Friday 3rd September, 2010
Russia to resume tests of submarine-launched missile
Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between Sep 9 and 12, a defence industry source said Friday.
Eight die as wildfires consume Russian villages
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wildfires swept through dozens of villages in southern Russia, killing at least eight people and reducing more than 400 homes to smoldering ruins, officials said Friday.The blazes i...
Romanian President Unyielding in Conflict with Russia over Moldova
Tension between Romania and Russia over Moldova has yet to ease. Pictured, Romanian President Traian Basescu (R) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L). Photo by EPA/BGNES
McAleese aims to build Russia links
General SourcesPresident Mary McAleese will make a four-day visit to Russia next week to try to build business links with Ireland.During her trip to Moscow and St Petersburg the President and junior minister Billy K...
Fires spread in southern Russia
Euro NewsIn southern Russia, the forest fires which have claimed the lives of at least eight people have begun to spread. The blazes in the provinces on the Volga river southeast of Moscow follow fires in cen...
President McAleese to visit Russia
Breaking News.iePresident Mary McAleese will make a four-day visit to Russia next week in a bid to build business links between the countries, it was disclosed today.During her trip to Moscow and St Petersburg the Pr...
Workload forces Russian governor to send son to British school
RIA NovostiKirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh said he had to send his son to a boarding school in Britain because of the demands of his official position. "When I go out to work, he is still asleep, and when I...
Azerbaijan eager to continue increasing gas supplies to Russia
RIA Novosti"Medvedev and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilkham Aliev concluded a new gas deal, stipulating a strong increase in the volumes of Azerbaijani gas supplies for Russia in 2011-2012".
Forest Fire Kills Five in Russia
Bahrain News AgencyMoscow Sep 03 (BNA) Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry has said that five people died and hundreds lost their homes as a wave of forest fires spread through central Russia amid an ongoing heat wav...
Eight dead as fires flare up again in southern Russia
BreitbartEight people have died as forest and brush fires flared up again in Russia's southern farmlands, burning down 532 homes and buildings, officials said on Friday. "At the moment we have information o...
Azerbaijan, Russia seal major gas deal, more to come
BreitbartAzerbaijan will double gas exports to Russia in 2011 and increase them further from 2012, the countries said on Friday in a move that could undercut Europe's drive to secure Central Asian supplies. ...
Fresh Outbreak Of Wildfires Kills 6 In Russia
Quote.com(RTTNews) - A fresh outbreak of wildfires in Russia has killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings in the country's south.The spreading fire, fanned by strong winds, swept ...
Russian Grain Export Ban Extended To Next Year
Quote.com(RTTNews) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that an year-long ban on the export of grain and other agriculture products made from grain will remain in force at least until the harvest ...
Russia urges quick Azeri-Armenian land dispute settlement
People's DailyRussian President Dmitry Medvedev called for speedy settlement of an Azeri-Armenian land dispute around the Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh region during a visit to Azerbaijan Friday."We are ...
Russia, EU to establish defense coordination group
People's DailyRussian and the European Union (EU) are going to set up a joint defense and security coordination working group, the chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, Gen. Nikolai Makarov, said Friday....
Russian military faces more cuts, mergers
People's DailyThe Defence Ministry's shake-up of Russia's armed forces will continue with further changes expected in the near future, according to the Interfax news agency on Friday.Among the planned changes, the ...
Five Dead As New Fires Hit Russia
Spero NewsFresh fires are being reported in Russia. Local media says two people have been killed and at least 10 injured in the blazes near Volgograd and Saratov in southern Russia.
Trade on agenda for President's Russia trip
RTEPresident Mary McAleese is to make a four-day official visit to Russia next week. One of the aims of the trip is to encourage trade and business links between the two countries. Trade between the tw...
Wheat rises as Russia extends export ban
Turkish Daily NewsWheat climbed after Russia, the third-largest grower last year, extended a ban on exports into next year after a drought destroyed crops, tightening global supplies. The United Nations’ Food and...
Russia’s Gazprom in talks with Turkish groups
Turkish Daily NewsRussia’s gas export monopoly Gazprom is looking for another entry into the Turkish market with an eye to eventually bidding for Istanbul’s gas distribution network, according to sources. ...
Russian Oil Premium Vanishing on Refinery Cuts: Energy Markets
Business WeekSept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian crude’s unprecedented premium to North Sea Brent is vanishing as European refiners switch to higher-value blends and scale back purchases to protect their profits.
Wheat Rises on Russian Export Ban; Mozambique Riots Over Food
Business WeekSept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat rose in Chicago after Russia, the world’s third-largest grower, extended a ban on grain exports into next year, raising the prospect of higher food prices that alrea...
U.S. may ratify arms reduction treaty by yearend - Russian lawmaker
RIA NovostiThe United States is likely to ratify a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia by the end of this year, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Friday. The new START treaty was signed on April 8 i...
Russia irate over Lukashenko's 'Moscow thugs' comments
RIA NovostiPresident Alexander Lukashenko's remarks suggesting Russia could have been behind an attack on its own embassy in Minsk are "obscene", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. A day aft...
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