- 22:04 13/03/2009
- 21:28 13/03/2009
The president of Turkmenistan told his government on Friday that the country must strengthen ties with Russia, which he called a strategic partner.
- 20:42 13/03/2009
- 20:38 13/03/2009
A man who had been holding several people hostage in a bank in southwest Siberia on Friday was shot dead in a police operation, and no hostages were injured, the Kemerovo Region administration said.
- 20:17 13/03/2009
Many of the Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter planes grounded after last December's crash have shown signs of metal corrosion, a military official said on Friday.
- 18:42 13/03/2009
- 18:33 13/03/2009
Russia has officially submitted bids to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, the head of the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Friday.
- 18:29 13/03/2009
Russia's NATO envoy accused the Western alliance on Friday of trying to take on a global role, competing with the United Nations.
- 18:01 13/03/2009
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has asked a court to impound the assets of the defunct oil company Yukos, the jailed tycoon's lawyer said on Friday.
- 17:54 13/03/2009
- 17:04 13/03/2009
Russia's WBA Heavyweight World Champion Nikolai Valuev has begun practicing for a bout with champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan, Valuev's manager said on Friday.
- 15:48 13/03/2009
Russia's budget expenditures could grow by 600 billion rubles ($17 billion) to 9.6 trillion ($275 billion) this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Friday.
- 14:26 13/03/2009
North Korea's announced launch of a long-range rocket may complicate the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and hamper the six-party talks on the country's controversial nuclear program, a senior Russian senator said on Friday.
- 14:24 13/03/2009
A Russian plane carrying 40 metric tons of humanitarian aid is expected to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday night, an emergencies ministry spokesman said.
- 13:33 13/03/2009
- 12:38 13/03/2009
Russia's Maria Sharapova returned to competitive tennis after months out with a shoulder injury to lose in doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, U.S.
- 10:51 13/03/2009
The main suspect in the Alexander Litvinenko murder case, Russian MP Andrei Lugovoi, may run for mayor in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, a senior Russian MP said on Friday.
- 10:05 13/03/2009
