24.07.2008 9:17 The wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, will defend himself at The Hague Tribunal, according to Karadzic's lawyers. Meanwhile, Russia says it hopes the trial will be objective and free of politics.
24.07.2008 7:13 Russia and Venezuela have made a giant leap in co-operation in the oil and gas industries, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in summing up the results of his two-day visit to Moscow. He also commented on Venezuela’s relations with the U.S. and Europe and the militarisation of Latin America.
24.07.2008 0:16 The rising cost of basic food products has been the focus of this year’s ASEAN summit in Singapore. The Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been representing Russia at the meeting. High oil prices and North Korea’s nuclear disarmament were also discussed.
23.07.2008 23:59 Converting the Sahara desert into a giant solar panel farm could be the key to making Europe greener and less dependent on oil and gas. The mega power plant a little smaller then Wales can cover the continent’s need for electricity, according to the Daily Mail newspaper.
23.07.2008 22:34 An unidentified source in the Russian military says Moscow could be ready to resume strategic bomber flights over the Caribbean. It’s claimed the long-range aircraft could refuel at a Cuban aerodrome. The U.S. military has hinted that such a step would cross its ‘red line’ of defence.
23.07.2008 22:30 Russia’s Foreign Minister has described the results of the ASEAN summit as positive. Sergey Lavrov said the road map for co-operation between Russia and the ASEAN bloc until 2015 had been worked out. He also said serious steps towards North Korea’s nuclear disarmament have been made.
23.07.2008 22:12 The Big Apple can get very hot and sweaty, and never more so than in the middle of July. But the residents of New York have never been shy about letting it all hang out. And that’s just what they’re doing this summer. Many are stripping to their birthday suits to cool down and to get closer to nature.
23.07.2008 20:53 Russia has sent 60 bomb disposal experts to Serbia to help remove explosives dropped by NATO in 1999. The sappers will work in the mine-infested area around the airport at Nish. It was heavily bombed during NATO’s campaign against Serbia in the wake of the Bosnian war.
23.07.2008 19:05 Global Internet search engine Google is buying one of Russia's leading Internet advertising service - Begun - from portal Rambler for $140 million dollars. The deal comes at a time when there are doubts about the resilience of the advertising sector as the world economy slows.
23.07.2008 18:23 The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, is heading to Minsk to hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Aleksandr Lukashenko. The two leaders will work on establishing closer energy and business ties as well as building stronger military links.
23.07.2008 17:48 This is the eighth in a series of RT online reports on Christianity in Russia, from its arrival more than 1,000 years ago to the present day..
23.07.2008 17:01 Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova is the world’s highest-earning female celebrity under 25. That’s according to Forbes magazine. With an estimated fortune of $US 26 million, the 21-year-old is also the world’s richest sportswoman.
23.07.2008 15:42 Gogol Bordello are hard to pigeonhole musically and culturally and appear to have no strings attached. But that’s exactly what audiences around the world love about them, including pop diva Madonna. Fond of their weird and audacious gypsy punk, she’s been a fan for a long time.
23.07.2008 14:19 Three Russian energy companies will start exploring oil deposits in Venezuela. The country's president Hugo Chavez is welcoming Gazprom, TNK-BP and Lukoil after foreign players pulled out of the Venezuelan energy sector following its nationalisation.
23.07.2008 14:15 Russia is attending a crucial meeting of the World Trade Organisation as it struggles to reach agreement on the Doha round of trade talks. Trade ministers from the key member countries are holding talks in Geneva - where Russian representatives have observer status.
23.07.2008 14:03 Geologists exploring the north of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula are refusing to work after dozens of hungry bears surrounded their camp. To make matters worse, an operation to rescue them was called off because of bad weather, leading the scientists to fear for their lives.
23.07.2008 12:03 The traditional Russian drink, kvas, is making a comeback. Sales of this thirst-quenching, beer-like beverage are soaring this summer after years of decline. Multinationals and small monasteries alike are rushing to cash in on the craze for this classic Russian brew.
23.07.2008 11:25 The rush for a perfect body and an eternally young face makes many try to cheat Mother Nature with the help of a squirt and a scalpel. And in Lebanon, despite years of political and economic decline, many women have taken off the veil and flooded cosmetic clinics that are hardly managing to meet the high demand.
23.07.2008 11:21 It was a Soviet icon from the 1930s, the celebrated ‘Worker and Farm Girl’ statue, which became the unmistakable logo of Russia’s major film studio Mosfilm. Moscow authorities promise the huge sculpture, dismantled in 2003, will be restored to its full glory.
23.07.2008 6:21 Russian energy majors have signed co-operation agreements with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company, PDVSA, during President Hugo Chavez's two-day visit to Moscow. Russia and Venezuela are working towards the formation of a strategic alliance in the energy sector, said Chavez after talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Moreover, Dmitry Medvedev and Hugo Chavez have promised to take personal control over the implementation of key joint oil and gas projects.
23.07.2008 1:34 Supporters of Bosnian-Serb war crimes suspect, Radovan Karadži?, have been involved in clashes with police on the streets of the Serbian capital. He was captured near Belgrade after a manhunt which lasted thirteen years and now faces genocide charges at the UN Tribunal in The Hague. Karadži? has been called the 'Butcher of Bosnia' by the West, but is considered a hero by nationalist Serbs.
23.07.2008 0:55 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has spent all of Tuesday at the General Prosecutor’s Office testifying in the case of his own alleged poisoning in 2004. During the presidential campaign of 2004 Viktor Yushchenko suffered a serious decline in his heath.
23.07.2008 0:07 After evading capture for over a decade, the Bosnian-Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadži? is finally in custody. It is expected that he will be sent to the Netherlands to stand trial in front of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Will Karadži? get a fair trial? Will anyone – those who died and those who survived the break-up of the Yugoslav state - get the justice they deserve? I doubt it.
22.07.2008 22:45 As more and more Russians go east and get interested in Asian cultures, the popularity of yoga grows. Now a festival of yoga called Vedalife has been organised in Moscow. It showcases various aspects of Indian culture, including the lifestyle of yoga gurus.
22.07.2008 22:24 The U.S. space agency is funding research into a system to help astronauts navigate the Moon’s surface. The device will allow lunar explorers find their way in a terrain lacking distinctive landmarks.
22.07.2008 22:19 The concert was named AFRO-Diziac – and it lived up to its title. Superstars from Nigeria, South Africa and Germany got the capital tapping its feet as they ran through their hits for an adoring audience.
