Moscow's Lefortovo District Court has ruled to take Moscow Lomonosov State University (MSU) student Varvara Karaulova into custody in a criminal case in which she is suspected of involvement in a terrorist organization\'s activities, the court\'s press service told Interfax.

"The court ruled to take Alexandra Pavlovna Ivanova [a.k.a....

The Russian Defense Ministry is demanding proof or an official retraction of statements made in Western media about Russian jets bombing hospitals in Syria. Russia wants a reply within "several days" but Russian experts believe that it is unlikely any proof will be presented.

On Oct. 27 the Russian Defense Ministry summoned military atta...

Rostov is one of the oldest towns in Russia and a Golden Ring tourist center. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 126 miles northeast of Moscow.

The town was first mentioned in 862 as an already important settlement. By the 13th century Rostov had become the capital of one of the most prominent Russian principalities. After the Rostov ...

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Russia is not all classical music and ballet. Russian DJs are making some serious waves on the electronic music scene and the queen of Russian techno is on her way Down Under together with her German and Irish colleagues!

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Russia plans to unveil its version of self-driving trucks when it hosts the FIFA World Cup in summer 2018. This surprising announcement was made by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich on October 4 at the STS Forum in Kyoto, Japan. What exactly the vehicles will do as part of the World Cup are yet to be specified.

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SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — Crimean authorities are preparing for the arrival of foreign delegations from Arab and European countries, including Iraq, Italy and Germany, permanent representative of the Crimean Republic to the president of Russia, Georgy Muradov, said on Wednesday.

"We eagerly await the arrival of a ...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to Konashenkov, the preliminary investigation revealed that the serviceman who had served at the airbase as a technical expert had committed suicide due to problems in the relationship with his girlfriend.

"The information on the suicide of a contract serviceman at the Hmeymim airbase was officially confirmed right af...

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The openness of Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Center to international trends is the main precondition for its success, the president of the Skolkovo Foundation, the principle agency responsible for the center, said Wednesday.

"Openness, transparency, global outlook are...