Russia
Pussy Riot supporters protest at Russian cathedral
World
August 15, 2012
Pussy Riot supporters protest at Russian cathedral
MOSCOW — Security guards scuffled with masked protesters who demonstrated outside Moscow's main cathedral on Wednesday in support of three…
Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest
World
July 30, 2012
Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest
MOSCOW – Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a "punk prayer" on the altar of Russia's main…
Russia blames West and Syria’s neighbours for bloodshed
World
July 28, 2012
Russia blames West and Syria’s neighbours for bloodshed
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Saturday that international support for Syrian rebels would lead to "more blood" and…
World outrage at Syria ‘massacre’, but no action
World
July 14, 2012
World outrage at Syria ‘massacre’, but no action
The United States has branded Syria's leaders murderers after an attack on a village by President Bashar al-Assad's troops left…
Managing the end game in Syria
Opinion
July 13, 2012
Managing the end game in Syria
Even as the Assad regime pursues Syria’s descent into a sectarian wasteland, its cruelty cannot obscure a discernible shift in…
Brown rot threatens potato exports
Business
July 12, 2012
Brown rot threatens potato exports
Russia has discovered brown rot in a shipment of potatoes imported from Egypt, threatening to halt trade of the crop…
103 dead in southern Russia floods
World
July 7, 2012
103 dead in southern Russia floods
MOSCOW — Intense flooding in the Black Sea region of southern Russia killed 103 people after torrential rains dropped nearly…
France wants UN to be able to enforce Annan plan
World
June 14, 2012
France wants UN to be able to enforce Annan plan
France will propose giving the United Nations the power to enforce Kofi Annan's Syrian peace plan, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius…
Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions
World
June 9, 2012
Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions
Russia amplified its call for an international meeting on Syria on Saturday, saying sanctions or military intervention would "only aggravate…
Putin in China to cement key alliance
World
June 5, 2012
Putin in China to cement key alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Tuesday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance that…