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Nobody seems to know where he came from, but over the last day or so, a man calling himself Tolibjon Kurbankhanov has become an online sensation in Russia.

The Syrian situation appears to be moving to the new qualitative stage - the brink of war.

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While most recent American Internet safety conferences focus on digital citizenship issues such as preventing cyber bullying, most speakers at the Russian event talked about protecting children from undesirable content.

Bulgarian anti-shale gas protesters referring to Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Traicho Traikov and Minister of Environment Nona Karadzhova.

The long-held belief that cats and birds are amongst nature's worst enemies is being challenged by a kitten and a chick that have struck up the unlikeliest of friendships.

Russia has been steadfast in its diplomatic support for the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even as Assad becomes ever more isolated within the Arab League and the international community.

Russia signalled on Saturday that it could soon slap a moratorium on US adoptions of local children despite the signing of an agreement on the issue in 2011, the latest obstacle in tense relations.

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin has tamed the gangster capitalism which accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union to make Russian corruption "normal and civilized," his presidential election campaign chief said in an interview published Friday.Russia is ranked as the most corrupt major power and in leaked documents U.S. diplomats cast "alpha-dog" Putin ... (more)

The Cyprus Tourist Organisation said on Friday it expected tourist arrivals from Russia to be over 400,000, announcing at the same time the launching of flights from sever more airports of the Russian Federation.

In this 2007 photo, Team Canada player Eric Staal, left, and brother Jordan, right, pose with their father Henry following the team picture at the IIHF World Hockey Championship in Moscow, Russia.

Russian ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zubarov declares that in the nearest future President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and President of Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev will agree on gas issue.

The Azerbaijani painter Sakit Mammadov has become the first artist of the Azerbaijani origin to receive a prestigious "Man of the Millennium" award of Russia.

Sergei Shmatko, Russian Federation Minister of Energy said during a meeting in Moscow with Bulgarian officials that there will be no problems from Russian with the supply of ordered quantities of natural gas for Bulgaria and Europe, newswires reported, quoting the Bulgarian... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you already ... (more)

MOSCOW: Pakistan and Russia Wednesday agreed to promote and enhance bilateral relations in diverse fields including trade, energy and people-to-people contacts.

The 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial will take place from 7th to 19th June, 2012, in Moscow, Russia.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a telephone conversation that the international community's position on Syria should be objective and balanced, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

A massive cold wave blamed for killing nearly 300 people will continue for portions of Europe, while the harshest cold will start to shrink for others next week.

Policemen detain an anti-gay protester during a gay rights rally in central Moscow, Russia 01 October 2011.

The man, listening to Imagine by John Lennon while driving along the highway, saw the sky in front of him suddenly erupt into flames.