Federal News

• 1 March 2012, 09:29 Russian forum of volunteers kicks off in Kazan

  The event marks a landmark date, 500 days till Universiade in Kazan.

• 1 March 2012, 09:04 Republican Clinical Hospital opens new reception and diagnostics department

  It will service patients requiring emergency help.

• 29 February 2012, 17:28 Al-Qaeda commander Saif al-Adel 'held at Cairo airport'

  Senior al-Qaeda leader, Saif al-Adel, has been arrested at Cairo airport, Egyptian security officials say.

• 29 February 2012, 16:38 Putin views EU sanctions against Belarus as "unacceptable, pointless"

  Putin recalled "the sad events in Libya and Iraq, for example."

• 29 February 2012, 15:18 Astrakhan region mourns house blast victims

  The blast killed ten people and left 62 families homeless.

• 29 February 2012, 14:31 NATO chief rules out intervention in Syria, Iran

  The NATO chief rejected a parallel with Libya, where NATO's air raids helped the opposition topple Muammar Gaddafi and his government.

• 29 February 2012, 14:10 Tatarstan president asks for support in ensuring safety at Universiade 2013

  According to Igor Shuvalov, providing another 2 billion roubles for the purpose would be decided on within a month.

• 29 February 2012, 13:46 Rustam Minnikhanov to be Tatneft board member again

  The company has scheduled a general meeting for 29 June.

• 29 February 2012, 13:24 Daniel Kramer to present American Blues in Kazan

  The list of concert’s participants includes Nichole Fournier.

• 29 February 2012, 13:16 Apple iPad 3 expected on 7 March following press event

  Apple has announced an event on 7 March at which the company is expected to launch its latest iPad tablet.

• 29 February 2012, 12:53 Dunaisky-66 ship's captain given court verdict in Kazan

  He was charged with failure to help people in distress in a Bulgaria pleasure boat wreck case.

• 29 February 2012, 12:12 Domestic and foreign manufacturers present new security systems in Kazan

  I.Khalikov has opened a display held within the 2nd international research to practice conference in Kazan.

• 29 February 2012, 11:57 Shuvalov: “Kazan should for the time of Universiade become one of the world’s best cities”

  Three globally operating companies have become World Universiade 2013’s partners.

• 29 February 2012, 11:28 Igor Levitin and Ildar Khalikov visit Kazan’s traffic control centre

  They were presented a new traffic control system.

• 29 February 2012, 10:58 OSCE, PACE observers coming to Moscow to monitor presidential elections

  Long-term OSCE/ODIHR observers have been in Russia since the end of January.

• 29 February 2012, 09:01 Sleeping pills 'linked to increased death risk'

  Sleeping pills used by thousands of people in the UK appear to be linked with a higher death risk, doctors warn.

• 28 February 2012, 18:08 Leonid Roshal: “Tatarstan has one of the best healthcare systems in the country”

  It is on the cutting edge, the doctor said.

• 28 February 2012, 16:10 Russia could lose $3 bln on China oil supplies - sources

  Russia stands to lose $3 billion in revenue from oil supplies to China in just under 20 years.

• 28 February 2012, 15:28 Global anti-dumping cases on significant decline: WTO

  Likewise, safeguard measures have also been declining since 2009, after a brief surge between 2008 and 2009.

• 28 February 2012, 14:17 Melting Arctic link to cold, snowy UK winters

  The progressive shrinking of Arctic sea ice is bringing colder, snowier winters to the UK and other areas of Europe, North America and China, a study