RIA Novosti

Wizard Hiddink's magic wears off - what next?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT

Guus Hiddink has often been described in Russia as a football magician for his success in turning around the fortunes of the national side, but his magic lost its power on Wednesday evening.

EU and Russia ready for Copenhagen

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:53:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Russia still knows how to surprise the world. This was true long ago and is still true today.

Russian public health official discusses tobacco control

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:31 GMT

RIA Novosti interviews Andrey Dyomin, President of Russian Public Health Association, on international No Smoking Day.

Karzai's second birth

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) - Hamid Karzai's second presidential inauguration took place as planned, with tough security measures and in the presence of high-ranking officials from the United States, Tajikistan, Iran, Russia, Germany and Lithuania, among others.

Russia pretends to fight corruption

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic correspondent Maria Selivanova) - The struggle against corruption in Russia is, more often than not, fictional. There is practically no real progress, which is borne out by the results of the annual report published on November 17 by the international non-governmental organization Transparency International.

Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine to set up "joint army"

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine intend to create a combined military unit: a Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade.

Russia-EU: restoring energy trust

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMT

The EU-Russia summit on November 18 is expected to take place in a positive spirit.

Solana upbeat over EU-Russia summit

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT

RIA Novosti interviews European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana ahead of the November 17 EU-Russia summit.

Collider almost ready for activation

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Recently there have been several news announcements from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) mostly associated with the planned restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is scheduled to power up November 19, give or take a few days.

Joint European army of tomorrow: a new perspective

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT

NATO has been actively discussing the possibility of establishing a joint European army for a long time. The latest discussion was triggered after The Times published an interview with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on November 15, 2009.

Elections in Kosovo a turning point

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (Dmitry Babich, RIA Novosti commentator) - The November 15 municipal elections in Kosovo can be seen as a turning point in the region's history.

Elections in Kosovo a turning point

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:00 GMT

Joint European army of tomorrow: a new perspective

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:01:01 GMT

Final details on South Stream gas pipeline

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityaev) - On November 14 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor signed an energy agreement giving the green light to the construction of a section of the South Stream gas pipeline through Slovenia to northern Italy.

Russia changes stance on Iran

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:00 GMT

(Vladimir Sazhin, senior fellow of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, speaks with a RIA Novosti correspondent about the talks on Iran's nuclear programme).

Russia changes stance on Iran

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:00 GMT

(Vladimir Sazhin, senior fellow of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, speaks with a RIA Novosti correspondent about the talks on Iran's nuclear programme).

APEC, an islet of free trade in the midst of stormy sea

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

During the global economic crisis, the world's 20 most industrialized countries, known as the G20, have embarked on anti-crisis measures which are bound to result in protectionism.

New Russian-U.S. arms reduction treaty hampered by differences

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:53:00 GMT

Russia and the United States cannot agree on a new strategic arms reduction treaty to replace the START-1, which will expire on December 5, 2009.

Three-ton Rosetta's journey to a comet

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMT

The spacecraft Rosetta, designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and launched five years ago, completed a high-orbit "flyby" of Earth on November 13, taking advantage of our planet's gravitational energy to catapult it towards its destination.

Сrisis cannot prevent Russians from studying in Britain

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT

The global economic crisis hasn’t affected Russians’ wish and opportunities to study at British universities, famous for their traditions, quality and relative accessibility of education compared with other foreign educational institutions.

Washington may lose itself in Afghanistan

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMT

A new scandal over leaked confidential information has shaken Washington. It is not in every country that confidential messages to top government officials are published in the leading media within a week.

Pros and cons of capital punishment

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:27:00 GMT

The Constitutional Court, Russia's highest legal body, should have its say on capital punishment. But while the Court has paused to negotiate, this issue remains a subject of heated public debates.

Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s interview with RIA Novosti

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:07:00 GMT

Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s interview with ria novosti

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:07:00 GMT

APEC: Toward a Stable, Safe and Prosperous Community

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:01:00 GMT

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit about to begin in Singapore coincides with the twentieth anniversary of this influential regional grouping’s founding. I think this is an opportune moment to look back over its achievements so far and outline its key tasks for the period ahead. Article by President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev