Gazprom starts construction on Nord Stream gas pipeline | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russian energy monopoly Gazprom on Friday officially started the construction of Nord Stream, a pipeline to pump natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea.The first symbolic weld was made in the presence of [...]
Archives: April 2010
April 9, 2010
April 9, 2010
Suicide bomber attempts to shoot North Caucasus Ingush police chief, blows self up | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Suicide bomber attempts to shoot North Caucasus Ingush police chief, blows self up | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “A female suicide bomber has attempted to shoot the Nazran police chief, but missed and injured another police officer and then blew herself up in the Russian North Caucasus republic of [...]
April 7, 2010
Russians not to blame for Katyn massacre – Putin | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Russians not to blame for Katyn massacre – Putin | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Russian people could not be blamed for the events in Katyn where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII.‘For decades, attempts have [...]
April 7, 2010
Thailand declares state of emergency | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Thailand declares state of emergency | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “The Thai prime minister has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and nearby provinces over the continuing opposition protests, a national TV channel reported on Wednesday.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the move, which gives the police and the [...]
April 7, 2010
Talks on Mistral ship purchase still underway – Russian Defense Ministry | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Talks on Mistral ship purchase still underway – Russian Defense Ministry | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia and France have not yet agreed on the purchase of a French helicopter carrier for the Russian Navy, a Russian deputy defense minister said on Wednesday.Russia is negotiating the purchase of at [...]
April 7, 2010
Russia to deliver fuel shipment a year after Bushehr launch | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Russia to deliver fuel shipment a year after Bushehr launch | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia will deliver its next fuel shipment to Iran’s nuclear power plant, Bushehr, a year after the plant is launched, the president of Russia’s nuclear fuel producer TVEL said on Wednesday.‘The next fuel delivery [...]
April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
Over 80 victims of Moscow blasts still in hospital | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Over 80 victims of Moscow blasts still in hospital | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “A week after the deadly twin bombings in the Moscow metro, over 80 victims remain in hospital, a spokesman for the Russian health ministry said on Monday.‘As of 12.00, April 5, 81 people injured in [...]
April 5, 2010
Abortions: sad statistics | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Abortions: sad statistics | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire
April 5, 2010
Ukraine moves away from NATO – RT
Ukraine moves away from NATO – RT: “Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has made the decision to disband the National Center for Euro-Atlantic Integration, a move that marks a clear policy shift away from his predecessor’s leanings toward NATO.”
April 5, 2010
The grim truth behind training female suicide bombers – RT Top Stories
The grim truth behind training female suicide bombers – RT Top Stories: “Teenager Djennet Abdurakhmanova was the widow of a Dagestani militant killed by federal security services during a raid there last year. The second female Moscow Metro suicide bomber has allegedly been identified by her father, a resident of the Republic of Dagestan, after [...]
April 5, 2010
Police officers killed as blasts shake Southern Russia – RT Top Stories
Police officers killed as blasts shake Southern Russia – RT Top Stories: “Two police officers have been killed and six more injured when two consecutive blasts shook the city of Karabulak in Russia’s Southern Republic of Ingushetia.”
April 5, 2010
The most trusted journalist in America now is a comedian – media critic – RT
The most trusted journalist in America now is a comedian – media critic – RT: ““There are fewer and fewer journalists working for newspapers and magazines which means there are less and less original reporting upon all of the commentaries we see in the blogosphere, in cable television,” O’Connor remarks.”
April 2, 2010
Bomb defused in Dagestan after suicide blasts | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Bomb defused in Dagestan after suicide blasts | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Police defused a bomb found in a graveyard near the Dagestani town of Kizlyar on Wednesday, the same day it was hit by two suicide attacks, a law enforcement source said on Friday.The bomb was found on [...]