Russia's Foreign Ministry has denounced international criticism of the trial of three members of the feminist punk performance-art group Pussy Riot as "politically motivated," saying there were "elements of a clash of civilizations" in Western condemnation.
Predictably, Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has used the August 19 suicide bomb attack in Ingushetia’s Malgobek Raion as ammunition in his ongoing private feud with his Ingushetian counterpart, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.
A deputy speaker of Russia's State Duma has asked the prosecutor-general to investigate the financial records of the Russian Football Union.
A suspect in the high-profile murder of Russian Colonel Yury Budanov has reportedly been beaten while in custody.
Pussy Riot, the Russian dissident all-female punk group whose trial on "hooliganism" charges made headlines around the world, has announced it will register its name as a trademark.
As their country officially joins the World Trade Organization, Russians remain deeply divided over accession to the global trade body.
It has been reported that a police officer in Russia's restive republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus has killed a suspected militant.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree dismissing several high-ranking officials at the Interior Ministry.
Former Chechen rebel field commander Ruslan Gelayev's son has been reported killed while fighting for the opposition in the Syrian conflict.
Ukraine's prosecutor-general has suspended the extradition proceedings to Russia of one of two men suspected of plotting to assassinate Vladimir Putin on orders from self-styled Caucasus Emirate head Doku Umarov.
Russia has officially become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after years of negotiations.
After much wrangling, the Russian energy company Gazprom has finally been given the go-ahead to build a huge skyscraper in St. Petersburg for its new headquarters.
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