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Russia tells Syria its peace efforts `insufficient`

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a senior visiting Syrian minister on Tuesday that the regime`s current ...

Russian Mars water sniffer goes online

A Russian neutron detector on board NASA`s Mars rover Curiosity, designed to search for any water that might be bound ...

Russia to lay down new diesel sub for black sea fleet

The Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg will lay down on Friday a new Varshavyanka class diesel-electric submarine ...

U.K. may enter Ecuador Embassy to arrest Wikileaks founder

Ecuadorian authorities have accused Britain of threatening to enter Ecuador`s embassy in London to arrest Wikileaks ...

Morsi: top military dismissals are in Egypt`s interests

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Monday that the dismissal of the country`s powerful defense minister and a ...

Russia builds up online diplomacy

Russia has moved to increase its influence in the international arena by encouraging its diplomats to use social ...

Antara signs cooperation agreement with Ria Novosti

Indonesia`s national news agency Antara has signed a cooperation agreement with Russia`s Ria Novosti to spread stories ...

Man dies after eating heroin hidden in underwear

A man detained at a Moscow railway station died after eating a pack of cigarettes stuffed with heroin, police said on ...

"Joyful" demonstration flight turns into tragic air crash

Many were enthusiastic about joining the demonstration flight of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 which took off from Halim ...

White killer whale seen off Kamchatka

Russian scientists have spotted what they believe to be the first ever adult albino orca, or killer whale, off the ...

Over 900 hectares of woods on fire in Siberia

Over 900 hectares of woods are on fire in Siberia, the Emergencies Ministry's regional center reported on Monday. ...

Russian pacific fleet task force to visit Vietnam

A Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Tributs destroyer will pay a visit to Vietnam while returning from an ...

Space junk misses ISS

A piece of space debris missed the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, forcing its crew members to take ...

Medvedev heads off for Seoul, New Delhi

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday departed for South Korea and India, where he will attend a nuclear summit ...

Russians vote as Putin seeks return to presidency

Russians voted on Sunday in presidential polls likely to return strongman Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record ...