MOSCOW

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is considering the development of a state-run cryptocurrency that could be used to shirk international sanctions.

Navalny is implicitly barred from running for office because of a conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution.

At least four people were killed Christmas Day when a Moscow bus mowed down pedestrians near Slavyansky Boulevard station.

A Russian news agency reported initial investigations suggesting the man tripped and fell in a glass table while using a VR headset, leading to his death.

A randy couple in Moscow had to walk home after they were thrown out of out of a taxi for romping on the back seat.

The former foreign secretary William Hague says that Russia is not Britain's enemy, as his successor is set to hold talks in Moscow.

Kremlin-linked troll accounts on Twitter and Facebook have reportedly used fake profiles to incite anger and spread confusion following terror attacks in the UK.

The incident happened when the drunk woman first demanded a row of seats and then tried to change her ticket to business class.

"I have taken a decision: a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia," Putin said.

Andrey Emelyannikov took selfies with weapons before and after he killed Sergey Danilov at the Western Complex of Continuous Education in Moscow.

The editor of the opposition newspaper Novaya Gazyeta, Dmitry Muratov, says staff will get weapons to protect themselves against attack. 6 of its staffers have been killed.

Ksenia Sobchak unveiled her Russian presidential campaign team insisting she won't sling mud at Vladimir Putin, whom her father mentored.

Female killer, Elena Lobacheva, who took "sexual pleasure" from stabbing her victims has been jailed for 13 years.

Maddened customer unhappy with his haircut slaughtered the stylist in a town just just outside Moscow.

Russia funds the Taliban in Afghanistan by $2.5m a month through laundered fuel sales, according to the Times who spoke to a treasurer with the group.

Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, built on the foundation of blockchain technology, is bought and sold online without the need for traditional banks.

US intelligence believes that at least two Moscow-linked hacking groups targeted American institutions in order to help spread misinformation and propaganda last year.

YouTube, one of the most popular video platforms in the world, has now become a major focus in the ongoing Congressional probe looking into alleged Russian election interference.

He has been given a top Russian state award posthumously.

The manoeuvres have raised concerns among western countries.

There are some 100 million AK-47 weapons worldwide, accounting for for around one-fifth of the world's firearms.