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Russia has sent no invitation to Georgian...

Russia has sent no invitation to Georgian military officials to participate in the May 9 Victory Day parade on Moscow"s Red Square, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.


Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines...

Russian Railways (RZD) could impose fines on Siemens AG for several technical problems experienced by a high-speed train built by the German engineering giant for Russia, the RZD chief said.


Russia and the United States have again traded weapons threats.

Russia and the United States have again traded weapons threats.

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President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed...

Yury Kalinin, who previously headed the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for five years, was appointed deputy justice minister in August 2009.

In January, it was announced that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had removed Kalinin from a government commission on crime prevention.

Medvedev has recently dismissed a number of top local and federal FSIN officials after several deaths in Russian pre-trial detention centers sparked a wave of criticism across the country. The situation came to international attention in November with the death of a lawyer representing London-based hedge fund Hermitage Capital.

Putin said while on a visit to France that Sergei Magnitsky"s death in pre-trial detention was "a tragedy" and a top prison official admitted the Federal Penitentiary Service was partly to blame.

Major General Viktor Pogolov was appointed interior minister of the republic of Ingushetia, which saw an upsurge of militant violence lately, with frequent attacks

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