Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize for his work in world sport.In an interview with Swiss TV broadcast on Monday, two days after Putin and
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is leaving for Russia on Monday evening to participate in the inaugural meeting of the BRICS-backed New Development Bank.During the four-day visit, he will also be participating at the
Moscow: "It is time to study in Russia." That is the message for students and others visiting the Russian Educational Fair which just ended in the Indian capital.Twelve universities participated in the "It is Time
United Nations: The U.N. secretary-general instructed his special envoy to Syria on Thursday to relaunch a political process aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict, the clearest sign yet that a plan to freeze hostilities in
Moscow: A freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 has sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off of the Kamchatka Peninsula and at least 43 crew members have been killed, rescue workers said.The emergency
Moscow: Russia has slammed the Ukrainian leadership for diverting the Minsk peace agreements reached in February between Kiev and Donbass insurgents.The bill on the "special status" of Donbass territories under the control of insurgents, which
Moscow: Fire broke out at the bell tower of the Novodevichy monastery, one of the city's landmarks, in Russia's capital Moscow on Sunday night.Firefighters were working at the site. No injuries were reported so far.
Moscow: A suspect in the murder of the opposition politician Boris Y Nemtsov blew himself up as the police closed in on him, NYT quoted Russian news reports as saying on Sunday.Beslan Shavanov, 30, was
Moscow: Russian capital Moscow will June 6 host Round 9 of the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt, Russian Automobile Federation executive director Sergey Ivanov and Formula
Washington: The US today said that Russia is facing a serious economic situation in view of a sharp decline in Russian currency and attributed this to a series of international sanctions imposed by Washington after
Panaji: The Crimean crisis, Russia's falling rouble and stopping of tourist charter flights from international destinations might prove to be a dampener for the much-hyped New Year party scene in Goa this time, fear tourism
New Delhi: As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here Wednesday night, PM Modi and he are likely to discuss resolutions to expand ties in a range of crucial sectors like nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and defence
Moscow: The 'Eye of Sauron' will light up the skyline of Moscow to ominously watch down on the Russian capital as the latest "Hobbit" movie premiers Thursday.Fans of British fiction novelist J.R.R. Tolkien will re-create
Moscow: Russia categorically denied on Thursday reports about its troop deployment in Ukrainian territory."It is a lie to say that there are Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine," Sergei Naryshkin, speaker of the Russian State Duma,
United Nations: The UN Security Council is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east.Yesterday's meeting comes hours after NATO's top commander said new
Kiev: Ukraine today said that dozens of tanks and truckloads of soldiers had crossed from Russia into Kremlin-backed rebel territory, as five servicemen were killed in the latest fighting to tear apart a nominal ceasefire.The
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed consolidation the country has shown amid challenging international situations, as tens of thousands of people paraded in Moscow for unity on Tuesday."This year we have been through some tough
Brussels: Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a multi-billion dollar deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.Speaking ahead of his visit to EU aspirant Serbia today and key talks with EU
Moscow: NATO has been trying to use the Ukraine conflict to divert public attention from worsening economic situation in Europe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday."I am convinced that NATO has been
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