MOSCOW (dpa): Police were out in force on the streets of Moscow on Saturday ahead of an expected mass demonstration in protest at alleged vote-rigging in Vladimir Putin's presidential election victory.
Officials erected crush barriers and (...)
WASHINGTON(dpa): US President Barack Obama has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the Russian presidential election, in a move aimed at improving strained relations, the White House and Russian media reported on Saturday.
“President (...)
MOSCOW (dpa): Two parents and seven of their children have been killed in Russia in an apartment fire which, according to media reports on Friday, appeared to have been lit by the family's father.
The children were aged 4 to 13. The public (...)
MOSCOW (dpa): Russia criticized as “unbalanced” Friday a US proposal for a UN Security Council resolution against the bloodshed in Syria.
“We cannot accept the draft in the form in which it is currently being presented,” said Deputy Foreign (...)
Minsk (dpa) – Belarus has banned performances of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in some cities, calling it blasphemous, media reported Thursday.
The ban was issued following complaints by Orthodox Christian communities in the cities of (...)
Moscow (dpa) – Russia on Wednesday launched six satellites for the US communication system Globalstar into space, the news agency Interfax reported, quoting space agency Roskosmos.
The Soyuz booster rocket carrying the satellites was launched (...)