Russians pay too much for gasoline - Putin
Gasoline prices in Russia are too high, but the government is trying to bring the cost of fuel down, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Putin blames weak competition for high prices
Airline flights within Russia cost too much because there is little competition on routes so the country`s antitrust authorities should take action, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Satellites detect 131 possible wildfire hotspots in Russia
The number of hotspots, visible in infrared light and possibly indicating wildfires, grew from 121 to 131 on Sunday, the fires.kosmosnimki.ru website receiving data from two NASA satellites said.
Earn $1 million by streaking for Obama!
British billionaire Alki David is offering $1 million to the first person who will streak naked in front of US President Barack Obama.
Russian journalist wins Peter Mackler Award
Russian investigative journalist Ilya Barabanov has been named winner of the Peter Mackler Award, a prize for journalists "in countries where freedom of the press is either not guaranteed or not recognized."
Far Eastern bailiffs seize yacht over $3-million debt
Bailiffs in the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula have seized a yacht over its owner`s 94-million ruble ($3-million) debt to a local bank, a spokesman for the local bailiff service said on Monday.
U.S. poultry imports may be banned due to salmonella outbreak
The Russian consumer rights watchdog may ban U.S. poultry imports after half a billion U.S. eggs were recalled last week amid a salmonella outbreak, the service`s chief said on Monday.
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.