22.07.2008 21:55 An eight-year-old boy suffering from leukaemia ‘married’ his school sweetheart hours before succumbing to the disease, reports the UK’s Daily Mail. Little Reece Fleming fulfilled a dream by saying ‘I do’ to the love of his life in a mock ceremony before he died.
22.07.2008 20:46 BP is withdrawing its remaining 60 technical experts assigned to TNK-BP in Russia. The move comes after complications with work visas since March - which has now seen all 148 experts removed from the country.
22.07.2008 20:25 Premier league champions Zenit Saint Petersburg claim their star man Andrey Arshavin will stay at the club until the end of his contract.
22.07.2008 20:15 The Director of Tate Modern gallery, Sir Nicholas Serota, said he is ‘learning Russian fast’ in the hope that philanthropists from the former Soviet Union will help with the cost of building an extension to the famous museum.
22.07.2008 18:44 Two schoolgirls from a town near St. Petersburg are to be put on trial for attacking and injuring a classmate because she was of a different race.
22.07.2008 18:12 This is the seventh in a series of RT reports on Christianity in Russia, from its arrival more than 1,000 years ago to the present day. During Soviet times the Orthodox Church endured tough times. But despite the persecution, it managed to survive and preserve its inner spiritual health.
22.07.2008 15:09 The UN Security Council has failed to come to any conclusions about the incursion into Georgian airspace by Russian military jets earlier this month. The meeting, called by Georgia, was brief, with Russia accusing the Security Council of partiality.
22.07.2008 14:52 Elena Baturina, Russia’s richest woman and the wife of Moscow's mayor, is investing half a billion euros into North African real estate.
22.07.2008 14:38 One of the largest Japanese electronics producers, Sony, is changing its distribution model in Russia to direct sales. The company says the Russian market is now big enough to display the company's whole product range.
22.07.2008 14:33 Fish caught in Russian waters will stay in the country starting from 2009. The idea is to increase the amount of local fish on the market - reducing the need for imports. The move is part of a resolution, signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, which would also crack down on poaching.
However, an exception's been made for Russia's Far East region, where fish stocks are massive.
22.07.2008 14:27 In the third quarter of 2008, Russia may face an outflow of capital - for the second time this year.The Central bank has forecast an annual inflow of around 40 billion dollars. But experts say Russia will only hit that target if the situation in the global markets stabilizes.
22.07.2008 13:13 Reporters investigating corruption in Russia are to be protected by a new law. Under new legistlation, they'll be able to apply for special protection like court witnesses. The law will come into effect by the beginning of next year.
22.07.2008 12:34 Members of the United Nations Security Council have been unable to reach a decision on the incursion into Georgian airspace by Russian planes in the beginning of July.
22.07.2008 11:51 The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay has started. Salim Hamdan - who was Osama bin Laden's driver - has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and supporting terrorism. The judge has barred some of the evidence, as it was gained during interrogation of the defendant when he was held at U.S. bases in Afghanistan.
22.07.2008 7:59 The former leader of the Bosnian Serbs and one of the world’s most wanted men, Radovan Karadzic, has been arrested in Serbia. The Serbian President’s office has confirmed he was arrested by the country’s security service.
22.07.2008 6:12 Four people have been jailed after being found guilty by Moscow's regional military court of selling fake government identification.
The three men and one woman were accused of belonging to a criminal gang and selling counterfeit documents which could be used to impersonate government officials or police officers.
22.07.2008 5:21 Moscow is accusing Britain of distorting the facts on Russia's stance over Zimbabwe. It follows criticism by the UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Milliband, which described Russia’s decision to block sanctions as “incomprehensible”. He also said Russia’s veto had violated prior agreements.
22.07.2008 4:20 Russia will pass over 300 square kilometers of land to China. An additional protocol, describing the line of the eastern part of the Russian-Chinese border, was signed in Beijing on Monday.
22.07.2008 3:33 It is a country with an image problem in the West, but mystery surrounds an attempt by Belarus to hire a PR guru who can deliver the headlines it wants. President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with Margaret Thatcher’s former spin doctor about the issue, but months after initial contact was established, no announcement has been made about any deal.
22.07.2008 0:00 Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has ordered the government to look into delays in delivering oil to the Czech Republic, following recent disruptions. The Deputy Prime Minister, Igor Sechin, says the current problems are being caused by offshore intermediary firms.
21.07.2008 22:04 13 skinheads, 12 of them underage, will go on trial in Moscow next Monday. They are charged with two murders and 10 attempted murders. The investigators say they filmed their attacks on non-Russians and later posted videos on the web.
21.07.2008 21:41 Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has labeled as ‘undemocratic’ the recent detention of a Russian journalist at a Ukrainian airport. A journalist for the Russian channel TVTs was held overnight at Kiev’s Borispol airport and had five tapes confiscated by customs officials.
21.07.2008 21:41 While the United Nations Security Council hears arguments from Georgia and Russia about the violation of Georgian airspace, on the territory of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia people die on the streets as a result of shelling, allegedly from over the Georgian border.
21.07.2008 21:06 Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, will lead the team of Russian fans at the opening of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The news was confirmed by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, during his stay in China.
21.07.2008 20:58 Moscow’s glamour Queens have donned their high heels, and bounded through the streets in the city’s annual high heels sprint. Girls competed in a "80 meters on heels" race in no less than nine centimetre high shoes.
21.07.2008 20:32 The festival of landscape objects, Archstoyanie, has taken place in the Kaluga region, south-west of Moscow. The event's theme was ‘Noah's Ark’ and designer rafts were in the spotlight.
21.07.2008 19:45 Construction costs for the multi-billion dollar East Siberia - Pacific Ocean pipeline are to rise again with completion of the ambitious project due in December 2009. Speaking to RT, Transneft President Nikolay Tokarev, said the project will add diversity and significant volumes to Russia’s oil exports.
21.07.2008 19:10 Ukraine’s opposition ‘Brotherhood’ party has prevented foreign warships from leaving the Black Sea port of Odessa and participating in a NATO naval exercise.
21.07.2008 18:18 The Cold War is part of the heritage of Captive Nations Week which is marked in the U.S. each year since 1959, in the third full week of July. The continued celebration of the week is something of a totem for old cold warriors who believe that the victories of 1989-91 are still sadly unconsummated, says The Economist.
