Passenger scare delays Russian plane in Thailand
A Moscow-bound flight with 369 passengers on board was grounded temporarily at Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday after a passenger refused to fly,
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Flight recorders badly damaged in Russia plane crash, passengers who missed flight talk to Russian media (Update 1)
By Jack Stubbs The flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed in southern Russia killing all 62 people on board are badly damaged and
EU urges more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over Crimea
By Robin Emmott and Dmitry Solovyov The European Union called on Friday for more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine’s
Putin: Russia can make powerful Syria comeback within hours
By Denis Dyomkin and Dmitry Solovyov Vladimir Putin said Russia’s military success in Syria had allowed him to order a partial draw down of forces,
Russia hopes Greece reaches deal with creditors soon – Kremlin
Russia hopes Greece will reach a deal with its international creditors as soon as possible, a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday, adding that questions regarding
Russia eyes loan, gas deal to keep Ukraine in its orbit
By Timothy Heritage and Katya Golubkova RUSSIA signalled on Monday it was about to agree a loan and gas deal with Ukraine to help Kiev
Ukrainians mass for new anti-government rally as EU halts trade deal
Thousands massed on Sunday for a rally against President Viktor Yanukovich just days before he heads for a meeting at the Kremlin which the opposition
Ukrainian riot police withdraw after overnight move on demonstrators
Battalions of Ukrainian riot police withdrew on Wednesday from a protest camp after moving against demonstrators overnight in the authorities’ biggest attempt yet to reclaim
Medvedev dampens amnesty hopes for Khodorkovsky, Pussy Riot
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hinted yesterday that former Yukos oil company chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky would not be freed under an amnesty President Vladimir Putin
Police give Ukraine protesters deadline to move out of square and buildings
Ukrainian police gave demonstrators five days to leave public buildings they have occupied in protest against a government policy lurch back towards Russia, as ministers
Russia criticises ‘aggressive’ Ukraine protests, NATO response
By Adrian Croft and David Brunnstrom Russia criticised “aggressive actions” by Ukrainian demonstrators and the Western response to the protests on Wednesday, saying outsiders should
Ukraine PM calls for end to tension, but police brace for action
By Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove Ukraine’s embattled prime minister Mykola Azarov warned protesters on Wednesday they would be punished if they broke the law
Russian dancer convicted in Bolshoi theatre acid attack trial (updated)
By Maria Tsvetkova Russian dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was sentenced to six years in a high-security prison on Tuesday for ordering an acid attack that nearly
Russian prosecutors seek nine years for acid attack dancer
By Maria Tsvetkova State prosecutors demanded a nine-year jail sentence on Friday for a dancer accused of ordering an acid attack that nearly blinded the
EU leaders set for tough table-talk with Ukraine’s Yanukovich (updated)
By Natalia Zinets and Adrian Croft The European Union told Ukraine it was risking its economic future by rejecting a free-trade deal in favour of
International maritime court tells Russia to free Greenpeace ship (updated)
By Michael Hogan The U.N. maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian
Greenpeace activists bailed in Russia
Six more Greenpeace activists arrested by Russian coast guards during a protest against Arctic oil drilling were granted bail on Wednesday, including the US captain of their
Russia grants bail to nine foreign Greenpeace activists (updated)
By Maria Tsvetkova Russian courts granted bail to nine jailed foreign Greenpeace activists on Tuesday, a turnaround in Russia’s treatment of 30 people facing trial
Boeing airliner crashes in Russian city of Kazan, 50 killed
A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on landing in the Russian city of Kazan on Sunday, killing all 50 people on board, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Evidence does not prove Arafat poisoning – Russian report
By Noah Browning A Russian report quoted by Palestinian investigators on Friday said there was insufficient evidence to support the theory that Yasser Arafat died
