News: Russia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Russia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Russia: news

Russian spy jailed for 12 years

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 11:49
related countries: Netherlands

A former Dutch foreign ministry worker is jailed for 12 years for passing hundreds of sensitive political and military documents to Russia.
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VIDEO: 'Chechnya problem' in 99 seconds

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 9:53

Russia's Caucasus region has been beset by conflict since the 1990s, and faces an ongoing Islamist insurgency today. Was it also linked to the Boston bombing?
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Six dead in western Russia shooting

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 15:10
related places: Belgorod

A gunman has killed six people - including a 14-year-old girl - in the western Russian city of Belgorod, local officials say.
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Russian tycoon top of rich list

Saturday, April 20th 2013, 18:10
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

Arsenal FC shareholder Alisher Usmanov tops the annual Sunday Times list of the wealthiest people in Britain and Ireland with a £13.3bn fortune.
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Putin criticism leaves Russian PM Medvedev bruised

Friday, April 19th 2013, 10:39

Russian PM Medvedev gets rough ride amid Putin anger
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VIDEO: Aleksei Navalny defiant ahead of trial

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 15:45

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia's leading opposition figures, talks to the BBC ahead of his trial for embezzlement.
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Police probe 'Russian Facebook'

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 15:05

Russian police search the home and offices of the man who founded the country's most popular social networking site.
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Russian activist Navalny on trial

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 6:11

A judge opens and adjourns an embezzlement case against Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, who says the charge is "fabricated" by the state.
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Russia retaliates for US blacklist

Saturday, April 13th 2013, 11:42
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow, Friday

Moscow issues a list of 18 US officials barred from Russia, as it denounces as blackmail a similar list published by the US Treasury on Friday.
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US publishes Russian sanction list

Friday, April 12th 2013, 19:24
related countries: United States
related places: America

The US publishes a blacklist of 18 Russian officials suspected of human rights abuses, against the wishes of Moscow.
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Kaykov sacked for failing drug test

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 17:21

European track cycling champion Valery Kaykov is the first athlete to be suspended for using the banned substance GW1516.
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Real life Billy Elliot shows Bolshoi promise

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 0:56

Real-life 'Billy Elliot' set for Russia dance glory
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VIDEO: Vladimir Putin shows his puppy love

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 16:09

Russian president Vladimir Putin is attempting to show a different side to his character in a series of photographs released on Wednesday.
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Star dancer sues Bolshoi ballet

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 10:15
related places: Moscow

Ballet dancer Niklolai Tsiskaridze asks a Moscow court to annul official reprimands from the Bolshoi Theatre, following an acid attack on its artistic director, accusing it of a "witch hunt".
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Russia backs anti-blasphemy law

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 9:34

Russian MPs back a controversial anti-blasphemy law setting new jail terms or fines for anyone found guilty of offending religious feelings.
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Russia targets election watchdog

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 14:52

Russian authorities launch a legal action against election NGO Golos, accusing it of being a "foreign agent" under a controversial new law.
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Russian journalist Beketov dies

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 10:41

Mikhail Beketov, a Russian journalist who campaigned against government corruption and suffered brain damage from an attack in 2008, dies.
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Rojo: Polunin is 'in Moscow and OK'

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 8:51
related countries: Ukraine, United Kingdom
related places: London, Moscow

Tamara Rojo, the artistic director of the English National Ballet, says missing Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin is "in Moscow and is OK", following his sudden departure from a London show.
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Putin shrugs off European protests

Monday, April 8th 2013, 21:40
related countries: Germany, Netherlands

Russian President Vladimir Putin is greeted by protests in Germany and the Netherlands as he meets the leaders of both nations for trade talks.
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Merkel tells Russia it needs NGOs

Monday, April 8th 2013, 14:18
related countries: Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for Russia to give NGOs a chance, in the wake of a series of inspections of foreign-funded groups.
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VIDEO: Topless women in anti-Putin demo

Monday, April 8th 2013, 12:21
related countries: Germany

Topless women protesters in Germany have shouted at Russian president Vladimir Putin as he toured a trade fair in Germany.
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GB fight back to seal famous victory

Sunday, April 7th 2013, 21:50

James Ward and Dan Evans both win to help Great Britain clinch a historic victory over Russia in the Davis Cup.
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Knopfler axes Russia gigs in protest

Friday, April 5th 2013, 10:08

Mark Knopfler cancels two concerts in Russia in protest over what he called the country's "crackdown" on human rights groups.
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VIDEO: Inside a Russian orphanage

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 14:21

Newsnight's Tim Whewell obtained rare access to one of Russia's many orphanages to discover whether the hundreds of thousands of children locked away here can be rescued.
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Russia's unwanted and forgotten children

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 14:04

Inside the grim institutional world of Russia's orphanages
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Heavy snow covers Poland and Russia

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 11:19
related countries: Poland
related places: Moscow

Emergency services in snow-hit Poland try to clear roads and restore power to thousands of homes, with Moscow also badly hit.
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VIDEO: Platforms 'like palaces' on Moscow Metro

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 9:35

The Moscow Metro is used by millions of Russian commuters every day - but is often described as an underground art museum. Steve Rosenberg looks around.
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Cyprus crisis: No Russian bailout

Monday, April 1st 2013, 10:37
related countries: Cyprus

The Russian government says it will not compensate Russian savers who have lost money in the Cyprus banking crisis.
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Russia warns of North Korea 'spiral'

Friday, March 29th 2013, 17:34
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Pyongyang