21.07.2008 18:10 Moscow has been chosen as the host city for the 2009 Eurovision song contest. Several Russian cities fought for the privilege, but the government has decided it will be cheaper to hold it in the capital.
21.07.2008 17:54 This is the sixth in a series of RT reports on Christianity’s arrival and 1,020-year-long development in Russia. The year 1917 became a major turning point in the history of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church.
21.07.2008 16:04 Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has reportedly shelled out 3.5 million euros on a restaurant in Rome’s historic centre for his girlfriend Darya Zhukova. Italian media first reported the purchase, with the reference to the Metropolitan Post.
21.07.2008 15:41 A writer from Chukotka died after winning the top award in a regional literature competition. Nikolay Kalachev’s heart failed to cope with the excitement.
21.07.2008 15:35 RusHydro has begun construction on a new pumped-storage hydro station in the Moscow region. The unit, worth more than 3 billion dollars, is to begin operations in 2011 and is expected to up energy supplies in Moscow and the surrounding area. The project was started three years ago by the former Unified Energy System.
21.07.2008 15:28 Russia now has its first diversified domestic fertilizer company. Eurochem is starting the construction of its first potash field - aimed at supporting the Russian agriculture sector.
21.07.2008 15:23 The Federal Antimonopoly Service says it's ready to start negotiating with Gazprom on giving independent gas companies equal access to pipelines. The announcement comes after prime minister Vladimir Putin urged the FAS to resolve the access problem.
21.07.2008 15:16 An institute lecturer in Chita in south-eastern Siberia has been arrested after seeking a bribe from students of 250 litres of gas. He wanted the fuel for giving them good exam marks, reports Interfax news agency.
21.07.2008 14:03 A Russian-born scientist living in the U.S. state of Tennessee believes he may have found a solution to rising petrol costs – a cheap way to produce hydrogen.
21.07.2008 12:55 After almost two months of misfortune a German cargo vessel, which had been held by pirates and then stranded with a broken engine, has arrived into a port in Oman.
21.07.2008 12:05 New deals on selling Russian weapons to Venezuela, as well as a possible joint banking venture, are expected to dominate during talks between Dmitry Medvedev and Hugo Chavez. It’ll be their first face-to-face meeting as their countries respective presidents.
21.07.2008 10:47 A luxury yacht has become a must-have for Russia’s super-rich, but one man has upped the ante among the elite - by getting his own submarine. Even more remarkably, Dmitry Bogachev was so keen on his new vessel he even built it himself.
21.07.2008 10:38 The Farnborough Airshow has drawn to a close in southern England with Russian giants Sukhoi and MiG reporting successful sales of their jets. This year's event was the largest in its 60-year history with over 1500 exhibits from 40 countries.
21.07.2008 3:47 An open-air music festival in Moscow has been described as the biggest and best yet with 60,000 fans enjoying the party. Known as the Afisha Picnic, the 5th year of the event has helped it cement its place as one of the most successful events of its kind in Russia.
21.07.2008 1:48 A landmark project aimed at boosting standards of behaviour, tolerance and respect is being developed in Russia’s northern capital. Known as the ‘Moral Code for St Petersburg Residents’, it also wants to promote honesty and says people should have no bad habits.
20.07.2008 17:49 A famous Soviet poet’s granddaughter has brought an action against Procter and Gamble for allegedly using a character invented by her grandfather illegally, in their commercials.
20.07.2008 17:31 Olympic ice hockey champion Aleksey Kovalev has thrown a cake into the face of Aleksandr Ovechkin named this season's Most Valuable Player in the NHL. It happened during a master class which the world-famous hockey players were giving for children in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.
20.07.2008 14:02 This is the fifth in a series of RT reports on Christianity’s arrival and 1,020-year-long development in Russia. The beginning of the 18th century in Russia was marked by radical reforms carried out by Peter I, known as the Great. The changes didn’t leave the Russian Orthodox Church untouched.
20.07.2008 7:31 Russian boxer Aleksandr Povetkin has earned a shot at the heavyweight title after a 4th round knock-out of Taurus Sykes. Saturday night’s victory, in the city of Chekhov just outside Moscow, means he will take on the undisputed champion Wladimir Klitschko for the heavyweight title in the Autumn.
20.07.2008 1:27 Spartak Moscow have salvaged a 2-2 draw at city rivals Lokomotiv through a last-gasp goal from Nikita Bazhenov. It was a game of a huge importance for both sides, with both on a dismal run of form - and defeat would have heaped further pressure on their respective managers’ futures.
20.07.2008 0:20 Russia is expected to relinquish control of two of its islands to China on land near the border between the two countries. The island of Tarabarov as well as half of Bolshoy Ussuriysky island will be granted to the Chinese early in August.
19.07.2008 22:40 The Russian mortgage market turns 10 this year. While it still takes up only two per cent of Russia's GDP it’s growing quicker than the latter.
19.07.2008 17:55 Lithuania is ready to host part of a planned U.S. missile defence shield, the country’s President Valdas Adamkus said in an interview to an Argentinean newspaper.
19.07.2008 17:50 This is the fourth in a series of RT reports on Christianity’s arrival and 1,020-year-long development in Russia. After a period of strength and unity, by the 17th century the Russian Orthodox Church began to tear apart. In 1652 it had a new patriarch – an uncompromising and bright Nikon. He decided a reform of the service books and rites was needed.
19.07.2008 14:09 Statistics in Russia show more and more teenagers start having sex at an early age. While some believe it's a personal choice there are those who are convinced quick action is needed to curb the dangerous trend. One out of ten Russian children has had sex under the age of fifteen.
19.07.2008 14:02 The United States has quietly changed its policy on Iran, and will hold face-to-face talks with officials for the first time in nearly 30 years. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. has sent its Under Secretary of State William Burns to Geneva this weekend.
19.07.2008 13:42 Just off the coast of the Russian city of Vladivostok there's a forgotten island. For much of its population of 5,000, it feels like the mainland is oceans away. Pacific winds can be unpredictable and sometimes no one can leave the island for days.
19.07.2008 12:41 Russia and the U.S. have agreed to their first joint steps in nanotech co-operation. Some experts say nanotechnology is set to become one of the most important industries of the century.
19.07.2008 12:02 For years, countries dependent on oil have been searching for a viable alternative to petrol. As one of the world's biggest oil producers, Russia has stayed on the sidelines until now, but soaring gasoline prices have prompted companies in Russia to look at biofuel as an option.
