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Medvedev promises to help army homeless Presidential front-runner, Dmitry Medvedev, has said he wants to improve the quality of housing for those who serve in the military.

Russian officers convicted of killing Chechens Two Russian Interior ministry officers have been found guilty of shooting Chechen civilians by a court in Rostov-on-Don.

Blast rocks shopping centre metres from Kremlin Hundreds of Christmas shoppers urgently evacuated as a loud bang was heard in a posh mall in the very heart of Moscow. It's believed a powerful firecracker may have caused the blast. Emergency services are at the scene.

Ten kilograms of heroin found in rubbish bin A sports bag with more than ten kilograms of heroin was found in a shop in the town of Balashikha in Moscow region. Managers at the store discovered the large bag in a rubbish container.

New website helps Russians trace war dead Nineteen million documents stored in the archives of Russia's Defence Ministry have been digitalised. The aim of the project was to help people find relatives killed or never found during World War II. The site has...

Georgian opposition TV shut again: 'We fear for our lives' The Georgian opposition TV channel Imedi has announced it will temporarily cease broadcasting. The journalists working there say their safety has not been guaranteed.

RT political commentator gives his view about Russia’s economic situation “High prices are a political issue…”

Estonian court to bring back 'Bronze Soldier'? A court in the Estonian capital Tallinn is due to consider an appeal calling for the return of a Soviet memorial to the city centre. The remains of Soviet soldiers who died fighting the Nazis were moved from the city...

USSR's most famous 'special op': killing Afghani president It's twenty-eight years since Soviet troops stormed the highly-protected Tajbeg palace near the Afghan capital Kabul, killing President Hafizulla Amin. Operation Storm-333 was one of the first major operations in what...

Kosovo independence to spark chain reaction in Caucasus? Serbia's parliament is threatening to cut off diplomatic ties with any country recognising Kosovo's independence. A new resolution rejects the idea of the EU setting up a 'mission' inside Kosovo and denounces NATO for...

World's biggest cargo plane remains unrivaled 25 years on The AN-124 Ruslan is the biggest cargo plane ever mass produced. Thursday sees the 25th anniversary of its first flight. With a maximum payload of 150 tons, this colossal flying warehouse became a leader among the...

Sales of Russian arms hit record levels Russia exported a record $7 billion worth of weapons in 2007, making it one of the world's leading arms traders. And the State plans to increase this figure, injecting more money into the defence sector in the coming...

Official presidential candidates registration kicks off in Russia Russia's Central Election Commission has started official registration of the candidates for next year's presidential election.

Russian air defence will protect Iran Iran says Moscow could soon start supplying it with the Russian S-300 missile air defence system. The announcement was made by Iran's Defence Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, who was speaking to the Fars news agency.

British 'satanist' slays Russian wife and grandmother A British man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of murdering his wife and her grandmother. It's reported the husband and wife, who only married last month, were practising satanists. Police say William Cocks...

Lisa Simpson battles Putin for world leadership Even after his term as Russia's head of state expires, Vladimir Putin could still have a chance to stay a president – president of the world.

Danish fighter jets v. Russian bombers: 18-minute chase Two Danish fighter jets have intercepted Russian long-range bombers flying 120 kilometres away from the border of Denmark. Two F-16 jets shadowed the large TU-160 bombers for around 18 minutes.

Fire traps workers at Ukrainian coal mine A major fire has broken out at a coal mine in the city of Rodinskoe in Ukraine's Donetsk region. It started Wednesday morning, when more than 850 miners were underground, according to reports.

Russia's fastest missile passes test A new intercontinental ballistic missile has been successfully tested in Russia. Officials said trials of the RS-24 went according to plan. The missile is reportedly among the fastest in the world, and can easily beat...

Georgia frees Russian ex-peacekeepers Three former Russian peacekeepers detained by police in the Georgian town of Poti on Sunday have been released and sent home. That's according to CIS peacekeeping officials in the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict zone.

Russia's GLONASS Sat Nav system will be tops The final three satellites launched as part of Russia's GLONASS, or Global Navigation Satellite System, are now in orbit. They were fired from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? Russian newspapers give a good deal of attention to the country’s foreign policy. They focus on speeches by the Foreign Minister and the newly appointed Russian representative to NATO in a bid to find out what new goals...

Launch of new Sukhoi plane delayed The maiden flight of Russia's new Sukhoi Superjet has been put back until next year. The passenger plane was scheduled to take to the skies late in 2007 but now isn't expected to start flights until the early months of...

Georgian tycoon denies election coup plot Georgians go to the polls in a little over a week to elect a new president. In the latest controversy to overshadow the campaign, the government is accusing a prominent media tycoon and presidential candidate of...

Have social projects improved living standards? More than $US 8 billion has been spent this year in Russia on the so-called national projects. These are education, health care, housing and agriculture, which have been underfunded for years. Although with money comes...

Moscow refuses to give up on Kosovo The United Nations Security Council should take a final decision on the status of Kosovo based on a compromise between Serbia and Kosovo, according to Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister.

Media misleading on Kosovo: Russia's envoy to UN Some recent reports in the media about Kosovo have been misleading. That's according to Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin.

The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers? Tuesday’s Russian newspapers pay most attention to two issues. The first is the fifth state Duma, which has held its first session. And the second is the political standoff in Georgia ahead of the January 5 presidential...

Russia remembers deadly war in Afghanistan It's 28 years since Soviet troops marched into Afghanistan, beginning a conflict which had far-reaching consequences. About 14,500 Soviet service personnel lost their lives in a controversial campaign that lasted more...

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