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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed today for a protest he organised on 28 January

Putin critic Navalny jailed over 'unsanctioned protest'

A Moscow court has given a 30-day jail sentence to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over an unsanctioned protest earlier this year, just days before another planned political rally.

World • 27 Aug 18

Alexei Navalny's detention comes ahead of planned protests over pension reforms

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained outside his home in Moscow.

News • 25 Aug 18

It has been one of the most controversial weeks of Donald Trump's presidency but has it damaged his popularity?

Spelling it out: War of words over US-Russia relations

US President Donald Trump caused international uproar and attracted criticism from even his strongest supporters after he "misspoke" at his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump • 21 Jul 18

Taxi hit a number of pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square

Taxi driver 'worked 20 hours' before Moscow incident

A taxi driver who injured at least seven people after driving onto a Moscow footpath, said in a video released by authorities that he had been working for 20 hours solid before the incident.

World • 17 Jun 18

The Democrats claim there was a 'conspiracy' to damage Hillary Clinton's campaign

Democrats file lawsuit over 2016 election 'disruption'

In the US, the Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against Russia, President Donald Trump's campaign and WikiLeaks charging that they conspired to disrupt the 2016 US presidential election.

News • 21 Apr 18

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was poisoned by a nerve agent

Police believe Skripals were poisoned at their home

British police have said Sergei and Yulia Skripal probably came into contact with the nerve agent that has left them in a serious condition in hospital at the front door of their home in Salisbury, England.

World • 28 Mar 18

Moscow gets a month's snow in five days

Moscow's heaviest snowfall in 100 years has left authorities battling to clear streets, and children told they could skip school.

News Lens • 05 Feb 18

Rescuers pull out the bus after it ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in Moscow

Four dead in Moscow bus crash at underpass

Four people have died after a passenger bus swerved off course and drove into a busy pedestrian underpass in Moscow, according to Russian news agencies.

World • 25 Dec 17

Passengers wait in front of the closed doors of Moscow's Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow

Thousands evacuated after bomb threats in Moscow

More than 15,000 people were evacuated from several shopping centres, universities and train stations in Moscow after a series of bomb threats, Russian media reported.

World • 13 Sep 17

Russian police officers detain a protester at the opposition rally in central Moscow

1,500 arrested in Russian anti-corruption protests

Police in Russia have arrested around 1,500 people at protests in Moscow and St Petersburg called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been jailed for 30 days for organising the protests.

World • 12 Jun 17

The protests come a year before a presidential election in which Vladimir Putin is expected to run for a fourth term

Up to 30 protesters detained after rally in Moscow

Police in Moscow detained more than 20 anti-corruption protesters who took to the streets today in a follow-up of last week's large-scale demonstrations in the Russian capital.

World • 02 Apr 17

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) was detained by Russian police officers during the opposition rally in central Moscow

Russian police detain opposition leader during protests

Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

News • 26 Mar 17

French President Francois Hollande speaks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting at the presidential Palace in Abuja, Nigeria

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News • 15 May 16

Interfax news agency said the woman was detained near a metro station in northwest Moscow

Nanny arrested over death of young child in Moscow

A woman has been charged with murder of a young child after she was arrested outside a metro station in Moscow.

World • 29 Feb 16

Vladimir Putin last week ordered the intensification of Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria

Russia hits almost 500 targets in air strikes

Moscow today said its warplanes had hit almost 500 targets in war-torn Syria in the past two days, including tanker trucks and oil infrastructure in territory controlled by the Islamic State group.

World • 23 Nov 15

The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short-circuit

1m rare documents damaged in Moscow library fire

A fire at one Russia's largest university libraries is believed to have damaged over one million historic documents, with some describing the fire as a cultural "Chernobyl."

News • 01 Feb 15

Total names new CEO and Chairman after shock death of Christophe de Margerie

Total names new head and chairman after CEO death

Total has today named Patrick Pouyanne, head of refining and chemicals, as its new chief executive while former CEO Thierry Desmarest was appointed chairman, a union source has said.

Business • 22 Oct 14

A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev's foundation said 'everything was back to normal'

Gorbachev discharged from Moscow clinic

Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been discharged from a Moscow clinic where he had been admitted for medical tests.

News • 10 Oct 14

At least 21 people died in the derailment

Two held over safety breaches after Moscow crash

Two Moscow metro workers have been detained by officials investigating yesterday's fatal crash.

News • 16 Jul 14

The collision occurred near Naro-Fominsk, 80km southwest of Moscow

Six dead in Russian train crash

Six people were killed and several dozen injured after parts of a freight train derailed and collided with a passenger train south of Moscow, Russian officials said.

News • 20 May 14

Russia is on a heightened state of alert ahead of the Winter Olympics

Student kills two at Moscow school

An armed student entered a Moscow school today and took more than 20 teenagers hostage in an incident that also claimed the lives of a policeman and a teacher.

News • 03 Feb 14

An elderly woman kneels before a line of riot police

Ukrainian PM says no deal finalised with Russia

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said a deal with Russia on possible new financial credits after suspending preparations for a European Union trade pact has not been finalised.

News • 12 Dec 13