 Putin supporters show up in large numbersA conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man... | |
| Russia eyes mission to reach moon this decade Russian scientists are looking forward to have a man on the moon by 2020, as it launches a new campaign to select a new team of cosmonauts to train for the special task, according to reports.
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| Russia, China veto UN resolution demanding Syrian President Assad to step down Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of his government's deadly crackdown on protestors.
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| Russia, China kill India-backed resolution on Syria As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion as it favoured resolving the crisis through a Syrian-led... |
| Russia defends arms supplies to Syria Russia's arms supplies to Syria will not affect the balance of power in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"We've explained the facts -- no matter what we supply to other... |
| Woman suicide bomber held in Russia A woman suicide bomber from Moscow has been arrested in Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechnya region, an official said.
The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a resident of Moscow's well-off Basmanny... |
| China regrets UNSC ignoring Russia's proposal on Syria draft China Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN Security Council.
Li Baodong, China's permanent... |
| US 'disgusted' by Russia, China veto on Syria resolution US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was "disgusted" by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria that urges President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
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| Pro- and Anti-Putin Rallies Draw Mass Turnouts in Moscow Russia's political protest movement has been in hibernation since Christmas. Winter still holds Moscow in its grip. But, columns of protesters, both for and against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,... |
| Russians rally as Medvedev offers reforms Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in Moscow Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalisation and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir... |
| UNSC draft on Syria sends unbalanced signal: Russia Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said he vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria because "it sends an unbalanced signal", and called for an "objective" UN resolution that... |
| Tens of thousands protest in Moscow against Putin Undeterred by subzero temperatures that froze their breath and left icicles adorning many men’s mustaches and beards, tens of thousands of Russians marched through the streets of Moscow on... |
| Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his... |
| Czechs, Russia lead 2-0 in Fed Cup LONDON - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova took more than two hours to put the defending champion Czech Republic in control of its Fed Cup tie with Germany, while a surprise loss by Italy's... |
| Russia, China block U.N. action to halt bloody conflict in Syria The Russian and Chinese action came as a blow to efforts to rally behind an Arab League plan that would require Syrian President Bashar Assad to step... |
| Russia and China veto UN plan for Syria Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after... |
| Russians rally in 3rd major protest against Putin Anti-government protesters managed to gather a third huge crowd in the center of Moscow on Saturday, undeterred by arctic, bitter cold or by the near certainty that Vladimir Putin will win a six-year... |
| Russians defy cold and rally for Putin to resign vast column of people under communist, liberal and nationalist banners marched from a central Moscow square to rally on Bolotnaya Ploshchad across the Moskva river from the Kremlin.Although the title... |
| Nato goes ahead with Europe-based missile plans despite Russia's fears Nato leaders yesterday downplayed Russian fears that a new Europe-based missile defence system represents a threat to Moscow, while vowing to move ahead with it.Nato Secretary... |
| Observers Praise Police Work at Moscow Protest Rally MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Public observers praised police activity at Saturday's protest rallies in Moscow but said the rallies could have been organized in a better way.Tens of... |
| Russia’s UN Veto on Syria Gives Assad ‘License to Kill’ Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Failure by the United Nations Security Council to deliver global condemnation of Syria gives President Bashar al-Assad room to continue his deadly 11-month crackdown on... |
| Syrians Gather in front of Russian and Chinese Embassies in Damascus in Appreciation of Their Stances at Security Council Feb 05, 2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA) - In a show of appreciation of Russia and China’s stances at the Security Council which rejected interference in Syria’s affairs and supported reform, scores... |
| Russia, China Veto UN Resolution Asking Assad to Quit China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds... |
| Rival Russian protests demand free elections, support Putin MOSCOW — Several thousand protesters took to the streets in Russia Saturday demanding free and fair elections, a month before presidential polls are due, while a counter rally expressed support... |
| Thousands protest Putin's rule Demonstrators march during a massive protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tens of thousands are speaking out against his bid to reclaim the... |
| Thousands gather at Putin protests Tens of thousands of Russians braved the bitter cold in Moscow yesterday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while thousands of others staged a rally... |
| Rally for Fair Elections in Russia Held in Washington WASHINGTON, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Cold and rainy weather in Washington, D.C., did not prevent a rally in support of fair elections in Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported. About 30... |
| Protesters brave cold to march against Putin In spite of sub-zero temperatures, thousands of Russians took to the streets to demonstrate for clean elections. Opposition protesters claim Putin's government rigged parliamentary elections and... |
| Russia, China use veto to block bid to isolate Syria UNITED NATIONS - Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a U.N. resolution condemning Syria's violent repression of anti-government demonstrators, effectively quashing efforts to isolate President... |
| Russia, China veto UN move on Syria as toll rises Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, hours after Syrian forces bombed Homs, killing hundreds. The heaviest reported day of... |
| Russian FM: “We Are not Friends or Allies of Assad.” Hardly a word. This was despite the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was expected this weekend to try to persuade her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to support... |
| Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down amid escalating violence. The other 13... |
| Russians stage rival protests over Putin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime... |
| Czech holders, Russia in control at Fed Cup Titleholders Czech Republic and last year's runners-up Russia both grabbed commanding 2-0 leads to put themselves a point away from victory in their Fed Cup World Group first round ties on... |
| Clinton Urges Peaceful Solution to Karabakh Conflict U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton told her Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian that the Nagorny Karabakh conflict should be settled solely by peaceful means, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.... |
| Anti-Putin protest makes a splash Tens of thousands of Muscovites endured icy temperatures of around minus 20 degrees to attend a protest march against Vladimir Putin... |
| Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, seen in the House of Commonson November 16, on Tuesday announced a reduction in Canada's embassy staff in Damascus,... |
| Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally Defying predictions that Russia's protest movement had run out of steam, or that bone-chilling winter cold would keep them away, tens of thousands of people converged on downtown Moscow Saturday... |
| Video: Protesters brave cold to march against Putin In spite of sub-zero temperatures, thousands of Russians took to the streets to demonstrate for clean elections. Opposition protesters claim Putin's government rigged parliamentary elections and... |
| The inside story on a new documentary on Russian president Vladimir Putin The BBC's new documentary series, Putin, Russia & The West, was more than two years in the making – much of it spent trying to persuade senior Russian politicians to take... |
| Russia and China block Syria action The United Nations Security Council has failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan for... |
| Russia, China use double veto to block UN draft on Syria Russia and China on Saturday joined hands in vetoing an Arab-European draft resolution which backs an Arab League plan to promote a regime change in Syria. It was the second time since October 2011... |
| Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after... |
