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PSM looks for Russian support to boost production
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan would seek Russian assistance to boost production capacity of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) from the present one million tonnes to three million tonnes per annum. This was stated by the Minister for Industries and Production Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, while chairing a meeting on modernisation, revamp and extension (BMRE) of PSM through Russia's technical assistance. The meeting was convened to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), expected to be signed
Two burn themselves in Russian bureaucratic protest
MOSCOW - A man burnt himself to death in a Siberian court on Friday, killing a clerk and wounding five people, as another set himself on fire in a clinic, both protesting bureaucratic decisions, a Russian news agency said.
A man in his fifties died after setting himself on fire in the court building in Krasnoyarsk, where a judge was to hear a challenge against a decision to suspend the man's drivers' licence, the RIA-Novosti agency quoted a prosecution spokesman as saying.
A man in his fifties died after setting himself on fire in the court building in Krasnoyarsk, where a judge was to hear a challenge against a decision to suspend the man's drivers' licence, the RIA-Novosti agency quoted a prosecution spokesman as saying.
Putin demands strong Russian team
MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday set the country's sports ministry and Russian Football Union (RFU) the task of preparing a strong team for the 2018 World Cup.
"We should prepare a strong national team for the 2018 World Cup," Putin said at a meeting of 2018 World Cup organising board.
"We all understand that this task could not be solved in one or just two years. We still have seven years ahead and we need to carry out an everyday, laborious,
"We should prepare a strong national team for the 2018 World Cup," Putin said at a meeting of 2018 World Cup organising board.
"We all understand that this task could not be solved in one or just two years. We still have seven years ahead and we need to carry out an everyday, laborious,
Russian toddler survives six-floor trash chute fall
SAINT PETERSBURG - Russian investigators launched a probe Wednesday against a couple suspected of throwing their toddler into a trash chute from the sixth floor of an apartment building.
The two-year-old survived the fall down the narrow chute and neighbours discovered him on the trash heap of the apartment building in the northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Tuesday after they heard him crying.
The boy suffered concussion, a broken leg and several other injuries and
The two-year-old survived the fall down the narrow chute and neighbours discovered him on the trash heap of the apartment building in the northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Tuesday after they heard him crying.
The boy suffered concussion, a broken leg and several other injuries and
Pakistan fails to gain footing in Russian market
KARACHI - While Pakistani exports to Russia during the first six month of this financial year have picked up by almost 37.79 percent compared to the corresponding period last year Pakistan's overall export to the country could not cross $100 million, amounting only 0.06 percent share of the lucrative Russian market valued at around $196.8 billion. Despite exports of $77 million made during July to December 2010 as compared to $55.88 million during the corresponding period last year,
Russian Chernobyl drama echoes Japan fears
MOSCOW - A new drama film set in Chernobyl opens in Russian cinemas this week, recalling the trauma of the world's worst nuclear accident just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the catastrophe. The Russian film's release comes after the quake-damage to a nuclear power plant in Japan brought fears of a nuclear explosion on the scale of Chernobyl and suspicions of another Soviet-style cover-up by officials. The film, 'Innocent Saturday,' shows a junior party worker, Valera, learning of
‘Black Hawk’ vigilantes emerge in Russian Caucasus
MOSCOW - A mysterious renegade group that declared an armed fight against Russia's Caucasus militants received backing from a federal official on Friday amid concern over the escalating conflict in the region. Observers have been puzzled by the appearance of Black Hawks, who emerged in mountainous Kabardino-Balkaria last month with a dramatic promise to destroy "bearded Islamists" on an eye-for-an-eye principle.
Three 'anti-Wahhabi' fighters debuted in a video message in February
Three 'anti-Wahhabi' fighters debuted in a video message in February
Militants attack southern Russian city
MOSCOW - Up to a dozen militants have staged a daring attack on the capital of a southern Russian republic popular with downhill skiers and budget tourists, news reports said on Saturday. The overnight attack on Kabardino-Balkaria came a week after three Moscow tourists were gunned down in the area while travelling to the Elbrus mountain resort, which is one of Russia's most popular winter tourist destinations.
No one was reported killed in Friday night's strike on the
No one was reported killed in Friday night's strike on the
Mubarak meets top Russian envoy
CAIRO - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak met a senior Russian envoy on Wednesday amid mounting protests against his three decade-long rule over the Arab world's most populous country. Mubarak met Alexander Sultanov, deputy Russian foreign minister and special Middle East envoy, at the presidential palace in Cairo, as thousands protested in the Tahrir Square and outside parliament.
