Tag: Russia
Assad ‘massacres’ over 200 as Russia, China veto his ouster
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed an Arab-and Westernbacked resolution, also supported by Pakistan, at the UN Security Council calling for Syrian President Bashar...
Sharapova looks to fire Russia in chilly Moscow
Maria Sharapova will be looking to fire Russia in their Fed Cup World Group opener against Spain this weekend as she returns to freezing...
Authorities urge Russians to skip anti-Putin protest
Russian authorities sought Thursday to deter activists from turning up at a rally against Vladimir Putin’s rule, with the church calling on them to...
Thousands back Putin in ‘Russian workers’ protest
Around 15,000 people Saturday thronged a city in the Russian Urals in rally organised by labour groups to show mass working class support for...
NATO chief worried by Russia’s Kaliningrad build-up
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday urged Russia to refrain from building up its military near the alliance’s borders, saying it was a...
Britain used fake rock to spy on Russia, ex-official admits
A former British official has admitted for the first time that Britain was responsible for a James Bond-style spy plot involving a fake rock...
China backs Syria monitors, Russia opposes sanctions
China on Wednesday defended the Arab League’s widely criticised observer mission to Syria as Russia warned against imposing sanctions on the regime of President...
Russia slams Iran sanctions, holds firm on Syria
Russia warned the West on Friday that new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will be seen by the world as a bid...
Putin ‘still has majority support’ in Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin still has the support of the majority in Russia, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday after the biggest opposition protest...
India slams ‘absurd’ bid to ban Gita in Russia
India’s foreign minister condemned Tuesday a “patently absurd” court case in Russia seeking to ban a version of one of Hinduism’s most important and...
Russia demands NATO enquiry of Libyan civilian deaths
Russia stepped up demands for NATO to account for civilian deaths from the air strike campaign which led to the downfall of Libyan strongman...
16 bodies found, 37 feared dead in Russian oil rig disaster
The bodies of 16 crew from a sunken oil rig were found Monday off Russia's far eastern Sakhalin island as searches for survivors went...
Thousands protest against rigged polls in Russia
Around 8,000 people protested in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Sunday against what they say were rigged parliamentary polls handing victory to Vladimir Putin’s...
Russia seizes radioactive material bound for Iran
Russia on Friday seized a consignment of the radioactive isotope Sodium-22 at a Moscow airport from a passenger who was to travel on a...
Top Putin ally quits as Russia parliament speaker
A leading ally of Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was quitting his post as Russian parliament speaker, after polls that saw the ruling...
Russia vote will stand despite protests, says Putin aide
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Monday the results of contested parliamentary polls will stand despite massive street protests and a probe by...
Venezuela’s Chavez hails Putin party’s ‘great victory’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has hailed the "great victory" of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party in disputed elections that have sparked mass protests...
