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Russian Orthodox faithful gathered in their hundreds for ornate ceremonies marking the 90th anniversary of the slaying of last tsar Nicholas II and his family.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev echoed his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, in a gritty foreign policy speech Tuesday, vowing to respond if Washington places missiles in Central Europe.

Russia is making contingency plans for new nuclear missiles aimed at Europe as a response to U.S. missile shield moves, sources said Sunday.

Vienna- The Czech-U.S. treaty on the U.S. radar base in the Czech Republic, signed on Tuesday, is another step destroying the agreement foundation of international arms control, Austrian analyst Gerhard Mangott ...

Russia may respond to U.S. plans for missile defense bases in Central Europe with a host of measures, including the withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a senior military expert ...

Russia will be forced to make a military response if a U.S.-Czech Republic missile defense agreement is ratified, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

The State Duma has called on Lithuania to end what it calls anti-Russian activity.

Russian lawmakers warned Lithuania against agreeing to place U.S. missile defense sites in the Baltic country, saying Wednesday that such a move could trigger a Russian military buildup in the region.

Mrs Viet Nam Nguyen Dieu Hoa was among the top five of the Mrs World beauty pageant held in Kaliningrad, Russia, on Sunday.

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Russia's parliament voted down on Friday a widely criticized bill that would have allowed the authorities to close media outlets prosecuted for libel.

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U.S. President George W. Bush 's missile defenses are dying with his presidency, but they might not rest in peace.

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Jun 09, 2008 In cooperation with BNS TALLINN- An AN-72 aircraft of the Russian military made an unauthorized entry into Estonia's airspace on June 7, the General Staff said.

Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II is expected to meet Tuesday with UNESCO's Director General Koichiro Matsuura, who has arrived here at the invitation from Itar-Tass to attend the 10th World Congress ...

The families of the 10 people that died in a fire on a cargo ship at a military dockyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad will receive over $43,000 each in compensation, a navy spokesman said on ...

Former Miss Viet Nam Nguyen Dieu Hoa will compete at this year's Mrs World Pageant in Kaliningrad, Russia, from June 14-29. And brains, too: Former Miss Viet Nam Nguyen Dieu Hoa will compete at this year's Mrs ...

Russian military officials say a huge international naval exercise was under way Monday in the Baltic Sea, involving 35 vessels from 13 countries.

Death toll in the fire on a cargo ship in Russia's Baltic exclave region of Kaliningrad has risen to eight, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Sunday.