Russia Says No Proof of Iraqi Oil-For-Food Misdeeds
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Russia dismissed accusations that Russian firms abused the U.N. oil-for-food program imposed on Iraq, saying on Wednesday that there was no proof of wrongdoing by Russian companies.
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The federal agency overseeing Russiaâs military exports denied reports that the country is planning to deliver a powerful new anti-aircraft missile system to Iran.
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The Oil Ministry cast doubt Sunday on statements indicating the Kurds had agreed to support a draft oil law that would divide revenues among all Iraqi factions and meet a key U.S. benchmark in Iraq.
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GENEVA - The UN-ordered probe into oil-for-food corruption is being seriously hampered by an elaborate system of ghost firms set up around the world to cover the tracks of bribes to Saddam Hussein as he cheated the $60 billion program, a top investigator
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Tareq Aziz, deputy prime minister under  Saddam Hussein, denies Iraq exploited the scandal-hit U.N.  oil-for-food program to make billions of dollars, his defense  lawyer said on Friday.
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The Russian government again denies reports that it is planning to sell powerful new missiles to Syria.
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Chechnya's Russian-backed government Thursday dismissed a rebel cease-fire declaration, saying it was a publicity stunt that could not be trusted.
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans  for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze  compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin says he has grave doubts about plans to hold elections in Iraq next month. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see how a poll could be held while Iraq was under &quot;full occupation&quot;.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he cannot imagine how Iraq could hold its elections (planned for next month) as long as the country remains under what he called foreign occupation.
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Russia is refusing to provide witnesses or information to the independent investigation into alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, an official close to the investigation said Wednesday.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's transport minister, citing a "black box" recording from one of two planes that crashed minutes apart last week, said Monday there was no evidence of a hijacking attempt or any other disturbance before explosions aboard the jetliner.
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An energy-trading company said Wednesday that it did not pay kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's  government from contracts it received to sell some 8 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil between 1997 and 2001 under the United Nations' oil-for-food program.
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The head of an independent panel  investigating alleged corruption in the now-defunct U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq rejected on Tuesday a request to  immediately turn over evidence that he has gathered to U.S.  congressional investigators.
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The United States military said on   Wednesday it had found no evidence that the Iraqi government   and its police were behind Shi'ite sectarian death squads   murdering Sunnis in Baghdad.
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The federal agency overseeing Russia's military exports on Friday denied reports that the country is planning to deliver a powerful new anti-aircraft missile system to Iran.
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Syria on Thursday rejected Iraqi accusations that it and Iran were supporting al-Qaida-linked insurgents in Iraq. Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan said Wednesday that Iranian and Syrian intelligence agents