Putin: We must protect believers from Pussy Riot
President Vladimir Putin says Russia was obliged to protect the feelings of religious believers from Pussy Riot, slamming their antics as an "orgy".
Phobos-Grunt spirals closer to Earth
Russia’s doomed probe for Mars spirals ever closer to the Earth before it plunges back into the atmosphere in a fiery end.
The earthquake still shaking the world
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
‘When the attack came, we were not ready’
Russia on Wednesday marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, an event that apparently caught Stalin totally unprepared.
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Russia ‘seeks Slavic militant’ over Moscow bombing
An ethnic Russian member of a North Caucasus militant group on Thursday emerged as the first suspect in the suicide strike on Russia’s main airport.
Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash
Russia on Wednesday blamed Polish failures for the plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski.
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Ousted Moscow mayor slams ‘Stalin-era’ repression
In a withering attack on President Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow’s ousted mayor Yury Luzhkov accused him of promoting a climate of repression
Deadly battle to defend Russian nuclear sites from wildfires
Russia fought a deadly battle on Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites.
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Russia battles wildfires as death toll rises
Russia firefighters on Monday battled to prevent the worst summer wildfires in a generation from claiming more lives as 34 people were confirmed dead.
Russia, US try to limit spy-scandal damage
Russia and the United States sought on Wednesday to cool a heated scandal sparked by the arrest of 11 suspected Kremlin spies.
