Russia’s Lysenko hurls hammer furthest to take gold

Russia’s Tatyana Lysenko added Olympic hammer gold to her world title...

Road safety authority gives assurances that Vladivostok bridges are ready...

The Main Road Safety Department of the Russian Interior Ministry has...

Large heroin haul confiscated from Tajik men in Perm

Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) officers have shut down a route used...

Police reinforcements sent to scene of possible unauthorized opposition...

The Moscow police have sent additional patrols to the monument to...

Russian Duo Stroke to Canoe Bronze

Russia's Alexey Korovashkov and Ilya Pervukhin took a bronze in the men's...

Russia Takes Two Silvers in Boxing

Russians Nadezhda Torlopova and Sofia Ochigava conceded first place medals ...

Russia’s Vorobieva Pins Down Gold Medal in Wrestling

Russian wrestler Natalia Vorobieva pinned down her opponent and the gold...

Ukraine's language policy law comes into force

Ukraine's new law, which significantly broadens the use of the Russian...

Bill banning civil servants from having foreign bank accounts could be...

The Russian State Duma is likely to pass the hardest-hitting of the two...

Russia developing new strategic bomber

A new strategic combat airplane is being developed in Russia, the...

UNESCO concerned about Moscow Kremlin's future

Opposition member Udaltsov summoned to court, could face 30,000-ruble fine

Moscow police have accused opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who was...

Relations with Russia improving, though deterrents remain - Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron sees positive shifts in UK-Russian...

Khodorkovsky officially appeals for help to Business Against Corruption...

The Business Against Corruption Center of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business...

Police disperse protestors outside Madonna gig venue

Gay activists are staging lone pickets outside the Petersburgsky Sports...

Russian Foreign Ministry: Georgia's reaction to Putin's statements on...

Georgia has not given up plans to take revenge on Abkhazia and South...

Khodorkovsky sends birthday greetings to Pussy Riot member

Former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky has sent birthday greetings to one ...

North Caucasus has trend towards ethnic, religious separatism

Radical Islam and other extremist trends have become a long-term factor of ...

Public opinion polls indicate that the number of Russian pessimistic about ...

Russians are somewhat pessimistic regarding the consequences of entry into ...

Russians do not believe parties and the authorities

Sixty-nine percent of Russians interviewed in a recent survey said that...