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Fed refuses to disclose who got loans In the U.S. the Federal Reserve is refusing to disclose who has received almost $2 Trillion worth of taxpayer funded loans, or what collateral it is taking, according to Bloomberg. However, under the U.S. Freedom of...

Kalashnikov the man turns 89 The creator of the legendary AK-47 assault rifle, better known as the Kalashnikov, is marking his 89th birthday.

Workmen or militants? Row over 14 killings by U.S. Army The U.S. military says it’s killed 14 militants in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province – but the province authorities say those killed were construction workers. The shootout happened as gunmen opened fire...

Monday's Press Review This Monday Russian newspapers report on the international efforts in global crisis management and makes predictions about Barack Obama’s Cabinet and a possible new war in the Balkans.

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Abkhazia wants equal status at Geneva security talks EU and UN envoys are on a visit to Abkhazia ahead of next week's international consultation on the Caucasus, where Abkhazia wants to participate as an equal partner.

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Dinamo moves one step closer to Champions League In the Russian football league, Dinamo Moscow have tightened their grip on a place in the Champions League thanks to a 2-0 win at home to Luch Energiya. A one-all draw between their main rivals Amkar and Zenit makes the...

Zvonareva goes down in WTA finals Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva has failed to win the biggest match of her career, losing to Venus Williams in the final of the season-ending WTA Championships in Doha.

Cop killed in Chechnya grenade attack Unidentified attackers have killed a policeman and injured two others as a result of an ambush in the centre of Chechnya’s capital city Grozny.

Italian education cuts spark massive protests Students across Italy have been engaged in a month of ongoing nationwide protests against a series of sweeping budget cuts that threaten to annihilate the public education system. School protests have become contagious,...

Moscow to host Mid-East conference Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he hopes the issue of Palestinian unity will be resolved by next spring. At a meeting in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh , the Middle East Quartet of negotiators has supported...

U.S. hopes to soften Moscow missile stance Officials in Moscow are considering new proposals received from Washington on the U.S. missile defence system in Eastern Europe. Discussions on these offerings, which include access for Russian monitors to the bases in...

Zvonareva storms through to WTA final Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva is through to the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships, the last tournament of the season, after a semi-final win over compatriot Elena Dementieva in Doha.

Day of mourning for Vladikavkaz victims A day of mourning has been held in the Russian republic of North Ossetia following the suspected suicide bombing in the city of Vladikavkaz. National flags are at half mast all over North Ossetia and special services...

One step closer to the Rugby World Cup Russia’s national rugby squad has taken their first step towards reaching the Rugby World Cup after kicking off their European Nations Cup campaign with an impressive victory over Spain.

Another ship hijacked off Somali coast A Danish cargo ship carrying a mainly Russian crew is reported to have been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. It's thought the freighter, with 13 people on board, was attacked as it passed through the Gulf...

Middle East Quartet aim to boost peace process The Quartet of Middle East mediators are gathering in Egypt, to look for ways to boost the stalled peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.

It’s a knockout! Yushchenko fires world boxing champ Ukraine’s WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitaly Klitchko has become the latest victim of the world economic crisis – after losing his job as an adviser to the country’s president. Viktor Yushchenko fired all 17 of...

Thousands demand Saakashvili resignation Several thousand protesters have turned out in Georgia's capital Tbilisi to voice their discontent with the current leadership and to demand early presidential and parliamentary elections. They picketed the national...

Corruption crackdown: Duma wants to bin bribes & backhanders Russia's parliament has moved to clamp down on corruption in the country. The State Duma adopted a draft law in which gifts to government officials worth more than 5,000 roubles (about $US 190) would be confiscated....

Iran’s nuke development ‘unacceptable’ – Obama U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has said Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon is ‘unacceptable’. At his first news conference since Tuesday’s victory, Barack Obama also said Tehran must stop its “support of...

I won’t play for Zenit again – Arshavin European clubs should take note – Andrey Arshavin has said he will not play for Zenit again and is desperate to leave. The Russian star was on the verge of moving to Tottenham after Euro 2008 but stayed in St...

Ingush opposition site ban may be lifted The Ingush Supreme Court has said that an interview published on the opposition site ingushetia.ru was not extremist. The interview had given grounds for to close the site in May.

New kids on the bloc better listen – EU The European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso, speaking at the EU summit in Brussels, has stated that Lithuania and Poland shouldn’t block on new agreements and that it’s better for them to listen to what other...

Ukraine to play ‘Totalitarian’ Football? Back in the 1970s, the Dutch national team shocked the football world with a revolutionary new system called ‘Total Football’. Now a member of Ukraine’s Democratic Coalition, MP Aleksandr Doniy, is shocking fans with...

Man jailed for 30 months for killing alleged paedophile A former boxer has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for killing an alleged paedophile. Aleksandr Kuznetsov admitted committing the crime, but said the man he killed had attempted to rape his 8-year-old...

Last national of Russian Empire dies in Paris Russia’s oldest ‘first-wave’ emigrant has died in Paris after a long fight against illness. Andrey Shmeman, who was 88, was among those who fled during the country’s civil war after the October Revolution of 1917.

Grow gills! Earth will sink by 2030 The International Energy Agency has warned that the Earth is on course for a 6 °C increase in temperatures by 2030 – which could lead to a dramatic rise in sea levels. It says that current hydrocarbon...

Wave of terror looming over the Caucasus? Less than a week after the National Anti-Terror Committee said there had been a decline in terrorism within Russia, the city of Vladikavkaz became a target in the deadliest attack in almost a year. Thursday's bus blast...

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