Contradicitng his earlier comments, Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych asked for an intervention in Crimea, says Russia’s UN ambassador.
Ukraine’s acting president has called on Moscow to halt the growing military presence in the Crimea region.
Events in Crimea have the potential to turn Ukraine into Europe’s worst security nightmare since the revolutions of 1989.
Arseny Yatseniuk says the announcement to invade Ukraine made by Russia’s Vladimir Putin was not a threat, but "the declaration of war to my country".
Russia’s decision to send troops into Ukraine has added an element of uncertainty to global markets. Here’s what is to look out for this week.
The US president has warned Russia’s head of state against military action in Ukraine after its new leaders accused it of deploying troops in Crimea.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has put combat troops on high alert for war near Ukraine in the Kremlin’s most powerful gesture yet.
The department of international relations has released a carefully worded statement about a number of countries’ new anti-gay laws.
As the Winter Olympics begin, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hopes that a successful event will enhance the country’s international reputation.
Our weekly roundup includes the Harmony Gold mining tragedy, Sochi’s Olympic-sized woes, the Zille-Ramphele debacle, and a lesson on good looks.
A teenager described as a model student has shot a teacher and a police officer dead and took more than 20 of his schoolmates hostage.
Elton John has told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that he has met Russians abused under legislation banning "homosexual propaganda".
Russia has barred a US journalist who is critical of President Vladimir Putin for five years, saying he violated his visa regulations.
Russia President Vladimir Putin has vowed to annihilate "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks n Volgograd.
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova say they want acquittal from Vladimir Putin, not amnesty.
Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has been freed from jail under amnesty, giving her an early release from her two-year sentence in Russia.
Two members of punk protest band Pussy Riot could be freed from prison under an amnesty proposed by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, say lawyers.
Despite criticism over his treatment of Russia’s gay community, President Vladimir Putin says all people will be welcome to the 2014 Winter Olympics.
President Zuma was ready to klap the UN for basically ruining the world. But there are some things in Zuma’s presidency that will haunt him forever.
Jailed Pussy Riot musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been moved to an isolated cell, which Russia’s prison service says is "a so-called safe place".
Cher claims to have rejected an invitation to perform at the Sochi Winter Olympics in protest against anti-gay laws in Russia.
China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices.
Leaders of the Brics group have voiced alarm about alleged spying by the US and likened it to terrorism, says a Kremlin spokesperson.
Syria’s foreign minister will travel to Moscow to hold talks about the Syrian crisis with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, says Moscow.
We ponder the arson claims at Luthuli House, celebrate the EFF’s use of exclamation marks, and weigh up Barack Obama’s chances against Valdimir Putin.
The Russian president says he has not ruled out the option of strikes on Syria if clear evidence of chemical weapons attacks can be provided.
A Russian athlete says she was offended by claims that she had kissed a woman on the lips in defiance of Russia’s law against gay "propaganda".
For the past four years, Barack Obama’s administration has tried hard to "reset" relations with Russia.
US President Barack Obama says that he was "disappointed" that Russia had granted temporary asylum to NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
It is not the first time Russian President Vladimir Putin has used pictures of himself engaged in manly pursuits to burnish his public image.
Fugitive former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after Russia granted him temporary asylum.
A reshuffle, a Motlanthe sidelining and a whirlwind Putin romance have dropped the power into Msholozi’s lap.