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Moscow expects London to improve bilateral ties - Lavrov

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:24:00 GMT

Russia's Gazprom Neft appointed project leader of Junin-6

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of energy giant Gazprom, has been made a project leader for the Junin-6 project in the heavy oil basin of Venezuela's Orinoco River, the company said on Tuesday.

Controversial Russian sculptor says may take on Medvedev, Putin

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:52:00 GMT

Controversial artist Zurab Tsereteli has hinted he may slap together a sculpture of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Russia's Severstal says to increase share in High River Gold to 72.64 pct

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:35:00 GMT

Russia's Severstal, one of the world's leading steel and mining companies, is increasing its share in Canadian gold mining company High River Gold (HRG) to 72.64 percent from 70.38 percent, Severstal said on Tuesday.

Russia's Sistema says may buy 51 pct stake in NIS

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:34:00 GMT

AFK Sistema, a leading Russian services corporation, intends to buy up to 51 percent of Navigation and Information Systems (NIS), which provides navigation services based on Russia's Glonass satellite system, the company said on Tuesday.

Russia's oil export duty may rise to $289-292 per T from Nov. 1- FinMin

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:27:00 GMT

Russia's oil export duty may rise to $289-292 from the current $266.5 per ton from November 1, while export duties on East Siberian oil may increase to $98-100 from the current $82.1 per ton, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.

Povetkin needs more fights before title bouts - coach Atlas

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:27:00 GMT

Russia's former IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) needs to have as many fights as possible before important title bouts, his coach Teddy Atlas said.

Georgia's move to scrap visas for N. Caucasus republics 'propaganda' - Lavrov

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:24:00 GMT

Georgia's decision to scrap visas for residents of Russia's North Caucasus republics is yet another "propaganda move" by Tbilisi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Russia steps up fight against cyberterrorism

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:10:00 GMT

The National Anti-Terror Committee (NAK) is stepping up measures against information technology crimes, NAK said on Tuesday.

Russia's energy ministry proposes 10 pct crude export duty cut - paper

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:38:00 GMT

Russia's Energy Ministry has proposed cutting the maximum crude oil export duty from the current 65 percent to 55 percent to shift the tax burden from oil production to oil refining, a Russian business daily reported on Tuesday, citing a ministerial source.

Moscow ex-mayor Luzhkov says Bank of Moscow unaffected by his dismissal

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:24:00 GMT

Moscow ex-mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who was sacked late in September for losing the trust of the Russian president, said on Tuesday that the Bank of Moscow, the core bank of the city administration, would be unaffected by changes in the Moscow government.

Terrorist attack at Vladikavkaz market

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:16:00 GMT

Police arrest 3 militants behind Vladikavkaz market attack

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:16:00 GMT

Police in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region have arrested three militants in connection with the bombing of a market in the city of Vladikavkaz in September, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAK) said on Tuesday.

Seventeen killed, one injured in Polish traffic accident - TV

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:37:00 GMT

A traffic accident on Tuesday near the Polish capital of Warsaw has killed 17 people and injured one, the Polish TVN24 channel cited local police.

Twitter plans Russian-language interface

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:29:00 GMT

Representatives of the micro blogging site Twitter told Russian bloggers at a meeting in San-Francisco that a Russian-language interface will be launched, without specifying when, a Russian blogger said on Tuesday.

RIA Novosti Press Review for Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:01:00 GMT

A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

RIA Novosti Press Review for Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:01:00 GMT

Senior emergencies ministry official found dead in Russia's Far East

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:26:00 GMT

The head of the main directorate of the Russian emergencies ministry in Russia's Far Eastern Primorye Territory was found dead in the stairwell of his apartment building.

Russia reveals detailed data on defense spending until 2013

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:29:00 GMT

Russia has made public for the first time in many years a detailed account of its defense spending until 2013.

Main news of October 11

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:59:00 GMT

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Georgia could delay Russia's accession to WTO - finance minister

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:18:00 GMT

Tbilisi's position of not supporting Moscow's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) could delay Russia's accession to the global trade body, the finance minister said Monday.

Russian Orthodox Church opens channel on YouTube

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:47:00 GMT

The Russian Orthodox Church officially opened its channel on the YouTube video content service at a presentation on Monday.

Russian Orthodox Church opens channel on YouTube

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:47:00 GMT

The Russian Orthodox Church officially opened its channel on the YouTube video content service at a presentation on Monday.

Kyrgyzstan to have 5 parties in parliament - Central Election Committee (Update 1)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:11:00 GMT

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Committee on Monday evening completed counting the ballots for the Central Asian country's first parliamentary elections after the ousting of ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Committee counts 100% ballots: 5 parties to be in parliament

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:57:00 GMT