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A delegation from Kyrgyzstan led by interim...

A delegation from Kyrgyzstan led by interim First Deputy Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev departed for Moscow Friday morning to hold talks with Russian officials, the provisional government press service said.

A large fire which broke out in a construction...

A large fire which broke out in a construction market outside Moscow on Monday was successfully put out, a Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.

A lynx hiding in a waste bin was found at...

A lynx hiding in a waste bin was found at a plant in northwest Moscow, the head of the city"s wild animal rehabilitation center said on Friday.

Andrei Arshavin has said that he will understand...

Andrei Arshavin has said that he will understand if Arsenal teammate Cesc Fabregas decides to quit the club and return to European champions Barcelona.

An elderly man was killed during a fire...

An elderly man was killed during a fire in an apartment in west Moscow early on Saturday, emergency services said.

A nuclear submarine fire at the Zvezdochka...

A nuclear submarine fire at the Zvezdochka shipyard in north Russia"s Arkhangelsk Region was put out at 05:58 a.m. Moscow time (02:58 GMT) on Saturday, according to a company source.

An unprecedented three-month exhibition...

An unprecedented three-month exhibition of more than 200 Pablo Picasso"s masterpieces opened at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow on Thursday.

Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier...

Anzhi Makhachkala, promoted to the Premier League after winning Russia"s First Division last season, started their season in the top flight with a 0-0 home draw against Spartak Nalchik.

A passenger jet with some 150 people on...

A passenger jet with some 150 people on board was unable to land at its destination in Leipzig because of the absence of air traffic controllers in the tower, the German Frankfurter Rundshau reported on Tuesday.

A rescue vessel is expected to reach a refrigerator...

A rescue vessel is expected to reach a refrigerator ship in distress off Sakhalin in the next few hours, a rescue spokesman told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

A Russian human rights activist was jailed...

A Russian human rights activist was jailed for seven days on Saturday after authorities said he took part in illegal rallies in support of a police officer who made an online appeal for a probe into force corruption.

A Russian naval task force from the Northern...

A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer resumed on Monday Russia"s an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, the Navy said.

A Russian warship will escort 12 commercial...

A Russian warship will escort 12 commercial vessels through the Somali pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

At least four people were killed in a helicopter...

At least four people were killed in a helicopter crash on the western outskirts of Mexico"s capital on Sunday night, local media reported.

BRUSSELS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Oslo...

BRUSSELS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Oslo, Copenhagen and Zurich are the world"s three priciest cities, according to a study by Swiss banking experts.

CSKA Moscow will attempt to become the first...

CSKA Moscow will attempt to become the first Russian club to make the last four of the Champions League for almost two decades when they host Inter Milan on Tuesday evening.

Dozens of ships, including ferries with...

Dozens of ships, including ferries with over 1,000 passengers on board, have become stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea, the BBC reported citing Swedish maritime authorities.

Drivers shoveling their way to their cars...

Drivers shoveling their way to their cars or helping other drivers push cars out of snowdrifts have been a usual sight in Moscow in the last four days as the Russian capital has been battling blizzards.

Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the...

Dynamo Moscow have denied reports in the Russian media that they are seeking to sign unsettled Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni.

Dynamo Moscow insisted on Tuesday that Liverpool...

Dynamo Moscow insisted on Tuesday that Liverpool attacking midfielder Yossi Benayoun was still a transfer target.

Each participant in the 46th annual International...

Each participant in the 46th annual International Munich Security Conference has its own version of what took place over the weekend there.

Five people died in Russia"s northern city...

Five people died in Russia"s northern city of Murmansk when a fire broke out in an apartment block, a local police source said on Thursday.

Gazprom"s natural gas output will decline...

Gazprom"s natural gas output will decline 16%, year-on-year, in 2009 to 461 billion cubic meters, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Thursday.

Georgia is in talks with U.S. companies...

