Was 1 of the Istanbul terrorists a Russian citizen?
Friday, 01 July 2016 03:47

Russian law enforcement agencies have denied reports in the Turkish media that one of the participants in the terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport in which at least 42 were killed and over 230 more injured.

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said on June 30 that Turkish police have been able to identify the terrorists who...

 
Iranian film ‘Daughter’ gets Grand Prix at Moscow film festival
Friday, 01 July 2016 03:33

The Iranian film ‘Daughter,’ directed by Reza Mirkarimi, was awarded the Grand Prix (the Gold St George statuette) at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival, which ended on June 30.

This is the Iranian director’s second Moscow Grand Prix.

Mirkarimi had received the Grand Prix for his film ‘As Simple As That’ a...

 
IAAF allows Russian runner Stepanova to compete as independent athlete
Friday, 01 July 2016 03:24

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has granted permission to Russian runner and doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova to compete internationally under a neutral flag, the press service of the world athletics governing body said on July 1.

"The IAAF Doping Review Board has today decided its first case of an...

 
Russian blogger mistaken for captain of Iceland team
Friday, 01 July 2016 03:02

The feat of the Icelandic national football team has caused excitement all over the world, including in Russia. For the first time in history, Iceland qualified for the Euro tournament and immediately reached at least the quarterfinals, knocking out one of the favorites – England.

On social media users found it especially endearing that...

 
Russia, Japan to hold security consultations
Friday, 01 July 2016 02:33

Senior diplomats from the Russian and Japanese Foreign Ministries will meet in Moscow on July 4 for security consultations, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on July 1.

Japan will be represented by Kimihiro Isikane, director of the Asia-Pacific Region Department of the Foreign Ministry. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabko will represent...

 
Il-76 Monitoring Forest Fire in Russia Fails to Report Back to Rescuers
Friday, 01 July 2016 00:17
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09:17 01.07.2016(updated 10:16 01.07.2016) Get short URL

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An Il-76 aircraft circling territories stricken by forest fires in Russia's Irkutsk region failed to report back to rescuers at the scheduled time, a source in the local emergency services said Friday.

"The aircraft with rescuers on board should have made contact a...

 
Heavy Rainfall Cause Flood Killing 1, Injuring 5 in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don
Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:53
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ROSTOV-ON-DON (Sputnik) – Heavy rainfall and strong wind caused Thursday a flood killing a girl and injuring five more people in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief told RIA Novosti.

"According to preliminary ...

 
Russian military achievements of recent years leave the West in a state of shock
Thursday, 30 June 2016 04:33
For decades, Western military officials have talked about the Russian military capabilities and strategy as outdated and obsolete. they would say that the Russian Air Force was more stupid than smart, while the Russian navy was rusty. However, Russia's military capabilities of recent years have left the West in a state of shock...
 
Russia and China: Plethora of opportunities
Tuesday, 28 June 2016 04:12
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his official visit to China. The head of state held meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other representatives of the top political leadership of China. Russia builds a nuclear power plant in Taiwan - two power units have been launched with Russians participation...
 
Erdogan says: I am sorry. Russia and Turkey agree to improve ties
Monday, 27 June 2016 09:57

Russia and Turkey have agreed to immediately take necessary measures to improve relations between the two countries, Ibrahim Kalyn, a representative of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

"We are pleased to announce that Turkey and Russia, without delay, have agreed to take necessary steps to improve bilateral relations," Reuters quoted the representative of the Turkish President as saying.

 
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