- 23:03 18/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev supports the solving of complex international issues on a multi-party level but does not believe the G20 format is universal.
- 21:30 18/09/2009
Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is being blocked by a number of countries, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday in an interview with Swiss media ahead of his visit to Bern.
- 21:15 18/09/2009
More than 4,000 people have died from swine flu worldwide, with the total number of officially confirmed cases reaching 295,000, Russia's consumer watchdog said citing a World Health Organization report
- 21:07 18/09/2009
In its perception of Russia, the West has yet to completely get rid of its "Cold War" stereotypes, the Russian president said on Friday.
- 20:38 18/09/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a pre-sermon speech before Friday prayers said the world had a "duty" to confront Israel in order to guarantee global peace, Iran's Press TV reported.
- 20:32 18/09/2009
Linking the U.S., NATO and Russia missile-defense systems is a feasible proposal, Russia's envoy to the North Atlantic alliance said on Friday.
- 20:21 18/09/2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a speech at the Brookings Institute on Friday that Poland and the Czech Republic would remain the key candidates to host a missile defense shield.
- 20:01 18/09/2009
LUKoil is ready to hand over its assets in Venezuela to a Russian oil consortium provided the company receives compensation for its outlay, the head of Russia's largest independent oil producer said on Friday.
- 18:30 18/09/2009
The creation of several global reserve currencies would not harm the interests of the United States.
- 18:04 18/09/2009
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program may be resumed but with only four parties, excluding Russia and Japan, a leading Russian expert on Korea told RIA Novosti on Friday.
- 16:23 18/09/2009
Russia and NATO should pool their expertise and work together on missile defense, the secretary general of the North Atlantic alliance said on Friday.
- 15:40 18/09/2009
Russia's prime minister said on Friday he expects the United States to back a joint bid by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to join the WTO after its "brave" decision to scrap missile defense plans for Europe.
- 15:14 18/09/2009
Russian and Chinese warships have begun live firing drills in the Gulf of Aden as part of anti-piracy exercises, a Pacific Fleet official said on Friday.
- 14:26 18/09/2009
Russia could abandon plans to deploy tactical missiles in its Baltic exclave in response to the U.S. decision to drop its missile shield plans for Central Europe, a high-ranking military source said on Friday.
- 14:01 18/09/2009
Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko confirmed on Friday that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay a visit to Singapore in mid-November.
- 13:29 18/09/2009
At least 25 people died on Friday in a suicide car bombing in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat, local media reported
- 12:39 18/09/2009
Iran will never halt its nuclear program to mollify Western critics.
- 11:49 18/09/2009
- 10:50 18/09/2009
