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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.


FC Moskva has become the first football...

FC Moskva has become the first football club ever to withdraw from the Russian Premier League.


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.

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At least 37 people died as two suspected...

The first blast occurred at around 8:00 a.m. (05:00 GMT), killing at least 23 people and injuring 18, many of them seriously.

A RIA Novosti employee who was on the train said the blast occurred between the Lubyanka and Okhotny Ryad metro stations close to the Kremlin.

The second blast occurred some 20 minutes later at the nearby Park Kultury station and killed at least 14 and injured at least 7. The carriage hit by the blast in still on the platform.

Prosecutors said the bombs, each with the equivalent strength of 2 kg of TNT, were denoted by suicide bombers.

A police source told RIA Novosti that the blasts bore all the hallmarks of "a well-planned terrorist attack."

With central Moscow at a standstill, helicopters are being used to evacuate the injured.

Russia"s top investigator Vladimir Markin said that an investigation on terrorism charges had been launched.

If terrorism is confirmed as the cause of the blasts, this will be the

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