- 23:22 10/12/2009
A 57-year-old Russian beekeeper who shot dead three people, including two police officers, to avenge the deaths of his children was handed a 23-year jail term in maximum security prison on Thursday.
- 23:07 10/12/2009
Russia will continue supporting the Belarusian economy, President Dmitry Medvedev said after talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday.
- 22:53 10/12/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would sign an order on the allocation of 12 billion rubles for state corporation Rostekhnologii to pay off part of the debts of car maker AvtoVAZ.
- 21:05 10/12/2009
Participants at a European and Asian media forum in Moscow have prepared a draft announcement on the results of the forum.
- 20:32 10/12/2009
Russia and Belarus have achieved a lot in the sphere of economic integration in the 10 years since the creation of the Union State, President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
- 18:51 10/12/2009
Russian swimmers set on Thursday a new world record in the 4 x 50 meter medley relay at the European short-course championships in Istanbul.
- 18:20 10/12/2009
Injury-stricken ice-hockey club CSKA Moscow have signed legendary player, and current club president, Vyacheslav Fetisov, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
- 17:52 10/12/2009
Moscow hopes that recent groundbreaking direct talks between a U.S. official and North Korea will lead to the reclusive Communist state returning to six-party talks on its nuclear program.
- 17:30 10/12/2009
Russia successfully test launched a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces said.
- 17:23 10/12/2009
The death toll following a nightclub fire in a Russian Urals city has reached 136, and is likely to rise further, with 35 people still in a critical condition, the health ministry said on Thursday.
- 17:21 10/12/2009
MICEX, a leading Russian stock exchange, launched trading on Thursday in its new hi-tech segment.
- 16:34 10/12/2009
Russia is fully committed to completing the construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant on schedule, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Thursday.
- 16:16 10/12/2009
The death toll following a nightclub fire in a Russian Urals city has climbed to 135, and is likely to rise further, with 36 people still in a critical condition, the health ministry said on Thursday.
- 16:01 10/12/2009
About 10 Russian glossy magazines are to be closed soon due to a sharp drop in advertizing revenue amid the economic downturn, Russia's Guild of Press Publishers said on Thursday.
- 15:13 10/12/2009
The latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the White Sea in northern Russia ended in failure, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- 14:51 10/12/2009
A RIA Novosti deputy editor-in-chief urged on Thursday traditional media outlets to pursue aggressive policies on new content platforms.
- 14:02 10/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen on December 17-18, the Kremlin press office said on Thursday.
- 13:12 10/12/2009
The death toll from Saturday's nightclub fire in a Russian Urals city has risen to 134, the Perm administration said on Thursday.
- 11:29 10/12/2009
A Moscow circus performer who fell during a rehearsal has been diagnosed with a brain injury and possible broken back, a circus employee said on Thursday.
