MADRID, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has proposed hosting the 21st World Petroleum Congress, the chief executive of Russia's state-controlled oil producer Rosneft said Monday. "We will make every effort to hold such a congress in Russia," Sergei Bogdanchikov,
MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Defense lawyers for the jailed founder of bankrupt oil firm Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, said on Monday that new charges had been filed against their client. The latest charges against the former oligarch and his
LONDON, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova both clinched straight set victories in the fourth round of the women's singles at Wimbledon on Monday, and will meet in the quarter finals. Fifth-seed Dementieva cruised to
Gazprom believes that it will start production at the Kirinsky block in 2014, and that the Sakhalin-3 project will be yielding 28.4bn cubic meters of gas by 2020, said Vasily Podyuk today, a member of the gas giant's Management Committee.
MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian government approved Monday the major points of the federal budget for 2009-2011, a deputy finance minister said. The government session chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also considered the major elements of
Russian Athletics News. Russian women's team placed second at the European Combined Events Cup, held in Hengelo, Netherlands at weekend. They scored 13.040 points behind Ukrainian team with 13040 points. Russian men's team was fifth
MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will meet with the Russian leadership in Moscow on Monday. He is expected to meet with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin, who is
KRASNOYARSK, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 108 people in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in East Siberia have been diagnosed with yersiniosis, a stomach infection, a spokeswoman for the local consumer rights watchdog said. Yersiniosis is an infection contracted
VIENNA, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Spain lifted the European Championship trophy Sunday night, their first major soccer title for 44 years in a deserved 1-0 win over Germany in the Euro-2008 finals at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
VLADIVOSTOK, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Orthodox bishop, who was expelled from Holy orders on Friday and barred from giving services for provoking a schism, has appealed the decision with a church court, a church official said on
A decree of the President of Azerbaijan has endorsed amendments to the Decree No 823 (December 12, 2002) on structure of the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan, ABC.Az reports. The Presidential press service informs that according to the amendments
There is no place for it in Russkiy Island and now the Government examines other variants.VLADIVOSTOK, June 27, vladivostoktimes.com All the same Primorye will get gambling area. As the Primorye Governor Sergey DARKIN answered the journalists' questions about the gambling
Financing of the regional purpose program "Prophylaxis and treatment of arterial hypertension in the Primorsky Territory".VLADIVOSTOK, June 26, vladivostoktimes.com Financing of the regional purpose program "Prophylaxis and treatment of arterial hypertension in the Primorsky Territory" is increased on 38,9mln Rubles,
Now ecologists prepare appeals to the State Duma with request to hold extra discussion of disputable questions.KHABAROVSK, June 26, vladivostoktimes.com Public hearing on construction of the second turn of oil pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean" (ESPO-2) finished in the
Michael CANTZLER noted the increased interest of German businesses in the Primorsky Territory.VLADIVOSTOK, June 27, vladivostoktimes.com The German diplomat made his first trip to Vladivostok. While the Consulate is located in Novosibirsk, the consular district extends as far as the
Over 200 Russian children will take part in the international festival in Niigata.VLADIVOSTOK, June 29, vladivostoktimes.com Delegation of students of municipal children's art schools of Vladivostok leave for the international festival for Japan on June 29.As the city administration press
Aleksander SOKOLOVSKY, the FENU professor, is appointed the IIE Director.VLADIVOSTOK, June 29, vladivostoktimes.com Academic Council of the Far Eastern National University decided to establish the Institute of International Education on the base of Russian School, as the IIE press service
Evening concert where rock-groups "Yuppi," "Boa juice," "Blues Line" и "Zabriski Point" will be perform will be held at the square..VLADIVOSTOK, June 29, vladivostoktimes.com Preparation for celebration of 148th anniversary of the city is going on in Vladivostok. The celebration
