Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Madam President, I rise as one Senator in this body and as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee to express the hope that by noon tomorrow the State Department will provide ...

Russia’s political and economic future hinges on the declining health of ailing President Boris Yeltsin. The fiery leader’s chronic illness is curtailing his leadership abilities and diminishing ...

Andrey Chernomyrdin's Sommariva LLC filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the structures of the American Caterpillar demanding written consent to the sale of shares in Russian ...

When Russia’s then prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, arrived in Slovakia for his second official visit in April 1997, he met with his Slovak counterpart, Vladimír Mečiar, to discuss European ...

MINSK, 28 November (BelTA) – The film “Time Chose Us” on the Belarus 1 TV channel showed how the symbolic boom barrier on the border between Belarus and Russia was removed in 1995, BelTA reports. It ...

Former prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said Wednesday he had begun legal action against US presidential candidate George W. Bush over an allegation that he had pocketed IMF loans to Russia.

MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Alexei Dyumin, who was appointed as a Kremlin aide on Tuesday, is one of President Vladimir Putin closest allies. * Born on Aug. 28, 1972, in Kursk. His father was a ...

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One of Chicago's most iconic diners is closed on Friday after a fire on Thursday night left behind "extensive" damage. Firefighters arrived to Palace Grill, located at 1408 West Madison Street, just ...

Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station’s (ISS) physical assembly in orbit. On December 6, 1998, the crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavor attached the US-built Unity ...

NOVY URENGOY, Russia, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow's gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military ...