
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia “nul points” at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Voters and the official Azerbaijan jury in fact gave strong backing to the Russian entry, according to officials. Azerbaijan’s state broadcaster suggested there may have been voting violations. Russia gave the maximum 12 points [...]

The US has criticized Russia for what it calls an “unfortunate decision” to deliver missiles to the Syrian government. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said the shipment “will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering” that has killed 80,000. The sophisticated anti-ship missiles could be used to counter any future foreign [...]

Madonna might not be allowed to visit Russia again anytime soon after officials ruled the singer violated the terms of her visa during last trip to Moscow and St Petersburg. According to Russian daily Izvestia, the nation’s foreign ministry has ruled Madonna failed to get a work permit that would have allowed her for-profit shows [...]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang announced it was placing its rockets on stand-by. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the situation could slip “toward the spiral of a vicious circle”. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made the missile order after talks responding to US stealth bomber [...]

Russian officials say horsemeat has been detected in sausages advertised as pork and imported from Austria. The Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said the sausages contained both horse and poultry DNA. A spokesman said the company that supplied the meat had been struck off a list of approved suppliers. Horsemeat was first found in meals and [...]

Astronomers have traced the origin of a meteor that injured about 1,000 people after breaking up over Ural mountains region in central Russia earlier this month. Using amateur video footage, they were able to plot the meteor’s trajectory through Earth’s atmosphere and then reconstruct its orbit around the Sun. As the space rock burned up [...]

Russian government has decided to abandon an agreement with the US on fighting crime and the drugs trade, in an apparent sign of worsening relations. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the decade-long agreement no longer addressed “realities” and had “exhausted its potential”. The agreement saw the US funding anti-crime projects in Russia. Meanwhile, two US [...]

A Russian little girl cracks after receiving a lengthy telling-off by her bullying teacher and gives him a powerful kick in the groin. The hilarious incident was captured on a mobile phone camera by one of her fellow pupils during an English lesson at the school at an undisclosed location somewhere in Russia. The poor [...]
Sep 7 2012 | Posted in
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UEFA gives a suspended six-point deduction to Russia because of the behaviour of their fans during their 4-1 win against Czech Republic at Euro 2012. Action was taken due to the use of fireworks and far-right banners. The incident, in which Russian fans attacked stewards, leaving four needing hospital treatment, is being investigated by UEFA [...]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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At least four people are dead and about 50 are missing after a Russian oil drilling rig sank in freezing seas in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Kolskaya rig was being towed some 200km (125 miles) off Sakhalin island when it capsized in a fierce storm. 14 people have been rescued alive but it is feared [...]

Phobos-Ground, the $170 million Russian probe, is now heading back to Earth and will crash between January 6 and January 19, but it’s not possible to predict where until a few days beforehand. The Phobos-Ground craft, which was supposed to travel to Phobos, one of Mars’s two moons, became stuck in Earth orbit after its [...]