Tuesday St. Petersburg plays host to foreign ministers from Nordic countries to talk about energy, the economy and the environment. The Northern Dimension, a group made up of Russia, Iceland, Norway, and six EU...

Obama assassination plot foiled Two white supremacists have been charged with plotting to assassinate U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. A court in Tennessee was told the plan was uncovered by federal agents who believed the pair also planned a...

Somali pirates threaten to kill hostages on Tuesday Negotiators in Kenya are continuing talks with Somali pirates who are holding 20 hostages on board a seized Ukrainian freighter, the Faina. Earlier they issued an ultimatum saying they would kill hostages if a...

Saakashvili sacks PM - for probing South Ossetia conflict? Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has dismissed the country's Prime Minister, Lado Gurgenidze, in a cabinet overhaul following the military operation in South Ossetia.

Maestro Rostropovich’s monument revealed A monument to the renowned Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been unveiled on his grave in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery. The day marks 18 months since the maestro's death. The monument is a...

Monday's Press Review This Monday Russian newspapers continue the analysis of the global financial crisis, leak the Russian Government's new priorities in foreign trade, attempt to find true reasons behind the U.S. sanctions against...

Abkhazia strengthens border with Georgia after shooting incident Abkhazia is strengthening defenses on its border with Georgia to protect the territory from what it calls provocations from Tbilisi.

Syria furious over U.S. raid An alleged U.S. helicopter raid on a settlement in Syrian territory that left at least eight people dead has sparked furious reaction. Damascus has condemned the move as “serious aggression”.

Time to build bridges with Poland Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been meeting Polish policy-makers on Monday in an effort to rebuild diplomatic bridges.

White House candidates aim at swing states With a mere week and a half left to U.S. Election Day, the presidential candidates are targeting swing states in their bids to win the keys to the Oval Office. Barack Obama and John McCain are doing their best to sway...

Russian warship patrols Somali waters The Russian warship 'Neustrashimy' (Fearless) has arrived in the troubled waters off Somalia and has began conducting anti-piracy patrols in the area. Seven NATO vessels are already monitoring the area which is...

Ukraine: politicians bicker as economy suffers The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide Ukraine with $US 16.5 billion in light of the country's deteriorating financial situation. It's been made worse by the political turmoil in the country.

‘That was a nightmare’ – survivors remember Moscow theatre siege Six years ago almost a thousand children and adults went to watch a musical performance at a Moscow theatre only to be held hostage for two and a half days. The siege eventually claimed 130 lives, including those of 51...

Georgia opens fire on Abkhazian checkpoint Georgia has opened fire on a Russian checkpoint on the Georgian-Abkhazian border. There are no reports of any injuries. The President of Abkhazia, Sergey Bagapsh, has called the attack provocative.

Comrade, can you spare a dime…or even $ 5,000? One of Russia`s harshest critics, Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has been left with egg on his face after the Russian mission to the UN received a circular asking them to sponsor his campaign. McCain`s...

Clocks go back Clocks across Russia have gone back one hour ending daylight saving time for this year. Residents in the country's Far East were the first to do it, while the most westerly region, Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, was the...

Legendary singer Muslim Magomayev dies in Moscow Renowned Soviet and Russian opera and pop singer, Muslim Magomayev, has died in Moscow. The 66-year-old baritone had suffered from heart disease, but the exact cause of death is unknown.

Iceland set for a $US 2 billion loan from IMF Iceland's government has announced that it has reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on an economic stabilisation programme which includes a $US 2.1 billion loan from the fund.

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...

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