The main suspect in the murder of a top Russian banking regulator has been placed in an isolation cell for the second time this year, a court source said on Tuesday.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 11:15 GMT
Syrian President Bashar Assad will visit Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on August 20–21, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 10:03 GMT
A Proton-M carrier rocket, launched early on Tuesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, has successfully orbited an Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite, a spokesman for Russia's space agency said.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 09:02 GMT
The Russian and Belarusian presidents are due to meet in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday to discuss bilateral and international relations, a Kremlin source said.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 06:27 GMT
Russia has temporarily closed its borders with Azerbaijan and Georgia to all foreigners with the exception of CIS nationals, the Rossiiskaya Gazeta government daily said on Tuesday.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 06:12 GMT
A Proton-M carrier rocket was launched early on Tuesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan with the aim of orbiting an Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite, a spokesman for Russia's space agency said.
// Aug. 19, 2008 - 05:50 GMT