Detained on suspicion of organizing an assassination attempt on the rector of the State Polar Academy Kermen Basangova, her deputy Vladimir Lukin paid the killer, who was a previously convicted man cooperating with the investigation, 400...

Georgian businessman Mamuka Maisuradze, who was accused by Russian special services of spying for Georgia, intends to file a lawsuit with the Strasbourg court. This was reported by Trend News agency. According to Maisuradze, he has not yet decided whether he will file ... Georgian businessman Mamuka Maisuradze, who was accused by Russian special services of spying for Georgia, intends to file a lawsuit with the Strasbourg court. This was reported by Trend News agency .

Inflation in Russia for the week from April 14 to April 20, 2009 amounted to 0.2%, since the beginning of the month - 0.6%, since the beginning of the year - 6%. This, according to Prime-TASS, is reported in the summary of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Pace... Inflation in Russia for the week from April 14 to April 20, 2009 amounted to 0.2%, since the beginning of the month - 0.6%, since the beginning of the year - 6%.

The Russian national ice hockey team came out on top in the ranking of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was published before the start of the 2009 World Championship. The Russians caught up with the Canadian team on points and outstripped this team in... The Russian ice hockey team came out on top in the ranking of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was published before the 2009 World Championship . IIHF official website.

At a meeting on April 22, the Federation Council approved a bill on a phased reduction in the threshold for the minimum number of political parties, Interfax reports. From January 1, 2010, the minimum threshold for the size of a party required for its...

The Moscow government banned nationalist organizations from holding marches on May 1, but allowed a rally near the All-Russian Exhibition Center. "The Moscow Mayor's Office refused to allow us to hold a procession and only authorized a rally at the main entrance to the All-Russian Exhibition Center," he said.

A trial has begun in New York against a Somali who was captured during an operation to free the captain of the container ship "Marsk Alabama". The Somali man has been charged with piracy, conspiracy to seize a ship and hostages, and... A trial has begun in New York against a Somali who was captured during an operation to free the captain of the container ship "Marsk Alabama". The Somali is charged with piracy, conspiracy to seize a ship and hostages, and use of firearms.

The Federation Council rejected amendments to the Air Code aimed at changing the appearance of nationality marks applied to military, border and mobilization-defense aircraft. According to RIA...

Lawyer Aleksey Krainyuk was attacked in the center of Moscow this afternoon, a law enforcement source told Interfax. “At 13:30 in Maly Kazenny Lane in the courtyard of house N2, three unknown men stopped a lawyer who...

The Federation Council at today's meeting approved the updated federal budget of Russia for 2009. Only one senator voted against the bill, and one abstained, ITAR-TASS reports. Who exactly voted against the budget, yet...

In one of the dormitories of Moscow State University. Lomonosov, law enforcement officers on Wednesday checked the Internet lines, an eyewitness to the events told the Interfax news agency. According to him, the check was carried out in a hostel at the address: square ...

The former head of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office (GSU SKP) of the Russian Federation Dmitry Dovgy, accused of taking a bribe of 750 thousand euros, pleaded not guilty in court. According to Interfax, on Wednesday at...

The rector of the Polar Academy of St. Petersburg Kermen Basangova, whose death as a result of the assassination was reported the day before, is alive and unharmed. She is currently at her workplace. The "assassination attempt" on the head of the university took place ...

The Mi-2 helicopter that went missing on Wednesday morning in the Tomsk region was found on April 22 by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Interfax reports. None of the passengers and crew members were injured, the helicopter also received no visible damage. As RIA Novosti clarifies, ... The Mi-2 helicopter that went missing on Wednesday morning in the Tomsk region was found on April 22 by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Interfax reports .

The body of tourist Boris Maksimov, who died in Egypt, was discovered by Russian climbers, and not by Egyptian rescuers, as previously reported. IA Rosbalt writes about this. As the agency notes, the body of Boris Maksimov, who disappeared on the night of April 15, 2009... The body of tourist Boris Maksimov, who died in Egypt, was discovered by Russian climbers, and not by Egyptian rescuers, as previously reported. IA Rosbalt writes about this.