Two dies as Russian Ka-29 military helicopter crashes in Baltic Sea
Apr 13, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Moscow, Apr 13 (IBNS): At least two people died when the Ka-29 military helicopter crashed into the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad Region, Russian media reports said on Friday.
Russia accuses US of putting international peace at risk
Apr 13, 2018, at 08:01 pm
Moscow/Washington: Russia has warned the US over launching air strikes in Syria, saying that it could trigger a war between the two countries.
Yulia Skripal rejects Russian Embassy help
Apr 12, 2018, at 08:20 pm
London April 12 (IBNS): Yulia, daughter of former double agent Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the UK last month along with her father and was recovering in a hospital, has rejected help from the Russian Embassy in the UK, reports said on Thursday.
Syria chemical attack: US says all options are on the table
Apr 12, 2018, at 07:16 pm
Washington Apr 12 (IBNS): Responding to the alleged chemical attack in Syria's Damascus earlier this month, the US said that 'all options are on the table', according ton reports on Thursday.
Get ready for missile strikes in Syria: US President Donald Trump tells Russia
Apr 11, 2018, at 11:10 pm
Washington, Apr 11 (IBNS): Days after suspected chemical attacks hit Douma, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia should 'get ready' to face missile strike in war-torn Syria.
Syria chemical attack: Russia urges US to avoid military action
Apr 11, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Moscow/Washington: Russia has warned the US against military action in Syria, in response to the alleged chemical attack which took place last week, reports said on Wednesday.
US government to take major decision on Syria: Trump
Apr 10, 2018, at 03:37 pm
Washington, Apr 10 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said his government is going to take a 'major decision' on the crisis in Syria after an alleged chemical attack in Douma region left 70 people killed.
Russia advocates for fair investigation in Syria's alleged chemical attack
Apr 10, 2018, at 02:51 pm
Moscow, Apr 10 (IBNS): Russia has invited for a fair investigation into the alleged Syrian chemical attack incident.
Tiyas Airbase: Syria, Russia blame Israel for deadly attack
Apr 09, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Damascus, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Syrian and Russian governments have blamed Israel for carrying out the deadly attack at the Tiyas Airbase, reports said on Monday.
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): During a heated debate in the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Russia again rejected allegations levelled by the United Kingdom that Moscow was behind a deadly nerve-agent attack in the English city of Salisbury on 4 March.
Kemerovo Region governor Aman Tuleyev resigns over Russian mall fire
Apr 01, 2018, at 11:07 pm
Moscow,Apr 1 (IBNS): Days after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Russia and left at least 64 people killed, the governor of Siberia's Kemerovo Region, Aman Tuleyev, resigned on Sunday, media reports said.
Russia expels four Canadian diplomats
Apr 01, 2018, at 03:11 am
Ottawa, Mar 31 (IBNS): Russia has expelled four Canadian diplomats as the dispute between the Moscow Kremlin and the West over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Salisbury, United Kingdom (U.K.) continues, Global Affairs Canada said on Saturday, media reports said.
Foreign Ministers of China, Russia to meet on Apr 5
Mar 30, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Moscow, Mar 30 (IBNS): Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi are going to meet on Apr 5, media reports said on Friday.
Russia to expel 60 US diplomats
Mar 30, 2018, at 03:03 pm
Moscow, Mar 30 (IBNS): Russia has announced that it will expel 60 US diplomats and even shut down the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg, media reports said.
Kemerovo fire: Putin blasts officials, says criminal negligence caused accident
Mar 27, 2018, at 08:47 pm
Kemerovo, Mar 27 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited the accident site at Siberia's Kemerovo, has reportedly blasted the officials for 'criminal negligence'.
Australia too decides to expel Russian diplomat to express solidarity with the UK
Mar 27, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Canberra, Mar 27 (IBNS): Australia became the latest country to expel Russian diplomats as part of a global response to alleged poisoning of a Russian spy in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.
US has informed UN of decision to expel Russian diplomats
Mar 27, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 27 (JEN): A United Nations spokesman confirmed on Monday that the world body was aware of the announcement by the United States Government of its decision to take action against certain Russian diplomats in the US.
US expels 60 Russian diplomats
Mar 27, 2018, at 01:40 am
Washington, Mar 26 (IBNS): In a major development, the US on Monday announced their decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from its nation.
Russian complex fire leaves 64 killed
Mar 27, 2018, at 12:39 am
Moscow, Mar 26 (IBNS): At least 64 people were killed as a fire engulfed a shopping mall in Russia on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Russia complex fire: Death toll rises to 53
Mar 26, 2018, at 06:10 pm
Kemerovo, Mar 26 (IBNS): The death toll in the Russian shopping complex inferno has risen to 53, while 10 people have been listed as missing, reports said.
Russian shopping mall fire leaves 37 dead
Mar 26, 2018, at 02:38 pm
Moscow, Mar 26 (IBNS): A fire incident in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo killed at least 37 people on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan, Russia express 'grave concern' over growing IS threat
Mar 22, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Islamabad, Mar 22 (IBNS): Pakistan and Russia have expressed 'grave concern' over the growing threat of Islamic States terrorists in the region.
US President Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on winning Russian presidential poll
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:45 pm
Moscow/Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Vladimir Putin over his re-election as Russian President for another term.
Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election, re-elected for another term
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (IBNS): Vladimir Putin is all set to rule Russia as its President for another six years after he registered a landslide victory in the Presidential polls on Sunday.
White House lends support to UK on Russian diplomats' expulsion
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Washington/London, Mar 15 (IBNS): Following the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats from its land, US said it 'stands in solidarity'with Britain.
Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats
Mar 15, 2018, at 05:42 pm
London, Mar 15 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to answer how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in Salisbury on Mar 4.
Russian plane crashes near Moscow, 71 feared dead
Feb 12, 2018, at 03:11 am
Moscow, Feb 11 (IBNS): All 71 people, who were travelling, are feared to have died after a Russian flight crashed outside Moscow on Sunday, media reports said.
UN chief congratulates US, Russia on nuclear arsenal cuts, urges further disarmament
Feb 06, 2018, at 09:47 pm
New York, Feb 6 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday congratulated the United States and Russia on successfully reducing their strategic nuclear forces to the level required by a new bilateral treaty signed in 2010, calling on both sides to engage in the necessary dialogue that will lead to further arsenal reductions.
UN envoy for Syria to attend Russia-sponsored talks in Sochi
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:37 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will send his Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to Sochi next week to attend the Russia-sponsored Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, talks reportedly on a political solution towards ending the seven-year Syrian conflict.
Russia: At least 10 injured in St. Petersburg super market bombing
Dec 28, 2017, at 04:02 pm
Moscow, Dec 28 (IBNS): At least 10 people have been injured after a homemade explosive device went off at a super market in St Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday evening.