On Thursday evening, two employees of the Moscow Department of the Federal Migration Service were detained while trying to receive a bribe, Interfax reports, citing a representative of the press service of the FMS of Russia. The trial of the detainees will take place in...

The Russian tanker Marmara Mariner, which ran aground in the Kerch Strait the day before, was refloated and safely continued its journey. “This morning, part of the cargo was pumped from the tanker to another Russian tanker, the Reroel-3. The ship has become lighter, and its... The Russian tanker Marmara Mariner, which ran aground in the Kerch Strait the day before, was refloated and safely continued its journey.

The winners of the award "For the best book written by a journalist in 2007" were the publicist, TV presenter Alexander Arkhangelsky - for the book "1962" - and Andrey Kolesnikov, deputy editor-in-chief of The New Times magazine - for the book ...

This was reported by Reuters, citing an unnamed source. According to him, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will announce this on Friday. It is expected that Rice will offer to appoint US Ambassador to Russia William Burns to replace Nicholas Burns, ...

President-elect of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili stated this today at the opening ceremony of a new military base in Gori. The President personally handed over American-made M4 assault rifles to the military, which will henceforth be equipped with...

7 residential buildings and a kindergarten were left without electricity. The reason for this is a fire in an electrical transformer on the first floor of a 7-storey residential building on Novoostapovskaya Street, which broke out tonight. The fire has now been extinguished... 7 residential buildings and a kindergarten were left without electricity.

Maryana Skvortsova went out to Kadashevsky embankment with posters, a tent and a bell. The posters read: “Here protests the commissioner of the Nashi movement and “I fight for the rights of everyone”; the tent stands for the "landscape", and the bell girl sometimes... Maryana Skvortsova went out to Kadashevsky embankment with posters, a tent and a bell.

The candidacy of Sultan Abdulkhanov proposed by Ramzan Kadyrov was approved today by the Council of the Republic as chairman of the Constitutional Court of Chechnya. Abdulkhanov's predecessor in this post, Magomed Vakhaev, left this position due to ... The candidacy of Sultan Abdulkhanov proposed by Ramzan Kadyrov was approved today by the Council of the Republic as chairman of the Constitutional Court of Chechnya.

Video courtesy of IA "South Podmoskovye". Watch video PS A criminal case on the fact of beating journalists has not yet been opened. Video courtesy of IA "South Podmoskovye". Watch the video PS . A criminal case on the fact of beating journalists has not yet been opened.

The Committee on Legislation of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region at a meeting held on January 17 decided to increase the amount of fines for violations in the field of gambling. Now they are for officials from 30 to 50 minimum sizes ... The Committee on Legislation of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region at a meeting held on January 17 decided to increase the amount of fines for violations in the field of gambling.

According to a press release from the French embassy, ​​this is due to the growing interest of Russian citizens in France. On January 21, the French ambassador will leave for Yekaterinburg. In addition, he will visit Tyumen, where he will meet with a local...

According to the press center of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev's lawyers, on Friday faxes were received at their offices informing them that the investigation had been extended until May 2. In addition, the lawyers were informed that on January 15 the petition of the victim was partially granted... According to the press center of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev's lawyers, on Friday faxes were received at their offices informing them that the investigation had been extended until May 2.

As director of the museum Yuri Samodurov told Novaya Gazeta, the search is being carried out by "employees of the department dealing with political extremism under the department for combating organized crime." According to Samodurov, the intruders presented...

An activist of the Belarusian youth movement "Young Front" Zmitser Fedoruk was sentenced to 15 days of arrest. Yesterday, he was detained right in the courtroom, where he came to support his friends, who were detained on January 16 for participating in actions of solidarity with... An activist of the Belarusian youth movement "Young Front" Zmitser Fedoruk was sentenced to 15 days of arrest.

The closing ceremony of the Year of the Russian Language took place at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Helsinki.