Russia
Russia to ‘continue Syria air strikes’
Russia will continue air strikes in Syria despite the withdrawal of most of its forces, a senior official has said.
15 March 2016, 14:52 PM
Syria conflict: Russia forces begin withdrawal after Putin surprise move
Russian forces are preparing to start leaving Syria after Monday's surprise withdrawal announcement by President Vladimir Putin.
15 March 2016, 07:11 AM
Mars methane mission set for lift-off
Europe and Russia are about to launch a joint mission to the Red Planet.
14 March 2016, 06:11 AM
'Allah ordered' child beheading: Moscow nanny
A nanny accused of decapitating a young girl in her care then walking through the street brandishing the head, says "Allah ordered" the killing as she appeared at a Moscow court.
2 March 2016, 10:42 AM
Woman held for brandishing child’s severed head in Russia
Police in the Russian capital Moscow arrests a woman on suspicion of murdering a child after she was found apparently carrying a severed head.
29 February 2016, 14:15 PM
US, Russia announce Syria truce from Saturday
A landmark truce is to take effect in Syria on Saturday, the United States and Russia announced, but the "cessation of hostilities" does not include the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, the main jihadist factions.
23 February 2016, 05:01 AM
Four oil producing nations agree to freeze output
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.
16 February 2016, 11:47 AM
23 dead as missiles hit three hospitals, school in Syrian towns
At least 23 civilians are killed when missiles hit three hospitals and a school in rebel-held Syrian towns today, residents say, as Russian-backed Syrian troops intensify their push toward the rebel stronghold of Aleppo.
15 February 2016, 11:25 AM
Russian PM Medvedev says new cold war is on
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says “we have slid into a new cold war”, with Nato and some countries describing Moscow as “the worst threat”.
13 February 2016, 15:51 PM
Syria conflict: France calls on Russia to stop bombing civilians
French PM Manuel Valls urges Russia to stop bombing civilians while carrying out airstrikes in Syria - but Moscow denies harming them.
13 February 2016, 12:45 PM
Syria conflict: Rebels pledge to keep fighting
Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government.
13 February 2016, 04:24 AM
The Great Populists
The first challenge to the Western hegemony that followed the collapse of Communism in Europe was the emergence of the so-called...
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Emerging giants plagued by corruption: TI
The world's "up and coming economies" are struggling to shake off corruption, an anti-graft watchdog warned today, citing massive scandals in Brazil and Malaysia as cause for concern.
27 January 2016, 05:18 AM
Scientists to adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ to set new time for our demise
Scientists are set to announce today whether the civilization is any closer or farther from disaster based on a "Doomsday Clock" that measures the likelihood of a global catastrophe.
26 January 2016, 12:48 PM
Putin is 'picture of corruption': US Treasury official
A senior US Treasury official directly accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC programme.
26 January 2016, 05:01 AM
Russian economy hit by oil price slide
Russia's economy contracts by 3.7% in 2015, according to preliminary figures published by the country's statistics service.
25 January 2016, 13:20 PM
Study reveals prehistoric human presence in Arctic
Humans were in the Arctic at least 45,000 years ago, revealed a new study that describes a brutal mammoth hunting by humans from that time.
16 January 2016, 15:29 PM
Doctor kills patient with one punch in Russia
Russian police have opened an investigation on Saturday after a doctor was captured on video punching a patient inside a hospital, knocking him to the floor.
10 January 2016, 07:15 AM
Russia has options
It is easy to see that Russia is pivoting towards Asia, and in a very big way. Like the EU, Russia too is hunting for new markets except that it has already found some markets and in the process of going after new ones.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
TIB concerned over Rooppur nuke plant’s safety
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses concerns over safety and reliability of Russian nuclear reactors to be set up at Rooppur nuclear power plant project.
28 December 2015, 10:16 AM