Tag: Russia
Russia foiled militant attack on bullet train
Russian authorities have foiled a plot by militants who were building fertilizer bombs in a suburban apartment and planning to attack a bullet train...
Russia draws up tit-for-tat US visa bans
Russia has drawn up a list of U.S. officials to be barred from entering the country in response to U.S. visa restrictions imposed on...
Russia delivers 11 MiG jets to India
Russia has dispatched 11 MiG fighter jets to India to equip the aircraft carrier it will deliver next year, head of the MiG corporation...
Militant promises new chapter in Russia insurgency
Moscow's most wanted Islamist militant Doku Umarov warned that Russia would be the target of a newly strengthened insurgency in a video posted on...
Russia says big militant attack averted in Moscow
Russia's top security official said on Monday that authorities had detained four men from the volatile North Caucasus who were allegedly planning a "large...
Russia criticises West’s backing of Libyan rebels
Russia criticised on Monday the United States and other countries that have recognised the rebel National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate government, saying they...
Russia says 128 may be dead in Volga river accident
Russia said there was little hope of finding any more people alive on Monday after an overloaded tourist boat sank in the Volga River,...
Anti-hijab teacher killed in Russia’s Muslim south
A headmaster who was opposed to his female students wearing headscarves was killed in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus by militants, local officials and Islamist...
Russia bans opposition leaders from travel
Two prominent Kremlin critics said Thursday they had been barred from leaving Russia over a pamphlet attacking a billionaire gas trader and PM Vladimir...
Russia to supply nuclear submarine to India
Russia will deliver a nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, Russia’s navy chief was quoted as saying on Friday by...
Russia demands explanation over French arms for Libyan rebels
Russia on Thursday demanded an explanation from France over its reported arms drop to rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi’s forces in Libya. “We are awaiting...
Iran says it showed Russia the US drones it downed
Iran has shown Russia US drones it shot down over the Gulf, Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hadjizadeh was quoted as...
Iran says it showed Russia downed US drones
Iran has shown Russia US drones it shot down over the Gulf, Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hadjizadeh was quoted as...
Russia sees Iran nuclear plant running in August
The nuclear power plant Russia has built in Iran is likely to become fully operational in early August, Russian news agencies cited a senior...
Russia prepares for possible visit by N Korea’s Kim
Russian authorities are preparing for a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a local official in Russia’s Far East said on condition...
Billionaire set to head Russia reform party
A Russian pro-reform party on Saturday was to elect billionaire oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov as its chief, with the mission of challenging the dominance of...
Russia, China oppose outside interference in Arab unrest
Russia and China oppose outside interference in the unrest in the Arab world, the two presidents said Thursday in a declaration, as the West...
