US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others ...
Germany's new Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human ...
Report: Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race with reliance on old technology Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an ...
Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it ...
An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin, investigators said Friday. Daniil Sysoyev, a well known figure who appeared on television talk shows and ...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy. Speaking after several hours of talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia ...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia almost halved in the first nine months of the year, the statistics office said on Friday, as the economic crisis reduced the country's appeal for investors. FDI from January-September amounted to 9.98 billion dollars, down 48.1 ...
20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still ...
This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Tanya playing with her toy jeep on the playroom floor of Moscow's first homeless shelter for kids in Moscow, Russia. Tanya was seized from abusive, alcoholic parents a month ago and her story is an example ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A masked gunman entered a church and murdered a Russian Orthodox priest who had received death threats for converting Muslims to Christianity and criticizing Islam, prosecutors and church officials said Friday. The killing could threaten delicate relations between the ...
Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered one of his most searing attacks yet against the Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him. Asked at a news conference to comment on Saakashvili's current visit to Kiev, ...
Ukraine's president on Thursday warned Russian gas supplies to Europe are under threat as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for talks on the row. President Viktor Yushchenko said in a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that ...
