http://www.mail.com/locations/1422-moscow.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1422-moscow.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107330-earthquake-hits-russias-east.html MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told The Associated Press the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coas... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107330-earthquake-hits-russias-east.html 2013-05-24T07:12:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2105086-ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes.html LONDON (AP) — Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of c... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2105086-ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes.html 2013-05-23T19:45:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2105050-russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The ruling came despite letters that singers Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith have sent, urging Russia's courts to free Maria Alekhina and the other Pussy Riot still in prison, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. In its ruling on Thursday... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2105050-russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole.html 2013-05-23T15:20:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105074-russia-wary-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. The statement by chief of Russia's military General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, appeared to signal the Kremlin's reluctance to negotiate a new nuclear arms deal with Wa... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105074-russia-wary-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts.html 2013-05-23T14:18:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102754-russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian drunken driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. Moscow's Nikulinsky court ordered Alexander Maximov to serve eight and a half years Wednesday. Maximov scandalized Russia last fall when he crashed his Toyota sedan into a bu... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102754-russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced.html 2013-05-22T16:20:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100380-georgian-ex-pm-detained-abuse-office-charge.html TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili — a former prime minister and a provincial governor — were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the country's top two officials. After dominating Georgian politics for nine years, pro-Western Saakashvili suffere... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100380-georgian-ex-pm-detained-abuse-office-charge.html 2013-05-21T17:31:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099664-moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-eurovision.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic that is investigating why the country's announce... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099664-moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-eurovision.html 2013-05-21T12:07:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia. Kerry left Washington on Monday for Oman where he will have discussions with the sultan of t... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html 2013-05-20T23:55:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098048-russia-claims-to-foiled-terror.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's counterterrorism agency said Monday that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow. A spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorist Committee, known as NAK, said on state television that the militants were Russian citizens who had received training along the Afg... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098048-russia-claims-to-foiled-terror.html 2013-05-20T17:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2096278-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was picture... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2096278-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html 2013-05-19T16:52:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096200-mice-return-month-space.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome survived the flight, Russian news agencies repo... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:04:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096200-mice-return-month-space.html 2013-05-19T16:04:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095374-wrestling-rules-changed-to-sport-olympics.html MOSCOW (AP) — Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics. The federation, known by the acronym FILA, is also changing its constitution to include a female vice president and will increase the number of women's weight classes if it remains in the Olym... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095374-wrestling-rules-changed-to-sport-olympics.html 2013-05-18T19:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095194-plane-catches-fire-landing-moscow-injuries.html MOSCOW (AP) — Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide. The Emergencies Ministry says none of the passengers and crew members were injured by the fire on the landing gear of the Boeing 737 at Vnukovo Ai... Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095194-plane-catches-fire-landing-moscow-injuries.html 2013-05-18T17:38:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allegations. The anonymous operative said the CIA had failed to halt this "disturbing activity" despite Moscow as... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html 2013-05-15T20:17:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087570-wigs-map-strange-stuff-alleged-us-spy-kit.html MOSCOW (AP) — A couple of wigs, sunglasses and a compass? Really? Some of the items Russian authorities say they seized from a U.S. diplomat who they accuse of spying look like they came from Austin Powers' arsenal rather than James Bond's. But while the old-fashioned items might seem clownish or reminiscent of Cold War intrigues, they could in some ways ... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087570-wigs-map-strange-stuff-alleged-us-spy-kit.html 2013-05-15T16:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent. Here are some other cases of apparent spying between the old rivals: THE ANNA CHAPMAN RING ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html 2013-05-14T21:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081724-putin-netanyahu-to-discuss-syrian-conflict.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said, amid growing concerns that Moscow may soon provide Damascus with an advanced anti-aircraft weapon. Israeli officials say Russia is on the verge of selling S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:25:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081724-putin-netanyahu-to-discuss-syrian-conflict.html 2013-05-13T18:25:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082252-russia-scraps-visas-foreign-athletes.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has waived visa requirements for athletes, coaches and other staff attending international sporting events in Russia. Russia is hosting the Winter Olympics next year and the soccer World Cup in 2018. In August, the Athletics World Championships will be held in Moscow. The decree Putin signed Tuesday said the visa wai... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:22:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082252-russia-scraps-visas-foreign-athletes.html 2013-05-13T17:22:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074264-proposed-un-resolution-backs-transition-syria.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross violations" of human rights was circulated Thursday to the U.N. General Assembly, but key Syria ally Russia urged other countries to vote "no." In an important related development, the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:35:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074264-proposed-un-resolution-backs-transition-syria.html 2013-05-09T21:35:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074140-kerry-hopes-russia-wont-sell-missiles-to-syria.html ROME (AP) — ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. Kerry said the U.S. has expressed concerns about what such defensive systems in Syria would mean for Israel's security. He wouldn't address what the missiles migh... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:13:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074140-kerry-hopes-russia-wont-sell-missiles-to-syria.html 2013-05-09T17:13:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070794-kerry-meets-with-russian-ngos-crackdown-mounts.html MOSCOW (AP) — Leading Russian activists said Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has assured them that Washington is talking with the Russian government on the Kremlin's crackdown on nongovernmental organizations that have received U.S. funding. Human Rights Watch senior researcher Tania Lokshina, one of nine activists who met with Kerry at ... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:44:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070794-kerry-meets-with-russian-ngos-crackdown-mounts.html 2013-05-08T15:44:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to convene an international conference this month to come to a political solution to end the two-year Syrian civil war but gave no indication how they would convince President Bashar Assad into talks with the rebels seeking to overthrow him. Secretary of State John Kerry said that if such a gambit we... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:56:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html 2013-05-07T21:56:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday argued the U.S. case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable factor to the talks. Putin and Kerry met in the Kremlin more than three hours behind sche... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html 2013-05-07T17:02:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065730-jailed-protesters-cast-shadow-anti-putin-rally.html MOSCOW (AP) — About 20,000 protesters thronged Bolotnaya Square across from the Kremlin on Monday, a year after a protest at the same spot turned violent on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration. Monday's turnout — far less than the 100,000 or more who marched through Moscow with giddy optimism ahead of Putin's election to a third term — refl... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:21:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065730-jailed-protesters-cast-shadow-anti-putin-rally.html 2013-05-07T07:21:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks wit... Sat, 04 May 2013 15:45:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html 2013-05-04T15:45:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html 2013-04-30T20:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty ending hostilities from World War II due to a dispute over four islands that were captured by Soviet forces at the end of the war. Nevertheless, they ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html 2013-04-29T16:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049574-boston-suspects-father-postpones-trip-to-us.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Sunday that he has postponed a trip from Russia to the United States because of poor health. "I am really sick," Anzor Tsarnaev, 46, told The Associated Press. He said his blood pressure had spiked to dangerous levels. Tsarnaev said at a news conference Thursday that he planned ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:34:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049574-boston-suspects-father-postpones-trip-to-us.html 2013-04-28T15:34:15Z