Putin

Court finds activist guilty of involvement in mass protest on eve of Putin's inauguration.

Hannah Osborne Oct 08, 2013

Golden Girls's 2014 calendar contains skimpily dressed models minus nudity.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 20, 2013

Friend of former Italian prime minister says charges brought only because he lives with women.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Sep 19, 2013

Afghan drug cartel active in Russia with a £3.8bn heroin market.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 17, 2013

Opponents of Syrian president curse him on his 48th birthday.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 12, 2013

Russian president says military strike on Syria could spark new terror attacks and worsen Middle East situation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 12, 2013

Putin to offer Rohani renewal of sophisticated defence missile systems deal.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 11, 2013

Landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov, with unidentified cargo on board, likely heading towards Syrian coast.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 06, 2013

US and France push for action against Assad regime while Russia insists on credible evidence on chemical weapons use.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 06, 2013

Russian president says no tangible proof that Assad regime had hand in Ghouta gas attack.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 04, 2013

Reports suggest Putin will visit Iran shortly after Hassan Rohan's inauguration as president.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 24, 2013

Convicted opposition leader Navalny hopes to win election following release pending appeal.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 20, 2013

White House repeats its demand to Moscow to return Snowden to US.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 17, 2013

Snowden seeking temporary asylum in Russia - and sources suggest ministers may grant him free travel.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 16, 2013

White House says Moscow is facilitating Snowden with 'propaganda platform' as Obama and Putin hold telephone conversation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 13, 2013

Putin demanded that Snowden stop all anti-American activity as condition of any asylum bid.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 02, 2013

Washington and Moscow reiterate differences over Syrian civil war but pledged to step up efforts to halt bloodshed.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 18, 2013

Russia's decision to send missile shipments to Assad's regime and US proposal to arm rebels likely to dominate G8 talks.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 17, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister to visit Russia to stop Syria-bound missiles falling into Hezbollah's hands.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 12, 2013

Cameron to urge Russia to find a political solution in Syria as Britain steps up efforts to lift EU arms embargo.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 10, 2013

Protests against alleged rigging of recent elections, corruption and repression.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 16, 2012

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned home from the Apec summit in Russia following news of her father's death.

Geetha Pillai Sep 08, 2012

Two months of rain in one night wreak havoc in southern Krasnodar and kill at least 150 in worst flooding in decades.

Staff Reporter Jul 08, 2012

Russia continues to extend support to Syrian regime as western nations insist on tougher sanctions.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 02, 2012

Thousands of Russians were protesting on Saturday against the alleged vote-rigging during the State Duma elections on Dec. 4. The protest is widely seen as a test of Putin's patience to allow peaceful demonstrations in the country.

Geetha Pillai Dec 10, 2011