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Nazism: UN condemns while Estonia celebrates The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee has adopted a resolution proposed by Russia on tackling the glorification of Nazism and the desecration of WWII monuments. Meanwhile a 2008-2009 calendar published in Estonia...

Turkish freedom of speech on trial for EU membership As Turkey aims to join the European Union one of their own existing laws could spoil their chances. The controversial legislation allows for the punishment of people who say or write anything considered anti-Turkish, whi

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Security spending: Russia’s cash boost for APEC Russia is to donate half-a-million U.S. dollars to the Support Fund of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation group (APEC).

Piracy payback: UN plans blitz on Somali bases The United Nations is reportedly planning military action against east African pirates. A source close to the UN Security Council told RT it’s considering authorising a raid on bases along the Somali coast. If this...

Ruling party congress discusses ideology Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has addressed the congress of Russia’s ruling political party United Russia as its leader. In his speech he talked about Russia’s current and future policies, including the...

Putin’s plans on tackling crisis receive warm welcome Prime Minister Putin's plans to overcome the financial crisis received a warm welcome at the congress of the country's largest political party – United Russia.

Medvedev orders Gazprom to collect Ukraine debt The Russian president has ordered energy giant Gazprom to recover Ukraine's $US 2.4 billion debt for natural gas supplied by the company.

Thursday's press review This Thursday Russian newspapers are glad that no one walked out on the Geneva meeting on the Caucasus; they evaluate the chances for alternative gas pipes to be built around Russia by nations who fear Moscow’s...

Russians would vote for Obama Last weekend it was officially confirmed that if given the right, Russians would definitely vote to Barack Obama.

‘Israel sells arms to its own enemies’ – newspaper Israeli weapon trading companies had been holding negotiations and selling arms to a whole row of Arab countries defined as ‘enemies’ by Israeli law – such as Iraq, Libya and Yemen. Moreover, the move was...

No arm deals made with Columbian militants – Lavrov Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that no arms deals have been made with Colombian militants.

Live chat with ISS astronauts Astronauts on the ISS will mark the anniversary of the station’s construction with a space-walk, but will they also open a bottle of weightless-friendly champagne above the atmosphere? Being separated by thousands of...

Presidential term extension one step closer The Russian parliament has agreed to amend the constitution and extend the terms of office for both the Russian presidency and parliament. It was the second reading of the proposal presented by President Medvedev...

Caucasus security talks “productive” Practical steps to ensure security in the Caucasus and the return of refugees in the wake of the August conflict in South Ossetia have been agreed in Geneva. The second round of talks involved Russia and Georgia, while...

Ex-UN diplomat extradited to Russia A Russian former UN diplomat found guilty of money laundering in 2007 has arrived in Moscow after being extradited from a Pennsylvania prison in the U.S. According to Russian authorities, Vladimir Kuznetzov will be held...

Politkovskaya accused plead not guilty in closed door trial The defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial have asserted their innocence in the courtroom. The hearings have been closed to the media at the jury's request. It comes just two days after the court ruled they...

Al-Qaeda in racist slur against Obama In a new audio address, Al-Qaeda’s number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has fiercely criticised American president-elect Barack Obama for “being a servant to the white citizens of America”.

Wednesday's Press Review This Wednesday Russian newspapers have predicted that Russia will join the WTO a year from now, analyzed the state of the Russian national economy, and quoted both a Senator on Russia’s relations with the West and a...

France denies 'virginity' annulment A man's request to annul a marriage on the basis that his wife lied to him about being a virgin has been denied by a French appeals court.

Apocalypse now: the end of Earth brought forward You may not need to write your last will and testament after all. Now a group of pessimistic scientists from the U.S., the UK and France say humanity has reached the point of no return and has little hope of continuing l

Ukraine cuts funding to feed army Facing an uneasy decision to choose between new weapons and keeping soldiers fed and clothed the head of Ukrainian Defence Ministry Yury Yekhanurov has chosen the latter.

Five million websites blocked from Iranian view Iranian authorities have blocked access to more than five million websites from the country’s population. The Internet “inflicts social, political, economic and moral damage, which is worrying”, a judiciary...

Army men in search of their best form As one of the favourites to win the inaugural KHL season, CSKA are beginning to show their best form. Vyacheslav Bykov's charges have beaten MVD in their latest encounter.

Indian warship sinks Somalia pirate vessel An Indian navy warship has sunk a pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Somalia.

India first to get third-generation nuclear power plant A new era of Russo-Indian nuclear co-operation is about to start. The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom Sergey Kirienko is going to India on Wednesday on the eve of President Medvedev’s first visit to...

Yushchenko ‘poisoning’: where do AC Milan stars come in? While President Yushchenko is still licking his wounds over the never-ending political games in Ukraine, an on-going investigation into his poisoning – if it indeed was a poisoning as he insists it...

Second attempt to amend constitution The Russian parliament is to discuss again amending the constitution in order to extend the terms of office for both president and parliament. It is the second reading in parliament of the proposal presented by...

Disgraced diplomat returning home Former Russian diplomat Vladimir Kuznetsov, convicted in the United States, is returning to Moscow. He was handed over to Russian authorities at John F. Kennedy Airport on Tuesday.

Moscow seeks UN help to root out racism The UN General Assembly's Third Committee has adopted a Russian initiative to draft a resolution on the inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial...

Abkhazia & South Ossetia finally invited to talks For the first time, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are expected to participate in talks later today in Geneva on security in the Caucasus alongside Georgia and Russia.

Energy interests behind Russian ‘aggression’ - Saakashvili Georgia’s President has accused Russia of a pre-planned military offensive in August this year in Georgia, which he says was aimed at protecting Russia’s interests in the energy sector. Mikhail Saakashvili made the...

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