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Moratorium on US adoption of Russian children

11 Feb 2012 19:08 - Staff Reporter
Russia has signalled that it could soon slap a moratorium on US adoptions of local children despite the signing of an agreement on the issue in 2011.
Pro-Putin group 'plays dirty'

Pro-Putin group 'plays dirty'

10 Feb 2012 14:31 - Miriam Elder
Hacked emails suggest a youth group pays people to sing the prime minister's praises
Russia: text on Syrian violence not suitable

Russia: text on Syrian violence not suitable

04 Feb 2012 12:38 - Staff Reporter
Russia has said that the UN Security Council resolution on Syrian violence did not suit Moscow and warned of a 'scandal' if it is brought to a vote.

'White ring' anti-Putin protesters cause chaos

29 Jan 2012 20:28 - Staff Reporter
Thousands of cars filled Moscow's ring road in a protest demanding free elections and slamming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to regain power.
Drowning in a sea of waste

Drowning in a sea of waste

06 Jan 2012 00:00 - Juliette Jowit
The convenience of using plastic leaves our world smothered in rubbish.
Lenin and Soviet past not yet history in Russia

Lenin and Soviet past not yet history in Russia

24 Dec 2011 11:19 - Nicolas Miletitch
Twenty years after the collapse of the USSR, the Soviet past is still very present in Russia.
The earthquake still shaking the world

The earthquake still shaking the world

24 Dec 2011 11:13 - Stuart Williams
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
Soviet economy legacy haunts Russia

Soviet economy legacy haunts Russia

24 Dec 2011 11:02 - Dmitry Zaks
Russia has broken the shackles of state-planned economics but remains tied to oil prices and the whims of a bloated bureaucracy.

Russia test-fires two new nuclear missiles

24 Dec 2011 08:07 - Staff Reporter
Russia successfully tested on Friday its two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which experienced several failures in the past.
Czech politician and playwright Havel passes on

Czech politician and playwright Havel passes on

18 Dec 2011 14:52 - Karel Janicek
Vaclav Havel, the playwright who wove theatre into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia, has died.

'I am not tough,' Putin tells supermodel

01 Feb 2011 13:53 - Staff Reporter
Strongman leader Vladimir Putin has sat down for an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, telling her Russia had tougher guys than him.

Russia 'seeks Slavic militant' over Moscow bombing

27 Jan 2011 14:20 - Stuart Williams
An ethnic Russian member of a North Caucasus militant group on Thursday emerged as the first suspect in the suicide strike on Russia's main airport.
Condemnation follows Russian airport blast

Condemnation follows Russian airport blast

24 Jan 2011 19:50 - Staff Reporter
Swift condemnation followed a suicide blast at Moscow's main airport that killed 35 people on Monday.
Suicide bomber targets Russia's biggest airport

Suicide bomber targets Russia's biggest airport

24 Jan 2011 17:36 - Amie Ferris-Rotman
At least 31 people were killed and more than 130 injured on Monday in a suicide bombing at Russia's biggest airport, state-run TV reported.

Russian plane makes emergency landing, some dead

04 Dec 2010 15:16 - Staff Reporter

Sunbeds coming to notorious Moscow prison

10 Nov 2010 14:07 - Dmitry Zaks
Inmates at an infamous Moscow prison are to receive comforts including sunbeds to improve conditions, officials said Wednesday.

BHP-Potash bid decision looms, report of Russian rival

03 Nov 2010 12:29 - Staff Reporter
Russian fertiliser company Phosagro is reportedly planning to bid for Potash Corp, rivaling BHP Billiton's $39-billion offer.
Massacre in woods that brought war to Moscow's metro

Massacre in woods that brought war to Moscow's metro

04 Apr 2010 07:13 - Luke Harding
The plan had been straightforward: stuff their sacks, enjoy the countryside, and then head back home to the Chechen town of Achkoi-Martan.
Russia says bomber was teenage 'Black Widow'

Russia says bomber was teenage 'Black Widow'

02 Apr 2010 17:45 - Guy Faulconbridge
The 17-year-old widow of an Islamist militant from the North Caucasus is suspected of blowing herself up in suicide attacks that killed 40 in Moscow.

New York activates security plan after Moscow bombings

30 Mar 2010 08:13 - Daniel Trotta
New York police doubled patrols of the subway system and sent police cars to transit hubs as a precaution following the Moscow subway bombings.

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