The Moscow District Military Court was supposed to begin today the first hearing of this year in the case of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya. As expected, the defendant Sergei Khadzhikurbanov will be interrogated, who...

On January 10, pickets were held in the Kuban cities of Novorossiysk, Gulkevichi and Tikhoretsk in defense of the Russian Constitution. The main slogans were "Change!", "The crisis begins with the head", "TV and OMON, be with the people!". In Tikhoretsk...

A residential building collapsed in an explosion in the southern Italian city of Bari, RIA Novosti reports citing the ANSA news agency. It has not yet been established what the causes of the explosion were and whether there were casualties. However, it is assumed that the explosion and...

According to the latest data, four people were found on board the Mi-8 helicopter, Irina Andrianova, head of the Russian Information Department, told ITAR TASS. Three survivors were previously reported. Andrianova clarified that three ...

Representatives of the Orthodox community called on the Synod to evaluate the actions of Archbishop Feofan of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz. In their opinion, he grossly violated the rules of the meeting of rectors of theological seminaries in order to strengthen his position...

According to Reuters, 18 people have been rescued so far. The fate of the rest is still unknown. According to the British satellite channel "Sky-News", the incident occurred during a severe storm. The circumstances of the incident and...

The night before, unidentified persons attacked a citizen of Cameroon in a park on Kibalchicha Street. He died in the hospital from the stab wounds he received. On Saturday night, a citizen of Uzbekistan was taken to the Pokrovskaya hospital - he received ...

In the Bolshoi Utrish nature reserve near the city of Anapa, builders are trying to resume illegal road construction. Civil activists report from the scene that at about 7:30 a.m. they got in the way of construction equipment. “The builders tried to run into...

The Mi-8 helicopter, which was missing in Altai, carrying high-ranking officials, was found in a ruined state near Mount Chernaya, a representative of Rosaeronavigatsia told RIA Novosti on Sunday. "As a result...

The thaw will come to the Old New Year in the Russian capital on January 14, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Meteonovosti website. “Preliminary calculations show that slight frosts are expected in Moscow on the night of the Old New Year, down to minus ...

This decision was caused by a drop in demand for the company's products against the backdrop of a weakening global economy, the International Herald Tribune reports. Aviation industry analysts believe the upcoming cuts are just the beginning...

Two young people suspected of the crime have already been detained and charged. According to Ekho Moskvy with reference to Interfax, the crime took place on January 3rd. Two young people knocked on the skete and demanded money or...

The fire in the building of the Tretyakov Gallery occurred as a result of smoking an electric equipment adjuster who fell asleep in the back room while intoxicated, a source in the police department for the Yakimanka district told RIA Novosti on Sunday, on ...

Due to the consequences of the global financial crisis, the Moscow authorities decided to suspend the program to reduce stalls and kiosks on the streets of the city for a year, a source in the city administration told RIA Novosti on Sunday. In 2009...

In the morning, its rate added one ruble and reached 30 rubles 53 kopecks. According to Interfax, the Central Bank allowed the dual-currency basket to strengthen by 50 kopecks - up to 35 rubles 35 kopecks. The stock market at the beginning of trading demonstrated...