Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said late Sunday, despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered by days of intense fighting.Russia claimed to have sunk a Georgian boat that was trying to attack Russian vessels in the Black Sea, and Georgian officials said Russia sent tanks from South Osseti... read full post picked by bingo 3 weeks ago

OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. picked by shep182 1 week ago

Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 3 months ago

Russia were the better side throughout a match that was ordinary for the most part, with the usual Euro 2008 late drama sealed by a virtuoso performance from little Andrei Arshavin, who must now be the main candidate for player of the tournament.

It was the great game :) picked by deepdiver 2 months ago

DEVELOPING STORY: Russian news agencies cite the Kremlin as saying that President Vladimir Putin dissolved the government Wednesday
In a second story from Russia, Russia said to have created the "Father of all bombs" picked by Hoosker 12 months ago

The virtual violence of an online video game turned all too real in Russia when a 22-year-old university student allegedly beat to death his Internet rival, Russia Today reported.

be careful next time you "fatality" someone. picked by craziesean 7 months ago

The United States want to forget about its discrepancies with Russia and start a cooperation on Iraq nuclear issue. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

Have you seen pictures of China? Here are pictures of Russia from 1941 to 1945. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Varvara Semennikova, who lived in a small village in northwest Yakutia, Russia, was the oldest woman in Russia and claimed to be the oldest person in the world since August 2007. All her children died, that's why she adopted three more children from whom she was having dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren. picked by maxriter 6 months ago

If the battle against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a chess match, then new research gives new insight into one of the virus' most important moves. picked by lsojunkie 5 months ago

Russia is working on a space transport system that could eventually lead to the industrialisation of the moon. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Russia plans to build the world's longest tunnel under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia. The planned undersea tunnel would contain a high-speed railway, highway and pipelines, as well as power and fiber-optic cables. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

A newly-opened bar in India is so set on promoting HIV-AIDS awareness that instead of small change for bills, patrons are given packs of condoms. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The search is on in Russia for the sexiest nuclear power plant worker. I hope they look better than their female wieghtlifters. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

The United States and Russia appear to be in a new race to the moon, and an isotope under the lunar surface may be the prize. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Russia began construction of its first floating nuclear power plant Sunday, and plans to build at least six more despite long-standing environmental concerns that they are vulnerable to accidents at sea. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Dubai's artificial islands are about to get a little competition: a miniature "Russia" in the Black Sea off Sochi, Russia, that will house athletes for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 25,000 residents afterwards. picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago

A priest in Russia was tricked into blessing a strip bar after being told it was a school for ballet dancers. picked by davethefish 4 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about a plot to assassinate him during a visit to Iran this week, a Kremlin spokeswoman said Sunday. picked by wags273 11 months ago