Russian wildfires kill 5 Police officers and investigators seen at the site of an explosion at the traffic police station on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's Dagestan region, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at the police station in Russia's troubled North Caucasus on Wednesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 16, police said.... BlazeForestPhotosRussiaWildfires
Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy | MOSCOW — A car rigged with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan on Friday, wounding at least 25 people in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said. | Russian new... The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot | The Black Sea is a cradle of civilization, trade and cultures, but today it is also a region of unresolved conflicts, porous borders and rivalries. | Terrorism and insurgency are spreading across the North Ca... Zebra-painted horses walk Moscow intersections | MOSCOW – A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections. | It was part of a police campaign to call attention to the ... Azerbaijan, Russia seal major gas deal, more to come | BAKU (AFP) – Azerbaijan will double gas exports to Russia in 2011 and increase them further from 2012, the countries said on Friday in a move that could undercut Europe's drive to secure Central Asi... Russian wildfires kill 5 | Five people have been killed and 400 houses set ablaze in the latest wave of the forest fires plaguing Russia, the Emergencies Ministry said Friday. | Fires blazed across much of European Russia in August fol... Zebra-painted Horses Walk Moscow Intersections MOSCOW (AP) - A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections. | It was part of a police campaign to call attention to the imp... Zebra-painted horses walk Moscow intersections By LYNN BERRY | Associated Press Writer | MOSCOW (AP) - A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections. | It was part of a po... Kiev: Ukraine refuses to work under gas contract until 2019 | RBC, 03.09.2010, Kiev 16:31:02.Ukraine will not work with Russia for the full term of the 10-year gas supplies contract (2009-2019), Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov... Lukoil repays nearly half of its 3-year loan early | RBC, 03.09.2010, Moscow 17:46:14.Lukoil has repaid $500m of its three-year loan worth $1.2bn taken out in August of last year, the Russian oil giant indicated in a statemen... Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed | BANGKOK - A suspected Russian arms dealer's extradition to the United States will be delayed at least until Oct. 4 to allow a Thai court to review new charges filed as a precaution by Washington, a judge said...
The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot The New York Times| The Black Sea is a cradle of civilization, trade and cultures, but today it is also a region of unresolved c...
Gazprom to double gas imports from Azerbaijan Philadelphia Daily News| The Associated Press | MOSCOW - Russia's Gazprom on Friday clinched a deal to double supplies from Azerbaija...