19.07.2008 10:59 Flowers from a rosarium in Russia’s Penza region which are proving a huge hit in markets across the country could now be set to conquer Europe. It is all thanks to a Dutchman who has brought the know-how and technology from his homeland and adapted it to Russia’s unforgiving climate.
19.07.2008 5:08 Russia has backed German proposals for a peace deal between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia, despite its rejection by the Abkhazian President. Moscow says it’s still hoping to bring the two sides to the negotiating table as soon as possible.
19.07.2008 4:58 Some Russian relics are beginning their journey home. Harvard University has officially transferred ownership of bells from the St.Danilov Monastery back to Russia in exchange for newly-made replicas.
19.07.2008 0:33 Russian boxing star Aleksander Povetkin and American Taurus Sykes have weighed in ahead of Saturday’s fight with both targeting a win to earn a shot at the heavyweight title.
19.07.2008 0:24 The right of major companies to explore a disputed energy-rich area known as the continental shelf will be decided by the Russian government alone, according to President Dmitry Medvedev.
18.07.2008 20:48 TNK-BP CEO Robert Dudley has told reporters his visa has been prolonged until the 27th of July. That gives the TNK-BP head more time to settle the dispute between the company's shareholders.
18.07.2008 20:38 Garden beauty from glossy magazines has been brought to reality. The Week of Gardens is an annual landscape exhibition in Moscow, organised by the lifestyle magazine Mezzanine. The main theme of this years event is water.
18.07.2008 20:34 A card game featuring Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and other brutal dictators through history have caused a stir in Germany. No sooner had outrage over a waxwork fuehrer going on display died off than a game featuring 32 despots triggered a new wave of speculation.
18.07.2008 19:53 The organisers of the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, asked a company to remove dancing girls from their booth, saying they were too distracting and provoked jams. The two dancers wearing light black dresses entertained visitors between talks.
18.07.2008 19:15 Special seasonal duties on jet fuel could help to avoid the recent sharp jump in prices - according to the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemviev. He says that current duties are too low, which makes it more profitable to sell fuel abroad.
18.07.2008 19:05 Apple has been over-run with orders for its new iPhone 3G, which went on sale last week. In Russia, where it’s not sold officially, hackers have been busy selling their own versions. They’ve found that it supports the Russian keyboard, meaning the country may see an official release in the future.
18.07.2008 19:00 In 2006 the U.S. Air Force decided that existing seats on its transport planes may be fine for ordinary airmen but are inadequate for top brass. Luxurious ‘comfort capsules’ were constructed at an estimated cost of $US 7.6 million.
18.07.2008 18:24 The Olympics are just around the corner, and Russia's tennis captain Shamil Tarpishchev has announced those who’ll be competing, while adding there are some problems that still need to be ironed out.
18.07.2008 18:07 The adoption of Christianity earned Kievan Rus a place among top European powers. But the year 1054 was to change that, separating Russia from the Western Christian world. This is the third in a series of pieces on the development of Christianity in Russia.
18.07.2008 17:29 Different coloured twins were born in Germany’s town of Lichtenberg, the British Daily Mail newspaper reports. Although they come from a mixed couple, doctors say the case is one in a million. Their mother Florence comes from Ghana while father Stephan is German.
18.07.2008 17:00 A new leak of radioactive uranium has been registered at a factory in southeastern France following a break in an underground pipe. The French nuclear safety authority announced the leak on Friday. The factory is operated by a subsidiary of the Areva company and produces nuclear fuel for power stations and research facilities.
18.07.2008 16:34 A rare astronomical phenomenon will occur in Russia on the August 1. The total eclipse of the Sun is already nicknamed “Russian” because it will cross Russia’s Western Siberia from the north to the south.
18.07.2008 16:12 One hundred and twenty Russian teenagers have endured a holiday from hell in Turkey. First, their plane was forced to return to Moscow and then, after changing planes and arriving in Antalia, the group faced chaos at their holiday resort.
18.07.2008 15:41 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the organisation is neutral on the status of Kosovo. At the same time, he has pledged the continuing support of UNMIK to the democratic institutions of Kosovo and its efforts to advance economic growth. The statement is contained in his report on the UN's Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), released on Thursday.
18.07.2008 14:11 A revolutionary way to conquer mountain slopes, originating from Switzerland, is named airboard. The craze is just a few years old but its popularity is exploding around the world, inclduing on Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus, in the Russian Caucasus.
18.07.2008 14:08 A laser which stops guided missiles from hitting aircraft is for the first time being displayed abroad. Its Russian producer expects to sell hundreds to civilian as well as military aircraft operators on growing concerns about terrorist attacks.
18.07.2008 13:44 The conflict between shareholders in the TNK -BP oil company continues with company head Robert Dudley telling reporters it has reached a new phase. The Federal Migration Service has on Friday extended his working visa by 10 days.
18.07.2008 12:39 Estonia’s Russian-speaking minority population will be alienated further after parliament turned down an amendment to the Citizenship Law, which would have naturalised children of non-citizens born in Estonia. The Baltic state has a population of just under 1.5 million, with more than 100,000 Russian-speakers disadvantaged by parliament’s decision.
18.07.2008 11:38 The Curonian spit is a long thin peninsula north of Russia’s Kaliningrad. This national park separates the Baltic Sea from the Curonian lagoon. Half belongs to Russia, the other half to Lithuania. The six resorts along the Lithuanian stretch are crammed with hotels, bars and restaurants, while the Russian part is underdeveloped.
18.07.2008 11:26 A new law on extremism in Russia has come under fire after the banning of a book about the Islamic way of life. ‘The Personality of a Muslim’ was banned by a court in the Orenburg region after it was decided the book risked inciting religious hatred. A translation of the book, by Arabic author Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi, could see its publisher, Aslambek Ezhayev, behind bars.
18.07.2008 10:15 The Russian mortgage market turns 10 this year. While it still takes up only 2 per cent of Russia's GDP its growing quicker than the latter.
18.07.2008 8:13 She could have been his Honky Tonk woman, but in the end it was Mixed Emotions for Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. His affair with an 18-year-old Russian girl is now over after he checked into rehab - and she checked out of the UK to go home to Moscow.
18.07.2008 4:40 The U.S. is set for diplomatic talks with Iran's chief nuclear envoy in what marks a major shift in the Bush administration’s policy towards Tehran. Washington is also reportedly planning to launch a diplomatic mission in Iran - for the first time since 1979.
