John Guilsher, US legendary Cold War spy, passed away after illness. Poisoned ex-KGB officer's widow Marina Litvinenko to talk of state-sponsored terrorism. Moscow-Tbilisi spy wars continue in the sky, as a Russian fighter jet shoots down a Gergian spy plane.
Russian Athletics News. Alevtina Bektimirova finished second at the Boston Marathon clocking 2:25:27. Alevtina leaded the race and lost just 2 second at the finish line allowing Ephiopia's Dire Tune to win. Last year's champion Lidiya Grigoriyeva was 9th clocking
GROZNY, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Monday he has no conflict with the Defense Ministry's special Vostok battalion, but is still concerned about some of its military leaders. "I only have questions for certain 'criminals,'
MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian environmental organization has drawn up a list of the most polluted regions in the country, which will be updated every day, the group's chief designer said on Monday. Vyacheslav Fyodorov said the
Russian Athletics News. Oleg Kulkov won Sunday's Zurich marathon setting a personal best and Russia's season second of 2:11:15. Kulkov placed third at the European 10000m Cup one week ago
Russian Athletics News. Alevtina Ivanova defended her Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon titles Sunday. Ivanova, 32, improved her personal best by clocking two hours 26 minutes 39 seconds to beat Kate Smyth of Australia with 2:28:52 and Dorota Gruca of Poland
CHITA, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - A court in East Siberia has extended the custody of Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky at the Chita detention center until August 2, a lawyer for the former oligarch said on Monday. Boris Gruzd said
YAKUTSK, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - A sable died from food poisoning in a zoo in East Siberia, after visitors overfed the animal, a zoo spokesman said on Monday. Despite a sign saying "Do not feed the animals," visitors threw
MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Maria Sharapova has moved up a place to third in the Women Tennis Association rating published on Monday. The former World No. 1 improved her ranking by reaching last week's quarterfinals in the
MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - More than 110 military aircraft from eight CIS states will take part in a large-scale command-and-staff exercise on April 22 led by the Joint Air Defense Force, a senior Russian military official said Monday.
GROZNY, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - The Council of Europe's human rights chief arrived in Chechnya on a three-day working visit on Monday to assess the situation in the southern Russian republic. "I visited your republic over a year ago,
MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will launch the second phase of humanitarian assistance to Kosovo Serbs in a week, the emergency situations minister said on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Serb areas
