All News, Russia and former Soviet Union


Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know MOSCOW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed on Thursday
Nov 5, 2009 at 21:19
Russia: 2 suspects in lawyer, journalist killings MOSCOW — Russian investigators on Thursday announced the arrests of two suspects in the killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist who were shot in central Moscow in January.
Nov 5, 2009 at 18:50 | Associated Press
Laura Cochrane and Denis Maternovsky write: A year-long rally in Russia’s international bonds is pushing yields toward record lows as the country prepares to sell debt to foreign investors for the first time since the country’s 1998 default. Read the story here.
Nov 5, 2009 at 17:22
Uzbekistan to withdraw from regional power grid ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has announced it will withdraw from the unified Central Asian power grid that links four Soviet nations in the region, prompting concerns of deepening electricity shortages among neighboring countries.
Nov 5, 2009 at 13:33 | Associated Press
Sweden OK's Baltic Sea gas pipeline STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Thursday became the second nation to approve a Baltic Sea pipeline that would supply Russian gas to Germany, saying the project met its conditions to safeguard the marine environment.
Nov 5, 2009 at 13:04 | Associated Press
MOSCOW — Russian investigators have detained two suspects in the killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist who were shot in Moscow in January.
Nov 5, 2009 at 13:02 | Associated Press