Tourists flow to Europe not to decrease - experts
Russian Tourist Industry Union do not forecast abrupt decrease of tourists flow to Europe in case of double rise of price of Schengen visa.
Vologda to hold competition for town hymn
The deputies of Vologda town Duma passed the provision about the order of holding the competition for draft hymn of the town.
Federal budget allots 30 million rubles for highway Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Chita
Several hundreds of millions are to be allotted by the federal exchequer for constructing and restoring of the objects in Irkutsky, Shelekhovsky, Angarsky and other districts of Irkutsk region.
People in Ural to start making pancakes on Monday
Pancake week begins tomorrow. According to Russian Orthodox calendar, Pancake Week is commemorated right before Lent.
Earth population exceeds 6.5 milliard people
By data of USA Bureau of population census, Earth population exceeds 6.5 milliard people. This point was passed at 3:16 by Moscow time on February 26.
Commissar of European Council appealed to Chechen rebels to lay down arms
Commissar of European Council on human rights Alvaro Hil-Robles appealed to Chechen rebels to lay down arms.
Onishenko advises Russians to rest in Egypt
Russian chief sanitary inspector Gennady Onisheko sees no ground for restriction of Russian trips to Egypt.
Putin not to visit Turin because of Russian hockey defeat
Russian president Vladimir Putin will not come to Olympic Games, which closes on February 26 in Turin.
Police suppressed picket for liberty of conscience in Moscow
Revolutionary labor party failed to hold action in support of conscience liberty on Pushkin square in Moscow.
Russian became 4-th commonly used language in EU
With expansion of European Union, Russian language became the 4-th commonly used foreign language in EU.
Most representative exhibition of dogs of all species to open in Moscow
The most representative exhibition of the dogs of all species "Eurasia -2006" will pass on 25-26 February in Moscow, reported the organizers of review from the Russian cynologique federation.
Unique festival of literature and cinema to hold in Russia
In the city Gatchina of Leningrad region on Saturday will be opened the XII film festival "Literature and cinema". This is the only festival in Russia, into the program of which enter only the films, created on the basis of literary works.
Crimean agricultural enterprises, suffered from the frost, are deprived of state support
When planning and distributing the grants of the state budget of the Ukraine to agricultural enterprises, suffered because of the catastrophic consequences of cold winter, enterprises from the list of organizations organized by subjects of owner`s activities, being subject to subsidy, were excluded. they reported about it in the press- service of the Alternative government of the Crimea.
Zhukov thinks that Russia deserved right to hold Olympic Games
The chairman of Application committee "Sochi -2014", the vice- premier Aleksandr Zhukov thinks that Russia deserved the right to hold the Olympic Games. About this he stated on Friday in Torino during the press conference of Application committee "Sochi -2014".
Director of "Market Basmanny" is arrested
The director of the state unitary enterprise "Market Basmanny" Mark Meshiyev is arrested within the framework of the investigation of the case about collapse of the roof of market, which occurred last Thursday and led to the human victims.
Kazakh officers `linked to murder`
Kazakhstan`s intelligence agency said Tuesday that five of its employees were among the six arrested suspects in the slaying of an opposition leader.
Building of Bauman market collapses in Moscow
The building of Bauman market collapsed in Moscow on Thursday early in the morning. According to the data of the Russian Emergency Ministry the collapse of the market building, located in 47/1 Baumanskaya street, occurred at 05:45 on Thursday.
Founder of radical group "Red Army" obtained 20 years
Tokyo law court, after examining on Thursday the case on the charge of the leader and founder of radical group "Red Army" 60 years old Fusako Shigenobu, sentenced her to 20 years of prisoning. She is charged in the attempted murder and the seizure of hostages during the attack on the French embassy in the Hague in 1974.
Russia occupies 136 place in world on lifetime of men
Russia occupies 136 place in the world on the lifetime of men, stated the head of the Ministry of Public Health and social development Mikhail Zurabov.
Exactly 10 years ago aircraft Tu-204 made first scheduled passenger flight
Exactly ten years ago, 23 February 1996, the jet aircraft Tu-204 left from the airport Vnukovo for the first regular scheduled passenger flight.
During Day of defender of Fatherland in Moscow holiday salute will be given
During the Day of the defender of the Fatherland in Moscow and other hero-cities will be given holiday artillery salute.
Rostelecom shares up 10% trade stalled
The Federal Service for Financial Markets suspended trade in Rostelecom common stock for one hour on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) Wednesday evening after the shares of Russia`s largest intercity and international communications provider jumped by more than 10%.
In English earldom Kent 25 million pounds sterling are stolen
In the earldom Kent in the south of England strangers stole 25 million pounds sterling (about $43,5 million) transfers the Associated Press with the reference to the representative of Bank of England.
Mental hospital in Tbilisi was attacked
The group of the armed people assaulted today late in the evening the psychiatric clinic located in the center of Tbilisi. In the clinic, among other, prisoners are treated. According to the preliminary information, in the course of skirmish with police one of assailants was injured; and one of them was detained by the police. The details of the incident are refined.
Mayor of London criticizes Luzhkov for banning of gay-parade in Moscow
The mayor of London Ken Livingston subjected to criticism the decision of the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov about the prohibition for conducting of gay-parade in the Russian capital.