BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, December 21 (RIA Novosti) - The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft which is to carry three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched in the early hours of Monday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Russia"s Vitaly Petrov signed on Sunday a year-long contract with an option for an extra two years with Renault. The deal has made him the first Russian F1 racer.
A top traffic police official was killed on Wednesday in Russia"s volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan when unknown gunmen opened fire on his car, a local police official said.