Vladimir Putin News

A long-delayed inquiry to determine circumstances that led to the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian intelligence officer, could be abandoned after the official responsible for leading it partly upheld a British government request to withhold crucial evidence.

TWO WIGS, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes.

The Americans have a vice in the intelligence world that can be turned against them: They want to know everything at first hand The arrest of US diplomat Ryan Christopher Fogle in Moscow this week on spying charges had a distinctly retro feel.

A rare public clash between two leading figures in Russia's state-dominated oil industry hints at a split in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle and could be intended to rein in one of his closest advisers.

"If, for example, you offer normal conditions, better than other companies can offer, we can take more oil for processing, of course, if you want.

The father of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has been summoned to appear before federal investigators.

A lone chicken is seen in the rubble of the site where an Israeli airstrike struck Damascus earlier this month.

The port welcomes the five-star rated ultra-luxurious cruise ship Silver Whisper today , as she makes Falmouth the first port of call on her 12-day Southampton to Copenhagen cruise.

Russia's weapons supplies to Syria are fully in compliance with the law and do not give the government troops any advantage over the rebels, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said commenting on the hype in Western media.

Authorities are investigating a violent skirmish between environmental activists and private security guards in Russia's southern Voronezh region over environmental damage activists fear from a proposed nickel mine in the area, Radio Free Europe reports .

Vladimir Putin has finally decided to make a concession to his critics. But he isn't exactly bending over backwards.

COCOA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 6, 2012, 12:37am ET -- Today is Obama Day. In the distant future, when the history books present their record of this time, this nation may be judged by the decision we make at the polls today .

THE tomb of Russia's revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin has reopened after major repairs for water damage to its foundation, media reports said.

Even after two years, President Obama's Syria policy remains hard to understand.

The head of Societe Generale's Russian unit Rosbank was charged with bribery on Thursday after investigators released a film of him with cash piled on his office desk in what several bankers said may have been a set up.

Yekaterina Samutsevich is a member of arguably the most famous musical ensemble ever to come out of Russia, but when not wearing a fluorescent balaclava and shouting, she's easy to miss in a crowd.

Senior Israeli official tells the 'New York Times' Israel will continue action to prevent transfer of weapons from Syria; Putin, Netanyahu agree to continue contacts on Syria; IDF intelligence head joins PM in meeting.

Vladimir Putin has been unusually silent about the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat Russia says it caught red-handed trying to recruit an agent for the CIA.

It's more than fitting that the circumstances surrounding Vladislav Surkov's sudden exit from the halls of power continue to be shrouded in mystery a week after the fact.

Analysts have been releasing various scenarios of how Russia might develop over the next ten years.