All News, Russia and former Soviet Union

Poll: Fifty-six percent of Russians support death penalty More than half of Russian citizens support the death penalty, but the share of death penalty advocates has somewhat shrunk over the past few years, a poll suggests.
Nov 9, 2009 at 21:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Gazprom profit halved on sinking demand in first six months MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Gazprom saw its earnings halved in the first six months of the year due to lower natural gas prices and sinking demand in Europe, while overall debt jumped nearly a third, the company reported Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 20:19
Russian rights activists threatened with eviction MOSCOW (AP) — Two of Russia's most respected human rights activists said Monday that Moscow City Hall is trying to evict their organizations.
Nov 9, 2009 at 18:15
Putin: Russia's stimulus measures to continue MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia would continue with its economic stimulus program even though the export-dependent economy has shown signs of having emerged from recession.
Nov 9, 2009 at 18:03
Russian police fired for YouTube broadcast MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian police officer who decried corruption among colleagues in his video blog has been fired and threatened with a lawsuit, Interior Ministry officials said Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:57
Russia Today: Belarus, Ukraine step up cooperation, with Moscow in mind Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is strengthening ties with Kiev to get more concessions from Moscow, the media and analysts think. The presidents of Belarus and Ukraine met in Kiev last week to settle two major issues that have hindered bilateral relations. Minsk agreed to ratify the agreement of the border. Ukraine will reduce tariffs on electricity for Belarus to pay its debt. Read the story here.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:45
Press TV: Belarus closes schools to contain swine flu Belarusian officials have temporarily closed schools in the country over fears of the rapid spread of the H1N1 flu virus. Read the story here.
Nov 9, 2009 at 17:38
Gazprom confirms non-CIS export plans for 2009 – 142-143 billion cubic meters Nov 9, 2009 at 17:32
Russian rights activists threatened with eviction MOSCOW — Two of Russia's most respected human rights activists said Monday that Moscow City Hall is trying to evict their organizations.
Nov 9, 2009 at 15:39 | Associated Press
Gazprom's profits cut in half in first half 2009 MOSCOW — Russian gas company Gazprom saw profit cut in half in the first six months of the year as the cost of natural gas it buys from Central Asia soared and demand plummetted in Europe.
Nov 9, 2009 at 14:51 | Associated Press
Nobel-prize Russian physicist Vitaly Ginzburg dies MOSCOW — Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel-prize winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died in Moscow. He was 93.
Nov 9, 2009 at 13:58 | Associated Press
Latvia's economy shrinks 18.4 percent in third quarter RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia's economic output shrunk by an annual rate of 18.4 percent in the third quarter as one of Europe's most troubled economies struggled to recover from the financial crisis, official data showed Monday.
Nov 9, 2009 at 13:53
Russia's Medvedev OK's bill on using army abroad MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill expanding the legal basis for using military force abroad.
Nov 9, 2009 at 13:15 | Associated Press
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia's Constitutional Court has launched hearings on whether a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force next year.
Nov 9, 2009 at 12:57 | Associated Press
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — An Interior Ministry spokesman says four suspected militants have been killed during a security sweep in southern Russia.
Nov 9, 2009 at 11:46 | Associated Press