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Daily Archives: January 2, 2011

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Transport Ministry analyzing contracts between airlines, airports in probing recent collapse

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russian Business and Financial News) – The Russian Transport Ministry is analyzing contracts between Moscow airports and airlines to find out who is to blame …

Opposition member Yashin jailed for five days

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russia News) – A court in central Moscow has sentenced a leader of the Solidarity opposition movement, Ilya Yashin, to five days in jail for …

State of emergency declared in parts of Moscow region hit by power cuts (Part 2)

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russia News) – Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov has declared a state of emergency in several municipalities of the region that are still suffering a …

State of emergency declared in parts of Moscow region hit by power cuts

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russia News) – Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov has declared a state of emergency in several municipalities of the region that are still suffering a …

Russian ammunition designers boost R&D in 2010 – Bazalt general director

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Central Asia News) – The Moscow-based Bazalt enterprise, which specializes in developing and producing close combat weapons and air-delivered ammunition, has seriously expanded its research …

Over 29,000 held for trespassing in Kazakhstan last year

ALMATY. Jan 2 (Central Asia News) – Kazakhstan’s border guards detained more than 29,000 people for illegally crossing the republic’s border in 2010, the Kazakh National Security Committee’s …

New synagogues, education programs among Russian Jewish community’s key results in 2010

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russia News) – The opening of new synagogues was among the main achievements of Russia’s Jewish community last year. “Like any other year, 2010 was …

Russian ammunition industry to include 1 holding, 5 sub-holdings – Bazalt general director

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Central Asia News) – All of Russia’s enterprises producing ammunition and special purpose chemical agents are expected to be merged into one major integrated structure, …

Opposition leader Nemtsov jailed for 15 days

MOSCOW. Jan 2 (Russia News) – A court in central Moscow has sentenced a leader of the Solidarity opposition movement, Boris Nemtsov, to 15 days in jail for …

Kyrgyz Defense Ministry to focus on protecting republic from Afghan gangs

BISHKEK. Jan 2 (Central Asia News) – Stopping Afghan gangs from crossing into Kyrgyzstan will be among the key tasks facing the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry this year, Defense …

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