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Syrian towns retaken from ISIL

A pro-rebel Syrian news agency (SMART) reported the southern town of Tasil has been retaken by rebel groups linked to the Free Syrian Army. The town

World News

Russia leads diplomatic efforts in brokering agreement over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev was in Yerevan to urge the Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the fighting which erupted this week over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Cinema

'Hardcore Henry', a ground-breaking first person action

‘Hardcore Henry’ is a first-of-its-kind – a film entirely seen from the first person perspective, completely shot with Go-Pro cameras. Everything is

Azerbaijan

Calls for calm after third day of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia’s president has warned that renewed fighting in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh could spiral into all-out war after a third day of

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Russia

Huge fire rips through Russian Defence Ministry building

A massive fire at a former headquarters of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow was finally brought under control Sunday evening after sending

Turkey

Man held in Turkey over Russian pilot death

Turkish authorities have reportedly detained a man suspected of killing a Russian pilot after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet near the

Russia

Mass gang arrests in Russian city of Yekaterinburg

Russia’s interior ministry has released a video of a police raid on a restaurant on Wednesday night (March 30) in which 167 suspected gang members

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Russia soldiers train for Syria

Footage broadcast on Russian television showed Russian military engineers training with sniffer dogs and specialist equipment near Moscow, in

Russia

Russian farmers furious about alleged illegal land grabs

All signs pointed to the European Union’s sanctions on Russia being a positive move for the country’s small domestic farmers. But two years on

France

France football team to play at national stadium for first time since Paris attacks

Tuesday evening will see France’s national football team play at the Stade de France for the first time since the Paris attacks in November, when the

Syria

Demining Palmyra - scores of bombs feared hidden in the historic city

Russian military engineers are preparing for an unusual mission

Economy

Rosneft is 'coping' with low oil price, makes investment pledge

Despite low oil prices Russian energy giant Rosneft says it is coping and has pledged to invest more to ensure it can honour its long-term supply deals.

Russia

Online information monitoring centre hopes to catch Kremlin's attention

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently suggested “information threats” should be a top priority for the federal security service and other state

Syria

Russia pursues Syria pullout but 'will continue fighting terrorist groups'

Three Russian heavy attack helicopters headed home from Syria on Monday, in line with President Vladimir Putin’s declared withdrawal this month of

Sport

No bombing,no ducking, no doping Russian swimmers under the microscope

Russian swimming is under the microscope after British newspaper The Times splashed an article alleging that the sport has engaged in systematic doping for years.

Russia

Russia jails Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko for 22 years

Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko sentenced to 22 years in jail after Russian court finds her guilty over the killing of two Russian journalists during the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

World News

Tymoshenko calls for pressure on Putin over Ukrainian pilot Savchenko verdict

The Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko was charged with directing mortar fire which killed two Russian journalists. She denies any wrongdoing.

Ukraine

Confusion over trial of Ukrainian pilot

Nadia Savchenko's case has been heard by a Russian court

Russia

Confusion over Savchenko trial

Earlier guilty verdict disputed by those in court

Russia

FlyDubai flight recorders may not yield much information

Aviation experts say it could take weeks to decode the severely damaged voice and cockpit recorders