Russia warns Germany of football terror threat
Russia’s FSB federal security service has warned Germany of possible terrorist plots directed at public viewing areas where fans will gather to watch the all-German Champions League final, Suedwestrundfunk broadcaster said in a feature about radical
Moscow to cooperate with India in the field of information security
Moscow authorities are interested in sharing experiences with India on everyday matters, and first of all, the information security of the city. This was announced on Wednesday in New Delhi by Sergey Cheremin, head of the Moscow Department of Foreign
Museum nighthawks in Moscow
On the night from May 18 to May 19th hundreds of thousands of people all across Russia - from Vladivostok in the Far East to Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea joined the Museum Night international cultural event marking the International Museum Day. Only
Russian court agrees to hear Khodorkovsky appeal
Russia's Supreme Court said Sunday it would hear an appeal against the second conviction of jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Lavrov says he does not understand why media turn Russian arms exports to Syria into sensation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said he does not understand why the world media have turned deliveries of Russian defensive weapons to Syria into a sensation
Moscow unveils first taxi chopper landing
Moscow is to take the wraps off its first landing facility for helicopter taxis. Located atop the Crocus Expo Center near the Moscow Ring Road, the landing will host both private and business aircraft, offering rides across Russia
Russian cartoon grabs first prize at Bulgaria film fest
The Russian cartoon titled Snowflake directed by Natalya Chernysheva won the Grand-Prix and was named the best film for children at the Golden Kuker International Animated Film Festival which came to a close in Sofia
Baltic Fleet ships depart from Piraeus for Mediterranean Sea
A unit of the Russian Baltic Fleet warships and support vessels has departed from the Greek port Piraeus upon the completion of a business visit, the fleet press service reported
Google to map Russia’s Sochi ahead of 2014 Olympic Games – Russia branch CEO
Google has revealed it is going to introduce a package of geolocation services featuring Russia’s city of Sochi, the host of 2014 Olympic Games
Russian scientists invent cellular level testing device
Scientists at the Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, together with colleagues from the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, have invented a device for the diagnosis of diseases at the cellular level sta
Konukhov, Simonov cover 600km of North Pole-Greenland expedition
Russian travelers Feodor Konukhov and Viktor Simonov have covered 600 km of their North Pole-Greenland dogsled expedition that started on April 6
Bird flu outbreak affects tourism to China
The number of Russian tourists travelling to China has reduced amid the H7N9 bird flu outbreak, the country`s chief sanitary inspector Gennady Onishchenko said
Red Army square opened in Vrbas, Serbia
The opening ceremony of a Red Army square took place Friday in the town of Vrbas in the northern part of Serbia. This was reported by the Russian Embassy
320 years of Russia’s White Sea naval presence
Ceremonies held near the Russian port city of Arkhangelsk on the coast of the White Sea have marked 320 years since Russian shipbuilders led by Tsar Peter I built and launched a 24-cannon tallship, named The Apostol Pavel, which became Russia’s first
Turkey car bombs plot to derail Syria conference – Pushkov
The Russian Lower House’s foreign affairs head Alexey Pushkov tweeted Saturday that blaming the Reyhanli bombings on the Syrian government betrays a design to derail the proposed international conference on Syria and justify foreign military interven
Arctic Council determined to tackle pollution
Russia believes cooperation within the Arctic Council, which brings it together with the US, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and six first nations of the Arctic area, can help the Arctic countries successfully address the problem of
Lavrov, Brahimi discuss Syria situation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi discussed the prospects for settling the Syrian crisis by political and diplomatic methods over the phone on May 9, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website
NASA astronauts to stage unscheduled walkout from ISS on Saturday
The NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy are due to stage an unscheduled walkout into outer space from the International Space Station, to detect ammonia leaks on the outside of the ISS
Several terrorist acts prevented in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria
Russian special services have prevented several terrorist acts in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, news reports said on Thursday
Russian austronauts crew for ISS/Soyuz TMA-09M approved
An interdepartmental commission has approved the crew to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in late May and their backups at a meeting at the Russian Mission Control Center