Medvedev dissatisfied with Copenhagen climate summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that he is dissatisfied with the results of the recent climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Russia paid small price in crisis
President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Thursday that Russia has survived the global economic crisis with no major losses.
Shopping mall partially collapses in Jakarta, two dead
At least two people were killed and over 10 injured on Wednesday when a shopping mall partially collapsed in central Jakarta, officials said.
Russia`s Reserve Fund to reach $59 bln on Jan 1, 2010
Russia`s Reserve Fund set up to cushion the federal budget against a fall in oil prices will reach 1.8 trillion rubles ($58.87 bln) on January 1, 2010, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday.
Surrogate Baby Trade Booming In India
Couples desperate for children are turning to India, where relaxed laws on surrogacy means the business in babies is booming.
Fired for Sending Personal E-Mails at Work?
You probably don`t think twice about sending personal messages through your work e-mail. But sending e-mails about a seemingly innocuous hobby cost one financial advisor his job when his employer tapped into his work account and read his messages.
Recession over in Russia
Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin signaled on Wednesday an end to recession, announcing that the country`s economy was expected to grow more than 2% in October-December 2009.
Police catch intruder trying to enter Berlusconi`s hospital room
Milan police arrested an intruder early on Wednesday trying to enter the hospital room where Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being treated after an attack.
Russia`s economy to reach pre-crisis level by late 2012
Russia`s economy will reach its 2008 pre-crisis level by the end of 2012, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday.
No peace treaty until N.Korea renounces nuclear arms
The United States will only agree to sign a peace treaty with North Korea if Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. diplomat said.
Marten gnaws through cable, blacks out 20,000 Austrian houses
Some 20,000 houses in Upper Austria were left without electricity after a marten gnawed through an electricity cable, local radio said.
Russia launches Proton rocket with three Glonass satellites
A Proton M booster rocket with three Glonass M navigation satellites blasted off from the Baikonur space center on Monday in this year`s final launch, a spokesman for Russia`s space agency said.
Most Russians in favor of death penalty - survey
The overwhelming majority of Russians (79%) consider the death penalty an acceptable punishment for crimes such as child sex abuse, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center said.
Cat saves drunk owner from fire in Russia`s Urals
A drunk man in the Perm Territory in Russia`s Urals was saved by his cat when his apartment caught fire, regional emergency services said on Friday.
British villagers turn telephone booth into library
Villagers in Britain`s Westbury-sub-Mendip have turned a decommissioned red telephone booth into the smallest library in the world, Earth Times reported.
Russians will be educated more on legal system
A project co-founded by Russia`s top courts and RIA Novosti news agency aims to raise the people`s legal awareness and streamline the judicial system, the country`s top judges said on Wednesday.
Abramovich becomes father for 6th time
Darya Zhukova, the girlfriend of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, has given birth to her first child, and the Russian billionaire`s sixth, in California, Moskovsky Komsomolets reported on Saturday.
Death toll in Russian nightclub fire rises to 112
The number of people killed by a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 112, the regional emergencies service said on Sunday.
Alcohol sales fall in Russia
Sales of alcohol fell by 15% in Russia in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
Medvedev: culprits in nightclub fire are to be strictly punished
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the management of a nightclub in the Urals where a fire killed 103 people of gross negligence, and called for harsh punishments.
Russia and Euro-Atlantic
The rapid changes in the world economy and politics yet another time raise an "evergreen" Russian issue of its relations with larger Europe or with the Euro-Atlantic region.
Russian bailiffs seize rare hairless cat over owners` debts
A sphynx cat has been seized in Russia`s Kemerovo Region over a 15,000-ruble ($517) debt for housing services, a local bailiffs spokesman said on Monday.
Six missing as small seaplane crashes in Canada
Crime and Accidents
Russian train derailment death toll rises to 26, 4 missing
Four people are still unaccounted for after the recent derailment of a train due to a bomb blast, with the death toll rising to 26, officials said on Monday.