Boris Nemtsov, Putin critic and Russian opposition leader, shot dead

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was a harsh critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead near the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday.......

Russian opposition rallies against Putin's victory

Hundreds of opponents of Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday gathered at Pushkin Square in downtown Moscow to attend a rally, denouncing his victory at the presidential polls as......

'Iran capable of making a N-bomb within 12 months'

Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb no matter what sanctions may be applied to it, a senior researcher of the International Security Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences World Economy and......

End of the road for 'merchant of death'

Thailand police have detained a Russian national wanted in several countries for supplying arms to insurgent groups and warring factions in South America, Africa and central Asia. Viktor Bout was......

Three Russian athletes fail drug test

Three Russians have failed drugs tests and face possible expulsion from the Olympic Games, a top official said on Wednesday.Vladimir Loginov, vice-president of Russia's Olympic Committee, did not......

Mostovoi axed from Russia's Euro squad

Russia have axed midfielder Alexander Mostovoi from their Euro 2004 squad after he criticised the coach's training methods, a soccer federation official says. Coach Georgy Yartsev threw out......