Russia

Russian, US and German astronauts land back on Earth

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Soyuz spacecraft ferrying Russian, German and US astronauts from the International Space Station landed safely…

Ice is a lifeline for the world’s coldest region

by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse OY, Russia (AFP) -- Innokenty Tobonov sinks his harpoon into a long block of ice…

Astronauts on new mission dismiss safety concerns after Soyuz accident

by Andrei BORODOULINE Agence France Presse BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Astronauts of the first manned space mission since an unprecedented…

Interpol picks South Korean as president as Russia loses out

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Interpol named South Korea's Kim Jong-yang as its new president on Wednesday, in a…

Russia set for first ISS launch since accident

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian Soyuz rocket with a cargo vessel is to blast off Friday in the…

Floods kill six in southern Russia

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Six people including an elderly man and woman died in floods in southern Russia, authorities…

US security chief Bolton in Moscow for talks on nuclear treaty

  by Maria Antonova Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- White House national security advisor John Bolton on Monday…

Russia probes ISS rocket failure

  by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV in Baikonur with Theo MERZ in Moscow Agence France Presse BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Russian investigators…

Workers injured in Bosnia oil refinery blast: report

SARAJEVO, Bosnia, and Herzegovina (AFP) -- An explosion at a Russian-owned oil refinery in Bosnia slightly injured eight workers late…

India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defense systems

  By Ashok Sharma and Emily Schmall Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India signed a $5 billion deal to…

Putin talks arms, nuclear deals in India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin was expected Friday to sign a deal in India worth more than…

Putin tells Assad of planned S-300 delivery in phone call: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday spoke to Syria's Bashar al-Assad for the first time since last…

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