Russian airborne forces to get state-of-the-art artillery guns in '13
Russian airborne forces will accept for service new state-of-the-art self-propelled artillery guns in 2013, Lt. Gen. Nikolai Ignatov said on Saturday.
// Jul. 30, 2011 - 08:27 GMT
U.S. asks Russia to review refusal to register opposition party
The U.S. has asked the Russian authorities to reexamine a decision not to allow an opposition party to take part in upcoming parliamentary polls, a State Department official said on Thursday.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 08:37 GMT
Probe into Lukoil executive car crash reopened
The Russian Interior Ministry has reopened an investigation into a fatal car accident involving LUKoil Vice-President Anatoly Barkov, the ministry said on Friday.
// Jul. 29, 2011 - 07:28 GMT
Woman killed by police in Russia's Dagestan was trained as suicide bomber
Police killed three militants in the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, including a local warlord and a woman trained as a suicide bomber, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Sunday.
// Jul. 24, 2011 - 08:37 GMT
Confirmed death toll from Russian sunken cruise ship rises to 117
The confirmed death toll from the sunken cruise vessel Bulgaria has risen to 117 people, after the divers discovered three more bodies on the riverboat, the Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
// Jul. 24, 2011 - 07:24 GMT
Police kill three militants in Russia's Dagestan
Police have killed three suspected militants, including a woman, in a security sweep in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, a police source said on Sunday.
// Jul. 24, 2011 - 06:51 GMT
Police battle militants in security sweep in Russia's Dagestan
Police are battling militants in a security sweep in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Sunday.
// Jul. 24, 2011 - 05:29 GMT
Five Moscow tourists lost in Siberian mountains
Five tourists from Moscow have been reported missing in the remote Sayan mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
// Jul. 23, 2011 - 05:41 GMT
Gunmen shoot at Medvedev administrator's car in Moscow
Unidentified assailants shot at a Ford Mondeo belonging to the administration of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, administration spokesman Viktor Khrekov said.
// Jul. 22, 2011 - 08:38 GMT