Cuba and Russia have signed an agreement to allow Russian state oil company Zarubezhneft to explore for and produce oil in Cuba in their first post-Soviet oil pact. Both countries have made a push to revive ties in recent months.
A cargo plane has crashed in eastern Russia killing all 11 people on board. The plane, an IL-76, belonged to the interior ministry. Russia has one of the world's worst air safety records.
Iran has warned that it will produce more enriched uranium if the latest talks between Iranian, US, Russian and French delegations in Vienna fail to yield a deal acceptable to Tehran.
On her visit to Moscow, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played down differences with Russia over Iran's nuclear programme, saying that the time had not yet come for a new round of sanctions.
Moscow and Beijing sealed their burgeoning new trade ties Tuesday by signing several deals to the tune of 3.5 billion dollars. Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet his counterpart Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow holding the first high level talks between the US and Russia since President Obama announced that Washington was abandoning its plans for a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.
On the final leg of her European tour, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow, where she hopes to get Russia’s help in curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions during her meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday.
While Russia dominates in the production and distribution of natural gas, the EU is trying to look away from Moscow to diversify in terms of its energy security and be less dependent...
