The number of tourists in Moscow grows
The number of tourists who visited Moscow in 2007 increased by 15 percent in comparison to a year earlier, Grigory Antyufeyev, head of Moscow`s tourism department, told journalists today.
Iraqi PM fears for nation`s sovereignty
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walked a fine line Sunday: confronting his American backers over what he sees as violations of Iraq`s sovereignty while stressing that his relations are rock solid with the country on whose support he still relies.
Teacher `had oral sex on school minibus`
A schoolgirl performed a sex act on her sixth form head as he drove the school minibus and had a mobile phone conversation with a colleague, a court heard today.
Politkovskaya gets posthumous press award
Journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been posthumously given the 2007 Press Freedom Award. She was picked by U.S. National Endowment for Democracy for promoting press freedom and independent media in Russia.
Mobile subscriptions rise in Russia every month
The number of mobile subscribers grew 1.19 percent to 163.73m people (number of SIM cards) in Russia in August 2007 compared to the previous month, the Advanced Communications & Media (AC&M) agency announced in a monthly analytical report.
Council of Europe chief to get acquainted with Russian minorities in Baltics
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden will start a visit to Baltic states Tuesday, the official Web site said.
New York police officer convicted of sexual abuse
A police officer who molested women while on duty in uniform was convicted of sexual abuse and official misconduct yesterday in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
Russia and Israel could move to visa free regime
Israel expects to sign an agreement with Russia by early 2008 to switch to a visa free regime, the minister of strategic affairs said Monday.
Art for art`s sake: oligarch rescues cellist`s rare collection
A Russian billionaire has stepped in to stop the Rostropovich art collection from being split up. Alisher Usmanov bought the Russian masterpieces hours before they were due to go under the hammer in London. He now says he`ll bring the collection back to Russia.
Russia to modernize Gabala radar station
The Russian Defence Ministry is prepared to modernize the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan if a decision is made on its joint-use with the U.S. to monitor potential missile threats.
á Óontract soldier wounded in Ingushetia
An UAZ police vehicle and a police outpost came under fire leaving a policeman and a contract soldier wounded in separate shootouts in Russia`s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a local police spokesman said.
Rescuers team found bodies of two missing Russian rafters
Rescuers have discovered the bodies of two Russian tourists in a canyon in northwestern China, a Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
Russian blogger could possible face up to prison
A man accused of falsely warning of a terror threat could face up to three years in prison. The trial into the so-called blogger`s case has started in Perm in Russia`s Volga district. It is the first time a person has gone on trial for a text posted on the internet in Russia.
EU court to deliver Microsoft ruling
When Europe`s second-highest court rules Monday on Microsoft Corp.`s appeal of its landmark antitrust conviction, more will be at stake for regulators than just the behavior of the world`s largest software company.
Two suspects in August train derailment released
Prosecutors have released two suspects in a St. Petersburg-Moscow train derailment case, and are keeping one in custody, a defense lawyer said Thursday.
Russia is ready for heating season
The fuel reserves stockpiled during preparations for the 2007-2008 heating season exceed planned levels by more than 50 percent on average, acting Russian Regions Minister Vladimir Yakovlev said at a government meeting today.
Russia protests as global forum urges asbestos ban
Russia, the world`s leading producer of asbestos, protested on Wednesday as an international forum in Moscow urged a global ban on the use of the material because of health risks.
FSB officer was connected with Politkovskaya killing
A Lieutenant Colonel in Russia`s Federal Security Service has been arrested on suspicion of illegally revealing the address of journalist and human rights activist, Anna Politkovskaya, to her murderers.
119 pieces of Russian rocket are found by Kazakh search teams
Kazakh search teams have found 119 fragments of a Proton-M Russian rocket that crashed a week ago in Kazakhstan, the emergency situations ministry said Thursday.
Russians told to skip work and have sex
It certainly is a novel way to tackle declining birth rates. The governor of a central Russian province has urged couples to ditch work and stay home to have sex instead.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe hospitalized
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized Thursday for stress and exhaustion a day after announcing his resignation, his doctors said, amid speculation health troubles prompted him to step down.
Rotating skyscraperto appear in Moscow
Moscow`s skyline is to get a new addition - in the shape of a rotating skyscraper - the Italian architect David Fisher told RIA Novosti.
Anna Politkovskaya is nominated for EU`s Human Rights Award
The Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in Moscow last October, has been nominated for the European Union`s Human Rights Award. The official list of candidates will be published later today.
Killing of gypsies in Ingushetia to be investigated
The local prosecutor`s office in Russia’s southern republic of Ingushetia has launched a criminal case into the killing of three gypsies. The victims, a father and his two sons, were killed in their own home by three suspects who allegedly tried to rob them.
Russian boy, borned in Turkey, to return Russia
A Russian mother who was forced to leave her new-born baby in Turkey has been re-united with her son.