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In the recording, the driver says he briefly dozed off and accidentally hit the gas. It was unclear whether the man spoke under duress. (Photo: AP)

Taxi driver who hit 8 Moscow pedestrians fell asleep: Police

The Moscow city traffic authority identified the driver as 28-year-old Chyngyz Anarbek, who is from Kyrgyzstan.

18 Jun 2018 9:33 AM

An ambulance and police work at the site of an incident after a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Red Square in Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Driver ploughs taxi into Moscow crowd including football fans, 8 injured

A video shows the taxi pull sharply out of line of stationary traffic and accelerate and mount the narrow pavement packed with pedestrians.

17 Jun 2018 10:29 AM

"The US president himself repeatedly said that he would consider such a meeting helpful. I can confirm this. It's true," Putin said. (Photo: File/AP)

Vladmir Putin says he will meet Trump as soon as Washington is ready

The Russian prez said he did not discuss meeting venue but 'many' countries including Austria are willing to help organise such a summit.

10 Jun 2018 2:54 PM

Investigators posted a photo of bones including what appears to be a human jaw bone. (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian man accidentally digs up bones of partner's murdered ex

'The villager, while digging over the earth in the vegetable patch to plant potatoes found human bones and a skull,' investigators said.

06 Jun 2018 8:14 AM

FIFA World Cup 2018: Everything to know if you are travelling to Russia

Russia will host Saudi Arabia in the first match of the World Cup on June 14.

05 Jun 2018 11:45 AM

Babchenko, one of Russia’s best-known war reporters, fled the country in February 2017 after receiving death threats. (Photo: AFP)

Anti-Kremlin Russian journalist fakes death, turns up in Ukraine

Ukrainian police said Babchenko was shot multiple times in the back on Tuesday and found bleeding there by his wife.

31 May 2018 11:38 AM

Vladimir Putin inaugurated his fourth Kremlin term under the shadow of hugely strained ties with the West and a crackdown on the opposition. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin 4.0 to launch amid crackdown on opposition

'I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,' Putin said.

07 May 2018 3:54 PM

Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 350 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president. (Photo: AP)

He is not our czar: Nearly 1600 reported arrested in Russian anti-Putin protests

Police also used batons against protesters who chanted 'Putin is a thief!' and 'Russia will be free!'

06 May 2018 11:38 AM

The meeting in The Hague was held on Moscow's request to discuss the Skripal poisoning while an inquiry is still ongoing. (Photo: File/AP)

Russia points fingers at Britain and US over 'grotesque' spy poisoning

British and Russian officials faced off at a closed-door meeting for the first time since the poisoning of the Skripals on March 4.

04 Apr 2018 6:55 PM

‘If there is no explanation, the Russian side will deem the actions towards our plane as illegal and also reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines,’ it said in a statement. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Moscow demands explanation after Britain searches Russian passenger plane

Russia’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that Moscow would demand an official explanation from Britain.

31 Mar 2018 5:29 PM

The fire at the Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo, a city in Siberia, about 3,000 kilometers east of Moscow, was extinguished on Monday morning after burning through the night. (Photo: AP)

Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported

The Investigative Committee said it has detained four people for questioning but would not immediately give the cause of the fire.

26 Mar 2018 3:34 PM

International pressure mounted on Vladimir Putin over the Cold-War style poisoning of a spy on British soil, as an ugly war of words took a stinging new turn with comparisons to Hitler in the 1930s. (Photo: File)

International pressure mounts on Putin over poisoning of spy on UK soil

UK and its allies say Russia was behind the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter, who remain in a critical condition in Salisbury.

22 Mar 2018 10:12 AM

Backed by state TV and the ruling party, and credited with an approval rating of around 80 per cent, Putin faced no credible threat from a field of seven challengers. (Photo: AP)

No desire for arms race: Putin tells West after winning elections

Putin’s victory, which comes at a time when his relations with the West are on a hostile trajectory.

20 Mar 2018 8:53 AM

Putin’s thumping victory will extend his total time in office to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024, by which time he will be 71. (Photo: AFP)

Putin easily wins another six-year term, firms grip on Russia

Putin has promised to use his new term to beef up Russia’s defences against the West and to raise living standards.

19 Mar 2018 10:14 AM

President Putin stressed that Russia was the first country to destroy its chemical weapons. (Photo: AP)

Putin dismisses UK’s accusation over ex-spy’s poisoning, calls it ‘nonsense’

Putin said, 'Russia does not possess such agents. We have destroyed all our chemical arsenals under control of international observers.'

19 Mar 2018 9:07 AM

Polling at around 70 per cent, the macho leader is sure to extend his term to 2024 despite a lacklustre campaign ahead of a summer when global attention will be glued to Russia as it hosts the football World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin

Putin is standing against 7 other candidates, including millionaire communist Pavel Grudinin, but none are polling more than 8 per cent.

18 Mar 2018 8:32 AM

Britain's foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning. Putin's spokesman denounced the claim. (Photo: AP)

Spy poisoning standoff: Russian foreign ministry summons UK envoy

Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure.

17 Mar 2018 1:15 PM

May said there was ‘no alternative conclusion’ other than that the Russian state was culpable" for the attack on Skripal and his daughter, who fell ill from exposure to a substance called Novichok. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

Moscow asserts it will retaliate soon to May firing of envoys over spy poisoning

‘The British government made a choice for confrontation with Russia,’ the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

15 Mar 2018 12:55 PM

The ministry was cited as saying that the transport plane crashed at Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province. (Photo: AFP/File)

Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing all 32 onboard

Initial information suggested the crash may have been caused by a technical fault.

06 Mar 2018 7:35 PM

While it is not clear who is financing the “Elections: Adults Only” content that has also appeared on social networks and YouTube, the appeal to younger voters is unlikely to displease the Kremlin. (Photo: AFP)

Adults only: Ads and viral videos aim to sex up Russian election

A separate video appeared on YouTube this month with the title, 'Sex and elections are for adults only'.

01 Mar 2018 5:38 PM

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