Comatose mother gives birth in Russia (UPI)
DOMODEDOVO, Russia, Oct. 16 (UPI) — A Russian woman who has been in a coma for seven months gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Domodedovo, a Moscow-area obstetrician said Friday.
Russian PM floats ‘American Idol’-like contest (MSNBC)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suggested organizing an international song competition for Russia, Central Asia and China, saying it would strengthen ties among the nations.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-17 17:06 Russia AvtoVAZ workers rally for nationalisation (Interactive Investor)
TOGLIATTI, Russia Oct 17 (Reuters) – Workers at troubled Russian automaker AvtoVAZ gathered on Saturday in a peaceful protest to renew calls for the nationalisation of the firm, which lost $655 million in the first half of this year. “We demand that Putin is appointed president of AvtoVAZ, let him run the factory as a second job,” Russian parliamentarian Anatoly Ivanov told the crowd. Estimates …
Kazakhstan, Russia, confirm loyalty to “strategic partnership” (Interfax)
ASTANA. Oct 17 (Interfax) – Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov and Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko, at a meeting in Astana, “reaffirmed the loyalty of Kazakhstan and Russia to their policy of strategic partnership,” the Kazakh government said on Saturday.
Vladimir Putin’s ‘Eurovision’ sets sights on China and central Asia (Daily Telegraph)
I was in Moscow last week when Vladimir Putin proposed an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest. The Russian prime minister wants a televised competition for crooners from Russia China and the countries of central Asia.
Russian PM floats ‘American Idol’-like contest (MalaysiaNews.net)
Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, center, and Russian television Channel One director Konstantin Ernst, left, accompany Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, s…
Moscow’s mayor vows to battle blizzards in the frigid Russian capital this winter (WGN TV Chicago)
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow’s mercurial mayor, famous for seeding clouds to prevent rain during parades, is escalating his war on weather with plans to slash this year’s snowfall by one-fifth in the Russian capital.
Russia’s Leaders See China as Template for Ruling (New York Times)
Vladimir V. Putin’s party, United Russia, is examining how it can emulate China’s Communist Party.
U.S. extradites Russian national (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
U.S. authorities on Saturday extradited a Russian national wanted at home on charges of assault with intent to rob, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Russia ‘illegally’ on isles: Maehara (The Japan Times)
NEMURO, Hokkaido (Kyodo) Seiji Maehara, state minister in charge of the Northern Territories — as the government calls four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan — said Saturday that Tokyo should keep demanding their return from Russia’s “illegal occupation.” “Historically, the Northern Territories are an integral part of Japan. It is literally an illegal occupation (by Russia) and …
