Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was untroubled by a protest wave that shook his 12-year domination of Russia but ruthlessly mocked the opposition and rejected claims of election rigg

An international ring of 130 paedophiles has been busted in Russia, a public organisation said on Wednesday.

The League of Internet Security said it broke the ring in cooperation with the police.

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Police found 100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 frogs in a hotel room in the western German city of Cologne, local media said on Sunday.

The discovery was made Friday after a hotel employee saw a snake

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's attempt to placate the masses who rallied against a disputed poll backfired on his own Facebook page on Monday when it became flooded with irate comments.

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Russian metals tycoon and US basketball team owner Mikhail Prokhorov said on Monday he intended to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections.

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Thousands of protesters on Saturday hit the Russian streets spread over nine time zones even as at least 45 people were detained for taking part in rallies against last Sunday's Duma polls won by P

Up to 50,000 people turned out in Moscow on Saturday for a protest against disputed polls that have sparked a rare national show of defiance against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule.

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Russia's opposition on Thursday defiantly vowed to stage a mass protest in Moscow at the weekend contesting the results of elections, despite warnings from the authorities to scale down the event.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of provoking the post-election protests in Russia that have posed a surprise challenge to his decade-long era of domination.

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Moscow police were on Tuesday holding several Russian opposition figures after breaking up an unprecedented protest against polls monitors said were slanted in favour of Vladimir Putin's ruling party.