Washington, Dec 16 (DPA) US news magazine Time has picked Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, as its 2009 Person of the Year.
The annual honour goes to a person, or group of persons, picked by the influential magazine as a major mover or shaker of the year coming to a close. [...]
Moscow, Nov 13 (RIA Novosti) A pencil that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin supposedly used at a recent news conference has gone on sale on the Internet auction site eBay, a media report said Thursday.
Bids for the pencil – advertised under the heading ‘Vladimir Putin’s pencil, anyone?’ – have so far reached $1,025, the newsru.com [...]
Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt, rotating president of the European Union (EU), Sunday that that there may be problems in transit of Russian gas to Europe.
In a telephone conversation, Putin urged EU attention to possible problems in Ukraine’s payment for Russian gas, news agencies quoted [...]
Rome (Italy), Oct. 22 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi apparently snubbed Jordan King Abdullah in favour of a birthday party with Russian Prime Minister and old friend Vladimir Putin.
Opposition politicians in Rome demanded to know why Berlusconi had cancelled a meeting with King Abdullah, choosing instead to fly to St Petersburg to discuss [...]
Beijing, Oct 14 (DPA) The premiers of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations Wednesday held a summit under the security-focussed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, host nation China said.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and their counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were scheduled to attend the summit at Beijing’s Great [...]
Moscow, Sep 22 (RIA Novosti) Russia’s defence budget will rise by 8 percent in 2010 to reach $36 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Tuesday.
The defence allocation in 2009 is expected to fetch $33 billion, with $10.9 billion being spent on purchases and maintenance of military equipment.
Ivanov earlier said that Russia would spend $15.5 [...]
Moscow, Sep 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia has overcome the worst phase of the current global economic crisis and is gradually beginning to recover, deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov told the lower house of parliament Wednesday.
The State Duma invited Igor Shuvalov and Sergei Ignatyev, the head of the Central Bank, to deliver a report on the [...]
Moscow, Sep.16 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin handed over a 5000 dollar Swiss watch to a weapons manufacturing factory worker in Tula.
According to The Telegraph, the metalworker put Putin in a spot after he gave a speech on the economy in the town of Tula.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich, maybe you’ll give me something to remember [...]
London, Sep 12 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is strongly considering to become President again and swap places with present incumbent Dimitri Medvedev, which will allow the former KGB spy to remain in power till 2024.
Putin insisted that swapping places with Medvedev was no more sinister than the Labour leadership agreement in which [...]
