- 23:24 14/10/2009
Russia drew 1-1 with Azerbaijan on Wednesday night in their last World Cup qualifier.
- 21:45 14/10/2009
The 9th meeting of the Russia-India intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation opened on Wednesday in Moscow.
- 21:36 14/10/2009
The presidents of Armenia and Turkey held talks on Wednesday before attending a World Cup qualifier between their national football teams, in a show of support for a deal to restore ties and reopen the border.
- 21:09 14/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that international threats of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are premature, and that such measures must only be considered if negotiations fail.
- 20:56 14/10/2009
The number of undernourished people in the world has exceeded one billion this year due to the economic crisis, UN food agencies said on Wednesday.
- 20:50 14/10/2009
Russia is ready to consider using the Russian and Chinese national currencies instead of the dollar in bilateral oil and gas dealings, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
- 19:01 14/10/2009
Turkey's prime minister said Wednesday his country will be normalizing relations with Armenia in parallel with the settlement process in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, Turkish NTV reported.
- 18:36 14/10/2009
Terrified passengers on an Air India Express flight out of Dubai gave their flight crew a round of applause after they subdued an Indian man who tried to open a door in midair, an Abu Dhabi paper reported on Wednesday.
- 18:35 14/10/2009
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived on Wednesday in the Turkish town of Bursa to watch a qualifier for the 2010 football World Cup between the two countries.
- 17:42 14/10/2009
Russia's decision to include preemptive nuclear strikes in its revised military doctrine is mostly a political move and does not pose a real threat, Georgia's top security official said Wednesday.
- 17:32 14/10/2009
The Serbian prime minister denied on Wednesday reports that a $1 billion loan to be provided by Russia comes with a demand that Belgrade promote Russian oil interests.
- 17:21 14/10/2009
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport expressed the hope on Wednesday that it could initiate military-technological cooperation with the sultanate of Brunei.
- 17:16 14/10/2009
Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Wednesday that he would not lift his objections to the EU reform treaty, known as the Lisbon treaty, unless his conditions are met.
- 17:09 14/10/2009
Russia will continue to promote the idea of creating a new pan-European security body despite the U.S. decision to scrap its missile shield plans for Central Europe, the Russian president said on Wednesday.
- 16:37 14/10/2009
Russia's industrial output plummeted 16.5%, year-on-year, in January-September 2009 amid the ongoing economic crisis, Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko said on Wednesday, citing preliminary data.
- 16:32 14/10/2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned from meetings with top Russian officials to speak to the public on Wednesday, criticizing Moscow over the failure to solve the killings of journalists.
- 16:30 14/10/2009
Recent developments in U.S. missile shield plans are positive, but Moscow still has a number of questions on the issue, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- 16:27 14/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian-Chinese relations are of international importance, and said he was satisfied with his visit to China.
- 16:10 14/10/2009
Russia is against imposing further sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday.
