- 22:02 05/12/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev told his Indian counterpart on Friday that Russia and other countries must work with India to fight terrorism, in the wake of last week's attacks in Mumbai. 
- 21:37 05/12/2008
Russia welcomes the new agreement between the U.S. and Iraq on the withdrawal of American troops, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
- 21:12 05/12/2008
A vessel is believed to be heading for Ukraine's Faina cargo ship to deliver a ransom payment to Somali pirates who seized the ship off the Horn of Africa in September, a Russian shipping news website said on Friday.
- 20:10 05/12/2008
- 19:58 05/12/2008
Pope Benedict XVI has offered condolences following the death of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II.
- 19:02 05/12/2008
A Russian frigate currently protecting civilian ships from Somali pirate attacks near the Horn of Africa is escorting a convoy of four vessels in the area, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
- 19:01 05/12/2008
- 18:10 05/12/2008
Russia is ready to resume dialogue with NATO, but only if mutual interests are taken into account, the foreign minister said Friday.
- 17:24 05/12/2008
- 16:54 05/12/2008
Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and the Indonesian regional air carrier Kartika have signed an agreement on the delivery of up to 30 Superjet 100 passenger aircraft worth $448 mln, the company said on Friday.
- 16:49 05/12/2008
North Korean and U.S. negotiators on Friday began their second day of talks on verification measures for Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, the Yonhap news agency cited a North Korean embassy official as saying.
- 16:30 05/12/2008
India and Russia on Friday urged the international community to provide assistance to bring to justice the organizers of last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, that left over 170 people dead.
- 16:29 05/12/2008
Russia supports the continued work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, but believes the organization needs reforms, the foreign minister said on Friday.
- 15:42 05/12/2008
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has said that when Barack Obama assumes the U.S. presidency, the countries may be able to hold talks for the first time in almost half a century.
- 15:30 05/12/2008
The Russian foreign minister called on the OSCE on Friday to take measures to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in South Ossetia after Georgia cut off gas supplies to the rebel region.
- 15:22 05/12/2008
Patriarch Alexy II, who led the Russian Orthodox Church for 18 years, died at the age of 79 in his residency near the Russian capital on Friday morning, the Moscow Patriarchy said.
- 15:21 05/12/2008
Russia and India signed on Friday an agreement to build an additional four reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and construct new nuclear plants in India.
- 15:05 05/12/2008
Armenia and Turkey have agreed to continue talks on improving bilateral relations, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
- 15:03 05/12/2008
