MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a directive on Friday on allocating an additional $2.6 billion to develop the country's Glonass satellite system. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States were comparable to Georgia's military action in its breakaway region of South Ossetia early last month. "For Russia August

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed speculation on Friday that his country would not have enough natural gas for European consumers and pledged to launch new fields if the market grows. "It is amusing to

PETROPAVLOVSK KAMCHATSKY, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Strategic submarines from the Russian Pacific Fleet will conduct test launches of ballistic missiles at the Kura test site in Kamchatka on September 15-20, a fleet source said on Friday. "The launches will

NEW DELHI, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - India is preparing for an official visit by the Russian defense minister to New Delhi on September 28-30, an Indian defense official told RIA Novosti on Friday. Anatoly Serdyukov is scheduled to preside

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - A BMW X5 off-road vehicle was stolen from a woman, allegedly working as a cleaner at a Moscow company, Russian media reported on Friday. The 47-year-old woman, who lives in Moscow's most expensive and

NOVOSIBIRSK, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Federal Security Service officers seized over 80 kg of heroin and 27 kg of hashish in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, with a total street value of over $3.5 million, an FSB official

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russian transport authorities have found that embattled alliance AiRUnion owes millions of rubles in unpaid wages to employees, the General Prosecutor's Office said on Friday. Under Russian law, a probe can be launched against

TOKYO, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian sumo wrestler who became the first ever athlete to be expelled from the 2000-year-old sport for possession of marijuana has filed an appeal with a Japanese court, his lawyer said on Friday.

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Public Investigation Commission in South Ossetia has launched an English-language version, the head of the committee said Friday. The new site, at www.osetia-war.com, is supported by the Russia Today international news channel and

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - The organizers of a military music festival in Moscow sent an open letter Friday to the British prime minister expressing disappointment over the withdrawal of British bagpipers, which forced the cancellation of the event.

MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's budget spending on state defense orders will amount to 1.2 trillion rubles ($46.8 billion) in 2009, a first deputy prime minister said on Friday. The spending figure is outlined in the Russian budget

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