On Thursday, February 19, a meeting of the Expert Council on State Regulation of Production and Turnover of Tobacco Products was held in the building of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Public activists, officials from... On Thursday, February 19, a meeting of the Expert Council on State Regulation of Production and Turnover of Tobacco Products was held in the building of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sentenced to two years of imprisonment an activist of the National Bolsheviks Daria Isaeva, who participated in a rally against rising food prices, during which the "Limonovites" paid off in one of the capital's restaurants...

Two people died when a roof collapsed in a hosiery factory under construction in the Noginsk district of the Moscow region. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of the Moscow Region Department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office... Two people died when a roof collapsed in a hosiery factory under construction in the Noginsk district of the Moscow region.

Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis on the afternoon of February 20, during a meeting with the President of the country Valdis Zatlers, wrote a letter of resignation from this post. According to http://lenta.ru/ with reference to the Mixnews portal, the head of state has already... Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis on the afternoon of February 20, during a meeting with the President of the country Valdis Zatlers, wrote a letter of resignation from this post.

Anastasia Rakova, a member of the presidential "hundred personnel reserve", has been appointed director of the Legal Department of the Russian government. The appointment order was signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Prior to this, 33-year-old Rakova was...

During the auction held today at the Department of Forestry of the Krasnodar Territory, environmentalists protested against the sale of specially protected natural areas. Representative of the public organization "Environmental Watch for... During the auction held today at the Department of Forestry of the Krasnodar Territory, environmentalists protested against the sale of specially protected natural areas.

The introduction of jury trials in Chechnya from January 2010 "theoretically" will make the death penalty a subject of discussion in the Constitutional Court, said the chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin. According to him, when the courts appear... The introduction of jury trials in Chechnya from January 2010 "theoretically" will make the death penalty a subject of discussion in the Constitutional Court, said the chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin.

The Russian Embassy in Egypt is verifying the information that a Russian citizen died as a result of the An-12 plane crash in the Egyptian city of Luxor. “We don’t have any confirmation yet. Consular officers understand this...

A fight broke out between Saratov Mayor Vyacheslav Somov and City Duma deputy Vladimir Malkov on February 19, according to local media. As SaratovBusinessConsulting writes with reference to the Our Version newspaper, the incident happened in the office ... A fight broke out between Saratov Mayor Vyacheslav Somov and City Duma deputy Vladimir Malkov on February 19, according to local media.

On board the An-12 that crashed in Egyptian Luxor were two citizens of Ukraine, two citizens of Belarus and one Russian, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine reports, citing updated information from the Ukrainian embassy in... On board the An-12 that crashed in Egyptian Luxor were two citizens of Ukraine, two citizens of Belarus and one Russian, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine reports, citing updated information from the Ukrainian embassy in Egypt.

The leader of Israel's right-wing Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, intends to form a broad coalition government with the center party Kadima if he is given the mission. He said this on Friday to the president ... The leader of Israel's right-wing Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, intends to form a broad coalition government with the center party Kadima if he is given the mission. He said this on Friday to President Shimon Peres.

The causes of the fire in the Estyuninskaya mine in the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region, on January 22, were careless handling of fire and poor-quality insulation of an inactive working, where the emergency occurred, RIA Novosti reports citing...

The Moscow District Military Court today acquitted the defendants in the case of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya. However, today's meeting was of a formal nature - the verdict of Judge Zubov was ... The Moscow District Military Court today acquitted the defendants in the case of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya.

Viktor Sershun, director of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station, does not rule out that the hydroelectric power station built on the Ob in the middle of the last century, and which is an architectural monument of Novosibirsk, can become a specialized tourist attraction...

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the former hostages are at the location of one of the units of the Nigerian armed forces, Ekho Moskvy reports. The condition of the former prisoners is satisfactory. Their lives are out of danger. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the former hostages are at the location of one of the units of the armed forces of Nigeria, Ekho Moskvy reports . The condition of the former prisoners is satisfactory. Their lives are out of danger.