Georgia is in talks with U.S. companies on airing its Russian-language television channel in the Caucasus region after accusing its French broadcast partner of bowing to pressure from Russia, a Russian paper said on Friday.

Georgia is ready to join NATO but Russia"s...

Georgia is ready to join NATO but Russia"s position prevents the alliance from accepting the South Caucasus country, the Georgian foreign minister said Monday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country was ready to play a "constructive and positive" role in breaking the stalemate over the nuclear fuel swap deal, Iran"s Press TV reported on Tuesday.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who fled the capital Bishkek amid violent opposition protests, said on Thursday he no longer has any real power but vowed not to resign, local news agency 24.kg reported.

Lokomotiv held off Moscow rivals Dynamo...

Lokomotiv held off Moscow rivals Dynamo on Sunday to record their second win of the season, while reigning champions Rubin failed to find a way past Saturn and were held 0-0 by the draw specialists.

Moscow authorities will step up security...

Moscow authorities will step up security measures during Orthodox Easter (April 4) and Victory Day (May 9) celebrations, Moscow First Vice-Mayor Pyotr Biryukov said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti)...

MOSCOW/ BANGALORE, February 7 (RIA Novosti) - One lucky visitor of an air show that opens in India Wednesday will win a flight on board a Russian jet fighter and a trip to Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent said.

MOSCOW. (Dmitry Yevlashkov, RIA Novosti)

MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's three leading mobile phone operators MTS, VimpelCom and Megafon have suspended services in the Moscow subway, the companies told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) - The case...

MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) - The case of the murder of a lawyer who represented the family of a Chechen woman killed by a Russian military officer has been passed to the Russian Investigation Committee, the committee said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - Japanese...

MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - Japanese financial group Aruji will set up a fund worth 200 billion Japanese yen (over $1.85 billion) for investments in Russian real estate, the president of Aruji Gate Securities Inc. said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - About 320,000...

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - About 320,000 young men are to be drafted into the Russian Armed Forces in the fall of 2009, a deputy chief of the General Staff said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A 35,000...

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A 35,000 year-old bone flute found by archeologists in southwest Germany is the world"s oldest known musical instrument, the Nature Journal said.

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow...

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow Region court on Thursday found fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky guilty in absentia of embezzling 140 million rubles ($4.5 mln) from the LogoVAZ auto dealer.

MOSCOW, June 7 (RIA Novosti) - The European...

MOSCOW, June 7 (RIA Novosti) - The European Constitution does not take into account moral traditions which causes protests against this document, Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow and All Russia said. "In my opinion, protests against the European Constitution are caused by its failure to meet the interests, moral traditions and history of France and Holland," Alexis II said after the meeting with Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Pier Ferdinando Casini on Tuesday. "In this case, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church have a common position. We believe that the European Constitution should mention common Christian roots as the basis of European culture," Alexis II said. "Ignoring this means countering the real truth," he added. Casini agreed with the churches" position on this issue. According to the patriarch, striving for bringing Europe back to common Christian roots will promote rapprochement of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. "The return to common Christian roots, the basis of European culture, may promote rapprochement and ecumenical development between European churches," Alexis II said. The Moscow patriarchate said that "ecumenical development" meant "common interests of Christian churches against de-Christianization of Europe and solution of other problems." Alexis II and Casini agreed that the draft constitution "had no soul." The sides also discussed the problems of proselytism and sects, which destroy the Christian culture.

MOSCOW, June 9 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St...

MOSCOW, June 9 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St. Petersburg trainer Dick Advocaat has said he will not sign a contract to coach the Belgian national side until the Russian season ends in November, a Russian daily reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Galina Rusanova...

