Russia Syrian conflict dominates talks between Russia and Iran in Tehran Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s leadership have called for closer ties at a meeting on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum 24/11/2015
Russia Anti-Russian protesters block repair of Crimean power lines The Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea will be starved of electricity for a third day after pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged 23/11/2015
Russia 'Criminal investigations opened' following Crimea blackout A number of criminal investigations have reportedly been opened in Ukraine after power lines carrying electricity into Crimea were sabotaged. The 22/11/2015
Russia Crimea: state of emergency declared A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after power lines carrying electricity from Ukraine were reportedly sabotaged. The peninsula was 22/11/2015
Russia Diesel: from Russia with love Russia says it will send a puppy to replace the police dog which perished in last week’s terrorist operation in Paris. The Interior Ministry in 21/11/2015
Sport Russian athletes excluded from World Indoor championships Russian athletes will not appear at the World Indoor championships in the US next March. The event in Portland, Oregon, will be the first major 19/11/2015
Russia Russia vows to hunt down airliner bombers and steps up strikes on ISIL in Syria Russia says it has stepped up airstrikes against ISIL militants after the Kremlin accepted that it was a bomb that brought down a Russian airliner 17/11/2015
Russia Russia intensifies strikes against ISIL in Syria Russia has intensified airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria as President Vladimir Putin vows to hunt down those responsible for blowing up a 17/11/2015
Russia Putin vows retribution as Russia recognises Sinai plane crash was terror attack The Kremlin recognised for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger plane last month over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt 17/11/2015
Russia Russia recognises Sinai plane crash as 'terrorist act' The Kremlin recognised for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger plane last month over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt 17/11/2015
Russia Moscow bans EgyptAir flights in wake of Russian jet crash in Sinai Russia has banned incoming flights by Egypt’s state-owned airline according to a Moscow airport spokesman. It’s understood the ban will come into 13/11/2015
Economy Russia 'warns Twitter it must store user data locally' Russia has reportedly warned Twitter that it must store Russian users’ data in Russia. A new law that came into effect in September requires internet 12/11/2015
Russia Putin calls for individuals to bear responsibility in doping scandal President Vladimir Putin says he wants Russia to carry out its own investigation into allegations its athletes have systematically taken 12/11/2015
Russia IOC calls for IAAF action over doping claims in Russian athletics The IOC calls for disciplinary procedures to be initiated against athletes found to have violated doping laws, but says it's the IAAF's responsibility to act. 11/11/2015
Russia IOC suspends former IAAF president in wake of doping & corruption scandal The International Olympic Committee (IOC) threatened punishments for those proven to have violated doping rules and it seems heads have started to 10/11/2015
Sport Athletes challenge validity of Russian medal winners In light of the doping revelations some athletes are questioning the results of competitions involving Russians. At London 2012 Australian Jared 10/11/2015
Russia Moscow doping-test lab closes following WADA allegations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of a Moscow laboratory used for doping tests. Head of the Russian Anti-Doping 10/11/2015
Russia Russia slammed for "cheating culture" in anti-doping report Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has strongly denied Russia state involvement in doping accusations released on Monday by the World Anti-Doping 10/11/2015
Russia St Petersburg remembers victims of Metrojet flight 9268 A memorial service has taken place at Saint Issac’s Cathedral in the Russian city of St Petersburg for victims of last month’s Metrojet plane crash 08/11/2015
Russia Russia: All-female space crew emerge from moon mission experiment It was ‘one small step for man…one giant leap for gender equality’ when a team of Russian women emerged from a mock spaceship in Moscow on Friday 06/11/2015
Russia Russia grounds all tourist flights to Egypt Moscow has grounded all tourist flights to Egypt after after a Metrojet plane bound for Saint Patersburg crashed shortly after taking off from Sharm 06/11/2015
Russia Sinai tragedy: funerals begin amid fresh theories over cause of crash Funerals have begun to take place in Russia for some of the 224 victims of the Sinai air crash. In the north western city of Veliky Novgorod 05/11/2015