MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Real Madrid have set their sights on Zenit St. Petersburg's Andrei Arshavin, according to Spain's Marca and AS sports newspapers. AS said that Real would initially seek to bring Arshavin to Madrid on loan

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) -- The Neustrashimy (Fearless) frigate is providing protection for a Danish vessel carrying Russian crew members off the Somali coast, a Russian navy spokesman said on Tuesday. "The Danish side has asked through diplomatic channels

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Up to 400,000 people receive Russian citizenship a year, a spokesman for the Federal Migration Service said on Tuesday. "From 2005, Russian citizenship has been granted to some 400,000 people a year, and over

NOVOSIBIRSK, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - The hungry bears that have terrorized a village in Siberia's Altai Territory for several months have left the area due to a drop in the temperature, a spokesperson for a local nature reserve said

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - A top Zenit St. Petersburg official has told RIA Novosti that Andrei Arshavin deserves the opportunity to play for a "top Western side." Earlier in the day, Spanish media reported that Real Madrid had

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Cuban foreign minister met with Russia's president in Moscow on Tuesday, and said the countries must seek to build stronger economic ties. "Political relations are at an excellent level, and coordination between our

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - The fire safety system that was thought to have malfunctioned and caused the deaths of 20 people on board a Russian nuclear submarine was in order, a source in the investigation commission said on

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's broad monetary base declined 0.7% in October to 5,282 billion rubles ($195 billion), the Central Bank of Russia said on Tuesday. Russia's broad monetary base decreased 4.2% in January-October 2008, the Central Bank

Recasts, adds Navy statement in paras. 6-7) MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - The fire safety system that was thought to have malfunctioned and caused the deaths of 20 people on board a Russian nuclear submarine was in order, a

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Fears by Western consumers that a group of natural gas producing countries that includes Russia will lead to price manipulation are ungrounded, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "We are aware of

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - An outspoken Russian environmental official was dismissed to clear the way for Moscow authorities to sell lucrative land plots near the capital, a popular daily reported on Tuesday. A source in the Natural Resources

MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted bills to the State Duma on amendments to the Constitution aimed at changing the presidential and parliamentary terms, the Kremlin said Tuesday. In his November 5 state of

The cycle race will take place on the route Vladivostok-Khabarovsk.

Russian weekly magazine Vlast writes about leaders of Russia's 13 regions since 1991. In this time regions were headed by 15 people who were professional militaries or members of special services. No other 'power department', except for the Army and

Problems of the main airline transfer to Sakhalin Area were discussed.VLADIVOSTOK, November 11, vladivostoktimes.com the Sakhalin Area Governor Aleksandr KHOROSHAVIN and the Minister of Transport Igor LEVITIN discussed major problems of the island region transport infrastructure development at the meeting,