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Moscow to host European parliamentary games

20:29 09/07/2009

Moscow is to host the first European parliamentary games on October 1-5, a Russian MP said Thursday.

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Russian Air Force denies spy drone missions over Georgia
18:31 09/07/2009
Russia's Air Force chief dismissed on Thursday Georgian claims that Russia was spying on its territory using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Chechen warlord Yevloyev 'behind Ingush president attack'
17:57 09/07/2009
Chechen warlord Magomed Yevloyev masterminded a recent attack on Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the Chechen interior minister said on Thursday.
Kremlin aide says too early to 'bury' G8
16:43 09/07/2009
The G8 has not yet become obsolete as a forum for the leaders of the world's most industrialized economies, Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Thursday.
G8 leaders support Russia-U.S. agreement on arms reduction
16:12 09/07/2009
Participants in the G8 summit in Italy have unanimously backed recent Russian and U.S. agreements to conclude a new strategic arms reduction deal by the end of the year, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
PACE move to deny Russia vote causes surprise in Moscow
15:55 09/07/2009
Moscow is confused over an initiative by some PACE members to try and deny Russia the right to vote during assembly sessions, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia's broad monetary base up 5.4% in June - Central Bank
15:35 09/07/2009
Russia's broadly defined monetary base expanded 5.4% to 4.968 trillion rubles ($155.25 bln) as of July 1 from 4.712 trillion rubles ($147.25 bln) on June 1, the Central Bank reported on Thursday.
Medvedev warns Japan's PM over MPs' vote on Kuril Islands - aide
15:26 09/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday that parliament's decision on Kuril Islands did not foster an atmosphere of trust, a presidential aide said.
Crime among Russian military officers highest in decade
14:55 09/07/2009
Crimes committed by officers in Russia's Armed Forces have reached unprecedented levels over the past decade and urgent measures are required to curb the negative trend, the chief military prosecutor said on Thursday.
Russia backs proposal for second G8 summit in L'Aquila
14:44 09/07/2009
Russia welcomes a proposal to hold a second Group of Eight summit in the central Italian town of L'Aquila later this year, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.
Russia says Nigeria working to secure Russian hostages' release
14:08 09/07/2009
The Nigerian authorities are providing every assistance to Russian diplomats working for the release of two Russian sailors taken hostage last Sunday, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Moscow sees no reason to review Schengen rules for Russians
13:54 09/07/2009
Russia believes the EU has no legal grounds to unilaterally review conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Russian nationals, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Moscow wants OSCE to look into Russian-language issue in Ukraine
13:45 09/07/2009
Moscow hopes that the OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek will look into issues relating to the use of the Russian language in Ukraine, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Cambodian vessel stopped for poaching off Sakhalin
12:07 09/07/2009
Security officers have stopped a vessel flying the Cambodian flag with 7 metric tons of crab onboard off Sakhalin in the Russian Far East, a security service spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Russia, IMF could sign $10 bln bond deal in August-September
11:45 09/07/2009
Russia could sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on acquiring IMF bonds worth $10 billion in August-September, a Finance Ministry official said on Thursday.
Russia's international reserves down $1.4 bln to $409 bln in week
11:33 09/07/2009
Russia's international reserves, largely holding gold and foreign exchange, decreased by $1.4 billion to $409.1 billion in the week of June 26 - July 3, the Central Bank of Russia said on Thursday.
Regulator rules Gazprom Neft guilty of antitrust violations
11:25 09/07/2009
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, has been found to have violated antitrust law, Russia's antimonopoly regulator announced on Thursday.
Medvedev packs in meetings with world leaders at G8 summit
10:49 09/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is cramming in bilateral meetings with other G8 leaders on the sidelines of their summit in Italy to discus Iran, North Korea and nuclear proliferation.
Russian exports to decline by $190 bln 2009
10:10 09/07/2009
The total value of Russian exports will drop by $190 billion in 2009, while imports will decrease by $100 billion, the country's finance minister said on Thursday.
Russian GDP to grow at least 1% in 2010 - finance minister
09:08 09/07/2009
Russian industrial production should start growing again by the end of the year and a conservative forecast of 2010 GDP growth would be 1%, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday.

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