Read more Moscow stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1379/moscow.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:59:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74480/russia-blocks-autopsy-on-jailed-lawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFriends of an anti-corruption lawyer who died in a Moscow prison this week accuse the government of denying him medical care and say authorities have refused to release his body for an independent autopsy. Sergei Magnitsky, 37, died after spending almost a year in jail in squalid conditions awaiting trial...http://www.newser.com/story/74480/russia-blocks-autopsy-on-jailed-lawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 4:54:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71875/to-cut-snowplow-bill-moscow-monkeys-with-weather.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMoscow's neighbors are steaming over a cost-cutting proposal by the mayor to make less snow fall in the city—which would mean more precipitation in the surrounding region. Liquid nitrogen, cement particles, and other substances kill clouds in the summer, and Yury Luzhkov wants to control the weather year-round, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/71875/to-cut-snowplow-bill-moscow-monkeys-with-weather.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:32:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a development sure to further tick off President Obama's critics on the right, Vladimir Putin says he's quite pleased with the decision to scrap an American missile-defense system in Eastern Europe, the New York Times reports. “I very much hope that this correct and brave decision will be followed...http://www.newser.com/story/69753/putin-praises-us-for-ditching-missile-shield.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 11:08:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63853/from-russia-no-obama-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCapitals across Europe have swooned for Barack Obama, but over two days in Moscow, the president got a reception more suited to a traveling salesman than a rock star. News coverage was sparse, crowds were nowhere to be seen, and even the students he addressed at an economics university came...http://www.newser.com/story/63853/from-russia-no-obama-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 7:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63768/oops-obama-goofs-on-how-he-met-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHusbands of the world relax—Barack Obama isn’t perfect after all. The president made a fairly public marital goof today, when he seemingly forgot how he met the first lady. “I don’t know if anybody else will meet their future wife or husband in class like I did,” he told...http://www.newser.com/story/63768/oops-obama-goofs-on-how-he-met-michelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 11:02:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63746/obama-meets-putin-touts-democracy-in-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama began his second day in Russia by meeting with Vladimir Putin at the president-turned-prime minister's country home outside Moscow. The two leaders both expressed a desire for improved relations, and observers said they had a cordial discussion. The president then addressed a Moscow economics university, where he told...http://www.newser.com/story/63746/obama-meets-putin-touts-democracy-in-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 5:22:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63726/tokyo-branded-worlds-most-expensive-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTokyo and Osaka bumped Moscow into third place in Mercer's annual ranking of the costliest cities for expats, the Times of London reports. Geneva and Hong Kong rounded out the top five. Currency fluctuations pushed many European cities down in the influential rankings,which compare the cost of living in...http://www.newser.com/story/63726/tokyo-branded-worlds-most-expensive-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 3:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63642/us-vs-russia-whos-won-summits-past.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Barack Obama arrives in Moscow for his toughest diplomatic challenge since taking office, the Guardian looks back on earlier US-Russia showdowns to gauge who had the upper hand. Kennedy vs. Khrushchev, 1961 : The ultimate cold war summit, shadowed by the space race and the Berlin Wall. A draw, although...http://www.newser.com/story/63642/us-vs-russia-whos-won-summits-past.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 5:41:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63464/paranoid-russia-poses-big-test-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe last time Barack Obama went to Russia, he and another senator were detained by border guards for hours—and his upcoming trip won't be much fun either, say the editors of the Economist . Russia's economy is beholden to unstable oil and gas prices, the country's mortality rate is spiking,...http://www.newser.com/story/63464/paranoid-russia-poses-big-test-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:31:02 CDT