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Pussy Riot band members guilty of hooliganism: Moscow court
A Moscow court on Friday pronounced a guilty verdict in the case of three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot who staged a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a landmark churc
Russia court jails Pussy Riot protest singers for two years
A Moscow court on Friday sentenced three female members of the Pussy Riot band to two years in prison for staging a 'punk prayer' protest against President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church.
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Moscow-bound jet lands in Iceland after bomb threat
A passenger jet headed from New York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland's capital on Thursday after receiving a bomb threat, said a spokeswoman for Russian carrier Aeroflot.
"During a fli
Tattooed mummy of 2500 year old Siberian princess found
Tattoos as complex and abstract as any modern design have been discovered on the body of a Siberian princess buried in the permafrost in Russia for more than 2500 years.
Scientist Natalia Polosmak,
Launch of 2 telecommunication satellites ends in failure
Launch of two telecommunications satellites into space with the aid of a Briz-M booster block ended in a failure on Tuesday morning after a technology fault, an official spokesman for the Russian Fede
Russian prosecutors seek 3-year jail term for Pussy Riot
Prosecutors have asked a Moscow court to lock up members of the Pussy Riot girl band for three years after they insulted President Vladimir Putin in a song, as pop star Madonna made a plea for clemenc
Ex-England boss Fabio Capello signs Russia deal
Former England boss Fabio Capello signed a contract on Thursday as manager of the Russian national football squad with a mission to qualify the team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The 66-year-old
248 human foetuses found in Russian forest
Villagers in Russia's south Urals region have stumbled upon a gruesome discovery - four barrels left in a forest containing 248 human fetuses, prompting an official probe, officials said on Tuesday.
Putin signs Russia into World Trade Organization: Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed the bill ratifying Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization after 18 years of often acrimonious negotiations, the Kremlin press office said.
Economis
Olympics: Russian wrestles for gold after poison trauma
Ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, life seemed golden for Russia’s freestyle wrestling star Bilyal Makhov. A 1.94 metre tall man-mountain from the Caucasus, conquering all before him in the 125 kg weight division, Makhov was reigning Russian and world champion. But then disaster struck.
