- 19:03 21/01/2010
Russia's new ambassador to Ukraine will depart for Kiev next week, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. 
- 18:58 21/01/2010
Russian cosmonauts receive up to $150,000 for a mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), a senior space official said Thursday.
- 18:44 21/01/2010
Burger King, the U.S. chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, opened on Thursday its first outlet in Russia's capital to compete with its main rival, McDonald's, the country's media reported.
- 18:22 21/01/2010
British oil major BP is interested in operations in the Russian Arctic and is prepared to use advanced technologies and experience to prospect and develop natural resources, BP CEO Tony Hayward said on Thursday.
- 18:03 21/01/2010
Russia will call for the international community to prevent the remilitarization of Georgia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- 17:00 21/01/2010
A Moscow court warned media on Thursday against exerting pressure on judges over a RIA Novosti photo correspondent fined for photographing an unsanctioned opposition meeting.
- 16:40 21/01/2010
A Russian cosmonaut performed on Thursday a complex task of moving a spacecraft from one docking port to another on the International Space Station.
- 16:32 21/01/2010
Russia has managed to reverse the trend of the past few years with explored natural reserves exceeding their output in 2009, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
- 16:04 21/01/2010
The Russian government on Thursday told millions of future pensioners to rely on themselves rather than the state support after retirement.
- 15:51 21/01/2010
According to the results of a public opinion survey released on Thursday, most Russians are positive about U.S. President Barack Obama.
- 15:43 21/01/2010
Russian energy giant Gazprom and Hungary are set to sign an agreement later this month clearing way for building the South Stream gas pipeline across the Central European state.
- 15:36 21/01/2010
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday plans to build up the Baltic Fleet were not connected to the deployment of U.S. missiles in Poland, refuting remarks by a Navy source.
- 15:15 21/01/2010
Gazprom will buy 1 billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan this year and around 2 bcm in 2011, the Russian gas monopoly said Thursday.
- 15:11 21/01/2010
Russia's state-run savings bank Sberbank and development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) have agreed on rescheduling a $4.5 billion debt owed by aluminum giant RusAl, Sberbank's CEO said on Thursday.
- 14:44 21/01/2010
A Moscow court rejected on Thursday a lesbian couple's appeal against an earlier ruling upholding a registry office's refusal to register their marriage.
- 14:24 21/01/2010
Moscow police have stopped an unemployed Dagestani construction worker who attempted to enter the Kremlin to talk to President Dmitry Medvedev about marrying into his family, according to a Russian tabloid.
- 13:43 21/01/2010
Russia's Public Chamber said on Thursday it would take control of the case of a RIA Novosti photo correspondent fined by a court for participating in an unsanctioned opposition meeting.
- 13:19 21/01/2010
Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers have carried out a routine patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- 13:17 21/01/2010
Russia needs to improve private property protection, Igor Shuvalov, the country's powerful first deputy prime minister in charge of anti-crisis management, said on Thursday.
