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Fri, 08/01/2016 - 10:55
U.S. cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners said on Thursday it has determined that a Russian hacking group known as Sandworm caused last month's unprecedented power outage in Ukraine.
Fri, 08/01/2016 - 10:20
Friday morning and Twitter is full of images of Benedict Cumberbatch? Must be "Sherlock" fans at work.
Fri, 08/01/2016 - 10:07
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she believes there will be progress in the "Normandy format" negotiations on the Ukraine crisis over the next few months.
Thu, 07/01/2016 - 14:43
The former head of Russian athletics Valentin Balakhnichev and the country's former head coach Aleksei Melnikov have been banned from the sport for life over corruption charges.
Thu, 07/01/2016 - 13:41
The Kremlin is worried about North Korea's announcement that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
Thu, 07/01/2016 - 13:07
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill urged people not to weaken under economic difficulties in Russia, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
Thu, 07/01/2016 - 11:59
A group of Russian activists said on Thursday they had evidence that Russian aircraft deployed in Syria were armed with cluster bombs, challenging official denials.
Thu, 07/01/2016 - 11:20
A Ukrainian businessman has filed a complaint against Russia in The Hague, saying he was unfairly deprived of his right to operate a passenger airport in Crimea after Russia annexed the peninsula in March 2014.
Wed, 06/01/2016 - 12:29
Russian President Vladimir Putin had an ice hockey training session in Sochi on Wednesday, the Kremlin press office reported.
Wed, 06/01/2016 - 12:03
A reported successful test of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea would amount to a gross violation of international law if confirmed, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Wed, 06/01/2016 - 10:20
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay damages to an opposition activist arrested at a 2012 Moscow protest.
Tue, 05/01/2016 - 14:16
Moscow believes there is a high probability that Islamic State is using chemical weapons in Syria, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Tue, 05/01/2016 - 10:41
Attacks on diplomatic missions can never be a legal means of protest, Russia said on Monday, after Iranian demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Mon, 04/01/2016 - 14:57
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko plans to meet an inspection commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Moscow on Jan. 11.
Mon, 04/01/2016 - 11:20
A new appraisal names the United States as a threat to Russia's national security for the first time, a sign of how relations with the West have deteriorated in recent years.
Mon, 04/01/2016 - 11:16
A social network account of Russia's communications minister was temporarily blocked on Sunday in a cyberattack carried out by hackers presenting themselves as a Turkish activist group.
Mon, 04/01/2016 - 09:55
This year Russia was caught in the biggest doping scandal in the history of athletics.
Fri, 01/01/2016 - 14:55
About 500 people were evacuated from two railway stations in Moscow on Friday after police were tipped off about bombs being planted.
Fri, 01/01/2016 - 14:50
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into a law a bill allowing agents from the Federal Security Service (FSB) to open fire on crowds.
Thu, 31/12/2015 - 22:00
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed 2,371 people - a third of them civilians, including 180 children - according to a tally released Wednesday by a Britain-based monitoring group.
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