18.07.2008 2:57 One of the world’s top footballers, Samuel Eto’o, says he is considering an offer to move to Uzbekistan. Tashkent side Quruvchi have claimed the Barcelona striker and three times African player of the year is poised to sign a contract to join them. And Eto’o has added to the speculation on a visit to the country’s capital, Tashkent.
18.07.2008 2:26 Russia is urging Belgrade and Pristina to have direct negotiations and has promised support for any solution acceptable to Serbia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the statement at a news conference following talks in Moscow with his Serbian counterpart, Vuk Jeremic.
17.07.2008 22:21 A zealous religious movement is sweeping the Netherlands, under the banner of The One and Universal Church of the Smokers of God. Just over two weeks after a smoking ban came into force in the country, one publican-turned-preacher has transformed his café into a place of worship.
17.07.2008 21:18 Four hundred Chinese children, victims of the Sichuan-province earthquake, have arrived in Vladivostok to attend special summer camps. They're just the first group - with more than a 1000 kids - who were injured during the earthquake or lost their parents, who were expected to come from China.
17.07.2008 21:06 The effort to restore mangroves in the Philippines is mostly wasted, because planters fail to select suitable sites for seedlings. Moreover, instead of restoring the original flora they destroy perfectly healthy habitats, reports Science magazine.
17.07.2008 20:00 Moscow City Court has sentenced former Senator for the Russian republic of Kalmykia, Levon Chakhmakhchyan, to nine years jail. The court found Chakhmakhchyan and his two accomplices guilty of fraud, resulting in $US 1.5 million being stolen from a large Russian air company.
17.07.2008 18:02 Kiev was the first city of Kievan Rus to adopt Christianity. Other urban centres of the country soon followed. While in some places it was a peaceful process, in others the new religion had to be enforced by sword and fire. Paganism hung on under the Christian façade for a long time, surfacing during occasional pagan riots.
17.07.2008 17:02 Two seagulls which settled on a church roof in the English town of Bodmin have been repeatedly attacking the vicar and the congregation for the last two weeks. To protect himself from the fearsome birds, Rev Canon Graham was even forced to wear a hard hat, the British Daily Mail newspaper reports.
17.07.2008 16:05 Fresh protests in Ukraine have hit the NATO-led naval exercise underway in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean peninsula. The two week exercise, known as Sea Breeze, involves 17 countries that want to build co-operation and develop greater maritime security.
17.07.2008 15:43 Some lucky spectators in the German city of Kiel on the Baltic Sea could observe a rather strange vessel cutting waves in the harbour. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was a freshly launched destroyer painted white just to intensify its stealth qualities, or a type of submarine. But the ship is, in fact, a new toy of reclusive Russian billionaire, 36-year-old Andrey Melnichenko.
17.07.2008 15:36 Children of all ages have been allowed to flex their creative muscles shaping sand castles, living animals and extinct dinosaurs at the international exhibition of sand sculptures at Moscow’s Kolomenskoye Park.
17.07.2008 15:03 Israelis will be able to watch broadcasts from the Olympic Games in Beijing even on the Sabbath. A special agreement has been reached between the country’s broadcast authorities and employees, which details how TV studios can be used on weekends during the Olympics.
17.07.2008 14:22 Oil prices have fallen sharply for the second straight session, in a sign that markets are becoming more volatile. Experts point to fears of an economic slowdown, especially in the U.S. But while the world’s biggest economy is reeling - Ratings Agency, Moody`s, has lifted its rating for Russia, reflecting the country's strong fiscal position and economic growth.
17.07.2008 14:17 President Dmitry Medvedev has continued his predecessor’s promotion of the rouble as a regional currency, with the government continuing to explore the proposal with business representatives.
17.07.2008 14:11 A Western company has bought the first 30 Airbuses converted into cargo planes by Russian aircraft maker Irkut. The announcement came at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, where experts warn Boeing and Airbus are producing much less in Russia than they’d like.
17.07.2008 13:24 Russia’s richest woman and wife of Moscow’s Mayor, has denied reports she’s purchased a massive 90-room London pad. Earlier there were reports that Elena Baturina splashed around $US 100 million for the Witanhurst estate, Britain’s second largest home behind Buckingham Palace.
17.07.2008 12:15 Germany's foreign minister is to visit Georgia with a proposal aimed at easing tensions in the country's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to meet Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili and other officials.
17.07.2008 12:05 The Altai region in the Central Asian part of Russia attracts a diverse crowd. For both foreign and home-grown travellers, it is a destination off the beaten track, full of natural beauty. For others, it is a place to settle and find peace of mind. Yet others travel there to find their ancestral roots and learn spiritual enlightenment.
17.07.2008 8:38 Ukraine has reportedly banned broadcasting by Russian and pro-Russian TV channels in the port cities of Odessa and Yuzhny on the Black Sea coast.
17.07.2008 7:55 DNA results have confirmed that remains found near Ekaterinburg a year ago belong to Prince Aleksey and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna of the Romanov family. The announcement comes on the 90th anniversary of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family by Bolsheviks.
17.07.2008 7:34 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that eliminating nuclear weapons is central to his vision of U.S. nuclear policy.
17.07.2008 0:54 Italy’s President has expressed interest in the creation of a new Euro-Atlantic security structure during a meeting in the Kremlin with Dmitry Medvedev. Russia’s President has floated the idea as an alternative to NATO.
17.07.2008 0:19 Does knowledge of geography and history really matter? I think knowledge of both is very important for many reasons. And I am convinced the president of the United States should have a solid grasp – even if it is rudimentary knowledge – of geography and history to govern the most powerful country on the planet. The fact that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has twice referred within a week to the Czech Republic as “Czechoslovakia” is very telling.
17.07.2008 0:07 Russia is to welcome a thousand children from parts of China which were worst affected by May’s devastating earthquake. The students will arrive in July and August to recuperate from their ordeal at the invitation of President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev visited China just ten days after the quake.
16.07.2008 23:57 Plans to teach Japanese school children that their country has sovereignty over the Russian-administered Southern Kuril Islands have been criticised by Moscow. New schoolbooks depicting the Pacific islands as part of Japanese territory are due to be used in classrooms from 2012.
16.07.2008 22:34 The Christian concept of the Trinity stating that God exists as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is ‘difficult, sometimes offensive, to Muslims’ who believe in one and only God, according to Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury.
16.07.2008 22:22 Lawyers for the jailed founder of the Yukos oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, have appealed for his early release from a Siberian prison.
