RIA Novostihttp://en.rian.ru/RIA NovostiRIA NovostiSuarez Navarro Trounces Petrova to Haul Spain Back Into Fed Cuphttp://en.rian.ru/sports/20120205/171158655.htmlSports3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:28:00 +0400Carla Suarez Navarro hauled Spain back into contention in their Fed Cup quarterfinal in Moscow Sunday, beating a poor Nadia Petrova to reduce Russia’s lead to 2-1.Protests in Syriahttp://en.rian.ru/trend/protests_syria_2011/WorldSun, 05 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0400Russia Wants to Push Syria for Democratic Reformhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20120205/171158189.htmlRussia3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0400Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Mikhail Fradkov intend to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to launch democratic reforms to stabilize the situation in the riot-hit Middle East country, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Riots in Egypthttp://en.rian.ru/photolents/20120205/171157652.htmlImage galleries3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:34:00 +0400Clashes between protesters and police have swept the central streets of the Egyptian capital in the past few days.Russians Aboard Distressed Cargo Ship off Crimeahttp://en.rian.ru/world/20120205/171157470.htmlWorld3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0400The crewmembers of the Maltese-flagged cargo ship on fire off Crimea in the Sea of Azov are Russian nationals, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.Petrova Replaces Sharapova for Fed Cup vs. Spainhttp://en.rian.ru/sports/20120205/171156984.htmlSports3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0400Russia's Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev opted to rest Maria Sharapova for the second day of their Fed Cup quarterfinal against Spain on Sunday, with Nadia Petrova taking the place of the Australian Open finalist.Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuke Planthttp://en.rian.ru/world/20120205/171156414.htmlWorld3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:38:00 +0400A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in south Iran, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website on Sunday.Animal News: How Quadrupeds and Birds Stand the Coldhttp://en.rian.ru/photolents/20120205/171112516.htmlImage galleries3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +0400Hares at the Royev Ruchei Park of Flora and Fauna in Krasnoyarsk are not afraid of temperatures reaching minus 35 C while the Indian elephants at Hannover Zoo are barely able to survive Europe’s dropping temperatures.Maltese-Flagged Ship with 14 Crew on Fire in Azov Seahttp://en.rian.ru/world/20120205/171155965.htmlWorld3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0400Maltese-Flagged Ship with 14 Crew on Fire in Azov SeaOver 6,000 Individuals Apply for NASA’s Astronaut Corpshttp://en.rian.ru/world/20120205/171155615.htmlWorld3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0400Over 6,000 individuals have applied for joining NASA’s astronaut corps, which is twice as many as the U.S. space agency typically receives, NASA said in a statement on Sunday.Permafrost degradationhttp://en.rian.ru/infographics/20120205/171095224.htmlINFOgraphics3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0400There has been an increase in the number of accidents and incidents of damage to various structures in the permafrost region in recent years.U.S. missile shield in Europehttp://en.rian.ru/trend/missile_shield_europe/WorldSun, 05 Feb 2012 11:08:00 +0400Russia to Build Effective Shield against NATO Missile Threat – Rogozinhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20120205/171154536.htmlRussia3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:08:00 +0400Russia will build a reliable aerospace defense system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Sunday.