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Czech, U.S. officials sign missile defense deal. © РИА Новости.

Czech, U.S. officials sign missile defense deal

[ 18:55 ]  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed an agreement Tuesday on the deployment of a missile-tracking radar on Czech soil, the CTK news agency reported.
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G8 summit in Japan [24]
U.S. missile shield plans for Central Europe [16]
Russia-EU summit in Siberia [10]
Euro 2008  [25]
Sukhoi SuperJet 100  [12]
Russian-Georgian dispute  [24]
Russian Joint Naval Task Force exercises [13]
U.S. incapable of attacking Iran - Ahmadinejad. © РИА Новости.
World 08/07/2008 17:48

U.S. incapable of attacking Iran - Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the U.S. was currently incapable of launching an attack on the Islamic Republic, Iranian national media reported.
Georgia to 'do everything' to free 4 officers held in S.Ossetia. © РИА Новости.
World 08/07/2008 18:02

Georgia to 'do everything' to free 4 officers held in S.Ossetia

Georgia's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday an earlier report that four of its officers had been detained in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone and said it would try to secure their release.
G8 leaders pledge to fulfill aid promises for Africa. © ru.wikipedia.org.
World 08/07/2008 17:59

G8 leaders pledge to fulfill aid promises for Africa

G8 leaders adopted a joint statement on Tuesday saying their countries will meet commitments they made three years ago to boost aid to Africa.
High-energy experiments into secrets of matter may start in fall. © www.astronet.ru.
Science & Technologies 08/07/2008 16:23

High-energy experiments into secrets of matter may start in fall

Proton collisions at the world's most powerful particle accelerator that some theorists say could create matter-consuming black holes should not be expected until the fall, a Russian physicist said Tuesday.
Gorbachev alarmed by growing militarization of U.S. policy . © РИА Новости.
Russia 08/07/2008 15:13

Gorbachev alarmed by growing militarization of U.S. policy

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev voiced alarm over the United States' increasing tendency to seek military solutions to political problems, in an appeal to presidential candidates published on Tuesday.
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08/07/2008 16:54
Reincarnation of Chakra
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - The leasing by India of a Project 971 nuclear submarine built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the latest hot news.
07/07/2008 23:15
Medvedev: oil and gas tour before G8 summit
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Vavra) - On the way to the G8 summit, President Dmitry Medvedev visited Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, our next-door neighbors and major Caspian oil and gas producers.
07/07/2008 18:52
Living among dead submarines
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Tatyana Sinitsyna) - Ten years ago Russia started to dismantle nuclear-powered submarines withdrawn from combat duty. This hard and dangerous work is still going on, but the end is in sight.
04/07/2008 20:52
China-Taiwan - an air bridge between the two systems
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - While the rest of the world (from Europe to Africa and both Americas) is fighting against persisting separatism, Chinese have demonstrated their Oriental wisdom again. They showed that not every country is sick with centrifugal disease, and that centripetal forces, albeit weak, are still at work.
04/07/2008 18:59
Abramovich leaves Chukotka
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityayev) - On July 3, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted the early resignation of Roman Abramovich, the governor of Chukotka, a region in Russia's Far East.
04/07/2008 15:59
What kind of air-defense system do we need?
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) - The discussion amongst highly placed generals in early July of creating a Joint CIS Air-Defense System is good news. However, it would be more appropriate to assess the state of Russia's air defenses and to choose an optimal system with up-to-date weapons.
03/07/2008 22:12
Discord in the oil world
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityayev) - The 19th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) was held in Madrid, Spain from June 29 to July 3. This is a major event in the oil and gas industry, which takes place once every three years.
03/07/2008 20:07
Dmitry Medvedev visiting Astana again
MOSCOW. (Dosym Satpayev for RIA Novosti) - It seems that the Russian and Kazakh presidents are continuing the tradition of frequent meetings started under Vladimir Putin. Political analysts hardly had the time to digest Medvedev's recent visit to Astana, and on July 6 he is going to visit it again. It will be Medvedev's third meeting with his Kazakh counterpart since the March elections.
03/07/2008 15:56
Mongolia stumbles on its way to democracy
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti foreign news commentator Ivan Zakharchenko) - When public unrest broke out in Mongolia over disputed parliamentary elections, many commentators said it could be another color revolution. But is it?


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 08/07/08
G8 wives enjoy Japanese culture
While their husbands negotiate, the wives of G8 leaders have been enjoying Japanese culture, watching the intricate art of donning a 12-layer kimono and conducting an elaborate tea ceremony.
07/07/08
Russia's Su-35 fighter makes first demonstration flight
Russia's new state-of-the-art Su-35 Flanker multirole air superiority/strike fighter successfully completed its first demonstration flight on Monday.
08/07/08
High heel sprint in St. Petersburg
Over 40 young women took part in the third annual high-heel sprint in St. Petersburg.
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G8 leaders pledge to fulfill aid promises for Africa
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U.S. incapable of attacking Iran - Ahmadinejad
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Russia denies role in Litvinenko death, claims progress in probe
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Central Asian gas purchase prices to double in 2009 - Gazprom
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Russia will not review stance in disputes with U.K. - lawmaker
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Russian mobile operator VimpelCom to set up JV in Vietnam
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Naftogaz dismisses Swiss gas trader's $2 billion debt claims
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Russian punches, thinks way to chess boxing world title
16:23 / 08.07
High-energy experiments into secrets of matter may start in fall
16:13 / 08.07
S.Ossetia says Georgia evacuating children before 'invasion'
16:09 / 08.07
Somali pirates release ship's crew - Ukrainian newspaper
15:56 / 08.07
Russia, Japan fail to make progress on Kuril Islands dispute
15:43 / 08.07
G8 countries endorse 50% cut in greenhouse emissions by 2050
15:35 / 08.07
G8 concerned by rising oil prices, call for increased production
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Azerbaijan rotates peacekeepers in Afghanistan
15:25 / 08.07
G8 leaders agree on joint efforts to fight growing food prices -2
15:23 / 08.07
Russia's Severstal closes $140 mln deal to buy U.S. WCI Steel
15:22 / 08.07
Eni enters Russia's downstream gas market with power plant deal
15:22 / 08.07
Russia to submit claim to Arctic shelf to UN by 2009
15:13 / 08.07
Gorbachev alarmed by growing militarization of U.S. policy
14:57 / 08.07
Abkhazia rules out withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers
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Russia celebrates Day of Married Love and Family Happiness
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