Crackdown on outdoor markets
Moscow authorities have launched a crackdown on "weekend markets" and sellers of melons and watermelons in a move aimed against foreign agricultural produce.
Antiterrorism drills in south Russia
Law enforcement agencies and special services of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states will start antiterrorism drills in southern Russia`s Saratov Region on Monday, the regional governor`s press service reported.
Russia Pays High Price For Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi could become the most expensive Games ever, with estimates coming in at a staggering £20bn.
Far East volunteers are to extinguish wildfires in European Russia
Russia`s Far East has begun drafting a list of volunteers to help combat raging wildfires in central parts of the country, a regional emergencies ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
Deadly Moscow summer kills 700 daily
The number of deaths in Moscow has increased to 700 daily during the deadly summer with record-breaking heat and toxic smog smothering the Russian capital, the head of the Moscow healthcare department said on Monday.
Moscow takes measures to avoid scalping face masks during smog
The Moscow city government has limited the number of face masks sold to an individual to ten in order to avoid scalping them amid heavy smog in the capital, head of the Moscow Health Department Andrei Seltsovsky said on Monday.
Death toll in Russia`s East Siberia airliner crash rises to 12
A passenger, who survived an An-24 crash with 15 people on board in Russia`s Krasnoyarsk Territory in East Siberia, died in a hospital bringing the death toll to 12, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said.
U.S. woman used as patsy in smuggling military hardware to Russia
A U.S. woman is suspected of smuggling military hardware to Russia, although she firmly believes she was sending humanitarian aid to Russian orphans, ABC News.com reported.
Ukraine to help Russia smother wildfires
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Sunday pledged Ukraine will assist Russia with fire-fighting.
Putin takes control of wildfire crisis
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas worst affected by wildfires, his spokesman said on Friday.
Russia`s MiG-35 fighter meets Indian tender requirements
Russia`s MiG-35 Fulcrum-F jet fighter corresponds to all the requirements of an Indian tender aimed at acquiring a series of fighter jets, a department head for Russia`s state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Monday.
Torrential rains leave 9,000 passengers stranded in China
More than 9,000 passengers have become stranded at the Chengdu Airport because of heavy rains over the last two days, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Medvedev Backs Beefing Up Security Service
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday endorsed a controversial draft law that would expand the powers of the Federal Security Service, the KGB`s main successor. The plan has triggered fierce opposition from human-rights groups.
Russia to adopt mandatory warning labels on cigarettes
Russian tobacco producers will introduce warning messages on cigarette packs on Saturday to enhance public awareness of smoking-related mortality threats.
Hoof-and-mouth outbreak confirmed in Russia`s south
An outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease at a swine farm in southern Russia has resulted in the destruction of 204 pigs, the regional emergency ministry press service said on Thursday.
Siberian granny hurls hatchet at prosecutor general
A 73-year-old woman in Siberia, who hurled a hatchet at a city prosecutor general after she was denied a meeting with him, has been placed in a psychiatric ward.
Suspects in attack on North Caucasus hydropower plant identified
The armed attack on Baksan hydropower plant in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus was committed by a group of up to four people, the National Antiterrorism Committee information center said on Wednesday.
Russia to keep 2nd place in fighter jet exports until 2013
Russia will most likely continue holding a second place on the global market of new multirole fighter jets until at least 2013, a Russian arms trade expert said.
Post-Crisis Vogue
Diamonds Are No Longer the Flavor of the Month with Rich Russians, as Investing in Ecology, Education and Art Becomes Trendy
Argentina legalizes gay marriage
Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.
Top Russian officials reveal their incomes
According to tax filing, last year Dmitry Medvedev earned $27,000 less than in 2008.
Power plant attack: investigation is on
Following a terrorist attack on a power station in Kabardino-Balkaria, President Dmitry Medvedev has been briefed on the measures being taken in the North Caucasian republic to boost security at strategic facilities.
Britain denies holidays to Chernobyl-affected children
British immigration officials have been denying charity holidays to Belarusian and Ukrainian children from areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster, Britain`s The Independent newspaper has said.
Russian investigators suspect healing ritual cause of child`s death
Police in Russia`s Far East region of Primorye are attempting to define the cause of death of a 4-year-old child after he underwent a healing ritual, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Spies` children to choose where to stay
The children of the ten convicted Russian spies deported from the United States, will choose whether to stay in the United States or rejoin their parents in Russia, U.S. media reported on Monday.