Russia averts plot to assassinate Putin: state TV
Russia's and Ukraine's secret services have arrested two men over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after the March 4 presidential elections, Channel One state television said on Mon
Strong 6.8 quake shakes southwestern Siberia
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the Russian emergencies ministry said.
The quake's epicenter was recorded
Anti-Putin human chain protest hits Moscow
Thousands of Russians linked hands on Sunday around Moscow in a symbolic protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's expected return to the Kremlin for a third term in elections next weekend.
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Facing hostility, Putin to win the Kremlin: poll
Vladimir Putin will reclaim the Kremlin's top job by winning two thirds of the vote in a March presidential election, but Russia's alpha-dog leader may face growing resentment against his rule, the la
Russian inventors sue Sony for patent violation
Two Russian inventors have filed a patent violation lawsuit with a Moscow court against Sony Electronics in Russia.
They claim that a rear touchpad installed on Sony's new high-powered handheld conso
Large nuclear arsenal key to global balance: Putin
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Russia had a global obligation to retain a strong nuclear arsenal as a balance against US power and prevent major conflicts from breaking out.
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Pope blesses worshippers via Twitter
Pope Benedict XVI will share his blessings during the 40-day Lenten season via Twitter, the head of Vatican's social communications office, Claudio Maria Celli said on Thursday.
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Russian army to get Boomerang armoured carriers
The Russian Army will get its first Boomerang armoured personnel carriers in 2013, a top military official has said.
Ground Forces chief Col. Gen. Alexander Postnikov said large-scale deliveries will
Motorists circle Moscow in anti-Putin protest
Hundreds of cars with white ribbons and balloons drove around Moscow on Sunday to protest the expected return of Vladimir Putin as the Russian president in next month's elections.
The white ribbons w
Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years
Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next 10 years, Prime Minister and