16.07.2008 21:51 Don’t eat your passport, don’t do a favour to a girl you’re giving a lift to and make sure you haven’t lost your shoes – and you won’t have problems with the law. However, some people didn’t follow these simple rules and got into the most foolish situations imaginable.
16.07.2008 21:41 Fans are ready to do a lot to help their team win. But the most loyal of them are capable of real feats, as one Zenit fan spent 19 days on the road to see his idols on away game.
16.07.2008 21:31 Russia’s Constitutional Court has labelled as illegal the practice of selling evidence that is too bulky or costly for investigators to store. The judges backed a businessman who had his helicopter seized and sold out with no compensation.
16.07.2008 21:27 Sunshine, plenty of snow and some serious action occurred when a group of Russian pro-skiers tried to tame Europe's highest peak, Mount Elbrus.
16.07.2008 20:56 Consumer prices have risen 9.1% in Russia since the beginning of the year - that's compared with inflation of 6.3% in the same period in 2007.
16.07.2008 20:22 Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia say they would not rule out joining the Union State of Russia and Belarus. The Union State was formed in 1997 to provide equal trade rights and equal rights for citizens, but many of its plans were never brought into force. Georgia has criticised the plans, saying the move would only harm Russia.
16.07.2008 16:23 Singers are convinced: you can’t but love operetta because it’s so festive and joyful ad brings bright colours to life. More than 150 years after Jaques Offenbach opened his famous Buff-Parisien Theatre, young Russian operetta performers prove that the genre is living on and is not at all willing to cede its position to its younger relative, the musical.
16.07.2008 15:29 For newly privatised businesses in 1990's Russia, raider attacks were an occupational hazard. However, such incidents remain topical nowadays - almost 900 charges linked to illegal takeovers were brought in Russia last year.
16.07.2008 15:20 Families of prisoners in Siberia are using web cameras to communicate with their families and friends. It’s the first instance in Russia but the authorities hope it will be rolled out in prisons across the country.
16.07.2008 14:38 The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has begun investigating Lukoil, Gazprom Neft, TNK BP, Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz for using their dominant position on the market to increase prices for jet fuel and diesel on the wholesale market.
16.07.2008 14:24 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don to see the operation of the new hydrosystem on the Don river. The new shipping lock lets heavier cargo boats to go down the Volgo-Don waterway, bringing navigation on the route up to world standards.
16.07.2008 12:35 Two Russian astronauts on the International Space Station have finished a spacewalk that has lasted six hours. It's the second spacewalk for Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko.
16.07.2008 4:00 RT is scheduled to be off air from 2 am till midday Moscow time on Wednesday, July 16, due to maintenance work (10 pm GMT on July 15 to 8 am GMT on July 16).
16.07.2008 0:40 I am greatly saddened by the death of Bronislaw Geremek. He was known most recently as a former Polish minister and a Eurocrat. He was very much more.
15.07.2008 23:54 Police are hunting a man who started shooting at a minibus after apparently suffering from road rage. The SUV driver fired two shots at the St Petersburg bus on Tuesday.
15.07.2008 22:44 Two prehistoric woolly mammoths have trekked east from Siberia, and reached Taiwan - in a frozen museum case. For the one-year-old female mammoth named Oymiakon, it was her first trip outside Russia.
15.07.2008 22:07 Russia will be forced to appropriately respond if the U.S. aggravates Eastern Europe by deploying its controversial missile defence system, President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russian diplomats. Medvedev has called for a truly open security system in the Euro-Atlantic zone.
15.07.2008 21:57 This year's Graduate Show at St. Petersburg’s Vaganova Ballet Academy celebrates its 270th anniversary, and highlights the new generation of Russian ballet.
15.07.2008 21:46 Politicians on both sides of the French political spectrum have defended a decision by the country’s highest appeals body to refuse citizenship to a follower of a puritanical strain of Islam. The 32-year-old Moroccan woman is married to a French citizen and has three French-born children.
15.07.2008 21:24 A Moscow girl having a cigarette in her car apparently didn’t give a second thought when she applied some spray to fix her hair. But it cost her life after the spray can caught fire and exploded.
15.07.2008 21:21 A U.S. now has the names of around 400,000 terrorism suspects. A civil rights group says the list has become too bulky to be an effective counter-terrorism tool, while the Bush administration disagreed and said exactly the opposite, reports Reuters news agency.
15.07.2008 21:19 The music of legendary 70’s band, Abba, unites all generations and is not planning to stop: the world famous musical ‘Mamma Mia’, one of the longest-running stage shows, has now moved to wide screens and is set to be the blockbuster cinema hit of 2008.
15.07.2008 18:38 Owners of internet cafes in Belarus are legally liable for all content viewed by their customers, according to a police officer, Igor Chernenko, in charge of internet crimes in the country.
15.07.2008 18:31 A group of Russian billionaires wants to buy the 50 percent of TNK-BP which they don't yet control. That's according to Stan Polovets, chief excutive of Alfa-Access-Renova, who spoke to Bloomberg news agency.
15.07.2008 18:27 Prime minister Vladimir Putin has called for the state to reduce administrative barriers for small and medium sized firms. He also called for a cut in the price charged for connecting enterprises to the power network and for a review of all by-laws affecting SMEs.
15.07.2008 18:04 Director of Islamic publishing house, Umma Aslanbeck Ezhaev, is being charged with popularising inter-confessional hatred and intolerance after the house he heads published a book titled “Muslim Identity”. If he is found guilty, he could spend up to three years in prison under Russian criminal law.
15.07.2008 17:34 A German cargo vessel with a Russian captain has been taken in tow and is on its way to an Oman seaport. The ship ran aground after a reported engine failure last Friday, just 72 hours after being freed by their Somali captors.
15.07.2008 17:06 Georgia’s breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are considering joining the Union State of Russia and Belarus, Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper reports.
15.07.2008 15:13 Aircraft maker Irkut is in talks with Air France and Lufthansa over its MS-21 passenger plane. The company claims it will have a 15% lower operational costs than Airbus’ best-selling A320. Irkut President Oleg Demchenko told Business Today it will use this week’s International Airshow in Farnborough to publicize the $6 bln dollar project, due in 2015.
15.07.2008 14:46 Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom will develop oil and gas together with Iran’s state oil company. The decision came after Gazprom`s recent offer to buy all of Libya’s spare exportable gas volumes.
15.07.2008 14:07 The Russian government has proposed an eight BILLION dollar project to build a refinery to supply the internal market. That's goes with a set of measures to cut rising fuel prices on the domestic market.
