Russia's Youzhny advances to U.S. Open semifinals

Russia's Mikhail Youzhny has advanced to his second career U.S. Open tennis tournament semifinals after a tough quarterfinal victory over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 03:08 GMT


Pentagon prepares for first official visit of Russian defense minister

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is anxious to meet his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov on September 15 to discuss a wide range of issues, the Pentagon said.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 03:57 GMT


Police officer shot dead in Russia’s Dagestan

Unidentified assailants gunned down a police officer in Russiaâ™s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan early on Friday, police said. </p>

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 04:30 GMT


Death toll in Vladikavkaz market blast reaches 17

Another person has died of their injuries after Thursday's suicide bombing in the southern Russia city of Vladikavkaz, bringing the death toll to 17.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 05:15 GMT


Terrorist attack at Vladikavkaz market

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 05:15 GMT


Falcons bred in incubators and trained to hunt

The birds of prey are bred in an incubator in the south-west of the United Kingdom.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 05:30 GMT


UN assistant secretary-general on Russia’s WTO bid

In an interview with RIA Novosti, Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, explains the concept of economic modernization and speaks of the challenges that Russia needs to address to become a WTO member and what can help the country overcome the difficulties faced by its economy over the past two decades.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 06:08 GMT


Taisuke Abiru: The Russian Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific region is successful

Taisuke Abiru, Head of âśEnergy Issues and Japanese Foreign Policyâť projects by Tokyo Foundation (TKFD) shared their impressions of Russian foreign policy in the in the Asia-Pacific region </p>

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 06:14 GMT


Toby T. Gati: Russian foreign policy is now more positive

Toby T. Gati speaks on the role of the «Valdai» Club in establishing friendly relations between Russia and the world.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 06:17 GMT


Alexander Karaganov: The Russians don’t know, what they want

A leading Russian international relations expert, Professor Alexander Karaganov shares his impressions about the discussions on the future of Russia.

// Sep. 10, 2010 - 06:18 GMT