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Moscow Gay Pride Parade ends in violence MOSCOW ó Police and nationalist protesters forcefully prevented Russian and foreign gay activists from rallying in Moscow on May 27, where they had hoped to put... | Current Affairs |
Russian Orthodox Church slams Da Vinci Code MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti) - The controversy around the Da Vince Code continued Thursday, as a senior member of the Russian Orthodox Church said it was insult... | Current Affairs |
Rare tiger cub arrives at Moscow Zoo VLADIVOSTOK, May 25 (RIA Novosti) - An Amur tiger cub will be transferred to a Moscow zoo Thursday from Russia's Far East in what could become a permanent move,... | Comment |
Russia celebrates Victory Day May 9th represents one of Russia's most celebrated holidays, the Victory of Soviet Russia over Nazi Germany in World War II. 25 million Russians died in the str... | History |
Moscow's anti-gay protesters held
Riot police were brought in to control a mixture of right-wing and religious activists, who picketed the club and shouted insults at people leaving it.
For... | Current Affairs |
Piglets seek Moscow Olympic glory The pigs attempted running, swimming and football
The third annual "Pig Olympics" have been held in Russia where the pigs might not have flown but they did sho... | Comment |
Astrologer attempts to sue NASA MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal Thursday lodged by an astrologist against a lower court's ruling to dismiss a huge law... | Current Affairs |
Moscow denies Saddam claims Moscow - Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday called reports that Moscow had provided information to Saddam Hussein's regime on US troop movements ... | Current Affairs |
Moscow neo-Nazi gets 13 years The Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced a man who attacked worshippers in a synagogue with a hunting knife to 13 years in prison and mandatory psychiatric tre... | Current Affairs |
Moscow bids to host Champions League final MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Moscow has submitted a bid to host the Champions League final in 2008 or 2009, Russia's soccer chief Vitaly Mutko said on Friday.
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G8 energy ministers gather in Moscow
Moscow: Exploration of fossil fuels and increasing global use of nuclear power will dominate talks in Moscow Thursday between the energy ministers of the G8... | Current Affairs |
Moscow Calls in Swedish Ambassador Russia called in the Swedish ambassador Wednesday to express serious concern about the detention of a Russian researcher on spying charges.
According to a st... | Current Affairs |
Smertin leaves Chelsea for Moscow Chelsea have sold midfielder Alexei Smertin to Dynamo Moscow.
Smertin, who has spent this season on loan at Charlton will cost the Russian club £1m.
The... | Comment |
Moscow government won't allow gay parade MOSCOW. Feb 16 (Interfax) - The Moscow city government will not allow a gay parade in the city on any circumstances and in any form, Moscow mayor's press secret... | Comment |
Drunken elephant causes chaos in Moscow MOSCOW: The coldest spell in Moscow in 26 years has brought out the quirkiest in the Russian character with one animal trainer feeding an elephant a bucket of v... | Comment |
Moscow State Circus travels to Liverpool FROM Russia with love, the Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with a brand new show, bringing thrills, spills and fabulous feasts for the eyes.
Coming to ... | Art and Culture |
Russia failing to win drink battle (THE GUARDIAN, LONDON) Perfume, brake fluid, de-icer, meths, toilet cleaner, nail varnish remover ... "I drank them all," Boris Kuznetsov said. "Everything that... | Comment |
Chelsea sign Maniche from Moscow Chelsea signed Portugal midfielder Maniche on loan from Dynamo Moscow on Wednesday, the English champions said.
The 28-year-old former Porto player has join... | Comment |
Moscow Buried in Heavy Snowfall Heavy snowfall paralyzed traffic in Moscow and other cities in central Russia on Wednesday, as weather forecasters predicted that snowfall would continue at lea... | City Focus |
Icon smuggler caught at Sheremetyevo Airport MOSCOW. Dec 21 (Interfax) - Customs officers have found four icons in the luggage of an Italian citizen at Sheremetyevo Airport, the press service of the Federa... | Current Affairs |
Anti-Fascists march in Moscow One month after far-right nationalists marched through Moscow's city center shouting "Sieg Heil," at least 1,500 people marched from the same square in an anti-... | Current Affairs |
Moscow out of UEFA Cup LONDON — Roma, Bolton, Basel and Heerenveen advanced to the next phase of the UEFA Cup yesterday, while defending champion CSKA Moscow was eliminated with... | Comment |
Moscow tightens control of migrating birds MOSCOW(RIA Novosti) - Moscow has stepped up control over birds migrating from "unfavorable" regions, a senior veterinary official said Thursday.
"No infecti... | Current Affairs |
War and Peace survives scandal in Moscow MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre postponed its new production of "War and Peace" after the conductor walked out, critics sharpened their pencils... | Art and Culture |
Moscow gas leak explosion kills four MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- An explosion on the top floor of a Moscow , apparently caused by a leak, has killed four people and sheared off a section of the buildin... | City Focus |
Indian PM reaches Moscow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed in Moscow to a red carpet welcome on Sunday. During his three-day official visit he will hold wide-ranging talks with Russi... | Current Affairs |
Moscow to sell missiles to Iran MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- Russia has agreed to sell anti-aircraft missiles to Iran as part of a $1 billion arms deal that would significantly increase Moscow's military... | Current Affairs |
Moscow manager sentenced to 14 years in jail MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court has sentenced Alexei Kurtsyn, a deputy property manager of the Moscow branch of the embattled Yukos oil company, to 14 yea... | Current Affairs |
Beauty Contest for HIV-Positive Girls On 1st December Russia is to hold a beauty contest for HIV-positive girls, announced Russia’s chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchennko on Monday.
T... | Comment |
Moscow police launch counterfeit clampdown Police have launched citywide sting operations aimed at shutting down producers and sellers of counterfeit music, movies and software, in the latest clampdown o... | City Focus |
Sky-high price for Moscow hotel A landmark 34-storey hotel in the Russian capital has fetched $274m (£159m) at auction.
The 1,000-room Ukraina Hotel was one of seven "Stalinist Gothic... | City Focus |
Ballerina's birthday honoured Russian ballet legend, Maya Plisetskaya, had her 80th birthday marked with a grand gala at the Kremlin Place in Moscow on sunday.
Stars from the Bolshoi, Be... | Art and Culture |
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