15.07.2008 13:56 The decision to unite the two branches of Russia’s Orthodox Church last year has changed the pattern of worshipping for many believers. More churches are now available and bilingual services are held in some places.
15.07.2008 13:55 Over 60 Russian companies are participating in the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK this year with Russia looking to show off its military export potential, but plane makers aren't flying their products.
15.07.2008 12:29 A local court in Russia's Penza region is set to hear the case of the Doomsday cult leader, Pyotr Kuznetsov. He is accused of inciting religious hatred after he inspired 35 of his followers, including four children, to lock themselves in an underground bunker to wait for the Apocalypse last November.
15.07.2008 12:26 Fifteen Russian sailors arrested in Spain for alleged drug trafficking have been allowed to see their relatives. They were detained two months ago, along with other foreigners in the port of Huelva on the Atlantic coast.
15.07.2008 11:31 More then 30 techno music lovers have found their eyes seriously damaged at an open air show near Moscow. It’s believed the severe retina burns may have been caused by a mishandled laser gun. Some people have lost 80% of their sight and are unlikely to recover, according to the Kommersant newspaper.
27.06.2008 21:50 A monument to students’ superstitions has been unveiled in Moscow to mark Youth Day. Students believe it will make it easier to pass exams. From now on, you'll just have to perform a simple ritual in order to succeed.
27.06.2008 20:22 Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced its new board of directors. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who was elected Chairman of the Board, and Economic Development Minister,Elvira Nabiullina, are the only new faces following Friday's election.
27.06.2008 19:30 The European Union discussion of the Soviet totalitarianism is not anti-Russian, said the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, during crucial talks between Russia and the EU.
27.06.2008 18:14 Russia and the European Union have held negotiations towards an ambitious new strategic pact covering trade, energy and security. Talks had been blocked for more than a year by some EU members because of their bilateral disagreements with Russia. Russian and EU leaders are currently meeting in Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia.
27.06.2008 17:55 The successful performance of the Russian national team at Euro 2008 has made a strong impression on the continent’s biggest clubs, many of whom have now added Russian players to their shopping lists for the coming season - and are ready to pay big money for their services.
27.06.2008 16:03 The winners of World Press Photo, the influential photo contest, have been put on display at Moscow's Vinzavod Art Centre. And some of the award-winning photographers have come to Moscow to present their works in person.
27.06.2008 15:25 Russia and the European Union have started negotiations towards an ambitious new strategic pact covering trade, energy and security. Talks had been blocked for more than a year by some EU members because of their bilateral disagreements with Russia. Russian and EU leaders are currently meeting in Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia.
27.06.2008 14:57 Bobby McFerrin raised the spirits of his Moscow audience at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall making fans between the ages of six to sixty really happy.
27.06.2008 12:23 Chico's a Georgian poet, and he doesn't even know it. But then why would he - as he's just a budgie. This feathered friend, however, is far from bird-brained.
27.06.2008 11:45 Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is expected to reject a plan to change the country's media laws on Friday. The amendments suggest giving the authorities more power to close down news outlets if they commit acts of libel or slander. Although journalsts and politicians agree that the current law is out of date, they say the proposals would seriously violate press freedom.
27.06.2008 11:21 Energy issues are likely to take centre stage in Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia as Russian and European leaders get together for a two-day summit. They're also expected to kick-start negotiations on a new partnership and a cooperation agreement between Russia and the EU.
27.06.2008 6:34 A group of people with special needs have moved to a remote village in the Leningrad region, and made it their home. They work alongside local residents, doing tasks they thought they would never be able to perform.
27.06.2008 6:27 Russia are out of Euro-2008 after losing 3-0 to Spain in the semi-final in Austria. The Spaniards were supreme in front of goal, scoring three times in the second half. Despite the disappointment, Russian fans are holding their heads high. They believe they've got a team for the future.
27.06.2008 4:51 A family of rare white tigers have been released into an outdoor section at Moscow zoo. The rare Bengals have difficulties surviving in the wild because their distinctive pale colouring make it difficult for them to hide.
27.06.2008 1:45 The second semi-final of Euro-2008 has kicked off in Vienna. Russia and Spain are battling it out for the right to play Germany in Sunday’s final. Thousands of Russian fans are in Austria for the sell-out game. Millions more are glued to their TVs back home.
27.06.2008 1:28 Gazprom says it has the money to buy the Kovykta gas field from owners TNK-BP. The state-controlled energy giant says it will not need to borrow to make the purchase. Despite being in debt to the tune of US$ 37 billion, experts say Gazprom has enough cash for the deal.
27.06.2008 1:07 Russia’s footballers are in action again on Thursday, knowing that victory against Spain in Vienna will secure them a place in the final of Euro-2008. The winners will face Germany for the title. Thousands of Russian fans are in Austria for the sell-out game. Millions more will watch on TV back home.
27.06.2008 0:34 Brothel workers in Nevada are struggling to make ends meet, and it’s mainly because of rocketing fuel prices. The truckers who keep them in business are staying away. They say high diesel prices have left them with no extra money for adult entertainment. However, the sex industry is not giving up just yet.
26.06.2008 21:10 History textbooks in Ukraine have again become targets of strong criticism in the country. This time Ukraine's students have organised protests in front of the Ministry of Education building.
26.06.2008 18:40 It sounds like a scene from a Hollywood movie, but for Tinseltown - think Minsk. Two Belarusian policemen have received suspended sentences for endangering the lives of several people, including a child, following an action in which they used human shields to stop a drunk driver.
26.06.2008 18:38 The Georgian-Abkhazian conflict can only be resolved with Russia’s help, Abkhazian President Sergey Bagapsh said after a meeting with President Medvedev in Moscow on Thursday. He also said Abkhazia does not see an alternative to the Russian peacekeepers and there can be no other peacekeeping forces in Abkhazia.
26.06.2008 18:23 The European court of Human Rights has upheld the complaint of a World War Two veteran against Latvia, where he had been found guilty of war crimes, reports Latvian Russian-language newspaper Vesti Segodnya, which quotes his lawyer.
26.06.2008 17:14 A family from Ukraine’s Kuzbass region say their black cat Musya is watching all Russia’s Euro 2008 matches and she is a real fan – even her whiskers bristle when goals are scored, says Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda.