Russia warns the North Korea issue may get out of control, as Pyongyang vows to "settle scores" with the US and puts missile units on stand-by.
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Pistorius would consider Worlds

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 16:21
related places: Moscow

Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's World Athletics Championships in Moscow, his agent tells Associated Press.
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VIDEO: Russian miners' musical treat

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 15:35

A Russian mining company treated its employees to a mini concert underground to help boost productivity.
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Putin orders military exercises

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 11:52

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders surprise military exercises in the Black Sea region, to test the armed forces' battle readiness.
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Boris Berezovsky 'had neck ligature'

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 10:10

An inquest into the death of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky hears he was discovered lying on his bathroom floor with a "ligature around his neck".
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Brics nations mull development bank

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 16:04
related countries: Brazil, India, South Africa

Leaders of the Brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - meeting in Durban discuss the formation of a new development bank.
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NGO fears as Russian raids multiply

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 10:08

Senior EU officials voice concern as checks by Russian tax inspectors on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations multiply.
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Boris Berezovsky 'died by hanging'

Monday, March 25th 2013, 23:18
related countries: United Kingdom

A post-mortem examination has found Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky's death to be "consistent with hanging", police say.
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China 'buys Russian fighter jets'

Monday, March 25th 2013, 16:43
related countries: China, United States

China has agreed to buy 24 fighter jets and four submarines from Russia, state media say, amid what some see as moves to counterbalance US military might.
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VIDEO: Berezovsky house given all-clear

Monday, March 25th 2013, 5:07

The home of the late exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been given the all-clear after searches by police for chemical, biological and nuclear material.
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Sharapova cruises through in Miami

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 20:46

Maria Sharapova beats fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Miami Masters.
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Berezovsky death remains unexplained

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 16:55

There is no evidence so far that a "third party" was involved in the death of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, police say.
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Fifa could rule on NI v Russia date

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 14:00
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: May

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill wants Russia game in May but Fifa might have to rule on new date.
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VIDEO: Peng Liyuan: China's stylish first lady

Sunday, March 24th 2013, 4:04
related countries: China

China's new first lady has become a media and internet sensation in her homeland as she accompanies her husband, President Xi Jinping, on a visit to Russia.
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Russian exile Berezovsky dies in UK

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 20:40
related countries: United Kingdom

Exiled Russian tycoon and former Kremlin power-broker Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home outside London.
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VIDEO: Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky dies

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 19:16

The exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home in Berkshire.
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IFA hits back over pitch criticism

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 18:04
related countries: Ireland

The Irish FA rejects criticism it did not do enough to get Windsor Park ready for the World Cup qualifier against Russia.
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China leader Xi hails Russia ties

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 13:30
related countries: China
related places: Moscow

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says friendship with Russia guarantees a global strategic balance, on the second day of his trip to Moscow.
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Snow hits football, rugby & racing

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 9:43
related countries: United Kingdom

Northern Ireland v Russia off, along with fixtures in League One and League Two, plus racing at Doncaster and Newbury.
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Russia opens trial of dead Magnitsky

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 16:00
related places: Moscow

The controversial trial of a dead Russian lawyer - Sergei Magnitsky - opens in Moscow with arguments about its legality.
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Russian police raid rights groups

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 11:21

Russian police raid the offices of Memorial and other campaign groups required to register as "foreign agents".
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China leader Xi begins Russia visit

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 8:48
related countries: China

Xi Jinping arrives in Russia on the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as president of China, with a visit to Africa to follow.
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BP to buy back $8bn in shares

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 7:32

Oil giant BP says it will buy back $8bn (£5.2bn) of shares, returning to shareholders the money they had put into a complicated Russian venture.
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VIDEO: MPs throw punches in parliament

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 13:47
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's parliament was suspended for a short period after fighting erupted among MPs from the president's party and a far-right opposition faction, over a speech made in Russian.
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Russia shelves Magnitsky probe

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 13:02

Detectives in Russia drop their investigation into the death in prison of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, saying there is no evidence of a crime.
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No charges in Russian adoptee death

Monday, March 18th 2013, 21:53

Prosecutors in Texas say they will not charge a couple whose adopted Russian son's death was ruled an accident but has sparked outrage in Russia.
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VIDEO: Soyuz crew's chilly return to Earth

Saturday, March 16th 2013, 13:16
related countries: United States
related places: Earth

A Russian-American crew has safely returned to Earth after 144 days in space on a visit to the International Space Station.
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VIDEO: Bolshoi director 'may recover sight'

Friday, March 15th 2013, 21:58
related countries: Germany
related places: Moscow

The artistic director of Moscow's Bolshoi ballet, who was nearly blinded in an acid attack, has been speaking at the medical clinic in Germany where he is being treated.
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VIDEO: Treasures of British-Russian diplomacy

Thursday, March 14th 2013, 11:35
related countries: Seychelles, United Kingdom
related places: London, Victoria

A collection of some of the works of art given by the royal courts of the Tudor and the Stuarts to the Russian tsars and vice versa goes on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Russia warns on arming Syria rebels

Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 17:44
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

Any attempt by the UK to arm Syrian rebels would be a breach of international law, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns.
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VIDEO: Probe into Russian's UK death

Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 17:08
related countries: United Kingdom

British police are investigating whether a Russian businessman living in the UK may have been poisoned
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Bolshoi cast defend arrested dancer

Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 12:05

Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet sign an open letter defending a dancer accused of ordering an acid attack on the artistic director.
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