- 21:47 29/05/2009
Russia's prime minister said on Friday that it was unlikely that Moscow would be able to grant Ukraine $5 billion in advance payments for natural gas transits over 5-7 years and warned of rising risks of Russian gas transit disruptions.
- 21:26 29/05/2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will not attend an international economic forum in St. Petersburg, a deputy presidential spokesman said on Friday.
- 21:15 29/05/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church answered questions and talked about matrimony at a meeting with over 8,000 students and teachers from St. Petersburg and other cities.
- 20:54 29/05/2009
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- 19:09 29/05/2009
The Altai Territory in southern Siberia and Italy’s South Tirol have agreed to jointly develop tourism in the Russian region, the press service of the regional administration said
- 18:49 29/05/2009
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In this six-part series, RIA Novosti takes a look at the history of some of Russia's sects and their leaders, and also asks why the country has proved such fertile ground for the growth of new and bizarre beliefs.
- 18:33 29/05/2009
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A Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft with members of the 20th Expedition on board has docked with the International Space Station in an automated mode, mission control said on Friday.
- 16:47 29/05/2009
Belarus's president told his Cabinet ministers on Friday to stop bowing down to Russia and seek partners in other countries after a dispute over a $500 million loan.
- 16:22 29/05/2009
The Russian Embassy in Cairo is attempting to meet with 34 Russian students detained by Egyptian authorities, Russian Vice-Consul Yusup Abakarov told RIA Novosti on Friday.
- 16:15 29/05/2009
The acquisition of new aircraft for Russia's military transport aviation will begin in 2012, while modernized Il-76, An-22 and An-124 aircraft will remain in service for another 20-30 years, a senior Air Force official said on Friday.
- 14:54 29/05/2009
Moscow will continue peace treaty talks with Tokyo, despite Japan's attempts to question Russia's ownership of the South Kurils, the Russian president said on Friday.
- 14:39 29/05/2009
Turkmenistan has been forced to halt gas production at 195 wells following an accident along a stretch of pipeline leading to Russia, a Turkmen expert said on Friday.
- 14:15 29/05/2009
The Russian government has approved the 49-year term of its lease of an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, with an automatic prolongation every 25 years.
- 14:01 29/05/2009
A Russian Baltic Fleet anti-submarine vessel accidentally shot at a farm in the northwest of the country during live-firing exercises.
- 13:26 29/05/2009
Investors from Italy’s South Tirol region have agreed to develop tourism in southwest Siberia's Altai Territory, the Altai administration said
- 13:25 29/05/2009
The upcoming economic forum in St. Petersburg will provide a useful focus on emerging economies that has been lacking at forums in other countries, a U.S. economist said on Friday.
