A unified real estate tax may be imposed from 2013 in four to six Russian regions as a pilot project to replace existing land and property taxes, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov said late on Tuesday.
// Jul. 27, 2011 - 07:22 GMT
Russia will inevitably have to raise its retirement age to 65, and families should be preparing for later retirement, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov said late on Tuesday.
// Jul. 27, 2011 - 06:52 GMT
The U.S. shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station for the last time on Tuesday, NASA said.
// Jul. 19, 2011 - 06:45 GMT
The chief editor of the Kolyma Plus TV channel, Anatoly Bitkov, was found dead in his apartment in the Russian Far Eastern town of Magadan early on Wednesday, a spokesman for the local administration reported.
// Jun. 22, 2011 - 03:29 GMT
The situation for journalists improved in Russia in 2010 because no journalists were killed that year and prosecutors have since gained two high-profile convictions, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a new report.
// Jun. 01, 2011 - 09:10 GMT
Traffic police in Moscow will block streets near the capital's main cemeteries as many Muscovites mark Easter by visiting the graves of loved ones.
// Apr. 16, 2011 - 06:56 GMT
The World Association of Newspapers and Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) has urged governments in the Middle East and North Africa to recognize the value of media freedom.
// Apr. 09, 2011 - 08:26 GMT
Latin Americans make up the largest diaspora according to a recent report by the United States Bureau of the Census, Mexican news agencies reported on Saturday.
// Mar. 26, 2011 - 06:51 GMT
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law relaxing registration rules for highly-qualified foreign professionals coming to work in Russia, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
// Mar. 23, 2011 - 07:41 GMT