Russia announced that the seven-billionth person was born in the country's westernmost city, Kaliningrad. The boy was named Pyotr.

A husband and wife duo has been given the case over illegal video distribution, becoming another target in Russia's anti-piracy clamp down for sharing films on the Internet.

A boy from Zlatoust town, Chelyabinsk region, stole a tram and drove it along its regularly scheduled route for 40 minutes.

All foreigners employed in Moscow will have their fingerprints taken if a joint proposal by the capital’s migration body and the Interior Ministry is adopted, according to a City Hall officials.

On Tuesday, Russia's State Duma accepted in the first reading the bill that would require prospective adoptive and foster parents to undergo special psychological training.

From October 17 to 22 the Central House of Journalists in Nikitsky Boulevard will greet 45 documentary films included in the screening program of the 3rd all-Russia docufest. This year's festival explores the work and lives of Russian journalists.

On the 16th of October, in St. Petersburg, three young people climbed he mast of the famous cruiser “Aurora” and ran up a Jolly Roger flag where the revolutionary red Bolsheviks' banner once fluttered.

Today the Russian President, many Russian officials and famous bloggers, as well as thousands of Russian people, offer their condolence over the death of Steve Jobs, the founder and ex-CEO of the Apple company.

On the 4th of October, deputies of the Russia's State Duma approved a bill assuming chemical castration for pedophiles, with intent to crack down on sex crime against minors.