VOLOGDA, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Venezuela may finalize within a month a deal for a large number of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, a senior executive at Russia's arms export monopoly said Wednesday. "In addition to the small

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia defeated Finland 3-0 in Moscow on Wednesday evening in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match, with two of the goals coming from the feet of Finnish defenders. The first goal came in the

Adds last para) MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - The prosecutor has asked a court to remand suspects in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in custody, a Politkovskaya family lawyer said Wednesday. Politkovskaya, who gained international recognition for

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the EU should cooperate to bring cyber offenders to justice, the Russian interior minister said on Wednesday. "It would also be useful for us to define the range of cybercrimes which should

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Iceland have concluded the first round of talks on a 4 billion euro ($5.4 billion) loan to help the Nordic country through its financial difficulties, the Russian Finance Ministry said Wednesday. "The

ST. PETERSBURG, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - All passengers on a plane that flew from Turkey to Russia on Wednesday were kept on board for over an hour for police questioning, after a drunken man claiming to have a bomb

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's industrial output grew at an annual rate of 6.3% in September and 5.4% in January-September, the country's top statistics body said on Wednesday. The figures suggest that industrial output growth has accelerated after

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia launched its first nationwide state-run lottery on Wednesday, with some of the expected 30 billion rubles ($1.1 billion) revenues over the next five years to go towards the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Revenues

HYDERABAD, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Aircraft holding and the Indian Hindavia company will soon set up a joint venture to market and sell Il-114-100 airliners in India, the head of the Russian company said on Wednesday. The

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's crude oil output declined 0.6% year-on-year in January-September to 365 million metric tons (2.7 billion barrels), the country's top statistics body said on Wednesday. Russia's State Statistics Service said natural gas output in

On October 10, Vladivostok sea trading port finished shipment of 3.500 tonnes of barley to holds of Rich Honor and the ship headed for Japan, according to the media-department of the port.

A missile frigate from Russia's Baltic Fleet is ready to fight piracy off the Somali coast together with warships from other countries.

Italian Admiral Andrea Toscano proposes that Italy's navy make more calls at Russian ports and practice tasks in the Black Sea together with Russian ships.