MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - An agreement on friendship and cooperation between Russia and Abkhazia is ready and will be signed in the next few days in Moscow, the Abkhaz president said Saturday. "A big agreement on friendship, cooperation

MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes other countries will follow Nicaragua's example and recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega issued a decree Friday

MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - Eight people were killed when two cars collided head-on in the Altai Territory in the southeast of west Siberia, a law enforcement source said Saturday. The source said a Zhiguli car entered the oncoming

MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - After the events in South Ossetia, other states will have to take Russia's opinion into consideration, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday. "The events in South Ossetia showed that Russia will not allow anyone to

adds details, background throughout) MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - After the events in South Ossetia, other states will have to take Russia's opinion into consideration, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday. "The events in South Ossetia showed that Russia will

KISLOVODSK, September 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has suggested cutting the imports of poultry, delivered mainly from the United States, in 2009 by 17%. "We suggest reducing import quotas on poultry meat next year by 200,000 tons," Minister