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Is this beauty the next Mrs Putin?

Social media and Internet forums have recently been flooded with reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has tied the knot with former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva in a secret ceremony.......

Six killed in Moscow blast

A terrorist attack in the heart of Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday killed six people, including a female suicide bomber, and injured 13.Officials said the attack could have been aimed at the parliament......

Xi meets Putin, raises concerns over war in Ukraine

In what is seen as the first sign of China's exasperation over Russia's Ukraine war, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday raised 'questions and concerns' over the conflict in his meeting in......

Syria agrees to Russian plan, avoids US action

Syria has agreed with the Russian proposal to place its chemical weapons stocks under international control to "uproot US aggression", hours after President Barack Obama said he would "absolutely"......

Russia gets new PM as Putin proposes major Constitutional changes

IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin with head of the Federal Taxation Service Mikhail Mishustin, who has been named as the country's new prime minister by him, in Sochi. Photograph:......

Russia's recession over, says Putin

Russia has overcome recession but this does not mean that economic crisis in the country is over, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "Preliminary results of the first quarter of 2010......

Economy: Russian Prez paints a grim picture

Painting a grim picture for Russia's economy, President Dmitry Medvedevsaid on Monday the budget deficit could cross seven per cent ofgross domestic product this fiscal and called for austerity......

Russians livid over Arcelor ditching Severstal

Arcelor's decision to unceremoniously dump Severstal for rival Mittal Steel has sparked a predictable backlaksh from Russia, with President Vladimir Putin saying Moscow would protect itself and its......

Russian financial scheme for rural India

A financial scheme based on a virtual currency and propagated by Russian businessman and financier Sergey Mavrodi seems to be gaining ground across rural India. “It is not a business, not an......

Russian Olympic chief Zhukov to resign

Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov intends to step down as head of the national Olympic Committee to focus on parliamentary work, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday. "There is an......

Henin, Safin inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Justine Henin of Belgium waves to the crowd after being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, US. Photograph: Mary Schwalm/Reuters. Justine Henin, a......

Safin targets Russian parliament seat

Former world number one and double Grand Slam title winner Marat Safin became the latest Russian tennis player to confirm he intends to run for his country's parliament. Safin, the 2000 US Open......

Winter Games: U.S. warns of possible terrorism at Sochi

The U.S. State Department warned Americans on Friday of the potential for terrorism at the Sochi Olympics but said it was not aware of any specific threat to U.S. citizens. In a “travel......

Marat Safin joins the political bandwagon

As Russian tennis star Marat Safin seeks election to the Federal Parliament in Russia, Bikash Mohapatra sees a recent trend in tennis stars taking the plunge into......

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