MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - A chief inspector...

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - A chief inspector at Moscow"s financial watchdog has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Thursday.Sergei Smirnov, the chief inspector at the Federal Financial and Budget Monitoring Service (Rosfinnadzor), was detained on June 3. He is accused of extorting 500,000 rubles ($21,000) from a Moscow businessman after discovering a financial irregularity during an audit. The financial breach would normally result in a fine of up to 60 million rubles ($2.5 million) for the offending company.

Russian and Belarusian police have arrested...

Russian and Belarusian police have arrested all the members of the so-called "International" criminal group, a Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

The next test launch of Russia"s troubled...

The next test launch of Russia"s troubled Bulava intercontinental missile could take place in January, an unidentified Defense Ministry official said on Friday.