MOSCOW, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Galina Rusanova, a Britain-based Russian artist, faces charges in the United States after allegedly attacking crewmembers when drunk on a flight from Los Angeles, British media reported on Monday. The plane, which was headed for London last Wednesday, had to be diverted to Maine after the disturbance, the Press Association said. The agency cited prosecutors as saying Rusanova, 54, began behaving aggressively after taking a cocktail of wine, prescription medicine and liquid soap. When restrained by air stewards, she lashed out, kicking and punching them. Prosecutors told a court hearing in Bangor, Maine on Friday that at one point Rusanova fell to the floor "snapping like a dog." She will attend a district court hearing on Monday, on charges of assault and interfering with a flight crew. According to the Daily Mail, which said Rusanova is "known in Britain as a respected artist, actress and author," she was interviewed by FBI agents after the incident, and explained to them: "It"s typical of me. I sometimes do crazy things." Rusanova told the FBI that she took the pills and alcohol due to her fear of flying, but remembers little of the incident. A flight attendant reportedly witnessed her sucking on a bottle of liquid soap taken from the plane"s lavatory.

Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has thanked the...

Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has thanked the residents of the Russian capital for restraint during Monday"s deadly subway blasts.

MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Two...

MOSCOW, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Two firefighters died and seven soldiers were injured during blasts at a Russian military depot in the city of Ulyanovsk in the Volga Region, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

Moscow police detained about 30 people...

Moscow police detained about 30 people, including a controversial Russian opposition leader, on Wednesday as they attempted to hold an unauthorized protest in the city center, a local police spokesperson said.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Viktor Litovkin) - On January 22, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov arrived in Bangalore on his seventh visit to India.

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - A 6.3...

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the isolated Himalayan country of Bhutan has left at least seven dead, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian...

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the presence of major global car manufacturers would help develop the domestic auto industry. Speaking on live television and radio, Putin said: "Many foreign companies, such as BMW and some Asian manufacturers, have already arrived on the Russian market and we are holding negotiations with Volkswagen and Mercedes." Russia, however, he said, had to create the appropriate conditions for these companies to enter the domestic market. "The government has recently taken a number of steps that have prompted a varied response," Putin said. "These steps must be balanced...in order to avoid a negative impact on consumers." In spring 2005, the government adopted a decision to assemble foreign cars in Russia and, consequently, lowered import tariffs on foreign car parts.

On January 28, London will play host to...

On January 28, London will play host to a conference on Afghanistan, where representatives will try to organize an approach and funding for ensuring security in the Islamic Republic, integrating it into global civilized life, and integrating the Taliban into peaceful life in that country.

Only six people have crossed the Russian-Georgian...

Only six people have crossed the Russian-Georgian border since an automobile border crossing, the only direct overland route between the two countries, was reopened Monday, a Russian border guard spokesman said.

Restrictions on professional video and photo...

Restrictions on professional video and photo shoots in Red Square and the Kremlin will be lifted soon, the government agency in charge of presidential security said on Thursday.

Russia and China have signed a framework...

Russia and China have signed a framework contract for the construction of the second stage of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China, Russia"s nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Atomstroyexport said on Wednesday.

Russia halted from April 1 the imports of...

Russia halted from April 1 the imports of Ukrainian steel pipes duty free over the failure of the two ex-Soviet republics to agree on a quota for the second quarter of 2010, the Federal Customs Service reported on Thursday.

Russia has started the construction of the...

Russia has started the construction of the fourth Borey-class strategic nuclear-powered submarine designed to carry the Bulava missile, a shipyard spokesman said on Monday.

Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev...

Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor showing at the Winter Olympics.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government on Wednesday to adopt measures aimed at implementing the national climate doctrine approved last year.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved on Tuesday the dismissal of Deputy Regional Development Minister Sergei Kruglik for failing to cut construction costs, a government statement said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Ukraine on April 26.

Russian prison officers are still baffled...

Russian prison officers are still baffled as to how an inmate could have climbed over the outer wall of one of Moscow"s largest and oldest pre-trial detention facilities.

Russia"s Proton-M carrier rocket, launched...

Russia"s Proton-M carrier rocket, launched on Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, took a U.S. telecommunications satellite to orbit after a nine-hour flight, a spokesman for Russia"s federal space agency said on Sunday.

Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky...

Russia will this year use the Yury Dolgoruky nuclear powered submarine for the first time to carry out test launches of the troubled Bulava missile, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of...

Sapsan, Russia"s first train capable of travelling at a speed of 250 kmph (155 mph), made its first commercial run between Russia"s two largest cities in a record time of 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Talks on an international climate deal to...

Talks on an international climate deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which failed in December, will resume after New Year holidays, Russia"s WWF chief said on Monday.

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has retained...

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has retained the status of Russia"s richest athlete with an income of $24 million in 2009, the Finans business magazine said.

Thai police are investigating the "extremely...

Thai police are investigating the "extremely mysterious death" of a Russian businessman, whose naked body had been found in a hotel room in a popular Thai resort, the Pattaya Daily News has said.

The Dalai Lama’s meeting with U.S...

The Dalai Lama’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was probably the most interesting part of his visit to Washington D.C. because the State Department is engaged in concrete politics, while the Tibetan spiritual leader is a largely symbolic figure who does not overly concern himself with the Tibetan diaspora.

The Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov...

The Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, currently the only aircraft carrier serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy, will be upgraded, the media reported, quoting Navy sources. The aircraft carrier, due to enter a dry dock in 2012, will be re-launched in 2017.

The launch of Iran"s Bushehr nuclear power...

The launch of Iran"s Bushehr nuclear power plant, delayed for technical reasons, will take place by the end of March 2010, the country"s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The lower house of the Russian parliament...

The lower house of the Russian parliament rejected on Friday a draft from the Liberal Democratic Party to make drug abusers criminally liable.

The Middle East peace process is unlikely...

The Middle East peace process is unlikely to produce any tangible results in the next decade or two, a Russian expert for Arab studies at the Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis said on Tuesday.

The much-heralded "reset" in Russia-U.S...

The much-heralded "reset" in Russia-U.S. relations has become a reality, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.

The Russian authorities have pledged to...

The Russian authorities have pledged to transfer the full authority over the famed Novodevichy Convent in Moscow to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2010.

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that...

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that Russia and the European Union will articulate their visions of a mutual visa-free regime during the forthcoming Russia-EU summit.

The signing of a contract between Russia...

The signing of a contract between Russia and Belarus to build the ex-Soviet republic"s first nuclear power plant has been delayed due to disagreements over the project"s cost, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said on Wednesday.

The three Russian crews of the Kamaz team...

The three Russian crews of the Kamaz team finished first, second and third in the truck class in Thursday"s sixth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally in Chile.

The tiny Pacific island of Nauru has recognized...

The tiny Pacific island of Nauru has recognized the independence of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia.

The upper house of the Russian parliament...

The upper house of the Russian parliament may propose amendments to the criminal law stipulating the death penalty for organizers of terrorist attacks resulting in multiple deaths, the chairman of the Federation Council"s Committee on Legal and Juridical Issues said.

Two PACE co-rapporteurs for Russian-Georgian...

Two PACE co-rapporteurs for Russian-Georgian relations will visit the region in mid-April, a senior Russian lawmaker told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Ukraine may renew calls for a multi-billion-dollar...

Ukraine may renew calls for a multi-billion-dollar loan from Russia to cover holes in its budget and pay off debts, a Russian respected daily said on Friday, quoting government sources in both countries.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday the controversy over his predecessor"s naming a onetime Nazi collaborator a national hero would be settled before this year"s Victory Day.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Moscow on March 17 to participate in the meeting of the Middle East Quartet (Russia, US, UN, EU). In an interview with the RIA Novosti New York Bureau Chief Dmitry Gornostaev, before starting the trip that includes also Israel and Palestine, Mr. Ban shares his views on peace process in the Middle East, possible sanctions against Iran, situation in North Korea, Afghanistan, UN-Russia cooperation, etc.