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Russia's Medvedev arrives in Pittsburgh for G20 summit

23:01 24/09/2009

Russia's president has arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a summit of the Group of Twenty richest nations to move the focus onto trade and economic issues.

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Man steals girlfriend's gold teeth in Moscow region
22:52 24/09/2009
Police in the Moscow Region are looking for a man accused of stealing 12 gold teeth, a laptop, money and jewelry, worth some 300,000 rubles ($10,000), from his girlfriend's flat, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.
Russia, U.S. to slash nuclear delivery vehicles - Medvedev
21:31 24/09/2009
Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of slashing the number of nuclear weapon delivery vehicles by over 67%, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
Russia removed from WHO swine flu death list
21:05 24/09/2009
The World Health Organization has removed Russia from its list of countries with swine flu fatalities, saying that Russia was mistakenly included.
Police officer, three militants killed in Dagestan
20:34 24/09/2009
Three militants and a police officer were killed in a shootout in Dagestan's capital Makhachkala, a local police spokesman said on Thursday.
EU court orders Russia to pay $132,200 over Chechen lawsuits
20:05 24/09/2009
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay 90,000 euros ($132,200) in compensation to the relatives of two people who disappeared in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya in 2002 and 2003.
Moscow authorities pledge to spruce up city after crisis ends
19:44 24/09/2009
Moscow authorities have pledged to plant greenery around the capital’s Garden Ring Road and central Tverskaya Street once the financial crisis has ended, Moscow’s chief architect Alexander Kuzmin said
Russia, U.S. to slash nuclear delivery vehicles - Medvedev
18:41 24/09/2009
Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of slashing the number of nuclear weapon delivery vehicles by three times, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
U.S.-Russia cooperation can save world from nuke threat -Gorbachev
18:28 24/09/2009
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Thursday that cooperation between Moscow and Washington in missile defense could help resolve issues of nuclear proliferation.
GDF Suez could join Nord Stream gas project by year-end - Miller
17:58 24/09/2009
Gaz de France Suez could by the end of this year become a shareholder in a project to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea to Europe, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Thursday.
Russia could take quarter of world LNG market - Gazprom CEO
17:09 24/09/2009
Russia could increase its share on the world liquefied natural gas market to 25%, the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday.
Russian Air Force to rehearse robotic strikes in defense exercise
16:59 24/09/2009
Russian Air Force units will rehearse air strikes with the use of automated target acquisition, command and control systems, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Spain to extradite Russian suspected of murder
16:27 24/09/2009
Spain on Thursday will extradite a Russian man accused of murder and theft in Russia's western city of Bryansk, the Prosecutor General's Office published on its website.
Arctic Sea vessel 'leaves Canaries' - port source
15:09 24/09/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel and the Russian warship escorting it are believed to have left the Canary Islands, a source at the Las Palmas port said on Thursday.
Russia could offer tax concessions for new gas deposits - Putin
15:01 24/09/2009
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Russian government could offer tax concessions for new gas deposits in the country.
Investigators say at least 50 injured in Voronezh warehouse blast
14:25 24/09/2009
At least 50 were injured and one man was killed in Wednesday's deadly explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the southwest Russian city of Voronezh, the Russian Prosecutor General Office's investigation committee said on Thursday.
Moscow says Polish resolution on Soviet 'aggression' harms ties
13:33 24/09/2009
Russia protested on Thursday a decision by the Polish parliament to condemn the Soviet "invasion" of Poland in 1939.
Moscow objects to inclusion in WHO list of A/H1N1 deaths
13:21 24/09/2009
Russia's Health Ministry said on Thursday its inclusion in the World Health Organization's list of countries with swine flu fatalities was based on unverified information.
Russia's alcohol consumption more than 100% above critical level
13:21 24/09/2009
Alcohol consumption in Russia is more than double the critical level set by the World Health Organization, the interior minister said on Thursday.
Colombia appeals to Thai court in 'merchant of death' case
13:04 24/09/2009
Colombia has appealed to Thailand over its decision not to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the U.S., the Kommersant daily reported on Thursday.

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