Putin's successor as Russian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin today approved the nomination of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as his successor, allowing the former KGB officer to retain control over Kremlin even......

Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

The White House has announced a wide new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time individual sanctions on the two adult daughters of President Vladimir Putin in response to the ongoing......

India, Russia agree on Gorskhkov, to ink nuke deal

India and Russia have reached a broad agreement to break the logjam over the protracted price renegotiation over the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier and the two sides are expected to sign a......

Putin's protege is new Russian President

Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev is the new President of post-Communist Russia. Results after counting of90 per cent of the votes showed Medvedev had polled 70.03 per cent,......

Russian doping's first casualty

Russian PM suspends sports ministry official named in doping report IMAGE: Russian Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, left, and cross-country skier Alexander Legkov attend a news conference......

Dozens dead in Russian hockey team plane crash

A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave......

IOC vows 'toughest sanctions' on Russian athletes and organisations

‘The surprise result of the Sochi investigation was the revelation of the extent of State oversight and directed control of the Moscow Laboratory in processing and covering up urine samples......