- 22:07 02/07/2008
- 22:00 02/07/2008
Russian sovereignty over the Southern Kurils is unquestionable, but Russia is ready for talks with Japan on territorial issues, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
- 21:50 02/07/2008
Government officials sitting on board of directors in Russia's state-owned companies will be replaced by independent directors in the near future, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.
- 21:32 02/07/2008
Around 5,000 people have been abducted in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya since 1994, Chechen human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday.
- 21:21 02/07/2008
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- 19:20 02/07/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev embarks Thursday on a weeklong tour of Asia that takes in four countries, a G8 summit and meetings with a number of foreign leaders, a Kremlin spokesman said Wednesday.
- 19:04 02/07/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held a reception for Russia's national soccer team on Wednesday after their recent success at the recent European Championship.
- 18:58 02/07/2008
- 16:56 02/07/2008
The Russian parliament's ratification on Wednesday of an amendment to a major international treaty on nuclear security will not affect the construction of a nuclear power plant in Iran, a senior diplomat said.
- 16:51 02/07/2008
- 16:17 02/07/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he expects a new Russian anti-corruption law to be adopted by the end of this year.
- 16:16 02/07/2008
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- 15:58 02/07/2008
- 15:58 02/07/2008
Georgia's breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia denied on Wednesday Georgian media reports claiming Russia will establish Foreign Ministry representative offices in the regions in the next few days.
- 15:53 02/07/2008
An Mi-8 helicopter carrying oil workers crashed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in West Siberia killing at least nine people on Wednesday, the emergencies ministry said.
- 15:35 02/07/2008
- 14:44 02/07/2008
Russia hopes Britain will show willingness to improve bilateral ties during the G8 summit starting Monday in Japan, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
