14 die in Russia copter crash

Fourteen people died and one was injured when a Russian military helicopter hit a power linein Chechnya Thursday, reports Interfax news agency. The Mi-8 helicopter hitthe power line while......

'Black Widows' behind Beslan tragedy

An unknown Chechen rebel group called the Black Widows organised the siege of a school in the Russian city of Beslan in which hundreds of children, their parents and teachers were......

Crash due to terror attack, says Russia

At least one of the two Russian plane crashes that killed 89 people on Tuesday was the result of a terror attack as traces of explosives have been found on the airliner that crashed in Rostov......

Chechen president killed in blast

Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov was among 14 people killed and 38 injured in a landmine explosion in the Dynamo Stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, the emergency ministry said on Sunday.A......

Russia's Kadyrov honours Egypt's Salah at gala dinner

IMAGE: Mohamed Salah. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Russia's southern Chechnya region, hosted a dinner in honour of Egypt's football team......

Salah flies to Russia but does not train with team

IMAGE: Egypt's Mohamed Salah smiles next to his teammates in Cairo international stadium in Cairo. Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters Mohamed Salah appeared with the rest of Egypt......

Sports Shorts: Maradona head coach of UAE's Al-Fujairah

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday. Maradona appointed head coach of UAE's Al-Fujairah IMAGE: Diego Maradona. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Former......

Chechen head Kadyrov labels referee a 'donkey'

Terek Grozny could face stiff penalties from the Russian FA after ChechenRepublic head and club honorary president Ramzan Kadyrov insulted the referee following Sunday's 0-0 draw against Rubin......

European roundup - Chelsea, Barca maintain lead

Chelsea took a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League after beating champions Manchester United 1-0 in Sunday's show piece match. In Spain, Barcelona retained their one-point lead......