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A spike in "pneumonia" cases in Russia is raising questions about the country's official coronavirus statistics, with skeptics saying the authoritarian government of Vladimir Putin is covering up the actual number of reported cases. "I hav

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media say shots have been fired in downtown Moscow near to the headquarters of the country's national security agency, with at least one person believed to have...

Hundreds of riot police were on the streets of central Moscow Saturday as opposition protesters prepared to defy a crackdown by authorities and launch fresh demonstrations to demand to free local elections. The global network of Agence France-Presse cover

DOCTORS who treated workers injured in a "radiation explosion" in Russia have themselves been flown to Moscow for urgent medical tests, according to reports.

U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and Iran have had an unplanned side effect: they have increased exports of heavy, sour crude from Russia

Russia's nuclear agency said Saturday an explosion during missile testing in the Arctic left five workers dead and involved radioactive isotopes after a nearby city recorded a spike in radiation levels.The global network of Agence France-Presse covers

Tens of thousands of Muscovites demonstrated Saturday for free and transparent municipal elections, with hundreds being arrested by city authorities. Independent monitoring groups have claimed that these are the largest demonstrations the city has witness

Dozens of Armenians were jailed after trying to block access to the government headquarters. People have taken to the street for a week protesting a decision to make ex-President Serzh Sargsyan the next prime minister