MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made a number of new appointments, including five advisors and six aides, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday. The posts of presidential advisor are new for Leonid Reiman,

BELGRADE, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - The results of the Serbian parliamentary elections held at the weekend will not be announced until a revote is held at one of the polling stations following breaches in voting procedures, local media said

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Tel Aviv is skeptical that direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians will be possible during a proposed Mideast peace conference in Moscow this summer, the Israeli Ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday. Russia, a

NEW DELHI, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - At least five powerful explosions rocked the west Indian city of Jaipur, Rajasthan state, the country's television said on Tuesday. A series of blasts is reported to have occurred in the historic part

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Up to 730 nuclear tests have been conducted in the past 50 years by the U.S., China, France, India, and Pakistan, a Russian Defense Ministry official said on Tuesday. Col. Gen. Vladimir Verkhovtsev, head

KIEV, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will go to Israel on a working visit May 13 to take part in events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state, the Ukrainian presidential press

NEW DELHI, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - At least 40 people were killed and many are still missing in north Bangladesh after a ferry carrying between 150-200 people capsized during a tropical storm, national media reported. The ferry sank in

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced his new government on Monday, keeping the main ministers in their posts and bringing in several former Kremlin aides.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - A pre-term parliamentary election did not bring stability to Serbia. The country has not seen stability, for that matter, ever since Milosevic's regime was overthrown and multiparty democracy was put in place.

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. President George W. Bush phoned his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday to congratulate him on taking office, and agreed with the new president to prepare for bilateral talks at the G8 summit.

KIEV, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian government has pulled U.S. company Vanco International's license to develop and produce hydrocarbons on the country's Black Sea shelf, the government press service said on Monday. "The special license to extract shelf

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Yelena Zagorodnyaya) - The structure and composition of the new Russian government have been largely determined. There are some surprises, for instance, the preservation of some ministries intact, like the Ministry of Health and Social

TEHRAN, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - MegaFon [RTS: MEGF], Russia's third largest mobile operator, is ready to invest around 3 billion euros ($4.6 billion) in its business in Iran, the company's general director said on Monday. MegaFon International, a subsidiary

RUSSIA * Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced his new government, keeping the main ministers in their posts and bringing in several former Kremlin aides * A plane carrying Russians, who were evacuated from Lebanon following recent armed clashes in

MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed during a phone conversation Sunday on preparing a bilateral meeting at the G8 summit in Japan, the Kremlin press office said. "Agreement was

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will arrive in Russia on Monday on a five-day official visit, the Russian foreign ministry said. During his visit, Steinmeier will visit Moscow, St. Petersburg and will meet with

RUSSIA * Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed during a phone conversation on preparing a bilateral meeting at the G8 summit in Japan, the Kremlin press office said * Russians who failed to leave Lebanon

Mr. Kramnik's article on the decisive Soviet contribution in W.W. II did not address one aspect that sheds additional light on the issue. Not only did the battles and large-scale operations on the German-Soviet front dwarf similar operations in North

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - A plane carrying Russians, who were evacuated from Lebanon following recent armed clashes in the country, landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport Monday, Russia's national air carrier Aeroflot said. According to media reports, the Syrian-backed

MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's investment index will open Monday at 1003.11 points, up 1.34% following Friday evening's sessions on major world trading floors. The Russian Industrial Leaders Index (RUXX) is a composite economic index of 30 Russian