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G-8 summit to press Russia on Syria
Britain and Germany aim to use next week's summit of major economic powers to press Russia's leader to use his leverage with the government of ...
Russia police: $3M Bolshoi embezzlement inquiry
Russian police have launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of 90 million rubles (about $3 million) of state funds during the ...
Russian PM says World Cup to cost $20B
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the costs for the 2018 World Cup will be more than 660 billion rubles ($20 billion), about double the ...
GM's Opel unit to start building cars in Belarus
General Motors Co.'s European Opel unit says it will start assembling cars for Russia and other eastern markets in Belarus next year.
Briton killed during vintage car rally in Russia
Organizers of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge vintage car rally say a British participant has been killed in a collision in Siberia.
Russian official: law on NGOs may be 'corrected'
A senior Russian official has suggested a controversial law on non-governmental organizations may be "corrected." Deputy Prime Minister Arkady ...
Ankle healed, Prince to join Russian national team
Epiphanny Prince is healthy enough to head to the EuroBasket tournament. Prince will fly Thursday afternoon to France and join the Russian national ...
Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for ...
Russian minister: No asylum request from Snowden
Russia's foreign minister says his nation hasn't received an asylum request from the American who has identified himself as the person who leaked ...
Widow of poisoned agent threatens to quit inquest
The widow of a former Kremlin agent killed by radioactive poisoning plans to boycott an inquest unless the British government holds a public inquiry ...
Putin: Russia's policy on Syria is for harmony
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his government's policy on the Syrian conflict is aimed at ensuring eventual harmony among all of the country's ...
Russian lawmakers pass anti-gay bill in 436-0 vote
A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower ...
Spokesman: Gorbachev in hospital for tests
A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev says the 82-year-old former Soviet president is in the Kremlin's hospital for tests. Vladimir Polyakov told The ...
Hiddink extends contract at Anzhi
The chairman of Russian football team Anzhi Makhachkala says coach Guus Hiddink will extend his contract for a year. Hiddink, a former coach of ...
Putin signs law on ad restrictions at World Cup
President Vladimir Putin has lifted Russia's ban on alcohol at sports events for the 2018 World Cup, and signed a law granting FIFA the right to ...
Russia faces security challenges at Sochi Olympics
Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast — ...
Iran: Bushehr nuclear plant has generator problem
Iran's Russian-built nuclear power plant has had an electric generator malfunction, an Iranian official said Monday. The flaw at the Bushehr plant ...
Makarova, Vesnina win French Open women's doubles
Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title together by defeating defending champions Sara Errani ...
Bolshoi won't renew star dancer's contract
The Bolshoi Theater won't renew the contract of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, a veteran principal dancer and teacher who for years has been in open conflict ...
Malachowski throws year's best to win discus
Piotr Malachowski of Poland had the best throw of the year with 71.84 meters to win the discus at the FBK Games, beating Olympic champion Robert ...