LIMA, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president told his Peruvian counterpart on Monday that Russia wants to develop joint bilateral energy and military cooperation. "We are interested in developing cooperation in energy, the mining industry, nuclear power, space, and

MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency received 200 billion rubles ($7.2 billion) from the federal budget on Monday to rescue troubled banks amid the financial crisis, the head of the agency said. "The funds were transferred

MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - The trial of suspects accused of involvement in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will continue on Tuesday, a week earlier than previously announced, a court spokesman said on Monday. "Parties to

MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Gazprom Neft and TNK-BP tens of millions of dollars each for abusing their dominant market positions, the service said on Monday. "The fines have been set at

LIMA, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Shots fired close to the Georgian and Polish presidents' motorcade on South Ossetia's de facto border with Georgia on Sunday were a "provocation", Russia's foreign minister said. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was reported as

MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko scored the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Sunday to gain "three important points" and move out of the bottom three of the English Premier League.

CHELYABINSK, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Three people, including two children, have been killed and another injured in a household gas blast at a private house in Russia's southeast Urals town of Kyshtym, a local emergencies spokesman said on Monday.

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Warships from all of the Russian Navy fleets will be involved in measures to fight piracy in the Horn of Africa region, Russia's Navy commander said on Sunday. Pirates are increasingly active in the

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Soccer Union rejected on Sunday media reports that Guus Hiddink, the national side's Dutch trainer, had problems with salary payment. Some Russian media reported earlier this week that delays in the payment of

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Four policemen and one civilian were killed and another five policemen and two civilians were injured in militant attacks in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, a local police source said Sunday. The first

LIMA, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will make all efforts to settle unresolved problems with Japan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Medvedev met with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso in the Peruvian capital as part of a

LIMA, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian and U.S. leaders have agreed to continue cooperation despite existing disagreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush met in

Adds new information in paras 9-13) MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Warships from all of the Russian Navy fleets will be involved in measures to fight piracy in the Horn of Africa region, Russia's Navy commander said on Sunday.

RUSSIA * The Russian and U.S. leaders agreed to continue cooperation in solving practical issues despite existing disagreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said * Russia will make all efforts to settle unresolved problems with Japan, including the long-standing dispute