- 20:34 19/06/2009
- 20:04 19/06/2009
Russia's newest frigate, the Yaroslav Mudry, was officially presented to the navy on Friday, a spokesman for the Yantar shipyard said.
- 19:51 19/06/2009
The Chinese and Russian press distribution markets have suffered less than other global markets from the financial crisis, the vice president of the Distripress international association said Friday.
- 18:50 19/06/2009
The Russian Air Force on Friday halted flights by all Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft following a second crash in three days, a Defense Ministry source said.
- 15:28 19/06/2009
An outspoken Russian lawmaker who used offensive language in relation to a senior U.S. diplomat said on Friday he had been provoked by Georgian reporters, but would not withdraw his remarks.
- 14:37 19/06/2009
Russia will carry out the next test of a Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile in late July, and will conduct a total of four or five launches this year, the Navy commander said on Friday.
- 13:59 19/06/2009
Two Emu chicks played a game of football on Friday at a zoo in the Russian Urals city of Chelyabinsk, a zoo keeper told RIA Novosti.
- 10:20 19/06/2009
A police officer was injured in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino Balkaria when an illegal arms cache he discovered exploded, local police said on Friday.
- 10:04 19/06/2009
A naval task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet docked in Vietnam on Friday on an official visit, a spokesman for the fleet said.
- 09:24 19/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will arrive in the Netherlands on Friday on a two-day visit, on the invitation of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, a Kremlin official said.
