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Russian police on Sunday said they had released some 40 people detained during a banned protest against Vladimir Putin, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Braving...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Syrian conflict, which has strained bilateral relations. Moscow is a...

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly dismissed his defence minister on Tuesday after a multi-million dollar corruption scandal and appointed a longtime ally to oversee...

We are in need of as many foreign relations as we can have. Rumours abound as President of Russia Vladimir Putin postponed his visit...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday waded into a controversial debate over a hijab ban at a Russian school, saying that the country’s secular...

Confusion surrounds the Kremlin’s hopes of establishing a tighter relationship with Pakistan, in advance of NATO’s planned 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan, after President Vladimir...

The postponement of Russian president’s visit to Pakistan is a bad news for all those who considered this visit as a major driver in...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has put off his visit to Islamabad scheduled for October 2, which has also led to the postponement of the...

Thousands marched through Moscow on Saturday to protest against the rule of Vladimir Putin in a test of the opposition’s challenge to the Russian...

Russia’s lower house of parliament Friday stripped a leading anti-Vladimir Putin deputy of his mandate, in an unusual move critics said was revenge for...

Pakistan and Russia have decided to enhance mutually beneficial economic relations in the sectors of energy, industries and production, bilateral trade and investment, scientific...

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western and Arab governments to review their policy on war-torn Syria on Thursday, as battles raged between rebels and...

A Russian opposition group calling for the ouster of strongman Vladimir Putin was finally legally registered Thursday after the Kremlin promised to ease restrictions...

Three members of an all-girl punk band voiced regret Monday for causing offence when they played an anti-Vladimir Putin song in Russia’s top Orthodox...

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed the bill ratifying Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization after 18 years of often acrimonious negotiations, the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial bill passed by parliament that brands NGOs who receive funding from abroad as “foreign...

Syrian peace mediator Kofi Annan was due in Moscow on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin that come amid growing pressure on Russia...