A locum tenens to act as the Russian Patriarch will be elected on December 6, the head of the Orenburg Eparchy press office Alexander Azarenkov told a REGNUM correspondent.In accordance with the Charter, after death of the Patriarch, Mitropolit Krutitsky

On Friday, December 5, Mosocw and Russian Patriarch Alexy II died in his Peredelkino residence outside Moscow. The information is released by the press office of the Moscow Patriarchy.As a REGNUM correspondent is told at the press office, an official

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - $2 million was paid out for the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a source close to the Moscow trial of three men suspected of involvement in her shooting said on Friday, citing

Recasts throughout, adds background, response) MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Patriarch Alexy II, who led the Russian Orthodox Church for 18 years, died at the age of 79 in his residency near the Russian capital on Friday morning, the

HELSINKI, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is ready to resume dialogue with NATO, but only if mutual interests are taken into account, the foreign minister said Friday. "We are ready to resume relations," Sergei Lavrov told reporters after a

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and the Indonesian regional air carrier Kartika have signed an agreement on the delivery of up to 30 Superjet 100 passenger aircraft worth $448 mln, the company said on Friday.

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian frigate currently protecting civilian ships from Somali pirate attacks near the Horn of Africa is escorting a convoy of four vessels in the area, a Navy spokesman said on Friday. Capt. 1st

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's international reserves stood at $455.73 billion as of December 1, down $28.86 billion against $484.59 billion on November 1, the Central Bank said on Friday. International reserves declined $71.5 billion in October.

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - The lying-in-state ceremony for the late Russian Orthodox Church leader Alexy II will begin on Saturday evening at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and continue through the night, the Moscow Patriarchy

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MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian military pilot died early on Friday when his MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter crashed in East Siberia, an Air Force spokesman said. The plane crashed at 05:12 Moscow time (02:12 GMT) about 5 kilometers

MOSCOW, December 5 (RIA Novosti) - CSKA Moscow trainer Valery Gazzayev confirmed on Thursday evening he would quit the club after watching his side beat France's Nancy 4-3 away from home in a blistering UEFA Cup tie. Speaking at a

MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was committed to cooperation with the European Union, which has strengthened economic stability for both sides. "Our joint work will improve the transparency, enhance the reliability

Adds quotes, background throughout) MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's prime minister said on Thursday he expected relations with the United States to improve after Barack Obama takes office in January. "As a rule, certain changes take place when