
Putin on Finland's criminal blacklist by 'mistake'
Vladimir Putin, banned in Finland? Finnish police say the Russian president's name was mistakenly placed on a secret criminal register that could ...
Russia charges former Olympic committee official
Russian prosecutors filed abuse of office charges against the former deputy head of the Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday. The move against ...

Protesters accuse Putin of murdering Polish leader
About 200 Poles chanted accusations against Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, accusing the Russian leader of murdering their own President Lech Kaczynski in ...
Russian parliament confirms new central bank chief
Russian lawmakers have approved President Vladimir Putin's economic advisor, Elvira Nabiullina, to become the new central bank chief. Three hundred ...
Russia to file case against vote-monitoring group
Russia's Justice Ministry says it is filing a legal case against the country's only independent elections monitoring group for allegedly failing to ...

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed ...

Putin faces protest furor in Germany, Netherlands
Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the ...

Russian opposition leader: Putin ordered trial
One of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders claims that President Vladimir Putin has "undoubtedly" ordered an embezzlement trial against him.

Russian journalist brain-damaged after attack dies
Mikhail Beketov, a Russian journalist who suffered brain damage and lost a leg after a brutal assault that followed his campaign against a highway ...

Putin, Merkel air differences on NGOs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Russia's president with her concerns about a crackdown on non-governmental organizations, but Vladimir ...

Russia's Putin calls for Korea calm, praises US
Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for calm on the Korean peninsula and praising the United States for postponing a missile test. Putin said ...

Syrian president warns of fallout if regime falls
President Bashar Assad warned the fall of his regime or the breakup of Syria will unleash a "domino effect" that will fuel Middle East instability for ...

Putin urges peace talks to end Syria 'massacre'
President Vladimir Putin said the civil war in Syria has become "a massacre" that must be stopped through peace talks between the government and the ...
Mark Knopfler scraps Russian gigs over 'crackdown'
Guitarist Mark Knopfler canceled two shows in Russia in protest over what he says is a crackdown on human rights groups in the country, as President ...

Ex-ambassadors urge US, Russia to mend rift
The U.S. and Russia should overcome their cold spell by focusing on their common economic and security challenges, former diplomats to Moscow and ...

US-Russia differences in eyes of ex-ambassadors
The way the United States and Russia view each other has changed fundamentally in recent years, a difference reflected in the words of several former ...
Russia lashes out at US over NGO funding
Russia's foreign ministry is criticizing Washington for channeling funds to non-governmental organizations in ways that get around Russian ...

Putin revives Soviet-era Hero of Labor award
President Vladimir Putin on Friday revived the Soviet-era Hero of Labor award, once again turning to the symbols of the Soviet Union to reach Russians ...
Putin attends military exercise in southern Russia
Thousands of Russian troops participated in a military exercise in the Black Sea on Friday, aimed at showcasing Russia's resurgent military might.