Moscow, Russia News Archives

Human rights defenders have promised to monitor the treatment by the police of opposition activists who were arrested on Saturday during an attempt to hold a rally on Triumfalnaya Square in central Moscow that the city administration denied permission for, claiming the square was needed for another event.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, visits a space communications facility in Medvezhye Ozera, outside Moscow, Wednesday, Oct.

Visiting U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting in Moscow, Thursday, Oct.

Moscow- Russia reported its first swine-flu fatalities, with at least four people dead in Moscow and the far east of the country, the Interfax news agency said Tuesday.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a dramatic surge in new construction, especially in cities like Moscow.

Date : Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:54 +0400 ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT FUND-RAISING DINNER IN MOSCOW News.am Oct 26 2009 Armenia At the invitation of RA President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Serzg Sargsyan, about 80 Russia-based Armenian businessmen attended a fund-raising dinner at the Ararat Part Hyatt ...

Michael Amott and Sharlee D'Angelo of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY were interviewed on October 9, 2009 when the band played Moscow, Russia.

President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian has said he will discuss the Cyprus question during his official visit to Moscow.

My first night in the Russian capital came to a close at 10am with sushi in the swish residence of some Peruvian diplomats.

Russia says it has no plan to restrict its military cooperation with Iran, stressing that Moscow would not allow ""competitors a chance to take advantage of the situation"". The announcement came one day after a source, quoted by Interfax news agency, claimed that the Russian government had not received any payments as it had not given its final ...

The issues covered are often not those written about on the front pages of newspapers.

Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface.

The European Parliament, in a move certain to irk Russia, has awarded its top human rights prize to Memorial, a group which campaigns against abuses of power in the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface.

Here is a story that, at first view, I pretty much discarded. But, as time went by, it gained more and more coverage around the Net, and I thought I would run in by our readers.

ChemDiv, Inc. of San Diego has proudly announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Chemical Diversity Research Institute of Moscow, Russia, has been chosen by Viriom Ltd.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who is reviled by many Russians for presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union, has previously said the United Russia party is more servile than the Soviet Communist Party he used to lead.

Could you imagine Mayor Bob Duffy, or Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks promising a Rochester winter with out snow? You'd probably think they lost their minds, but that is what the mayor of Moscow Russia is promising this winter.

Fraudsters operating within the Russian Interior Ministry and the Moscow Tax Authority have stolen 11.2 billion roubles from the state budget, according to a complaint filed today with the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Moscow, Oct 13 : Defence Minister A K Antony arrived here today to review bilateral defence ties between Russia and India in the light of dispute and delays of several military hardware contracted by India.

Police on Friday detained about 10 people protesting alleged fraud in local elections across Russia and prevented them from delivering a petition to the presidential administration.

A strange cloud with an unusual shape was recently spotted in the skies above Moscow, Russia.

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist played his trademark Hammond organ and keyboards earlier tonight in Moscow, Russia together with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Hungarian band CRY FREE .

The mausoleum of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin on Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The mausoleum gives visitors a rare glimpse into the rituals of Soviet life nearly two decades after the USSR collapsed.

From left: Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, MGU head Viktor Sadovnichy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seen during unveiling of the Walt Whitman statue at MGU on Wednesday, Oct.

W.A.S.P. kicked off its European tour this past Sunday, October 11 at B1 Maximum club in Moscow, Russia.

UFOlogy has always been one of my interests and the incident that happened on October 7 over Moscow, Russia, is one of the more interesting ones I've heard about.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed to Russian university students Wednesday that their country's prosperity was dependent on its willingness to cultivate core freedoms, including the freedom to participate in the political process."Citizens must be empowered to help formulate the laws under which they live," she told students ...

Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar as well as other members of the Royal family paid a visit to an orphanage school in Moscow, Russia on the third day of their state visit to the country yesterday.

Date : Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:00:57 +0500 PRESIDNET SARGSYAN TO VISIT MOSCOW armradio.am 12.10.2009 10:57 The President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, will pay a short working visit to Moscow today, Presidents' Press Office reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting Tuesday with Russian leaders in Moscow to urge their support in pressuring Iran to prove its nuclear program is peaceful.

Chinese director Huo Jianqi speaks to the media during a press conference at Moscow Art Theatre in Moscow, Russia, on Oct.

Vyacheslav Ivankov, a Russian crime boss who spent nearly 10 years in a U.S. prison, died Friday in a Moscow hospital, two months after being shot several times coming out of a restaurant.

As Ukraine prepares for its first presidential election since the Orange Revolution, there are signs that its giant neighbour to the east will not tolerate a pro-western outcome.

According to a statement it sent to WIC, the Ministry said members of the Ethiopian community and Ethiopian students who are attending course in Moscow took part at the celebration.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip to Europe and Russia that comes at a crucial time in the Obama administration's decision-making on a strategy for Afghanistan.

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In this June 10, 2009 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with Drug Control Agency Chief Viktor Ivanov in the Gorki residence outside Moscow.

As part of his efforts to end Darfur crisis, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will take part in a consultative conference in Moscow, Russia, and visit Libya for talks on rebel reunification.

Moscow Festival Balleta s The Sleeping Beauty Sunday, February 21, 3 p.m. The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Macon, Ga.

U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Moscow, Russia, and Tripoli, Libya, from October 5 to October 10, 2009.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremiae expects that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Serbia will strengthen the ties between the two countries.

More Negligence factor in Russian power plant accident October 03, 2009 2:26 PM EDT MOSCOW - Russia's top industrial safety oversight official said Saturday that negligence was a major factor in a devastating accident at the country's biggest hydroelectric power plant, and hinted that high-level officials could face trial over the disaster that ...

In the spring of 2012 there will be a national election in Russia. Long before that a decision will be made as to who will be the next president and prime minister.

State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni is in the middle of an international dispute over whether a bullet-pierced skull fragment found by the Russians in a German bunker in Berlin in the final days of World War II belongs to Adolf Hitler.