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.
Russia`s "chessboard killer": Punishment too harsh
Russia`s "chessboard killer" has appealed his life sentence, saying he thinks spending the rest of his life in jail is too strong a punishment for murdering 48 people, his lawyer said on Friday.
Russian anti-terrorism exercises started in North Caucasus
Over 1,500 military personnel started Friday a series of anti-terrorism exercises in the North Caucasus military district, Russia`s Defense Ministry said.
Russians will not flock to EU if visa regime lifted
Russia`s presidential adviser on EU relations said the 27-nation bloc has no need to fear a mass influx of migrants from Russia if the visa regime is scrapped.
Russia signals thaw with Poland by restarting meat inspections
Russia said Thursday that it would start inspections of meat products exported from Poland to Russia, signaling the beginning of a thaw in relations with the new Civic Platform government in Warsaw after two years of acrimony under the coalition ousted by voters last month.
Russian hackers claim downing of Ukrainian president`s website
Russian nationalists claimed on Tuesday to have hacked into and disabled the official website of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in a retaliation cyber attack.
8 killed, over 50 injured in city bus explosion in Volga area, suspect is already identified
Eight people died and over 50 were injured on Wednesday morning in a suspected terrorist blast on a bus in central Togliatti, a city on Russia`s Volga River.
Russia schools ban "cult of death" Halloween
Moscow schools have been ordered to ban students from celebrating the cult of the dead, better known as Halloween, despite the widespread popularity of the imported festival to Russia.
Joint Russian-U.S. exercises to start in Moscow
Russian and U.S. military experts begin on Tuesday a two-day command-and-post (CAP) exercise to practice joint peacekeeping operations, Russia`s Ground Forces spokesman said.
Moscow "chessboard killer" given life in prison
Russia`s "chessboard murderer" was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing 48 people, after the supermarket worker told a court last week he felt like God as he decided whether his victims should live or die.
Large-scale military exercises started in Far East yesterday
Russia began on Sunday large-scale military exercises in the Far East to practice interoperability between troops, the press office of the Far Eastern military district said.
Revealed: Poisoned ex-Russian spy Litvinenko WAS a paid-up MI6 agent
The former Russian spy poisoned in a London hotel was an MI6 agent, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Russian experts to inspect Polish meat companies
Poland has agreed to grant Russian inspectors access to companies exporting meat to Russia, a Russian presidential aide said on Friday.
Kyrgyz journalists urge investigation of murder of their colleague
Assassination of Kyrgyz reporter Alisher Saipov was connected with his professional activity, members of the NGO Osh Media Resource Center say in their address to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the Kyrgyz government and security forces, a REGNUM correspondent informs.
US filmmaker Mann to direct film about killed Russian spy Litvinenko
US filmmaker Michael Mann, known for movies including "Collateral" and "Heat", will direct a film about Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko, a foundation set up after his murder confirmed Thursday.
Russia and NATO to fight jointly with the drug trade in Afghanistan
NATO-Russia cooperation on Afghanistan, in particular in fighting the drug trade, is a good example of practical interaction, the NATO secretary general said Thursday in the Dutch town of Noordwijk.
Former Georgian president calls to boycott Olympics in Sochi
Georgia▓s ex-president Eduard Shevardnadze addressed the world community with an appeal to boycott the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, if Russia does not withdraw its peacekeepers from Abkhazia.
Russia introduces two-tier higher education system
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on a two-tier higher education system, approved by the Russian parliament in mid-October, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.
Airbus superjumbo makes first commercial flight
Loaded with champagne, caviar and excited passengers from around the world, the biggest airliner ever built touched down in Australia on Thursday after its first commercial flight.