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Arshavin heading for Real Madrid? Real Madrid may become the next club for Russia’s Euro 2008 hero, Andrey Arshavin, the Spanish A-S newspaper reports.

Nuclear sub: doubts remain despite sailor's confession A sailor has confessed to causing the deaths of 20 people on a Russian nuclear submarine – but there are some who think investigators have got the wrong man.

Italy criticises US over E.Europe missiles plan Senior Italian politicians have called on Russia and the U.S. to end a row over planned missile deployments. Italy's Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, has appealed to Washington to shelve proposals for an anti-missile...

Ukraine ‘censored’ arms sales documentary A Russian film-maker claims the Ukrainian authorities prevented him from screening a documentary revealing the extent of Ukraine's arms sales to Georgia. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko has already admitted...

Banker sentenced to life for murder Russian banker Aleksey Frenkel will spend 19 years in prison for organising the contract killing of Andrey Kozlov, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Central Bank.

Thursday’s press review Russia’s newspapers on Thursday concentrate on four topics: advising the government on its relations with the new U.S. administration; attempting to figure out America’s intentions in Afghanistan; exploring the options...

UK falsely brands 12,000 as criminals A government agency in Britain has a lot of explaining to do after it wrongly accused 12,000 people of being convicted criminals, reports the Daily Mail. The innocent victims, according to the newspaper, were labelled...

India faces crippling slowdown As world leaders prepare for the G-20 conference in Washington at the weekend, there are growing fears in India that the financial crisis could be about to derail their booming economy.

Sailor caused fatal gas leak on nuclear sub Investigators say a crew member was responsible for the accident on the Russian nuclear submarine that killed 20 people last week. The sailor has confessed to switching on the fire extinguishing system on the Nerpa for...

US backs Ukraine's NATO bid The US has once again expressed strong support for Ukraine's membership in NATO. Washington is pushing the issue forward at a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers in Estonia. It appears though, there are sharp...

CSKA clinch fourth Euroleague victory in a row CSKA Moscow have beaten Turkish side 'Efes Pilsen' in basketball's Euroleague, to move to 4 and 0 so far in their group campaign. It was an easy evening's work for Etorre Messina's men as they ran out 90-68 winners.

Russian & UK ships stop pirate attack A joint operation between the Russian warship Neustrashimy (Fearless) and the British frigate HMS Cumberland has prevented a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to Russian Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo. It was the...

Russia’s footballers climb rankings Russia's national football team have reached their highest FIFA ranking since 1997. Guus Hiddink's charges now sit 8th – climbing up one position from last month.

Did computer error cause nuclear sub accident? In Russia's Far East, thousands of people have been paying their last respects to the 20 people who suffocated to death on the Nerpa nuclear submarine last week. Meanwhile, an air supply specialist on the submarine has...

EU must decide on gas pipe – Putin Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called on Europe to make a decision on whether it wants the North Stream gas pipeline. Otherwise, he said, Russia would concentrate on liquefied gas production.

Belarus set to buy Russian missiles Russia’s western neighbour Belarus may purchase short-range Iskander missiles from Moscow in order to build up its own defence shield.

Captured sailors run out of food and water The 21 crew members aboard the Faina, a Ukrainian cargo ship captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia in September, have sent a letter to Kiev saying they have run out of food, water and fuel.

Wednesday's press review Russia’s newspapers on Wednesday carry an interview with an American political scientist on missile defense, talk to the Israeli prime minister about Iran, analyze Ukraine’s claim for the central role in providing...

Medvedev tables presidential term increase Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev has introduced a bill to the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, to increase presidential and parliamentary terms. The proposal was made last week during Medvedev's...

Hand of friendship reaches Abkhazia and S.Ossetia The upper chamber of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council, has ratified the treaties of friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance with the Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

North Korea to close border with South North Korea has announced that it will close the land border with South Korea starting from 1 December.

Iraq touts for business at trade fair War-torn Iraq is inviting both Arab and western companies to Baghdad to take part in a five-day exhibition devoted to trade and business.

Talks to resume on missile defence? Russia has reiterated its position on deploying Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad. It did say though that it would only do so if the U.S. goes ahead with building its defence shield in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile,...

Russian lands $US 5 million poker prize A Russian has netted more than $US 5 million in the World Series of Poker tournament. Ivan Demidov finished runner-up in the most prestigious competition held in the mecca of gambling, Las Vegas.

Shady past haunts defeated candidate An Israeli billionaire born in Russia has been defeated in the election to elect a new mayor of Jerusalem. Arkady Gaydamak’s candidacy proved rather controversial. Gaydamak, who is a businessman, a philanthropist and a...

Blast injures four in Russia’s south Four servicemen have been injured in a blast in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia. Police say the explosive device went off near a stadium in the city of Karabulak where law-enforcement officers were patrolling...

Kostya Tszyu holds master class for youngsters World boxing champion Kostya Tszyu and world rhythmic gymnastics champion Irina Tchashchina have held a master class for young athletes in Moscow. The point is to promote a healthy way of life to children to get kids...

Russia and Finland focus on security The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken alongside his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, at a news conference in Moscow. The key issues touched upon during their meeting were those of security in the...

Moscow ups the ante in missiles row Russia is warning that if U.S. plans for an anti-missile system in Eastern Europe materialise, its response will also be material – the deployment of Iskander missiles near Poland’s border. Foreign Minister...

`Gas Opec` is no threat – Putin Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sought to ease fears over a so-called ‘gas Opec’, saying the proposed union of natural gas producers poses no threat to consumers.

Tuesday's press review Tuesday’s newspapers in Russia predict the first steps of Barack Obama as the U.S. president, look into the intricacies of Georgian politics and celebrate the 90th anniversary of WWI. Here is the review:

CSKA Moscow secure Champions League spot Former UEFA Cup holders, CSKA, have secured their place in next season's Champions league following an easy 4-1 win over FC Moscow.

Fists fly in Ukrainian parliament: comments

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