- 21:21 25/05/2009
Jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky accused Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday of listening in on his lawyers' telephone conversations.
- 21:05 25/05/2009
"We have significantly expanded our assistance to African states in training national peacekeeping forces. Our country also participates in all UN operations in Africa," Dmitry Medvedev said in a letter to African heads of state and government on the occasion of Africa Day.
- 20:34 25/05/2009
A senior Russian lawmaker said on Monday that the son of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was unlikely to use his father's 2005 assassination to gain an advantage at the June 7 parliamentary polls.
- 19:12 25/05/2009
Fifteen Russian sailors arrested last year in Spain on drug trafficking charges pleaded guilty on Monday in exchange for a reduced three-year prison term, a defense lawyer said.
- 18:52 25/05/2009
North Korea's nuclear test explosion has been met by a wave of condemnation from countries around the world, with several leaders calling for sanctions.
- 18:00 25/05/2009
Russia's foreign borrowing could total over $7 billion in 2010, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.
- 17:14 25/05/2009
Russia is ready to cooperate with any government that is formed in Lebanon after the June 7 parliamentary election, the foreign minister said on Monday.
- 16:44 25/05/2009
A Polish journalist faces surgery on his jaw after becoming the victim of a road rage attack in the Russian capital.
- 16:39 25/05/2009
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel posted on Monday a net loss under International Financial Reporting Standards of $555 million in 2008 against a profit of $5.3 bln a year ago.
- 16:24 25/05/2009
A man who was injured when an off-duty police officer opened fire at random in a supermarket in the Russian capital has brought a damages claim against the Moscow authorities, his lawyer said on Friday.
- 16:21 25/05/2009
An international public forum, the 13th World Russian People's Council, has called for a ban on alcohol being sold in kiosks with sales restricted to shops only.
- 16:19 25/05/2009
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov has been appointed the new commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, the Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
- 16:18 25/05/2009
Russia's security services have prevented a terrorist attack on a gas pipeline in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, a police source said on Monday.
- 15:44 25/05/2009
Rubin reclaimed first place in the Russian Premier League at the weekend after an easy 2-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in Kazan, while Muscovites CSKA went down 1-0 to newly-promoted Kuban.
- 15:34 25/05/2009
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to hold their next round of talks on the future of Russia's naval facilities in the Crimea on June 10, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- 15:11 25/05/2009
A Russian senator condemned North Korea's nuclear tests on Monday warning that the move could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
- 14:52 25/05/2009
The Russian government should finalize its proposals in the coming two to three months for cuts in budget spending amid the ongoing economic crisis, Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Monday.
- 14:26 25/05/2009
The Russian Embassy in Tallinn has sent a note to the Estonian Foreign Ministry urging the country to investigate the recent vandalism of a Soviet war memorial, and to bring the culprits to justice.
- 14:03 25/05/2009
Russia's federal budget deficit will amount to at least 7% of GDP in 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
