Moscow

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Arrested in Moscow over Prisoner Demonstration

Former Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova and another activist were arrested in Moscow on June 12 after staging a brief…

9 years ago

Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande arrive in Moscow for peace talks with Vladimir Putin

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin to try to end escalating fighting…

10 years ago

Romania wins Art-football championship 2014

Romania has won this year’s Art-football championship held in Moscow, Russia, after defeating the Israeli team on penalties, 0:0 (4:3).…

10 years ago

Moscow train crash kills at least four people near Bekasovo

Four people died after a freight train hit a passenger train near Moscow, Russian officials say. Several carriages were derailed…

11 years ago

Russia holds huge parade to mark Victory Day

Russia held a huge parade to mark 69 years since the Soviets defeated the Nazis, amid a surge of patriotism…

11 years ago

Russia warns US against sanctions imposed in response to Crimea crisis

Russia has warned the US not to take "hasty and reckless steps" in response to the crisis in Ukraine's Crimea…

11 years ago

Moscow school shooting: Student detained after killing two people

A student has been detained in Moscow after entering a secondary school and taking more than 20 fellow pupils hostage,…

11 years ago

Elton John’s shows in Russia will go ahead as planned

Elton John's concerts in Russia "will go ahead as planned" despite concerns over the country's crackdown on gay rights, the…

11 years ago

Twin Stars restaurant in Moscow only hires sets of twins

Alexey Khodorkovsky, a restaurant owner in Moscow, has decided to only hire sets of twins in a bid to attract…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden books in to capsule hotel in Moscow airport as he asks Ecuador for asylum

Edward Snowden is set to fly from Moscow to Ecuador where he will seek asylum, WikiLeaks has revealed. Whistleblower Edward…

11 years ago

Mark Knopfler cancels Moscow and St Petersburg concerts in human rights protest

Former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has decided to cancel two concerts in Russia in protest over what he called…

12 years ago

Sleepbox Hotel: first capsule hotel to open in central Moscow

Sleepbox Hotel, located in the centre of Moscow, Russia, is the first capsule hotel to open in the city. The…

12 years ago

Plane crashes into Moscow highway near Vnukovo airport killing at least four people

A Russian passenger plane has crashed into a main road outside Moscow killing at least four people, reports say. Russian…

12 years ago

Radioactive material seized at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo international airport

Russia's Federal Customs Service found radioactive material in the luggage of a passenger bound for Iran - at Moscow's Sheremetyevo…

13 years ago

Moscow: over 25,000 people protesting over alleged widespread fraud in Sunday’s polls

Over 25,000 protesters have gathered so far in Moscow in a show of anger over disputed parliamentary polls. The opposition…

13 years ago