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US and UK call on Syria and Russia to end siege of Aleppo

The United States and Britain have called on the Syrian government and Russia to show mercy amid the on-going bombardment of Aleppo.

16/10/2016

Sport

EuroLeague: CSKA open up title defence with Galatasaray thrashing

CSKA Moscow opened up the defense of their EuroLeague title in dominant fashion, thrashing the Turks of Galatasaray in their season opener.

14/10/2016

Russia

Second photography flashpoint over war photos in Moscow

A group of men invaded the Sakharov Centre in the Russian capital and disrupted the exhibition of work which features photographs from Ukraine's embattled east.

30/09/2016

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Child pornography claims see photo exhibit closed in Moscow

An exhibition by a US photographer has been shut down in Moscow amid claims it was showing child pornography.

27/09/2016

Russia

Child porn row shuts down US photographer's Moscow show

An exhibition in Moscow by a well-known US photographer, Jock Sturges, has closed following a protest over alleged depictions of naked children.

26/09/2016

Russia

Russia: eight firefighters die in Moscow warehouse fire

Eight firefighters have been killed in a major fire in Moscow, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.

23/09/2016

World

Russian sociologist Denis Volkov muses on the country's electoral mood

Serguei Doubine interviews Denis Volkov from the Levada-Center, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organisation, about the upcoming election.

15/09/2016

United Kingdom

Syria opposition says Russia-US plan to end war must be like its own

The main body representing Syrian opposition groups has set out its plan to end the war under which President al-Assad would step down after six months of talks.

07/09/2016

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Military Music Festival wows Moscow

The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”, one of the world’s three largest military tattoos, lowered its curtain on Saturday night in Moscow.

28/08/2016

Russia

At least 17 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: Russian ministry

At least 17 migrant workers died after a fire broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said.

27/08/2016

Russia

Twenty five years ago the USSR collapsed

It’s 1991 and President Mikhail Gorbachev has brought in Perestroika, a set of reforms to the Soviet system but he’s still trying to keep Communism alive.

18/08/2016

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Moscow: wakeboarders take to the streets following torrential rain

Russian wakeboard riders seized an opportunity to show off their skills in Moscow after water flooded the city streets following torrential rain on Monday.

17/08/2016

Ukraine

Russia deploys missile system to Crimea

It comes two days after President Vladimir Putin promised counter-measures after what he said were clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian saboteurs in northern Crimea.

12/08/2016

Syria

Syria: Russia announces brief halt in Aleppo action

Russian forces in Syria have declared a three-hour daily halt to air strikes on Aleppo in order to let vital humanitarian aid to get in.

11/08/2016

Syria

Women and children use 'safe corridors' to escape Aleppo - Syria TV reports

More than 150 civilians – mostly women and children – have been leaving besieged eastern parts of the Aleppo, according to Syrian TV reports.

31/07/2016

Russia

Moscow airport workers plead guilty over Total CEO's fatal jet crash

Two Moscow airport workers plead guilty to causing the jet crash that killed Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie in 2014.

28/07/2016

Sport

Threadbare Russian Olympic team en route to Rio

A threadbare Russian Olympic team gathered at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport to board a flight to Rio.

28/07/2016

USA

Trump calls on Russia to hack Clinton's emails

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just invited Russia to spy on his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

27/07/2016

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Moscow: baby strollers parade

The parade of baby strollers – a colorful festival, which is held since 2008, took place in Moscow Gorky Park this Saturday.

19/06/2016

Russia

Radical performance artist Pavlensky released in Moscow

Radical political performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky has been set free by a Moscow court after spending seven months in jail.

08/06/2016