A criminal investigation has been opened...

The blast occurred on a line in the vicinity of an urban beach in Makhachkala. There were no other causalities.

The rail track was not damaged during the blast.

The incident comes two months after the luxury high-speed Nevsky Express between Moscow and St. Petersburg was derailed by an explosion, killing 27 passengers and injuring more than 90.

MAKHACHKALA, FEBRUARY 11 (RIA Novosti)

Russia wants to increase its share in the...

Russia wants to increase its share in the global space market by building a new space center, the head of Russia"s Energia space corporation said on Friday.

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - An expedition...

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - An expedition of Far Eastern oceanologists making a voyage in the East Siberian Sea aboard the Ivan Kireyev discovered extremely high concentration of carbon dioxide in seawater and the atmosphere which, probably, had been caused by forest fires in Siberia this year. They also found places with high methane emission rates, and methane is a gas which may cause great changes in global climate. This information is presented by the "Novosti Prirody" site. According to Igor Semiletov, a researcher at the Pacific Institute of Oceanology and the expedition"s leader, participants in the second Russian-American expedition intend to conduct researches along the route from Tiksi to Wrangel Island. The ice situation is difficult there this year which may lead to changes in the programme of the expedition and its timeframe. The oceanologists hope to obtain data which must shed fresh light on the processes changing the global climate. Fifteen Russian scientists take part in the expedition. The American side, which provided it with the necessary equipment, will take part in processing the data obtained. It is worth noting that this expedition was funded mostly by Russians. The first Russian-American expedition to the Arctic took place in August-September 2003.

MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti) - Anatoly...

MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti) - Anatoly Byshovets was appointed Tuesday head coach of Russia's soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow, one of Russia's oldest and most famous clubs, a club official said.

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