IMAGE: Putin's 'mistress' on the cover of Vogue

Vogue's new editor-in-chief Viktoria Davydova has courted controversy by putting Vladimir Putin's alleged mistress on her first front cover. Alina Kabayeva will appear on the front of the January......

Editor of Russian tabloid resigns

Owners of Russian tabloid Moskovsky Korrespondent have suspended its publications while its editor-in-chief has resigned in the wake of an unsubstantiated report that President Vladimir Putin was......

Putin denies 'wedding' rumours; slams paper

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly denied rumours about his 'plans' to marry a gymnast-turned-politician after quitting his office next month, saying there was 'not a single word......

Tabloid apologises for Putin's 'wedding' report

The Russian tabloid Moskovsky Korrespondent apologised on Friday for carrying a report that President Vladimir Putin is to marry a rhythmic gymnast, saying "there is no factual base for our......

Ex-Olympic champion Lavrova killed in crash

Former Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion Natalia Lavrova died in a car accident on Friday, the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation said. Lavrova, 25, was riding in a car involved in a......