More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday.
Russia's Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with (...)
A Russian oil rig capsized during a storm in the Pacific early Sunday, killing at least four, while dozens remained missing, according to dpa.
Fourteen of the 67 workers on board the oil rig were quickly
rescued from the water, which had a (...)
Russia's top general on Saturday called air strikes in Libya unsuccessful and gave his opinion that a ground operation would likely be needed to topple the Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. "Air (strikes) as I see it have not given them results," the (...)
President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation received at the Kremlin here today Prince Saud al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs who is currently on a visit to Russia.
During the audience, Minister of Foreign Affairs handed over to the (...)
Russian news reports say an Antonov-148 airliner has crashed during a test flight, killing six people including two pilots from Myanmar.The reports citing officials in the Emergencies Ministry and the Investigative Committee say the crash took place (...)