Tag: Russian Federation
Muslim convert admits botched suicide attack in UK
A Muslim convert has admitted launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a busy family restaurant in England.[MORE]
Russia-Georgia talks suspended
Talks on the Russian-Georgian conflict have been suspended in Geneva after just one morning of meetings. [MORE]
Politkovskaya murder trial starts in Russia
Three men are facing court over the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.[MORE]
Passengers overcome Turkish plane hijacker
Passengers overpowered an apparently drunken man who tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Russia, claiming to have a bomb, officials and media reports said.[MORE]
Russian rights lawyer claims mercury poisoning
French police have opened an inquiry into claims that prominent Russian human rights lawyer Karinna Moskalenko may have been poisoned.[MORE]
US gaming guru reaches International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), a spokeswoman for ground control said.[MORE]
Russia flexes muscles with volley of missile tests
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Analysts say Russia's weekend ballistic missile testing was not a Kremlin warning shot to the West.[MORE]
Villagers hire guards for bear protection
Hungry bears are making life tense for the residents of two Siberian villages who have had to resort to employing armed guards.[MORE]
Kunitsyn, Jankovic secure first Moscow titles
Unheralded Igor Kunitsyn has upset former world number one Marat Safin 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 in an all-Russian Kremlin Cup final to clinch his maiden title.[MORE]
Russia test fires long-range missile
President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces.[MORE]
US video game guru heads for space as tourist
American millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps on Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist.[MORE]
Players could boycott 2009 Tour: Safina
Top players could boycott next year's WTA Tour if their questions were left unanswered, world number three Dinara Safina has warned.[MORE]
Jankovic, Zvonareva in Kremlin Cup final
World number one Jelena Jankovic has overcome a dreadful start to power past holder Elena Dementieva 0-6, 6-,1 6-0 in the Kremlin Cup semi-finals.[MORE]
US space tourist hopes to recoup $US30m ticket
Richard Garriott, who is set to become the first American to follow his astronaut father into space, hopes to be able to recoup the $US30 million ($45.8 million) he paid for the experience.[MORE]
Death toll rises to 12 after Chechnya quake
An earthquake in the Caucasus mountains killed at least 12 people in Russia's Chechnya and left hundreds of locals sheltering in tents the day before regional elections.[MORE]
Earthquake kills 4 in Russia's Chechnya region
Four people have been killed in Russia's Chechnya region after an earthquake shook the Caucasus mountains, the Emergencies Ministry said.[MORE]
Putin given tiger cub for birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been given a tiger cub on his 56th birthday.[MORE]
Slumping Ivanovic feels Moscow chill
French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has slumped to another dispiriting defeat, dumped out of the Kremlin Cup by unseeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova.[MORE]
Ukraine faces Georgian weapons sales allegations
A pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker has alleged that Kiev sold weapons to Georgia during the Russo-Georgian conflict in August, an accusation promptly rejected by the Ukrainian government.[MORE]
Russia 'begins Georgia pullout'
Russian troops have started pulling back from a buffer zone outside Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region.[MORE]
European govts scramble to calm skittish markets
Shares in European banks fell sharply as the markets waited for Governments to boost the plagued banking sector.[MORE]
US Fed to buy commercial paper to jump-start credit
The US Federal Reserve has announced plans to buy commercial paper in an effort to thaw a frozen market for short-term corporate borrowings in the face of a global credit squeeze.[MORE]
Banks lead Europe shares lower in choppy trade
European shares have fallen to a near four-year low as financials, led by banks, tumbled on talk of bigger funding needs.[MORE]
Russia calls for joint action on financial crisis
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in a video statement published on the Kremlin website, has called for urgent international measures to tackle the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Racist attacks on the rise in Russia
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So-called hate crimes are on the rise in Russia, with dozens killed in racially motivated attacks so far this year.[MORE]
