22:35
COUNCIL OF EUROPE SUPPORTS ANTI-TERROR ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN
The Council of Europe solidarises with the US-British anti-terror action in Afghanistan, Walter Schwimmer, CE Secretary-General, and Lord Russell-Johnston, President of the CE Parliamentary Assembly, say in a statement circulated on the CE headquarters in Strasbourg. More details...

22:10
RUSSIA, INDIA AT ONE ON ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS: PUTIN, VAJPAYEE
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, had a telephone conference today, report Kremlin PR. More details...

21:26
U.S. ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO STEP UP TIES WITH RUSSIA, MOSCOW APPROVES
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs greets a statement made by Condoleezza Rice, US National Security Adviser, on prospects of bilateral relations. More details...

21:00
RUSSIA, FRANCE BACK ANTI-TERROR ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN: PUTIN, CHIRAC
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Jacques Chirac of France had a telephone conference this afternoon to express shared support for action aimed to destroy terror dens in Afghanistan. More details...

20:10
MAYOR GUIDES SWEDEN'S ROYAL COUPLE ON MOSCOW SIGHTSEEING
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Her Majesty Silvia visited the Moscow mayoral office on a state visit to Russia. More details...

20:07
VLADIMIR PUTIN OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO ITALIAN PRESIDENT, SWEDISH PREMIER
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has forwarded telegrams to his Italian counterpart Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and Sweden's Prime Minister Goran Persson expressing condolences over the air crash in Milan's airport which caused death of their fellow countrymen. More details...

17:48
BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE SHORTENS HIS VISIT TO RUSSIA
British Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon is to maximally shorten his official visit to Russia in connection with the US and British military action in Afghanistan More details...

16:07
RUSSIAN PREMIER TO VISIT CZECH REPUBLIC
On October 9 Russian Prime Ministry Mikhail Kasyanov leaves for an official two-day visit to the Czech Republic, the Premier's press secretary Tatyana Razbash told the press. More details...

15:26
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, KING OF SWEDEN EXCHANGE OPINIONS ON WORLD DEVELOPMENTS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustav have met in the Green Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace to discuss the effect of the US-led anti-terrorist operation that has begun in Afghanistan on the global developments. More details...

12:44
SWEDISH KING ARRIVED IN MOSCOW ON STATE VISIT
King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustav with his spouse Queen Silvia arrived Monday in Moscow for a six-day state visit. The last time the royal couple made a similar visit to Russia was in 1978. More details...

11:47
USA TWICE BEFORE PLANNED TO ELIMINATE BIN LADEN
The USA has twice before tried to eliminate Osama Bin Laden, once in 1998 and again a year later. More details...

10:22
KING OF SWEDEN WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARRIVE IN MOSCOW ON A STATE VISIT ON MONDAY
King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustav is arriving in Russia on Monday for a six-day visit. More details...

23:42
RUSSIA SUPPORTS U.S.-BRITISH ANTI-TERROR ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN
Russia supports US-British anti-terror action in Afghanistan. More details...

14:25
MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT INFORMS U.S. PRESIDENT ABOUT HIS COUNTRY'S STAND ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Head of the Mongolian state Natsagiyn Bagabandi sent a personal message to U.S. President George Bush in which he expounded his country's stand on combating international terrorism, the Mongolian presidential administration informed RIA Novosti Sunday. More details...

13:27
SEOUL DELEGATION ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT IN MOSCOW
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11:53
STATE COMMISSION FOR INVESTIGATING CAUSES OF TU-154 CRASH EXAMINES ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING POSSIBLE TIES BETWEEN CATASTROPHE AND UKRAINIAN ANTI-MISSILE TRAINING EXERCISES
The State Commission for investigating causes of the Tu-154 crash with the active participation of the Defence Ministry is examining all the versions of the catastrophe, "including its possible ties with the Ukrainian anti-missile training exercises," Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov told journalists Saturday, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. More details...

02:47
RUSSIA DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO DEVELOP COMMON STRATEGY OF GLOBALIZATION
Russia deems it necessary to develop a common strategy of globalization that would embrace the United Nations and other international organizations, including the Bretton-Wood Institutions and the World Trade Organization, as well as authoritative partners from the civil community. More details...

11:03
RUSSIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND NATO
On the eve of President Vladimir Putin’s 49th birthday, Russia, the EU and NATO are taking firm steps towards a new and open partnership on the threshold of a new order for the Third Millennium. More details...

18:07
CUBA PRONOUNCES ITS DESIRE TO BECOME RUSSIA'S RELIABLE ALLY
The Cuban leadership has pronounced its desire to become Russia's reliable ally More details...

17:51
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and Ali Shakhmani, Defense Minister of Iran, who is currently on an official visit in Russia, discussed the situation in Afghanistan and around it More details...

17:38
VLADIMIR PUTIN, EMOMALI RAKHMONOV TALK CENTRAL ASIAN SITUATION
A telephone conversation was held on Friday between presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan More details...

16:56
MOSCOW: WE HAVE "FRIENDLY AND GOOD-NEIGHBORLY" RELATIONS WITH SWEDEN
In an interview with RIA Novosti, official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry (MID) Alexander Yakovenko said, on the threshold of a state visit to Russia to be made by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, that Sweden was one of Russia's leading European partners More details...

16:09
RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MIKHAIL KASYANOV ARRIVES IN CHISINAU
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has said he expects all problems pertaining to Russian natural gas supplies to Moldova to be solved during his visit to Chisinau More details...

13:13
TONY BLAIR ON HIS MEETING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN
Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair was happy about the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, held in Moscow on Thursday, said the Downing Street official spokesman. More details...

11:05
ETHIOPIA: 250,000 CHILDREN WITH HIV
More than a quarter of a million children in Ethiopia are carriers of the HIV virus, which causes AIDS. More details...

10:30
IGOR IVANOV AND ALI SHAMKHANI TO MEET ON FRIDAY
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has a meeting with Iranian Defence Minister Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani scheduled for Friday, reported deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko, who also heads the Information and Press Department at the Russian foreign ministry. More details...

09:45
VICE-PREMIER OF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ALEXEI KUDRIN ARRIVES IN USA
Vice-Premier and Minister of Finance of Russia Alexei Kudrin has arrived in the USA. More details...

22:12
RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTS TO MEET IN KHARKOV, NOVEMBER
Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma, respective Presidents of Russia and Ukraine, are expected to meet in Kharkov, Ukraine, this coming November, said Russian Premier Mikhail Kasyanov who is currently on a visit in Kiev. More details...

22:05
HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY IGOR IVANOV AND US AMBASSADOR IN MOSCOW ALEXANDER VERSHBOW DISCUSSED PROBLEM OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
On Thursday head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Igor Ivanov discussed matters of international terrorism with Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador in Moscow. More details...

21:31
PUTIN GREETS BLAIR'S ANTI-TERROR STATEMENT
President Vladimir Putin is enthusiastic about an anti-terror statement Prime Minister Tony Blair made at an extraordinary session of the British Parliament this morning, said the Russian President as he was opening a bilateral summit now underway in the Kremlin. More details...