There is no economic crisis in Russia, and it is also true about the mortgage market, believes Yevgeny Chepenko, the deputy chair of the mortgage committee of the Russian Banks' Association. He made the statement while speaking at a round

20,000 kilometers of the Russian border are passing along the Arctic, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, said to reporters on September 17 after a meeting of the council.Patrushev underlined that Russia would protect its own interests in

Adds quotes, background info in paras 4-5, 8-16) MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian president said Wednesday that the use of Arctic resources was central to the country's energy security. "According to estimates by experts, the Arctic shelf

NAZRAN, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Four servicemen have been reported dead following an attack by militants on an army off-road vehicle in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia, a local law enforcement source said on Wednesday. The incident occurred

Adds background, Bagapsh statement in last 3 paras) MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia signed friendship and cooperation treaties with South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Wednesday, promising them military and economic support. Russia recognized the breakaway Georgian regions as

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - The closing ceremony for the 2008 Paralympics Summer Games took place at the National Stadium in Beijing on Wednesday. The Games, held between September 6 and 17, were broadcast in 75 countries. The 13th

CAPE TOWN, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has successfully reestablished military-technical cooperation with African countries, which saw a decline after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the head of Russia's state arms exporter said on Wednesday. "We have recently

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Zenit St. Petersburg began their debut Champions League campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Juventus in Turin on Wednesday evening. Zenit's Dutch manager, Dick Advocaat, had spoken before the game of respecting Juventus but

As foreign investors continue pulling money out of the Russian economy, and despite the government's intervention, the local stock market is on a downward spiral, not in the least due to falling oil prices. Given these dire circumstances, the state's

Relations between Russia and Ukraine have reached the boiling point. Under the pretense that Russia could act with regard to Crimea the same way it did in South Ossetia, the Ukrainian leadership is pushing the country into NATO with double

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally criticized one of the country's only independent radio stations over its reporting of the war in Georgia. At a meeting with journalists, he told the editor-in-chief "You have to answer for this, Aleksei Alekseevich!"

creation of an anti-terrorist unit after weekend clashes in the capital. The timing of the Turkmen president's announcement on the creation of an anti-terrorist force was out of tune with official reports that the weekend fighting was an operation against

The work of the governor of the Gangwon province Kim Jin Soon will be presented at the art exhibition of the countries of Northwest Asia that will be opened on Wednesday in Vladivostok. Kim Jin Sonn is not only a

On Monday the Duma accepted the General plan of Vladivostok for the APEC Summit.VLADIVOSTOK, September 16, vladivostoktimes.com On Monday the Vladivostok Duma confirmed the General plan of city development, worked up taking into account construction of objects to the APEC