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Three killed, seven missing in explosion at Russian Baltic Sea port

Moscow  - A gas blast onboard a cargo ship docked for repairs in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad killed three workers with seven more missing, Russian news agencies reported Friday.

Russian President Medvedev tarts first foreign visit in Berlin

Berlin  - Russian President Dimitry Medvedev Thursday began his first Europen trip since being sworn in last month with a visit to Germany, arriving in Berlin shortly before noon.

Medvedev was welcomed with full military honours by Chancellor Angela Merkel before holding talks with the chancellor, President Horst Koehler and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

During the one-day visit, Medvedev is to make a keenly awaited foreign policy address at a Berlin hotel.

He is also to lay a wreath at a Russian war memorial in former east Berlin.

German politicians have expressed hopes for a new phase in relations with Russia, stressing political and human rights issues alongside the vital economic ties.

Berlin should press Medvedev on reforms, key German official says

Berlin  - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev arrives in Berlin Thursday on his first foreign visit in Europe since taking office last month with a key German official saying he should be taken at hi

Russia hopes "for equal partnership" with EU, Russian official says

Riga  - Russia hopes for "equal partnership" with the European Union, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igov Shuvalov said Wednesday.

Gazprom supply squeeze on Ukraine, Belarus was 'no ill will'

GazapromRiga  - Russian gas supplier Gazprom on Tuesday cited a lack of democratic structures, politica

Russian, Georgian leaders hold phone talks over Abkhazia

Dmitry-MedvedevMoscow - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spoke by

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