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Doping Mess: Olympic champion vows to clear name
Russian high jump Olympic champion Anna Chicherova on Wednesday vowed to clear her name after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, casting doubt on her participation in Rio.
26 May 2016 1:56 AM
Soviet-chic restaurant favoured by KGB spies reopens in Moscow
This file photo shows a cook working in Moscow’s Aragvi restaurant. (Photo: AFP)
17 May 2016 7:00 AM
Opec is a spent force, says Russia
Internal differences are killing Opec and its ability to influence the markets has all but evaporated, top Russian oil executive Igor Sechin said in some of his harshest remarks ever about the oil car
11 May 2016 12:07 AM
‘Russian Rambo’, hero of Kremlin’s Syria war, buried
A special forces officer killed in Syria, nicknamed the “Russian Rambo” by state media, was buried on Friday in a blaze of publicity and pomp, with the Kremlin allowing blanket TV coverage as an exc
07 May 2016 3:16 AM
Aleppo hit again as Russia hopes for truce
Russia said on Tuesday that it hoped a new ceasefire could be announced within hours for Syria’s battered city of Aleppo, where fresh fighting left at least 16 dead, including in rocket fire on a mate
04 May 2016 6:40 AM
Russia says sent fighter to intercept US plane
Russia said on Saturday it had sent a fighter plane on Friday to intercept a US aircraft approaching its border over the Baltic Sea because the American plane had turned off its transponder, which is
01 May 2016 5:24 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders space agency shakeup
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his space officials to raise their game on Wednesday after he flew thousands of kilometres to watch the inaugural launch of a rocket from a new spaceport, only fo
28 Apr 2016 7:41 AM
Russia fights for Olympic solace
There are just 100 days until the Rio Olympics and defending women’s high jump champion Anna Chicherova is in limbo as Russia fights for a place in the athletics contest.
28 Apr 2016 2:35 AM
China commends India's GDP growth; says keen to invest more
Chinese economy remains much bigger than that of India in terms of the overall size.
24 Apr 2016 1:53 PM
Russia looks to counter US influence
The powerful chief of Russia’s equivalent to the FBI on Monday called for sweeping new rights restrictions, including curbing Internet freedoms and making it illegal to question Moscow’s annexation of
19 Apr 2016 7:03 AM
India warns against double standards
India on Monday warned the international community of “serious consequences” if it continues to adopt “double standards” in dealing with terrorism and strongly pitched for crafting of an effective glo
19 Apr 2016 1:41 AM
In Russia, Swaraj raises issue of China blocking India's bid to ban JeM chief
This is not the first time China has blocked India's bid to get Pak-based militant groups and leaders proscribed by the UN.
18 Apr 2016 1:55 PM
Panama leaks a provocation, warns Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Syrian Army is able to carry out “serious offensive operations” despite a drawdown of Russian forces.
15 Apr 2016 2:12 AM
Russia jets ‘buzz’ US warship
A Russian military jet came within 30-feet of a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, US officials said, but Russia on Thursday defended the manoeuvre as safe.
14 Apr 2016 11:54 PM
Twin blasts hit police station in Russia's Stavropol region
The bombings took place near a police station in Russia, no casualties reported yet.
11 Apr 2016 2:31 PM
Dope Mess: Judgement day nears for Russia
Dmitry Shlyakhtin, a little-known regional official, landed one of the toughest jobs in sports when he was elected to head Russia’s scandal-ridden athletics federation.
08 Apr 2016 12:16 AM
No element of corruption, says Vladimir Putin, defends pals
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied any “element of corruption” after the Panama Papers claimed his cellist friend Sergei Roldugin ran a $2-billion offshore empire, adding that his own
07 Apr 2016 11:33 PM
‘Siberian unicorn’ lived on Earth longer than thought
The “Siberian unicorn” — an ancient rhinoceros species thought to have gone extinct 350,000 years ago — may have found its last refuge as recently as 29,000 years ago in Kazakhstan, scientists say.
29 Mar 2016 5:59 AM
Viswanathan Anand is out of world title race
Indian ace Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Holland’s Anish Giri but bowed out of contention for a ticket to the World Championship after the 13th and penultimate round of the Candid
29 Mar 2016 12:05 AM
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