The man Putin fears most

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel glances at the life and political career of Alexey Navalny who has been banned from challenging Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election. IMAGE: Alexey Navalny --......

Boris Nemtsov, Putin critic and Russian opposition leader, shot dead

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was a harsh critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead near the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday.......

Russian opposition rallies against Putin's victory

Hundreds of opponents of Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday gathered at Pushkin Square in downtown Moscow to attend a rally, denouncing his victory at the presidential polls as......

Russia votes for parliament amid foul play claims

Russia voted on Sunday in a landmark parliamentary election, marred by claims of foul play as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party was expected to win but with reduced margin, ahead of the crucial......

Three Russian athletes fail drug test

Three Russians have failed drugs tests and face possible expulsion from the Olympic Games, a top official said on Wednesday.Vladimir Loginov, vice-president of Russia's Olympic Committee, did not......

Mostovoi axed from Russia's Euro squad

Russia have axed midfielder Alexander Mostovoi from their Euro 2004 squad after he criticised the coach's training methods, a soccer federation official says. Coach Georgy Yartsev threw out......