- 23:24 14/10/2009
Russia drew 1-1 with Azerbaijan on Wednesday night in their last World Cup qualifier.
- 21:46 14/10/2009
The Russian rights group Memorial appealed on Wednesday against a Moscow court's decision ordering it to pay libel damages to Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, the organization said in a statement.
- 21:45 14/10/2009
The 9th meeting of the Russia-India intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation opened on Wednesday in Moscow.
- 21:09 14/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that international threats of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are premature, and that such measures must only be considered if negotiations fail.
- 20:58 14/10/2009
- 20:50 14/10/2009
Russia is ready to consider using the Russian and Chinese national currencies instead of the dollar in bilateral oil and gas dealings, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
- 20:16 14/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who heads the ruling United Russian party, dismissed on Wednesday opposition parties' criticism of Sunday's local elections.
- 19:34 14/10/2009
Russian jewelry holding Altyn said on Wednesday that a criminal investigation against its top management was a result of a 'dirty' competition.
- 19:24 14/10/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will give an interview to the editors in chief of RIA Novosti state news agency, Voice of Russia radio station and Russia Today channel on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Moscow time.
- 17:42 14/10/2009
Russia's decision to include preemptive nuclear strikes in its revised military doctrine is mostly a political move and does not pose a real threat, Georgia's top security official said Wednesday.
- 17:32 14/10/2009
The Serbian prime minister denied on Wednesday reports that a $1 billion loan to be provided by Russia comes with a demand that Belgrade promote Russian oil interests.
- 17:21 14/10/2009
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport expressed the hope on Wednesday that it could initiate military-technological cooperation with the sultanate of Brunei.
- 17:09 14/10/2009
Russia will continue to promote the idea of creating a new pan-European security body despite the U.S. decision to scrap its missile shield plans for Central Europe, the Russian president said on Wednesday.
- 16:57 14/10/2009
New charges could be filed in the case of the Arctic Sea dry cargo ship's seizure, an investigator said in a Moscow court on Wednesday.
- 16:56 14/10/2009
Just two parties - the ruling United Russia and the Communists - have been elected to the Moscow City Duma, the head of the Moscow City Election Committee said on Wednesday.
- 16:37 14/10/2009
Russia's industrial output plummeted 16.5%, year-on-year, in January-September 2009 amid the ongoing economic crisis, Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko said on Wednesday, citing preliminary data.
- 16:32 14/10/2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned from meetings with top Russian officials to speak to the public on Wednesday, criticizing Moscow over the failure to solve the killings of journalists.
- 16:30 14/10/2009
Recent developments in U.S. missile shield plans are positive, but Moscow still has a number of questions on the issue, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- 16:27 14/10/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian-Chinese relations are of international importance, and said he was satisfied with his visit to China.
