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Yanukovych Promises to Improve Russian Ties

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, who lost the 2004 election, predicted Thursday that he would win the presidency in January and said he would...

Tetris Still 'Cool' 25 Years On

The Soviet Union was not known for exporting ""cool."" But it did come up with one product that is still played by millions, not just on computers and...

Bill to Widen Definition of Treason

The government has submitted legislation to the State Duma that would significantly broaden the definition of treason.

Lavrov Used Foul Language With Miliband, Report Says

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov subjected his British counterpart to a torrent of four-letter words during a telephone call over the situation in Georgia...

2 Submarines Reach Bottom of Lake Baikal

Two small, manned submarines reached the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, on Tuesday in a show of Moscow's resurgent ambitions...

Metalloinvest Plans to Float Up to 25%

Metalloinvest, an iron ore and steel company owned by billionaire Alisher Usmanov, plans to float up to 25 percent of its shares in an IPO this fall, sources...

100 Hit the Streets of Tallinn To Mark Bronze Soldier Riots

About 100 demonstrators gathered in the Estonian capital on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the riots that shook the country one year ago.

Starovoitova Investigation Suspended

The Federal Security Service has suspended its investigation into the 1998 murder of liberal State Duma Deputy Galina Starovoitova without finding the...

Serial Killer Pichushkin Says He Has No Regrets

Serial killer Alexander Pichushkin, convicted last year of murdering 48 people, said in an interview published Wednesday that he did not regret his killing...

German Claiming Amber Room Find

A German lawmaker and part-time treasure hunter claimed Thursday that he may have found where the Nazis stashed pieces of the storied Amber Room treasure...

Russia Threatens to Target Missiles at Ukraine

Russia could aim nuclear missiles at Ukraine if it joins NATO and accepts the deployment of anti-missile defense elements on its territory, President Vladimir...

Ukraine Seeks $7Bln From Telecom Selloff

Ukraine expects to sell a 67.8 percent stake in the state fixed-line operator this year for $7 billion, a government minister said Monday, which would...

Gazprom Threatens to Cut Off Ukraine's Gas Over Debt

Gazprom threatened on Thursday to halt gas supplies to Ukraine over purported debts of $1.5 billion for previous deliveries, but assured the European Union...

Bukovsky Loses His Bid to Run for President

Former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky lost his final hope of running for president on Tuesday when the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against the...