Masked gunmen burst into a mosque in the troubled Russian Caucasus region of Dagestan, wounding eight, the regional interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

"The number of wounded in the sh

Russia on Saturday faced a storm of international criticism for sentencing three members of the Pussy Riot punk band to two years in prison for a political protest in an Orthodox cathedral.

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A Moscow court will pass judgement on Friday on three women from a tiny punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.

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

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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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

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

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.

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.

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Russian coastguards have seized a Chinese fishing boat off the country's east coast after reportedly opening fire on the vessel, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.

The Global Times daily said the