It has now happened, there is terror in Mumbai. The event broaches a number of urgent questions: who's hiding behind the terrorists; is it true that Al Qaeda is involved in this; will the Pakistani-Indian conflict detonate... But we're going

The meeting of the foreign ministers of 27 NATO countries in Brussels is set to become a significant event, as the United States is poised to being denied its way for the first time in the alliance's nearly 60-year-long history.

Chief Kremlin ideologist and First Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov made a rare foray into the limelight on Friday to call for decisive moves to defend the middle class from the on-coming economic crisis. This suggests that the government

If you've already booked your tickets to Moscow, researching your destination online and reading the latest newspaper reports from Russia would be a bad idea—they might make you want to reconsider. Russia's capital city has been drawing a lot of

The Russian stock index continued its freefall this week. The hastily deteriorating conditions evoked a strong reaction from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who called the situation in the stock market ugly. Overdependence on foreign stock markets, the lack of strong

Around 150 foreigners were deported from Belarus during the operation Illegal Migrant, news agency BelTA reports, referring to the information and public relations department of the Belarusian Interior Ministry. "Results of the special action 'Illegal Migrant', which was carried out

referred to a published secret-service file. The NBU chief also denies providing any information on his friends, and claims that he wasn't interested in co-operating with the secret services, TASR notes.

Russian Athletics News. The organizers of the Russian Winter meeting, that takes place on 1 February in Moscow, have planned a 1000m race in the men's division and the women's one. The meeting director Mikhail Butov told to All Sports

Charitable action of social support of HIV-infected children organized by Red Cross of Russia will be held in December.VLADIVOSTOK, December 1, vladivostoktimes.com "Stop AIDS! Stand to promise" - it's a motto of the World AIDS Day this year. On the

For the first time TV studios competed with newspapers.VLADIVOSTOK, December 3, vladivostoktimes.com The winners of the contest, announced by the Primorye Parliament among district and city mass-media for the best informing of law-making subject, will be awarded with merited prizes

South Korean companies can take part in construction of APEC 2012 Summit objects.VLADIVOSTOK, December 3, vladivostoktimes.com South Korean companies can take part in construction of APEC-2012 Summit objects. This fact was spoken about during the official visit of Rosstroy Far

About 30 residents of the Japanese prefecture contended the first prize - tour of Sakhalin.VLADIVOSTOK, December 2, vladivostoktimes.com The 40th anniversary Russian Language Contest was held on the Hokkaido Island. About 30 residents of the Japanese prefecture contended the first

16 companies reached the final.VLADIVOSTOK, December 2, vladivostoktimes.com The results of the first round of the annual prize "The Partner of Vladivostok Commercial Seaport 2008" were summed up. The selection criteria were amount of cargo transportations through the port of

MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed on Tuesday drafting a law to ensure that Russian courts become more transparent. Medvedev, a former lawyer, made the comments at the seventh All-Russian Congress of Judges, which last

MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the king of Bahrain on Tuesday that the countries should develop peaceful nuclear cooperation and boost economic contacts. Medvedev and King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa met in the Kremlin,

BRUSSELS, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - Talks on a new comprehensive cooperation treaty between Russia and the European Union, which resumed on Tuesday after a five-month hiatus, have begun constructively, Russia's EU envoy said. "We have discussed the structure of

NEW YORK, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's envoy to the UN said on Tuesday that Russia is considering sending additional forces to fight pirates off Somali coast. "The possibility of sending additional Russian Navy forces to the region is

NOVOSIBIRSK, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - The majority of Siberian tourists due to fly to protest-hit Thailand are refusing to change their holiday plans despite a warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry, a spokesman for S7 Airlines said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - The death of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 may be the result of his carelessly handling polonium, a chief suspect in the murder case said Tuesday. "One of the