NATO, Russia could play role in eliminating Syrian chemical arms
NATO and Russia could play a role in eliminating Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles if they were asked to do so by the United Nations, said U.S., NATO and Russian officials on Wednesday.
Rosneft cuts output forecast at key Siberian field
Russia's Rosneft (ROSN.MM), the world's largest listed oil company by output, is cutting its forecast of production at the Vankor field in East Siberia that serves as its main resource base for supplying Asian markets.
GM aids Opel by booking Russian profits at loss-making unit
General Motors (GM.N) has decided to put its Russian operations back under the control of its European wing - a victory for GM Europe's new president and a signal of support for a workforce that has endured massive job cuts in the hunt for profitability.
Snowden says he took no secret files to Russia
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said he did not bring any of the documents he took from the agency with him to Russia, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Moscow police tighten security to prevent riots during Eid
Police stepped up security in Moscow on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of rioting over the killing of an ethnic Russian as crowds of Muslims celebrated the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Over 1,000 migrants rounded up after being targeted in Moscow riot
Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 migrants on Monday in a Moscow neighborhood where rioting erupted a day earlier over a fatal stabbing of a Russian that many residents blame on a man from the Caucasus region.
Russia, U.S. agree on how Syria should eliminate chemical arms
Russia and the United States agree on how to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Russia halts Lithuanian dairy imports before EU summit
Russia suspended imports of dairy products from neighboring Lithuania on Monday, turning up trade pressure on the European Union member weeks before it hosts a summit that could pull former Soviet republics further from Moscow's orbit.
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