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Nanny says ‘Allah told her to behead child’
A woman suspected of beheading a child in her care before brandishing the severed head outside a Moscow metro station said on Wednesday that Allah had ordered her to commit the crime.
03 Mar 2016 2:41 AM
Schizophrenic nanny smiles, says, 'Allah ordered child’s beheading’
The court confirmed the nanny's arrest and ordered her held in custody for two months as investigations continued.
02 Mar 2016 3:35 PM
Syria fighting rages as truce deadline nears
Syria’s government and rebel groups have agreed to join a plan to cease hostilities on Saturday, Russia said, while fighting raged on several fronts as combatants sought to gain advantage hours before
27 Feb 2016 4:09 AM
Assad assures Putin of 'readiness' to respect Syria ceasefire: Kremlin
The ceasefire agreement does not apply to jihadists like the Islamic State group and Al-Nusra Front.
24 Feb 2016 5:11 PM
Kremlin fails in bid to rein in Turkey
Western powers have rejected a Russian bid at the United Nations to halt Turkey’s military actions in Syria, as France warned of a “dangerous escalation” in the nearly five-year conflict.
21 Feb 2016 12:21 AM
Moscow plans new missions to Mars, Moon
Visitors are rare these days to the museum of Russia’s Space Research Institute in Moscow even though it holds gems like the model of the Soviet Lunokhod, the first ever space rover to land on the Moo
20 Feb 2016 6:22 AM
Car bomb kills 2 policemen in Russia's Dagestan
Dagestan neighbours Chechnya, where Moscow fought 2 bloody wars against Islamist separatist fighters before regaining control.
15 Feb 2016 3:44 PM
Putin, Obama discuss Syria in phone call: Kremlin
Moscow this week warned against any ground intervention in Syria, as Ankara mulls a ground assault with Saudi troops.
14 Feb 2016 4:38 PM
Russia warns over missile system deployment
Moscow on Wednesday warned th-at Washington’s deployment of a US missile defe-nce system to South Korea could spark an arms race in the region.
11 Feb 2016 6:12 AM
Russian Opposition leader attacked with a cake
Earlier this year, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya republic, called Russian opposition figures 'enemies of the people'.
10 Feb 2016 1:25 PM
Holland shock Russia in Fed Cup
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic returns to Angelique Kerber of Germany in their Fed Cup World Group first round match in Leipzig, Germany, on Sunday. Bencic won 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. (Photo: AP)
08 Feb 2016 5:42 AM
Russia: Turkey set to invade Syria
Russia has serious grounds to suspect Turkey of preparing for a military incursion in Syria, where Russian jets are bombing rebel and jihadi fighters, defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said
05 Feb 2016 6:08 AM
Kremlin slams White House over Putin corruption claim
Kremlin has already dismissed the US Treasury claim that it said amounted to an ‘official accusation’.
29 Jan 2016 5:53 PM
Putin a ‘picture of corruption’: US
Kremlin demands proof of Prez corruption claims
27 Jan 2016 6:40 AM
Russia backs teen rape claim rejected by German police
Berlin police last week rejected a claim by a 13-year-old German-Russian teenager that she had been kidnapped and raped by foreigners.
26 Jan 2016 5:48 PM
Russia bans 4 athletes for doping
Russia’s Olympic Committee has banned four athletes for doping, as the country struggles to overturn a suspension on its track and field team that could see it miss the Rio Olympics.
26 Jan 2016 2:42 AM
Suspect calls UK claims ‘absurd’
Andrei Lugovoi, one of two Russians named on Thursday by a judge led-British inquiry as the killers of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko, said the accusations against him were “absurd”, the Interfax
22 Jan 2016 1:34 AM
Russian rouble hits record low
The rouble hit a historic low on Wednesday as the dollar climbed past the 80.1 roubles level for the first time, exceeding the levels seen during the shock plunge of the Russian currency in December 2
21 Jan 2016 2:15 AM
Unicef: Teen starves to death in Madaya
The UN children’s agency said it has witnessed cases of severe malnutrition among children in a besieged Syrian town and the death of a teenager “in front of our eyes.”
16 Jan 2016 6:04 AM
Russian world chess chief defends ties to Assad
Ilyumzhi-nov’s contact with Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad is the latest in a series of scandals and oddities that have marked his tenure as FIDE head
16 Jan 2016 2:31 AM
Columns
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Home Ministry seeks input to modernize pre-Independence laws, Official Secrets Act and Explosive Substances Act, amid electoral backdrop
Delhi navigates Male-Beijing proximity as Indo-Pacific tensions rise, emphasizing regional stability amidst maritime disputes
As elections unfold, substantive debates give way to rhetoric, highlighting a gap between democratic ideals and political realities.