Europol Cracks Down on Russian-Speaking Mafia

RUSSIAN officials have reacted coldly to a call by President Barack Obama to jointly reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles by a third, saying the United States should address Moscow's concerns over missile defence first. "How can we take seriously this ...

Russian President Putin is unlikely to show enthusiasm for Obama's push for disarmament. A world without nuclear weapons? It's a nearly inconceivable scenario for the Kremlin, even if its arsenal costs Russia billions each year. Since the break-up ...

_ MOSCOW -- Russian officials responded coolly Wednesday to President Obamas call for further reductions to the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. We cannot allow the balance of the strategic deterrence system to be broken, or the effectiveness of ...

Olympic double sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake will only run in the 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow after he withdrew from this weekend's Jamaican national championships, his manager said on Tuesday. Blake suffered a hamstring injury in April and due to fitness issues was withdrawn from the Jamaican championships, his manager Cubie Seegobin said. “Yohan's coach is not satisfied with the progress of his injury and hence his level of fitness will not allow him ...

Moscow said Wednesday it cannot welcome U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal of cutting Russian and U.S. strategic nuclear arsenals up to a third. "This means (Obama) either doesn't understand the essence (of the problem), or he openly lies, or he ...

MOSCOW, June19,2013 /PRNewswire/ --OAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") announced today the launch of the first stage of the Gas Condensate Fractionation and Transshipment Complex ("the Ust-Luga Complex") located at the port of Ust-Luga on ...

MOSCOW. June 19 (Interfax) - Vladimir Yakunin has resigned as president of Russian Railways (RZD) and has been succeeded by Alexander Misharin, until then first vice president of the company, the government said on Wednesday. Orders by Prime ...

MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) Fragments of a Russian cargo spacecraft that undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) last week splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, mission control said. The Progress M-19M, which arrived at ...

Print: Jun 20, 2013 Last Modfied: Jun 20, 2013 MOSCOW Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage. Under a measure that passed its crucial second reading in the lower ...