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Medvedev aims to increase trade with Brazil President Dmitry Medvedev aims to increase Russia-Brazil trade to $US 10 billion within the next few years. He made a statement to that effect at a Tuesday meeting with Russian and Brazilian businessmen.

Bombs injure 12 in Bangkok At least 12 people have been injured in a series of blasts in Bangkok. Two explosions have been reported at the city's two main airports, and two others took place elsewhere in the Thai capital.

Georgia started war in South Ossetia – Georgian diplomat Georgia's former ambassador to Russia Erosi Kitsmarishvili has accused his own country of starting the war in South Ossetia. His comments almost led to a fistfight between politicians.

Ukraine - time to pay gas bills Ukrainian energy company Naftogas has promised to pay off part of its US$ 2.4 billion debt to Russia’s gas giant Gazprom by next Monday. The payments are to cover Ukraine’s gas imports for the months of September and...

Outrage over attempted murder of journalist The criminal case on the attack on Mikhail Beketov, editor-in-chief of Moscow newspaper Khimkinskaya Pravda, could be changed from hooliganism to attempted murder, says Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office.

Grenade blast claims three in St Petersburg Three people, including a child, have died in a car blast near a subway station in Russia’s second largest city, St. Petersburg. One person was injured. According to preliminary investigations, the explosion was caused...

Tbilisi responsible for South Ossetian tragedy – Georgian diplomat The former Georgian ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, says that Tbilisi bears the main responsibility for starting the war in South Ossetia last August.

Man-of-war wasted on Somali pirates? Russia may send its state-of-the-art warship, the Yaroslav Mudry, to the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Somalia. It’s still at the shipyard, but naval sources expect it to be fully built and ready for service...

Ukraine to clear part of gas debt A government delegation from Kiev has reached a deal with Gazprom to repay part of Ukraine’s US$2.4 billion gas debt. Under the terms of the deal, Naftogaz will pay for September’s and some of October’s gas imports by...

Zenit turn to home-grown talent The final games of the Russian Premier League were played just two days ago. But last year’s champions Zenit have already started rebuilding for next season. The Saint Petersburg team’s first signing for the 2009 campai

Tuesday’s press review Tuesday's Russian newspapers report on the APEC summit in Lima and ask what else can be done to tackle the global financial crisis.

Polish purge victims denied rehabilitation Moscow city court has turned down a plea for rehabilitation filed by relatives of Polish officers executed during World War Two – in 1940 – at the village of Katyn.

Germans seized in Kosovo spy scandal Three German citizens have been detained in Kosovo for allegedly throwing explosives at the EU office in the capital Pristina. Sources in the German media claim the men are undercover intelligence agents.

Facebook spammer fined a record US$873 million A U.S. court has ordered a Canadian man to pay $873 million for sending unsolicited messages to users of the popular social network Facebook.

Politkovskaya jury called back early The trial of four men accused in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya will resume in Moscow today. The judge has summoned the jury back to court a week earlier than expected.

Ukraine agrees to pay part of gas debt The Ukrainian gas company, Naftonaz, has agreed to pay a portion of the $2.4 billion gas debt it owes to Gazprom by December 1. That is according to officials at the Russian energy giant. The announcement came shortly...

Putin suggests three rules for European security Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has described the three rules which he believes must be observed if a new European Security Treaty is to be a success.

Revealed: Obama’s new economic team U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has named his economic team which will be pivotal in guiding the country through the current economic crisis.

Georgia shooting claims “a provocation” Moscow has denied allegations that Russian troops opened fire near a convoy carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents at the South Ossetian border. Tbilisi says machine-gun fire was heard as the cars of Mikhail...

Financial crisis to be overcome within 2 years - APEC It could take two more years to tackle the world financial crisis. That's the message coming from the twenty-one nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. The leaders signed a final...

Czech mayors call on Obama to drop AMD plans Czech mayors have urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to drop Washington’s defence plans in Eastern Europe. They say it might turn the continent into a battlefield of international conflict.

Scapegoat found? Sailor charged with inflicting death by negligence A sailor has been charged with manslaughter following a deadly incident on a Russian Nerpa submarine which was on sea trials earlier this month. Twenty men died of suffocation after the fire extinguishing system was...

‘Shots fired’ near Georgian presidential motorcade Russian and South Ossetian authorities are denying any involvement in an alleged shooting incident near the President of Georgia's motorcade. Both Russia’s Foreign and Defence Ministries called the suggestion 'a...

Baby sold on internet A Flemish couple has sold their child to a Dutch pair for an undisclosed amount.

I won’t for run president again – Saakashvili Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili says he won’t run for the position of head of state again and that his current term will be his last.

Monday's press review This Monday, Russian newspapers discuss Iraq’s inability to live without U.S. troops; report from the APEC summit in Lima; and both explore piracy as a means of improving Russia-U.S. relations, and diplomacy as a way to...

How Ukraine armed the U.S. against Iran Ukraine has provided the U.S. military with radar used in the S-300 air defence system. The Pentagon is concerned that Iran could acquire the Russian-produced hardware and wants to research ways of counteracting it.

U.S. officials to pay for Russian plane crash? On Monday a Chicago district court is considering a lawsuit being taken by a Russian national over a plane crash in Perm in September 2008 in which his son died. Aleksey Afonasenkov is accusing the U.S. Federal Aviation...

Of wolf and man: new decree to protect predators Hunting has for centuries been an essential part of life in Russia's republic of Kalmykia. However, it is now coming under restriction due to a recent presidential decree in the region, aimed at protecting animals.

Neo-Nazis sentenced in Israel An Israeli court has sentenced a gang of neo-Nazis to up to seven years in jail for a series of violent attacks last year.

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