| September 2009 |
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Russian prosecutors have opened a probe into the suspected embezzlement of millions of dollars during the reconstruction of Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theater.
Russia must continue work to modernize the economy, despite the current need to channel resources into anti-crisis and pension programs, a deputy premier said on Monday.
Almost all militants recently killed in counter-terrorist operations in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia were foreign mercenaries, the republic's president said on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that the idea of global dominance must be abandoned in world politics, and more intelligent policies adopted.
The Russian government will not exert a direct influence on the operations of Opel following the acquisition of a stake by state-owned Sberbank, the bank said on Monday.
India is ready to cooperate with Russia not only on completing the Kudankulam nuclear power plant but on the construction of a new station, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Monday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il congratulated Russian President Dmitry on his 44th birthday on Monday, Pyongyang's official news agency said.
A court in the south Russian republic of North Ossetia has sentenced a cab driver to seven years in prison for treason after he admitted to spying for Georgia.
A train carrying Belarusian S-300 air defense systems has arrived at the Ashuluk training grounds in southern Russia to participate in Zapad-2009 strategic drills, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Russia and Belarus are starting a large-scale military exercise involving about
12,500 service personnel and up to 200 items of military equipment and hardware.

The new owners of GM Opel plan to cut some 4,500 jobs at the carmaker's German plants.
Russia's industrial safety watchdog said on Monday that the August accident at a Siberian hydroelectric power station was caused by failures in safety and working procedures.
France's GDF Suez will by the end of October become a shareholder in the company building the Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
Russia will launch a new meteorological satellite on Tuesday, starting the process of restoring the country's weather forecasting capabilities.
The head of Voronezh region branch of the Russian Agency for Federal Property Management, Zafeddin Mikailov, has been arrested on a suspicion of a taking bribe.
A Moscow-based missile manufacturer is suing the Russian arms export monopoly over claims the organization breached a contract with Algeria.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has started an 11-day foreign
trip that will take him to Russia, Belarus, Syria, Algeria, Libya and
Iran.
"The purpose of the trip is to strengthen political, energy and
military ties with these countries", Chavez said at a news conference earlier.

A drunk police officer was involved in a car crash that left three dead in the Tyumen Region, Russia's Urals.
Russian activists staged a protest outside the American embassy in Moscow demanding compensation for a Russian who was badly injured in a car accident involving a U.S. diplomat, a group spokesperson said.



