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BP’s hopes of ensuring the Arctic plays an influential role in its recovery plan have been dealt a major blow by the failure to come to a share swap and exploration agreement with Russian oil company Rosneft. Discussions to agree a settlement with its existing Russian partner TNK-BP, which had been opposed to the deal, [...]
(Read More)6th Mar 11
Russian jail officials jailed after ordering rape
by Sally Davies
A north-west Russian court has sent seven senior police officials to jail for torturing prisoners and forcing their rapes at the hands of other prisoners. The ex-boss of the prison department for the region of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Tippel, was handed the longest jail-term, seven years. He, as well as five others, was sentenced over [...]
(Read More)22nd Feb 11
Failed spy Anna Chapman to run for parliament
by Sally Davies
Anna Chapman, the failed spy, is to run for the Russian parliament as a member of the all-powerful ruling party. The daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper claims it has seen the list, and reports that Vladimir Putin’s United Russia has already pencilled her in as the next MP for the Volgograd region in southern Russia. Russia [...]
(Read More)20th Feb 11
Chimp comment angers Poles
by Harry Oldfield
Poles are furious over a remark by a Russian aviation official that even if a chimpanzee had been manning the control tower when their president’s plane crashed in Russia the accident would still be completely their fault. Officials and the media widely condemned Oleg Smirnov’s remarks which were broadcast live in Poland to a public [...]
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19th Feb 11
North Korea celebrates leaders birthday
by Paul Russell
North Koreans are taking part in mass celebrations to pay tribute to their leader, Kim Jong-il, on his birthday. A week of festivities has been scheduled, including music shows, ice-skating and exhibitions of Kimjonghilia, a hybrid flower named after him. The streets of the capital, Pyongyang, have been decorated with goodwill messages and lanterns, reported [...]
(Read More)15th Feb 11
Russian cosmonauts finally make it kind of to Mars
by Katie Naylor
A Russian space mission to the mysterious red planet has – kinda sorta – made it to the surface of Mars. Humans walked on the Martian surface yesterday, virtually. Almost one year into a simulated Mars mission, Russian cosmonauts have walked the planet’s surface in a virtual test designed to see what could happen on [...]
(Read More)13th Feb 11
Drunk driver causes five accidents in 30 minutes
by Natasha Redman
A drunken driver in Russia’s central city of Kirov has been sent to prison for 10 days after he caused five accidents in 30 minutes, injuring three people. The motorist of the Nissan Infiniti sped around the Kirov on Tuesday night as he attempted to flee before he was eventually cut off by traffic police. [...]
(Read More)11th Feb 11
EU says Asian pipelines won’t damage Russian gas imports
by Katie Naylor
The EU’s energy commissioner claims energy partnerships with Central Asian countries will not threaten gas imports from Russia. He said the EU did not intend to block the “South Stream”. A month ago Azerbaijan said it would pump gas to the EU by a separate pipeline called Nabucco. The South Stream refers to an initiative [...]
(Read More)9th Feb 11
Journalist for the UK Guardian expelled from Russia
by Katie Naylor
A UK journalist for the Guardian has been expelled from Russia. The British journalist, who allegedly reported on cables released by Wikileaks containing information criticizing the leadership of Russia, has been banned from the country. Luke Harding, the Moscow correspondent to the Guardian, reported on leaked Wikileaks US cables that described the leadership of Russia [...]
(Read More)8th Feb 11
British journalist expelled from Russia
by Natasha Redman
Luke Harding, the Guardian’s Moscow correspondent, says he has been expelled from Russia. The British journalist reported on a number of cables released by Wikileaks criticizing Russia’s leadership. He said he was refused entry to Russia on the weekend and instead sent back to the UK. Russia has yet to make any comments on the [...]
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