Russian minister sued for attack on `Kissing Policemen` exhibit
The director of Russia`s Tretyakov Gallery said Wednesday he is suing the culture minister over his remarks attacking an exhibit that featured a photo of two policemen kissing.
Sect continues underground wait for apocalypse in Central Russia
Members of an apocalyptic Russian sect in the country`s central Penza Region remain underground as efforts continue to persuade them to come to the surface, a local MP said.
USA: Sex scandal hits Atlanta-area megachurch
The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother`s wife and fathered a child by her.
Quest for energy off Russia`s Far East Sakhalin Island overcomes obstacles
Braving a new frontier of oil exploration around Russia`s remote Sakhalin Island means conquering ice-locked seas, frequent earthquakes and muddy swamps fed by melting snow in the rapid springtime thaw.
Ford workers at St. Petersburg plant launch indefinite strike
Workers at a Ford car manufacturing factory near St. Petersburg, Russia, have launched an indefinite strike, the chairman of the plant`s trade union said on Tuesday.
French civil servants join rail protest
Civil servants, from teachers to air traffic controllers, began a mass walkout Tuesday, the seventh day of a transport strike that has wreaked havoc on French rails. But the government said it would not cede on planned reforms.
Russia marks Stalingrad battle
November 19 will forever be etched in Russian minds as the day in 1942 when Soviet forces began their brutal counter-offensive against German troops in Stalingrad.
Estonian minister announces language beauty contest
Estonia is planning a beauty contest with a difference to mark its 90th birthday, according to a report Monday: the winner will be the world`s prettiest language.
Parents chained their adopted son-schizophrenic to a radiator
A court in the Rostov Region, in southern Russia, has found a couple guilty of cruelty after they chained their disabled adopted son to a radiator, the region`s prosecutors said Monday.
Russian cult threatens mass suicide
Police and clergy are having no luck in negotiating with 30 members of a doomsday cult who are threatening to kill themselves in an underground bunker in Russia`s Penza region. A small air pipe is the only way of communicating with the group, which includes four children.
Russian deputy finance minister is arrestted
Russia`s Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and two businessmen have been arrested on suspicion of attempted large-scale fraud, a source in the Prosecutor`s Office said Saturday.
Koreas to launch regular train service
North and South Korea agreed Friday to launch rail service across their heavily armed border for the first time in more than half a century, a move symbolizing the growing reconciliation between the two sides.
ASEAN targets free trade and human rights, talks green
Southeast Asian nations plan to sign a charter in Singapore next week aiming for lofty goals in areas such as free trade and human rights even as the 40-year-old group wrestles with how to handle the divisive issue of Myanmar.
Russia says Lufthansa will fly if it moves hub
Russia said the cargo unit of German airline Lufthansa can fly through its airspace until Feb. 29 if the firm commits to moving its regional hub to a Russian airport, a Transport Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Air controller killer hailed back in Russia as hero
A man convicted of killing an air traffic controller linked to a 2002 mid-air collision was given a hero`s welcome as "a real human" by a pro-Kremlin group when he returned to Russia from a Swiss jail on Tuesday.
Russia asks Christie`s not sell "stolen" documents
Moscow has asked Christie`s auction house to withdraw from sale 41 Russian army documents, it believes could have been stolen from military archives, Russia`s culture watchdog said on Monday.
Russian specialists are ready to inspect Polish meat factories
Russian veterinary specialists will fly to Poland on Monday to inspect meat factories, in a bid to overcome the concerns behind Moscow`s two-year embargo on Polish meat.
Court extends custody for chief suspect in senior banker murder
A Moscow court extended on Friday custody for the main suspect in the murder of a top Russian banking regulator until January 11, 2008.
Russian police remembers fallen colleagues on 90th anniversary
A day to celebrate the work of the police is taking place across Russia on Saturday. The day also marks the ninetieth anniversary of its inception.
Moscow teenage race hate gangs suspected of dozens of murders
Teenage ultra-nationalist gangs may prove to have been responsible for the murders of up to 50 people of "non-Russian appearance" in Moscow this year, Russian media reported on Friday.
Half of Russians drink vodka at least monthly: poll
Half of Russians drink vodka at least once a month, with an average man buying some two liters monthly, a recent poll published Thursday said.
Ukraine`s deputy Foreign Minister hopes Russia will open its archives
Top Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Ohryzko hopes that Russia will open its archives concerning Holodomor for Ukrainian historians.
Russian Supreme Court refuses to rehabilitate Tsar
Russia`s Supreme Court rejected an appeal from monarchists on Thursday to rehabilitate the country`s last Tsar, saying Nicholas II, executed in 1918 along with his family, was never formally charged.
Britain will grant Russians a biometric visa soon
British consulates in Russia launched on Thursday compulsory biometric data gathering for visa applicants, in line with the U.K.`s gradual introduction of the system for all nationals requiring visas.
Leaders of protests against inflation arrestted in St. Petersburg
Police said they arrested three organizers of protests against rising food prices in St. Petersburg after they tried to put up an effigy of a famous politician.