Head of al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate calls on jihadists to attack Russian civilians and soldiers in retaliation for Moscow’s air strikes in Syria.
US Senator John McCain said Moscow’s real priority was to "prop up" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Reports from the scenes of Russia’s air strikes suggest that the targeting of groups other than Isis was deliberate. Yet the detail may not matter.
Warplanes have carried out air strikes in Hama, Homs and Latakia in what Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church has termed a "holy battle".
Russia is trying strategies to circumvent the secure HTTPS internet protocol.
Shaun Walker explores Russia’s obsession with the herb, dill.
Oil prices are sliding. Does Russia’s new central bank chief Dmitry Tulin have a fix?
Countries are trade partners with a shared goal of challenging US hegemony, but disputes and competing interests make the relationship more complex.
Five countries are vying for the lucrative nuclear contract but Russia looks like the successful suitor.
A military Disneyland may sound alarming, but it fits comfortably in a bellicose Russia.
As Ramadan starts on Thursday, Muslims in St Petersburg and elsewhere in northern Russia face an obstacle that the prophet surely didn’t envision.
China and Russia signed an agreement last month not to carry out cyber-attacks on each other. Looks like no one told China’s biggest arms maker.
From the Ukraine-Russia standoff to Greece’s debt, European leaders assured the rest of the G7 that they have regional crises under control.
The Eurovision winner is adamant he’s no homophobe, and Russia may be glad he won.
Under a new law, international organisations deemed to be unfriendly can be banned and Russians linked to them can be fined and jailed.
Trainees from "major role players" in the industry set to learn about nuclear power plant engineering, procurement, maintenance and other subjects
In the absence of dispassionate investigation, proper legal process or even official regret, the suspicion of state complicity remains.
Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow on Sunday to honour slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin.
The report suggests South Africa is seeking closer ties with Russia on integration of the Condor project with another system being developed.
SA’s intelligence service relied on a spy close to Russia to find out details about its own government’s involvement in a $100-million satellite deal.
Money is the big problem with the initial agreement Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed last year, given the financial positions of both countries.
The way the Russian nuclear deal was handled can only be to ensure a politically driven process, unhampered by technical or financial considerations.
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine hope to strike a peace deal and end 10 months of fighting in which at least 5 300 people have died.
A day after a US ratings agency downgraded ?Russia to "junk" status, the country’s index fell by 3%. Russia could also face new sanctions.
Ukraine tells Davos it has a plan and Russia says it wants the war to end but civilians are still dying.
An economic crisis is pushing Russia into a corner, potentially forcing a mass gem sale.
Negotiations broke up after more than five hours on Wednesday with the pro-Russian rebels reporting little to no progress.
Russians are frustrated with the continued fall of their currency. For some, investing in valuables is the solution.
Russian President Vladimir Putin backs the central bank’s move to hike interest rates amidst warnings that it will send the country into a recession.
The country’s president is all too aware of the consequences of the meltdown in relations between Russia and the West.
Somehow Russia has persuaded President Jacob Zuma into agreeing to a deal for a nuclear fleet that the treasury opposed.
Following uproar over a Russia-SA nuclear deal, a PR management firm – headed by Jacob Zuma’s former spokesperson – stepped in to do damage control.