In the absence of dispassionate investigation, proper legal process or even official regret, the suspicion of state complicity remains.
For more than a decade it has featured on the world’s maps.
The man behind the $28-billion TNK-BP deal is one of the most powerful figures of the Putin era
Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili has conceded that his party had lost an election to a coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Former civilians have been quickly picking up the tactics that will make them a formidable military force. Luke Harding reports.
Outnumbered and outgunned, anti-regime guerrillas are fighting to stave off an onslaught by Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Aleppo, Syria.
The Amazigh were oppressed by Gaddafi and now face another battle for their language and culture, writes Luke Harding.
On the eve of the Euro 2012 football championships Ukraine is staring at nothing less than a full-blown PR disaster, writes Luke Harding.
An African rights body has called on a Swedish minister to resign over her role in an art event that highlighted female genital mutilation and racism.
Was it fear, was it rage – or was the ex-KGB tough guy exploring his feminine side when he wept during during his victory speech?
Russian oligarchs favour British courts to sue each other over their ill-gotten gains.
The year is 2024. The world’s economic prospects have perked up a bit since the collapse of the euro.
Nowhere can math the historic sweep of this post-Soviet World Cup — and the trains are great.
Russia has agreed to help Venezuela build its first nuclear power station in a move likely to raise concerns.
Spy affair a deliberate attempt to undermine improved US-Russia relations, says Moscow.
The plan had been straightforward: stuff their sacks, enjoy the countryside, and then head back home to the Chechen town of Achkoi-Martan.
The stark social cost of Russia’s economic crisis was exposed when new statistics revealed a 30% increase in the number of people living in poverty.
For the Moscow pensioners gathered next to Karl Marx’s statue on Sunday there was, at last, something to be cheerful about.
The 100 000th Land Rover Freelander 2 recently rolled off the company’s production line at Halewood on Merseyside, north west England.
Owning a car in Russia can present more problems than it solves. First there is the import duty, which pushes the cost of a top-range marque up a hefty 50% to more than…
