RUSSIA's richest woman has sealed a deal to buy Dublin's Morrison from NAMA for more than €20m.The Morrison's new owner, Elena Baturina (48), is a self-made billionaire who began life as a factory worker and went on to amass a $2.9bn (€2.2bn) fortune wit

RUSSIA and China were left isolated last night after voting against a United Nations resolution calling for an end to the violence in Syria. The measure was passed at the UN General Assembly by 137 votes to 12, leaving Russia and China lined up with such

RUSSIA’S MOST influential talk-radio station and its only independent election monitoring group have accused officials loyal to prime minister Vladimir Putin of subjecting them to growing pressure ahead of his planned return to the Kremlin next month. Jo

NABEREZHNYE CHELNY, RUSSIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/15/12 -- The manufacturing operations of CNH-KAMAZ in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, received a visit today by representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation to review the progress made by th

KRASNAYA POLYANA, RUSSIA — With the Sochi Olympics two years away, the IOC sees “no real burning issues” as Russian organizers promise to complete construction of all sports venues by the end of 2012. The International Olympic Committee, which has been m

SOCHI, RUSSIA — As the splendid natural amphitheater surrounding the future Olympic downhill course high above the Russian city of Sochi, the Caucasus Mountains are mystically rugged, yet breathtaking beautiful. Though relatively unknown outside the regi

Great night for SPANISH SPORTS & FOOTBALL as SPAIN proclaimed themselves the 2012 EUROPEAN INDOOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS after defeated 3 - 1 RUSSIA in the Final tonight. SPAIN keeps dominating this Sport in its Indoor category & gets its sixth European Titl

Canada's Ben Thomsen celebrates his second-place finish in Saturday's World Cup downhill near Sochi, Russia. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Andrew Dampf Associated Press KRASNAYA POLYANA, RUSSIA—Two weeks ago, Canadian Ben Thomsen was in danger of bei

RUSSIA is by far the most expensive country for visa costs – charging more than three times as much as the next most expensive countries – an analysis of worldwide visa requirements has revealed. The former Soviet country charges £115 for a standard entr

The Schmallenberg virus was first detected in Germany in August but has now spread to the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium and France. RUSSIA has banned beef imports from the EU as a new disease spreads across Europe. Initially Russia had only banned sheepme

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld — who is known for his random outbursts and controversial opinions — had this to say about British singer Adele: “The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, February 08, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- URALCHEM OJSC announces operating results for the year 2011. The production volume of URALCHEM holding enterprises during 2011 increased by 5% compared to 2010, amounting to a total of 5,093 million

Here’s a little bit of background information, just in case you’re not too knowledgeable on that lovely man pictured above. That is Karl Lagerfeld. He’s the head designer and creative director of Chanel. He’s also a major douchebag. Ok, I think we’re all

RUSSIA’S UN ambassador has been forced to deny reports he threatened Qatar during contentious weekend negotiations on Syria. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin also claimed a UN resolution could have passed if western governments had waited another two or three d

Karl Lagerfeld is one of the world’s most notable fashionistos, style-makers, and a certified maker of ridiculous and flippant comments. As part of his guest-editorship at Metro World News, the designer commented on topics ranging from Adele’s weight (“s

YOSHKAR-OLA, RUSSIA, February 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pilot Group LTD announces that both the company and the DatingPro online dating software product were featured in the iDate Inside video. The video can be seen on both YouTube and on the iDate

GAS SUPPLIES: RUSSIA’S BIGGEST gas firm has warned European Union states it cannot boost supply to meet their demands, as a deadly cold front sweeps across the Continent from Siberia. Almost 300 people have now died in the freezing temperatures in centra

• £27m: Public money now committed to keeping Spurs in Tottenham – £9m from Haringey council, plus £18m from London's riot-recovery fund. • £2.7bn: Tax-exile Spurs owner Joe Lewis's fortune, partly from currency trades in 1992 which helped push the pound

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, February 03, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Having entered the market in mid 2010, IPTV Set-Top Boxes from SmartLabs have got many favorable responses from experts and market players. This allowed SmartLabs to make large supplies of STBs to i