Hand grenade thrown at Russian consulate...
ATHENS, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Russian consulate in Athens was attacked early Friday with a hand grenade, causing no injuries or serious damages, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. According
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Hand grenade thrown at Russian consulate...
ATHENS, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Russian consulate in Athens was attacked early Friday with a hand grenade, causing no injuries or serious damages, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. According
Russian FM says specialists in Venezuela...
The presence of Russian specialists in Venezuela is in line with a military-technical cooperation agreement between the two countries, which does not need the approval of the Venezuelan National Ass
U.S.-Russian concurrent visits reveal di...
The concurrent visits by a U.S. congress and Russian delegation to Sudan last week raised questions on whether there is a Russian-U.S. division on prospects of the African country. A U.S. Congress d
10 died in Kerch Strait ship fire
In this video footage released by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Russian Emergency Situations ship extinguishes a fire on two Tanzania-flagged vessels Kandy and Maestro in the Kerch Strait, on
Qatar, Russian FMs discuss Syria, Libya ...
DOHA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Monday discussed with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov the latest developments in Syria a
Russian heavy bomber crash-lands in Arct...
A Russian long-range bomber crash-landed in the Arctic Tuesday, leaving three of its crew of four dead, officials said.The Defense Ministry said that the Tu-22M3 bomber crashed Tuesday while landing i
Russian deputy FM on work visit in Cuba
HAVANA, Feb.25 (Xinhua) -- Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov is making a work visit to Cuba, said the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Monday. Titov is in the Ca
Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria sched...
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Russian, Turkish and Iranian presidents are scheduled to meet on Syria in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. "An agreement has been prelimin
Russian deputy FM says U.S. military int...
MOSCOW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sunday that he will oppose any military interference in Venezuela in a meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Ve
Falcons return to roof of Russian Foreig...
MOSCOW, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A family of peregrine falcons, which lived on the roof of the Russian Foreign Ministry building in downtown Moscow, has returned after repairs were completed on its spire,
Russian FM urges UN-led peaceful settlem...
CAIRO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged on Saturday a peaceful settlement in war-torn Libya and efforts of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to launch dialogues between L
Russian ministry prepares multi-billion ...
MOSCOW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Natural Resources Ministry said Wednesday it had compiled and sent to the government for consideration a comprehensive plan to develop the country's Arctic re
Russia to launch seven spacecraft to ISS...
MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia plans to launch seven spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said Tuesday. It said in a statem
Ukraine bans Russian observers from moni...
KIEV, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law that bans Russian observers from monitoring the country's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, according
Russian defense minister meets al-Assad ...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a working visit to Syria under instruction of President Vladimir Putin and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday. Shoigu delivered a
U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian bank ove...
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on a Russian bank which it claimed has business ties with a designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company, the latest move to drain off financial suppor
Russian envoy asks European, Gulf countr...
BEIRUT, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin called upon European and Gulf countries on Monday to help in facilitating the return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to th
Russia holds massive military drills in ...
MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Armed Forces began massive military exercises in Crimea on Monday in parallel with drills staged by Western countries near the Russian border. The Russian exe
Russia provides humanitarian aid to floo...
MOSCOW, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that it had worked with its Armenian counterpart to deliver humanitarian aid to flood-hit Iran. Russia pur
Boeing 737-800 makes emergency landing i...
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft made an emergency landing in the northwestern Russian city of Syktyvkar on Friday, causing no harm to its passengers, Russian news agencies reported. The accident may have r