State agency MENA reported the meeting but gave no details of the talks. Russia has
State agency MENA reported the meeting but gave no details of the talks. Russia has
Virgin F1 team to race under Russian flag
LONDON - Virgin Racing will compete with a Russian licence this season as part of their partnership with sportscar maker Marussia Motors, the Formula One team said on Monday. Team president Graeme Lowdon told Reuters at the launch of the new MVR-02 car that Virgin had obtained the agreement of Britain's governing body, the Motor Sports Association (MSA), to make the switch.
"There's actually quite close links between the MSA and the Russian federation and there's a lot of
"There's actually quite close links between the MSA and the Russian federation and there's a lot of
Hamid Karzai wins Russian backing on milestone visit
MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted on Friday an invitation to visit Afghanistan during a milestone summit with Hamid Karzai that aimed to revive bilateral trade ties.
The embattled Afghan leader paid his first state visit to Russia amid political mayhem at home that saw a delay in the seating of a new parliament and renewed questions about his ability to lead the war-ravaged state.
But Karzai found warm support in Moscow during a visit that will also see him
The embattled Afghan leader paid his first state visit to Russia amid political mayhem at home that saw a delay in the seating of a new parliament and renewed questions about his ability to lead the war-ravaged state.
But Karzai found warm support in Moscow during a visit that will also see him
Russian president drives into West Bank for talks
JERICHO - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev drove into the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on reviving the moribund Middle East peace process.
His convoy from Amman airport in Jordan crossed over the historic Allenby Bridge, in an unusual route for a head of state dictated by an Israeli foreign ministry strike which forced him to cancel the Israel leg of his trip.
Palestinian officials said they could not remember
His convoy from Amman airport in Jordan crossed over the historic Allenby Bridge, in an unusual route for a head of state dictated by an Israeli foreign ministry strike which forced him to cancel the Israel leg of his trip.
Palestinian officials said they could not remember
‘Russian women dress like strippers’
MOSCOW - Russian women's figure-hugging outfits and full-on makeup got a pasting from a senior Russian Orthodox Church spokesman on Tuesday, as he slammed women for dressing as if they were strippers. Vsevolod Chaplin, the head of the synod's department for relations between the church and society, called for a national "dress code" to tackle the issue in an open letter published by the Interfax news agency.
"There is a problem ... of people who mistake the street for a
"There is a problem ... of people who mistake the street for a
Russian official arrested for 1.3 million dollar bribe demand
MOSCOW - A senior Russian regional official has been arrested on suspicion of demanding a massive 1.3 million-dollar bribe from a group of businessmen, Russian television reported on Saturday.
Viktor Volkov, the official in charge of property and land in the central Tula region, demanded 40 million rubles (1.3 million dollars) to allow the construction of a hypermarket, Channel One television said, citing prosecutors. It showed the bespectacled official, 57, shielding his face
Viktor Volkov, the official in charge of property and land in the central Tula region, demanded 40 million rubles (1.3 million dollars) to allow the construction of a hypermarket, Channel One television said, citing prosecutors. It showed the bespectacled official, 57, shielding his face
Putin rescues Russian F1 ace Petrov
MOSCOW - Vitaly Petrov, Russia's first and only Formula One driver, is to receive funding from state-run high-tech company Rostekhnologii following a deal brokered by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, local media reported on Tuesday.
Petrov, his manager Oksana Kosachenko, Rostekhnologii chief Sergei Chemezov, and Leonid Mikhelson, head of private gas firm Novatek, hammered out the details of the new sponsorship deal during a meeting with Putin. "The number of automobile sport
Petrov, his manager Oksana Kosachenko, Rostekhnologii chief Sergei Chemezov, and Leonid Mikhelson, head of private gas firm Novatek, hammered out the details of the new sponsorship deal during a meeting with Putin. "The number of automobile sport
Russian president wraps up India trade trip in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday wrapped up a short trip to India during which he focused on reviving ties between the two Cold War allies to offset approaches by Western powers.
Medvedev squeezed in a tour of the Taj Mahal before heading to the country's financial hub Mumbai to meet students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and visit a Bollywood film studio. His departure on Wednesday evening ended a flurry of diplomacy in
Medvedev squeezed in a tour of the Taj Mahal before heading to the country's financial hub Mumbai to meet students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and visit a Bollywood film studio. His departure on Wednesday evening ended a flurry of diplomacy in
Russian football fans run riot in Moscow protest
MOSCOW: Russian football fans and ultranationalists ran riot in the centre of Moscow on Saturday, when a demonstration against the death of a fan descended into violence that left 13 people hospitalised. Thousands of fans, supported by members of far-right groups, gathered in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin for the unauthorised protest, with some shouting slogans such as "Russia for Russians" and performing Nazi salutes, according to an AFP photographer.
They were protesting
They were protesting
