Russia's GRU battalion Vostok to be disbanded following recent incident in Gudermes. Russian army dispatches spies to Israel. President of Latvia: United States did not have influence in Kazocins' option. Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia responds to statement of
At the United Russia congress yesterday, Vladimir Putin accepted the invitation to become the party's chairman. He also confirmed his intention to become prime minister. He will take up both posts after the inauguration of the new president, Dmitri Medvedev....
MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - Three people have been killed and one injured in a helicopter crash in the Perm Territory in Russia's Urals, the company that owns the helicopter, Gazpromavia, said on Wednesday. "We confirm that three people
Writing a column on the military history of Tibet seemed like a good idea before I started actually trying to research it. Some of the stuff on Tibetan military history is just so damn weird it made me feel like
The St. Petersburg Group of Carriers has abandoned its controlling interest in Sviaz Bank servicing communications operators: in less than two years the group"s share went down from a 94% to 24.9% stake. Analysts believe the St. Petersburg Group might
Several days have passed since registration of the Russian WiMAX Alliance start-up. However, the company has already initiated a goal of 35% Russian WiMAX-equipment market and expansion abroad. The Russian WiMAX Alliance prime target is to unite the experience of
On April 16, Tyumen hosted a workshop on equipment supply to OJSC "Gazprom" that was organized by LLC "Gazkomplektimpeks" of OJSC "Gazprom" and the Association of Oil and Gas Equipment Manufact...
Russian Athletics News. World Indoor 1500m record holder Yelena Soboleva from Russia and World Indoor High Jump champion Stefan Holm from Sweden have been voted the European Athletes of the Month for March based on their outstanding results at the
MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's potential arms contracts with Libya could be worth between $2 bln and $4 bln, a Russian defense analyst said on Wednesday. The Kremlin said on Monday that outgoing President Vladimir Putin would visit
KALININGRAD, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant in its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad with the participation of European companies, the head of nuclear power agency Rosatom announced on Wednesday. Sergei Kiriyenko told reporters:
MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - The second probe into the case of Yukos co-founders Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev has been extended until August 2, a lawyer representing Khodorkovsky said on Wednesday. Karina Moskalenko said the court decision will
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Arbat Prestige cosmetics chain, whose owner was arrested in late January for tax evasion, announced Wednesday it was closing several outlets in St. Petersburg as part of a streamlining operation. "We had
