Russia

Eurovision 2013: Russia calls Azerbaijan’s failure to award any points as outrageous action

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Azerbaijan's failure to award any points to Russia's entry in this year’s Eurovision…

12 years ago

Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into “nul points” for Russia

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Eurovision Song Contest…

12 years ago

US criticizes Russia for sending missiles to Syrian government

The US has criticized Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to deliver missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of…

12 years ago

Madonna facing Russia ban as officials accuse her of visa violation

Madonna might not be allowed to visit Russia again anytime soon after officials ruled the singer violated the terms of…

12 years ago

Russia warns of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control

Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang announced it was placing its rockets…

12 years ago

Russia finds horsemeat in sausages imported from Austria

Russian officials say horsemeat has been detected in sausages advertised as pork and imported from Austria. The Russian agriculture watchdog…

12 years ago

Russia meteor trajectory tracked down

Astronomers have traced the origin of a meteor that injured about 1,000 people after breaking up over Ural mountains region…

12 years ago

Russia abandons US anti-drug accord in apparent sign of worsening relations

Russian government has decided to abandon an agreement with the US on fighting crime and the drugs trade, in an…

12 years ago

Russian little girl kicks English teacher in the balls

A Russian little girl cracks after receiving a lengthy telling-off by her bullying teacher and gives him a powerful kick…

12 years ago

Euro 2012: Russia get suspended points deduction for Euro 2016 qualifying campaign because of its fans

UEFA gives a suspended six-point deduction to Russia because of the behaviour of their fans during their 4-1 win against…

13 years ago

Russia: 4 people died and 50 are missing after Kolskaya oil rig sank in the Sea of Okhotsk

At least four people are dead and about 50 are missing after a Russian oil drilling rig sank in freezing…

13 years ago

Phobos-Ground probe will plummet to Earth days after New Year

Phobos-Ground, the $170 million Russian probe, is now heading back to Earth and will crash between January 6 and January…

13 years ago