- 21:09 01/07/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Russia wants to develop strong ties with Belarus.
- 20:39 01/07/2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its A/H1N1 report on Wednesday to confirm 77,201 officially registered cases and 332 deaths in 120 countries and territories worldwide.
- 20:02 01/07/2009
The latest round of Geneva discussions on the situation in the Caucasus was productive, and the next round will take place on September 17, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- 19:50 01/07/2009
The death toll in a gas explosion at a railroad station in northern Italy has risen to 17 people after a man died in hospital of multiple burns, the ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday.
- 19:48 01/07/2009
Russia and the U.S. are looking to make a breakthrough in security issues, a senior Russian senator said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the RIA Novosti-hosted Valdai Discussion Club.
- 17:28 01/07/2009
Russia's Reserve Fund declined 5.5% to 2.957 trillion rubles ($94.52 billion) while the National Prosperity Fund grew 1% to 2.814 trillion rubles ($89.93 billion) in June, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
- 16:36 01/07/2009
The Palestinian Authority has information indicating Hamas is planning to kill some of its officials, the Palestinian president said on Wednesday.
- 15:25 01/07/2009
Russia must not cut the number of its nuclear warheads to a few hundred under a new strategic arms deal with the U.S., as it needs to maintain superiority over developing countries' nuclear arsenals, a Russian analyst said.
- 15:09 01/07/2009
Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez will visit Belarus within the next few days to sign new contracts, the Venezuelan ambassador to Minsk said on Wednesday.
- 15:07 01/07/2009
A Russian woman has decided to name her newborn son after Michael Jackson, the Life.Ru news portal reported on Wednesday.
- 14:49 01/07/2009
Russia and the United States need to update their approach to bilateral relations and consider pooling their efforts in various parts of the world, a Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.
- 13:35 01/07/2009
Global automakers General Motors and Ford on Wednesday suspended production at their car plants in Russia over weak demand for vehicles, the companies said.
- 13:31 01/07/2009
PGNiG expects to increase Russian natural gas imports by 2-3 billion cubic meters to 10-11 bcm annually from 2010, a senior official at the Polish energy company said on Wednesday.
- 12:54 01/07/2009
Russia and the United States have made more significant progress in the preparation of a new strategic arms reduction treaty than the sides expected, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- 12:46 01/07/2009
A regular conference meeting on the case of the former President of Republika Srpska Radovan Karadzic will be held on Wednesday in The Hague.
- 12:32 01/07/2009
The average price of Russian oil in the first six months of 2009 was less than half what it was for the same period a year ago, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.
- 12:02 01/07/2009
A high-profile U.S. lawyer has been released from a Belarusian prison on a presidential pardon after more than a year in custody on industrial espionage charges.
- 11:40 01/07/2009
A former British charity fundraiser, who was selected for the "best job in the world," took up his duties on Wednesday on a tropical island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef where he will work as a caretaker.
- 11:36 01/07/2009
The family of Michael Jackson is concerned by reports that fans of the late King of Pop have committed suicide following his death, local media said.
