TBILISI, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Joint Georgian-U.S. military exercises Immediate Response 2008 will be held near Georgia's capital Tbilisi in July, the Georgian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Around 2,000 personnel, mainly from the U.S. but also from Armenia,
393 million on Tuesday at a Sotheby's auction in New York WORLD * Billionaire and twice former premier Silvio Berlusconi has won his third general election in Italy, but faces major challenges turning around the country's economic slowdown * Pope
GAZA, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter angered Israel on Tuesday by meeting a former Hamas minister in the West Bank. Carter greeted Nasser Shaer in Ramallah and called for a stronger role for Hamas, considered
Columbus Media International, an independent global media services network, has appointed Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, as chairman, and at the same time it has merged with Walker Media, an independent media agency in the United Kingdom.
Performing bears are still common in Ukraine, Serbia and Russia... As cubs, they are held by their owners on hot iron plates. This made them lift their feet to avoid the pain and while this happened, music played... A park
ROME, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Pope Benedict XVI left Rome on Tuesday for a six-day tour of the United States, the Italian news agency Apcom reported. Benedict XVI, who will turn 81 tomorrow, is set to meet with President
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's top diplomat gave assurances on Tuesday that in a recent speech to NATO leaders, President Vladimir Putin did not seek to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine. During the April 2-4 Bucharest summit, Putin
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's new Express-AM33 telecommunications satellite that was orbited in late January has started operations, the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) said on Tuesday. The satellite, designed by the Reshetnev Applied Mechanics Science and Production
TEL AVIV, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Israel's military performed the first successful test of an imitation Iranian missile on Tuesday, a national radio station said. The missile, named Blue Sparrow, is modeled on the Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic missile and
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Four volunteers will spend ten days in a compression chamber with a reduced oxygen level as preparation for Mars-500, a Russian ground-based experiment to simulate a flight to Mars. A spokesman for the Moscow-based
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil has qualified to bid at tenders for Iraqi oil and gas licenses, the company's overseas subsidiary said on Tuesday. The Russian company is among 35 firms listed by
NEW YORK, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Sotheby`s expects over 500 works of Russian art to fetch $40 million during a two-day auction in New York starting Tuesday, the head of Russian painting at the auction house said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - Outgoing president Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to become chairman of the country's largest party, United Russia, a post allowing him to retain key powers when he becomes premier next month. Earlier on Tuesday
MOSCOW, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's decision on whether to admit Iran will depend on general plans for expansion that could see other states join, the head of the group said on Tuesday. Tehran, which currently
CAIRO, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - The radical Islamic group Hamas is planning to launch an offensive to break through Gaza's border with Egypt for the second time, Egyptian state daily Al-Ahram reported on Tuesday. The paper quoted Gaza sources
KIEV, April 15 (RIA Novosti) - The crew of over 30 people on board a luxury French yacht, which Somali pirates held captive for almost a week, has arrived at Orly Airport in Paris, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on
