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Russian female punk rock band found guilty, await sentence

YoopyaAug 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Three members of a feminist punk band were found guilty on Friday of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for staging an anti-Kremlin protest

Russia wants naval bases abroad: report

YoopyaJul 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia hopes to establish its first naval base abroad since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and is looking at Cuba, Vietnam

Attacks target Muslim leaders in Russia’s Tatarstan

YoopyaJul 19, 20120

(Reuters) – The senior Islamic official in Russia’s largely Muslim Tatarstan region was wounded in a bomb attack and a deputy was killed in a

Syria conflict: West ‘blackmailing’ Russia on sanctions

YoopyaJul 16, 20120

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss sanctions against Syria contain “elements of blackmail”. Mr Lavrov said the

Russia’s Putin says the West is on the decline

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the West’s influence was waning as its economy declines but warned Russian diplomats to be on their

Russia mourns floods victims, Putin faces awkward questions

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia began a day of mourning on Monday for the 171 people killed in floods that drove thousands from their homes, with the

Russia rights groups fear crackdown as law changes

YoopyaJul 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a law that would brand many rights and campaign groups “foreign agents”,

Exclusive: Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity government: envoys

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia and other big powers have told mediator Kofi Annan that they support his idea of a Syrian national unity cabinet that could

Obama: China, Russia not signed on for Assad’s removal

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia and China have not agreed to any plan for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power but do recognize the danger

Big powers seek progress on day two of Iran talks

YoopyaJun 19, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia said it expected a “reasonable outcome” on Tuesday from talks between world powers and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program, after a first