26.06.2008 16:39 It’s almost 30 years since Iran and the U.S. broke off diplomatic relations over a year-long hostage crisis. Since then the countries have viewed each other with suspicion. But things could be set to change. Washington says it's considering re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Iran. Tehran says it will look at any initiative by the U.S.
26.06.2008 16:21 One of the most outrageous and controversial rock bands of all times, the Sex Pistols, have played their first-ever gig in Russia. The group hit the road this year to mark the 30th anniversary of their landmark first album ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols’, and on Wednesday evening played in Moscow.
26.06.2008 16:04 The annual general meeting of TNK-BP shareholders has taken place on Thursday in Moscow’s President Hotel. A new board of directors has been elected while three Russian members of the company had earlier asked CEO Robert Dudley to remove them from the list of candidates to the new board.
26.06.2008 15:43 Fourteen-year-old dancer Mansur Musaev is referred to as the "symbol of Chechnya". Declared a 'citizen of the world' by the United Nations, he remains truly devoted to his homeland, its history and traditions.
26.06.2008 15:31 Arshavin’s most devoted supporters are cheering him on back home. His wife Yulia says their young son watches all his father’s matches while wearing a number 10 shirt for luck - just like his dad.
26.06.2008 13:37 They're all over the place: flying from windows, fixed on car roofs, plastered on the walls of pubs; they're even on people’s faces. And its all thanks to the performance of Russia's footballers in Euro 2008. It's hard to recall a time when the Russian flag was more prevalent.
26.06.2008 12:18 Russian footballer Andrey Arshavin has attracted the attention of clubs and media worldwide with his stunning performances at Euro-2008. But it's a little-known fact that the playmaker who proudly wears the number 10 shirt, also likes to design them.
26.06.2008 2:38 Half of Europe’s millionaires are Russian, according to financial group Merrill Lynch. A report by the U.S. firm found the number of rich Russians is growing twice as fast as the global rate.
26.06.2008 1:54 German criminologists have produced an e-fit of Saint Paul, who lived 2,000 years ago. The picture has been released to coincide with the Year of the Apostle Paul, due to be announced by Pope Benedict XVI on June 29.
26.06.2008 1:23 Russian manufacturers have long complained that Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country is too high. However, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin says it’s too early to talk about cutting it. His remark sparked heated discussion at a tax conference on Wednesday.
16.01.08 Automobile factory "Ural" in 2007 has increased manufacture volume by 58,3 percent - to 15751 lorries. 24.01.08 In December, 2007 CHSDM has made 42 motor graders DZ-98, 31 loaders B138, 7 loaders B160 and one loader ÒÎ-40. In 2007 CHSD has made 400 motor ograders DZ-98, 63 loaders B125, 50 loaders B160, 275 loaders B138, one loader B140, one loader B190, 10 loaders TO-40, two tractors ÒÑ-10. 22.02.08 In January 2008ã. Joint-Stock Company "CHSDM" has made 28 motograders DZ-98, 20 loaders Â138, 6 loaders Â160.
29.02.08 Joint-Stock Companies "CHSDM" for two months 2008 have made 129 units of road technics, including 68 heavy motor graders DZ-98 and 61 wheel loader. In January, 2008 of Joint-Stock Company "CHSDM" has made spare parts on seven and a half millions roubles. In February, 2008 40 heavy motor graders and 35 loaders are made spare parts on 10 million roubles and 75 units of technics, including. 20.03.08 In February, 2008 in comparison with February, 2007 of JSC "Uralavtopricep" has increased output in prices from 80 million 195 thousand to 100 million 64 thousand roubles. Release of trailers was reduced with 89 to 60 units. 21.03.08 In February, 2008 in comparison with February, 2007 the ChTZ has increased export of production to 131 million 324 thousand roubles. In the countries of the near abroad of delivery have grown to 113 million 535 thousand roubles. To the far abroad countries for a month it is delivery on 18 million roubles. Export of technics has increased to 36 units from which six it is delivery the far abroad. Technics deliveries in the near abroad have grown with 20 to 30 machines, on one bulldozer B10 is shipped to Armenia and Tajikistan, four - to Kazakhstan, eight - to Belarus, eleven B10 and one bulldozer DET-250 - to Ukraine. On one machine it is delivery to Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary, two - to Poland. 15.04.08 Automobile factory "Ural" in the first quarter has increased manufacture volume in comparison with the similar period of last year by 41,4 percent - to 4328 lorries. For this period the volume of realisation of lorries "Ural" has grown on 47 and a half percent - to 4464 lorries. 18.04.08 Chelyabinsk tractor factory from 358 million 190 thousand to 528 million 882 thousand roubles has increased production export to the first quarter 2008 in comparison with the same period of 2007. Technics deliveries have grown for 32,2 percent - with 121 to 160 units, tractor spare parts - for 54,2 percent - from 80 million 338 thousand to 123 million 909 thousand roubles. It is exported production on 61 million 858 thousand roubles, including 18 engineering tractors, tractor spare parts on 23 million 128 thousand roubles. Deliveries in the near abroad countries have increased by 69,2 percent - to 467 million 23 thousand roubles, including technics - on 49 and a half percent - to 142 units, spare parts - for 60 percent - to 100 million 781 thousand roubles. ChTZ has shipped two wheel loaders PK-46 to the United Arab Emirates and one wheel loader PK-30 - to Serbia. 18.04.08 In March, 2008 of Joint-Stock Company "CHSDM" has made 75 road machines, including 40 motor graders DZ-98, 30 loaders Â138, four loaders Â160, one loader Â140, spare parts for technics for the sum of 11,7 million rbl. 19.05.08 Chelyabinsk tractor factory in April, 2008 in comparison with April, 2007 has increased volume of realisation tractors from 875 million 790 thousand roubles to one billion 351 million 327 thousand roubles, that for 7,2 percent there is more than plan. Shipment of tractors to natural expression has grown with 250 to 300 units, in established prices - 592 million 225 thousand to 888 million 717 thousand roubles, that for 7,6 percent there is more than plan. Realisation of spare parts has increased from 200 million 116 thousand to 320 million 439 thousand roubles. 23.05.08 For four months 2008 in comparison with the same period of 2007 of Joint-Stock Company "ChSDM" has increased technics release by 54 percent - to 287 units, including 160 motor graders DZ-98 and 127 wheel loaders. More than 10 percent of let out production are exported. In total in 2008 in comparison with 2007 it is planned to increase a gain from realisation of production from two billions to 2,5 billion roubles, export volume - from 11 percent to 20 percent, profitability - more, than to 10 percent.
