Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov
Russia to ensure peace in Transdnestr until conflict settlement
Russia will maintain its peacekeeping contingent in Moldova’s breakaway Transdnestr region until Chisinau and Tiraspol agree on the status of the disputed self-proclaimed republic, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said
Moscow, Washington downplay scandal involving US “spy”
The Cold War era is long gone, but it might be useful to architects of bilateral relations to keep in mind key priorities and not to let the excesses, such as the latest spy scandal, wreck their strategic plans
Russia seeks to resume negotiations in the Arab-Israeli conflict - Lavrov
Russia is trying to resume negotiations on the Arab-Israeli settlement within the framework of the Middle East peace ”quartet”, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Russia boosts emergencies space monitoring
Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has finalized deployment of a space monitoring system to help ensuring prompt response to emergency situations in the country, it said on Thursday
IRIGC agrees to increase Kamaz truck production in India
The co-chairs of the IRIGC are soon expected to receive the proposals on increasing the production of KVML plant at Hosur (Tamil Nadu) in India
Russia looks to boost domestic auto production
For the last decade the government had skillfully been using a carrot-and-stick approach to get major auto giants to produce cars (and eventually – car parts) in Russia
Rosbank CEO received over $1 mln in bribes in 2012-2013 - the Investigative Committee
An RF Interior Ministry official has confirmed that Vladimir Golubkov, Rosbank Chairman of the Board, and Tamara Polyanitsyna, Senior Vice-President of the credit-and-finacial institution, are involved in a criminal case
Moscow police detain suspect in 3 million euro theft case
Law-enforcement agents detained a member of an international criminal group suspected of stealing money from safety deposit boxes at banks, the press service of the Interior Ministry told Itar-Tass on Thursday
Carmakers turn to BRICS for growth
Despite a moderate downturn in car sales seen in Russia from the beginning of the year, the country is a critical automobile market, which is projected to surpass Germany in the future
Russia to send ‘stress-relief’ software to space station
A flash drive with stress-relief software for crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) will be taken to space by Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin soon
China passes to Russia H7N9 virus strain
China has passed to Russia the H7N9 virus strain, head of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service (Rospotrebnadzor) Gennady Onishchenko said at a press conference at Itar-Tass on Wednesday
Russia in Top 5 for generated YouTube traffic
Russia is among the top five countries in terms of volume of generated traffic on YouTube, Google's Vice President and Global Head of Content at YouTube Robert Kyncl told a news conference on Wednesday
Russia’s Proton rocket to orbit US satellite EchoStar in 2015-2016
Russia’s Proton rocket with the Briz-M upper stage will deliver into orbit another US communications satellite, the launch organiser - American corporation International Launch Services (ILS) the majority stake in which is held by Russia’s Khrunichev
Russian tech hub boss denies it financed opposition
The president of Russia's Skolkovo Foundation, billionaire businessman Viktor Vekselberg, denied on Wednesday earlier allegations that the foundation funded the political opposition
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Russian popular singer runs over woman on bicycle and threatens to kill survivor
The Moscow Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said it would investigate a complaint lodged by a victim in a traffic accident who was nearly ran over by famous singer Vitas( (Vitaly Grachev). The woman on a bicycle had a narrow escape after a car
Cartoons by Andrey Bilzho, the icon of Russian laughter culture
CIA career officer detained in attempt to recruit officer of Russian security services in Moscow
A career officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was detained in the attempt to recruit an officer of the Russian security services in Moscow, the Public Relations Centre of the Federal Security Service (FSB) told Itar-Tass on Tuesday
UN Secretary General to visit Russia on May 16-19
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay an official visit to Russia on May 16-19 and will hold talks with Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement