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Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 9 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

The Ossetian separatists today will decide the fate of four kidnapped Georgian teenagers.

Russia's communist party denounced powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while cautiously praising President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday as a man who had brought 'certain hopes' to the country, Reuters reported.

Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear program, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview.

A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said, Reuters reported.

According to Cellular News, Yota , the Russian WiMax provider, disclosed that it has arrived at the operational breakeven point in only 5 months after the launch of the WiMax network in Moscow and St Petersburg.

's interior minister has ordered a report to be drawn up for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after a senior provincial police officer posted a video alleging chronic corruption in his force.

The death toll of A/H1N1 flu in Russia has climbed to 10, said the country's consumer rights watchdog on Tuesday.

Fedor Emelianenko left the Sears Centre Arena on Saturday with the moniker of world’s No. 1 heavyweight still intact, but it did not come without a struggle.

Previously undefeated Brett Rogers gave the Russian legend his toughest fight in recent years at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Rogers,” but Emelianenko prevailed with a dead-on right hook that cracked Rogers’ chin and then pounced on his larger foe with crushing follow-up punches. Referee John McCarthy halted the melee 1:48 into the second round.

Russia has provoked outrage in Poland by simulating a nuclear attack on the country during military exercises.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev listens to translation during a press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama after the signing ceremony of the Joint Understanding on Strategic Arms Reduction at the Kremlin on July 6, 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

A RUSSIAN military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all eleven crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said.

Bonfire Night thugs were blamed yesterday for the horrific death of a devoted mother.

Mary Fox pushed her teenage son through a window to safety as a blaze tore through their house.

But she was overcome by smoke and flames before she could escape herself.

Last night, neighbours said the blaze was started by a firework, dropped through Mrs Fox's letterbox by a gang who had bullied her son because of his mild learning difficulties.

Russia's foreign minister said Thursday he was surprised by Poland's call for more U.S. troops on Polish soil in response to Moscow's assertiveness, a news agency reported.

African swine fever hit Russia's southern Rostov Region in late September, and then spread to the neighboring Republic of Kalmykia.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Dagestani leader Mukhu Aliyev on Nov.6, AzerTaj state news agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 6 / Trend News E.Tariverdiyeva /

The Russian Community of Azerbaijan intends to participate more actively in the social and political life of the country.

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 6 / Trend News N. Kirtskhalia /

The Democratic Movement - United Georgia flatly denies scheduled visit of the party's leader Nino Burjanadze to Moscow. Similar visit is not planned to be held shortly, the party press-service said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 6 /Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva/

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov conferred an order for cooperation to Russian Community of Azerbaijan Chairman Mikhail Zabelin, Moscow official Andrey Yevsipenko said.

Georgia, Tbilisi, November 5 / Trend News, N.Kirtskhalia /

Russia to some extent is trying to hinder the economic development of Georgia, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on international relations Akaki Minashvili said responding to the accusations of Russia's intelligence that as though Georgia is preparing for a military provocation.

In Havana on Wednesday, Cuban and Russian officials signed four international economic association contracts for hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation in discoveries that might be made north of the central and western part of the country.