Tag: Russian

Russian weightlifting Olympic champion Arkady Vorobiev has died at the age of 88, the country's Weightlifting Federation said on Monday. "On December 22, the...

Russian cycling team Katusha has filed a suit in the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the International Cycling Union's refusal of its application...

Lady Gaga is the latest artist to offend the sensibilities of Russian conservatives after the pop star spoke out for gay rights at a...

‘Men in Black’ agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev has spoken about...

Head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service Viktor Ivanov blames the US for a major part of the narcotics smuggled from Afghanistan to his...

India has offered to import LNG from Russia and supply it to Pakistan and talks on the issue are in the advanced stage, Deccan...

Two Pussy Riot feminist punk band members have been taken to remote Russian prison camps after a court upheld their two-year sentences for mocking...

Russian troops on Sunday reported killing 49 militants in a massive security sweep that followed angry comments from President Vladimir Putin about raging violence...

A cheetah attacked and seriously injured a seven-year-old boy at a travelling circus in the Moscow region, Russian investigators said Sunday. The cheetah attacked...

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf a day before his four-day visit to Russia. According to...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Pakistan during October 3-4 amid efforts by Islamabad to step up contacts with the political and military...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov will arrive in Islamabad tomorrow (Wednesday) on a two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership on important...

Ten people died and four were injured Wednesday when a small plane crashed in Russia's Far East in the country's latest aviation disaster, the...

Russian goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeyev on Monday announced he was temporarily stepping down from international duty to spend more time with his two children. The Zenit...

Julian Assange will resume his broadcasts on Russian television once his legal troubles are over, a Russian television journalist said Saturday after meeting the...

Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, third seed for next week's US Open, has launched her own brand of sweets. The 25-year-old, who won this...

Russia became the first team in the history of men's Olympic Volleyball to win the final from two sets down as they stunned Brazil...