Krasnodar, Russia News

A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow By M K Bhadrakumar In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in this fashion.

A group of Chinese executives, led by company general manager Yu Zhongguo, arrived at the region on Monday to meet with local government officials and discuss the main issues regarding the investment.

Thousands of casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls across Russia shut down Wednesday, complying with sweeping new restrictions that require all gambling business to relocate to four remote regions of the country.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting while visiting a farm in southern Krasnodar region, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009.

The law is aimed at regulating Russia's vast and chaotic gambling industry, and eventually at creating Russian versions of gambling Meccas like Las Vegas.

Members of staff dismantle and wrap electronic gaming machines at a casino on Wednesday, the day a nationwide ban on casinos came into force.

One of the glitziest symbols of cash-splashing Russians vanished from Russia's cityscapes Wednesday as a law banning casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls outside four remote regions of the country came into effect.

No dice ... Russia's casinos must shut up shop and move to one of four special - and remote - regions / Reuters Casinos must shut from July 1 Operators must move to 'special regions' 300,000 jobs will be lost, industry says THE Russian Government will close legal gaming venues across the country from tomorrow and only allow operators to re-open in ...

Russia began its massive "Caucasus-2009" military exercises in the North Caucasus area bordering Georgia on Monday.

Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities.

Mysterious pictograms consisting of several circles have appeared on a wheat field in Southern Russia’s Krasnodar region. Was it someone’s joke or did aliens visit us?

As a child growing up in Russia, Lana Kadoshnikov remembers taking comfort in warm food on a cold winter's day.

Mikhail Metzel / AP A mime makes her way through the aisles of a Carrefour store on Wednesday after the location's grand opening.

There will be 16 million people living in Moscow by 2020, a report from the Russian Center for Migration Research said.

During January-May of 2009, the sea port Caucasia shipped 2.72 mln tons of cargoes, an increase of 18.23% compared to the same period of 2008, declared Taman subsidiary of the Federal state unitary enterprise "Rosmorport" . During the reporting period, the port overloaded 1.37 mln tons of petroleum products and 403.2 thsd tons of general cargoes.

Those who just recently were making fortunes on Russia's gamble-holics, overpowered by the illusion of going rich overnight, and literally driving the weakest types to suicide, are about to have a hard time.

Police in southern Russia say four people have been killed in a gunbattle in a mostly Muslim enclave.

The first thing Nabizhan Zavutatze remembers about his life in Krasnodar, in southern Russia, is the watermelon fields in which he was forced to load carts bound for market - heavy labor for a 4-year-old boy.

The Krasnodar Journal, Krasnodar in south Russia, 2009. Krasnodar is set to become Russia’s main wine making area. Wild grape vines have grown around the Caspian, Black and Azov seas for thousands of years.

The dictionary titled 'Armenian without Armenian' allows learning the rudiments of informal Armenian language.