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The head of a state agency overseeing the...

The head of a state agency overseeing the reconstruction of Moscow"s famed Bolshoi Theater has been dismissed by the mayor over design disagreements, a source in the city administration said on Wednesday.


Russia regrets that Iran has been unwilling...

Russia regrets that Iran has been unwilling to compromise on its nuclear program and recognizes that sanctions are necessary in certain circumstances, a senior Foreign Ministry official said in an interview published on Wednesday.


The first meeting of Russia"s upper and...

The first meeting of Russia"s upper and lower houses began with a minute of silence on Wednesday in respect for those who died in late Polish President Lech Kaczynski"s plane that crashed in western Russia.

About 150,000 Muscovites and guests of the...

Police earlier said over 50 people on Moscow"s Red Square were detained on New Year"s Eve for an attempt to hold an unauthorized protest rally near the Kremlin. According to recent reports, all detainees have been released after receiving administrative warnings. Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his two-minute televised New Year"s address to the nation that 2009 "was not the easiest year in the life of the country," and thanked the Russian citizens for their ability to cope with difficulties. Inbox Repair Tool

A former Russian police officer who posted...

Alexei Dymovsky, a former police major from Russia"s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk became widely known after he posted two videos on YouTube last fall, in which he made allegations of corruption and illegal activities among his chiefs and fellow officers, saying ordinary staff were often treated "like cattle" and forced to "jail innocent people" to meet monthly targets. Dymovsky, who was fired shortly after posting his claims, has been charged with fraud and abuse of office, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison. He was under arrest since January 22 but was released on March 7 on his own recognizance. contactos

A microwave oven containing what police...

The microwave oven was spotted near a nearby bus station after the marathon"s front runners had crossed the finish line. "Based on...the preliminary findings of the bomb techs, we don"t believe there were any explosive materials," acting police Cmdr. Kevin Kraus said, as quoted by U.S. media.

Although Arctic issues and those of the...

On March 29, Chelsea, Canada hosted a meeting of Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers from Canada, the United States, Russia, Denmark and Norway that share the shores of the Arctic Ocean. One thing is clear from the meeting: many other countries want access to the region. Nobody would dare tell China, who is openly eyeing the resource-rich Arctic, to keep out. The eventual re-division of the area"s mineral resources seems inevitable. plumbing toronto