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MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) - An opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Saturday it would not adhere to the peace plan, brokered by the UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, unless... Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
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MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) - Two main engines of European Space Agency’s ATV-3 space freighter will be switched on early on Saturday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), Russian Mission Control said. The engines of the Edoard Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
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“We have already received an invitation [from Iran] and next year our mission will be in Bushehr,” Miroslav Lipar told a news conference on Friday, RIA Novosti reported. The initial construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant began in 1975 by German Full Article at Press TV
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Members of the ruling party overwhelmingly approved 46-year-old Medvedev as their leader in a congress held in the Russian capital. His election follows Putin's announcement that he was leaving the party post in favour of Medvedev, the latest in a string Full Article at DDI News
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MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) – Britain pushed Russia into second place in the men’s team all-around event at the European gymnastics championships to take gold in Montpellier, France, on Sunday. It was the first gold in the event for Britain, which won w Full Article at RIA Novosti
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The head of the Russian FA is setting the national team the goal of winning Euro 2012, he told RIA Novosti on Saturday. Most bookmakers rank Russia around eighth favorite to win the event, with Germany and reigning champions Spain topping the predictions Full Article at RIA Novosti
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MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) – Big-spending SKA St. Petersburg selected defenseman Denis Alexandrov as the No. 1 pick of the 2012 KHL entry draft Saturday. Forward Valery Nichushkin topped the draft ratings but was picked 11th by Dynamo Minsk, and draft- Full Article at RIA Novosti
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Police waded into the crowd with batons after a mass brawl erupted at the Russian Olympic wrestling trials, but made no arrests, a police spokesman has told RIA Novosti. The... Full Article at RIA Novosti
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Russian Consul General in Japan, Vladimir Pushkov, died on Saturday in the town of Agano in Niigata prefecture after falling down a cliff during the picnic, Russian embassy to Japan reported. Pushkov, 55, who went to the countryside with his colleagues a Full Article at RIA Novosti
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Tags: Saint Petersburg , Russia It takes one metric ton of water and ten liters of liquid detergent to wash the monument to Peter the Great, also known as the “Bronze Horseman,” in St. Petersburg. This RIA Novosti video shows restorers cleaning the monum Full Article at RIA Novosti
