Topic: Steve Gutterman

Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll in a Russian riverboat accident reached 100 on Wednesday after divers recovered more bodies from the sunken vessel, an Emergency Situations Ministry official said.Twenty-nine of the 208 people who were aboard the aging, overcrowded boat ...

Car bomb explodes in Russia's Dagestan region: report

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in the capital of Russia's Dagestan region on Tuesday, Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing a security source who said there were injuries.(Reporting by Thomas Grove; editing by Steve Gutterman) Copyright 2011  Reuters US ...

Gates says U.S. soon to reduce role in Libya operations

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will soon reduce its participation in the coalition operation in Libya, Russia's Interfax news agency cited Defense Secretary Robert Gates as saying on Monday.Gates also said it would be a mistake for the coalition to ...

Putin praises nuclear arms treaty with U.S.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States on Wednesday in his first remarks on the pact since the U.S. Senate approved it last week.Putin said the treaty, which still ...

Space crew's return to Earth delayed by problem

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A problem with a docking port on the International Space Station delayed the departure of three crew members due to return to Earth Friday by at least a day, a Mission Control spokeswoman said."There will be no undocking ...

Five dead, dozens wounded in Russia blast: report

MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz Thursday, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing the regional health ministry.(Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Conor Humphries) Copyright 2010 ...

Russian passenger plane crashes, 15 dead: reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian AN-25 passenger plane crashed in Siberia on Monday, killing all 15 people on board, state-run news agencies RIA and ITAR-TASS reported, citing the Emergencies Ministry.(Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by Steve Gutterman) Copyright 2010  Reuters US Online ...

Georgian matriarch celebrates 130th birthday

SACHINO, Georgia (Reuters Life!) - Antisa Khvichava spends most of her time in bed these days, but she rose on Thursday to greet guests for a birthday party -- her 130th, according to relatives and official documents."I feel a bit weak, but I ...

Man must pay for injury caused in suicide bid

<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court ruled that a Russian man must pay more than 100,000 rubles ($3,330) for medical bills and damages to the parents of a girl he hit when he jumped from a window in a suicide ...

Medvedev: Russia must stop "patching up" old arms

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia must stop "to re-equip the army and navy with new weapons," state-owned RIA quoted Medvedev as saying at celebration on the eve of Defenders of the Fatherland Day, a national holiday honoring the military."We must focus our resources ...