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Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina have won the French Open women's doubles title 7-5 6-2 in the final.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina have won the French Open women's doubles title 7-5 6-2 in the final.        

Irina Gruver told the story of Cheburashka, a small teddy bear-like creature from the tropics who made his way to Russia in a crate of oranges, and his friendship with accordion-playing crocodile Gena.

By Louis Charbonneau and Alissa de Carbonnel UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it could not accept Russia's offer to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights because an agreement between Israel and Syria bars permanent members of the Security Council from the U.N. observer mission. The United Nations expressed appreciation for the Russian offer ...

By Louis Charbonneau and Alissa de Carbonnel UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it could not accept Russia's offer to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights because an agreement between Israel and Syria bars permanent members of the Security Council from the U.N. observer mission. The United Nations expressed appreciation for the Russian offer ...

Russia said Friday that the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights is in "dire straits" and called on the United Nations to rethink a rejection of President Vladimir Putin's offer to send Russian troops there.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered to replace the departing Austrians in the United Nations force patrolling a disputed area between Israel and Syria.

Titan International, , confirms that it has in cooperation with One Equity Partners and Russian Direct Investment Fund entered into negotiations with Cordiant about a potential investment in Russia.

With divorce quite common in Russia, experts say Vladimir and Lyudmila Putin's split is unlike to hurt the president politically – but that could change if he remarries.

Procedural protests by Russia held up part of the UN climate talks on Friday for the fifth successive day, according to frustrated delegates at the labyrinthine negotiations in Bonn.

FILE - In this Sunday, March 4, 2012 file photo then Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila leave a polling station in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing.

LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday there were no suspicious circumstances in the death of a Russian whistleblower who was a key witness against Russian officials accused of stealing $230 million from a London hedge fund in a money laundering scheme.

MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their personal life let alone their personal problems.

The US missile defense system is no match for the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Russia tested this week, a senior Russian official said Friday.        

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Russian cyclist Nikita Novikov suspended by UCI for testing positive for banned muscle builder        

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian rider Nikita Novikov has been provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union after testing positive for doping.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media from all sides of the political spectrum have reacted with unusual compassion to the announcement of President Vladimir Putin's divorce.        

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage. The made the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin.

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Thursday, June 6, announced their divorce after 3 decades of marriage, in a stunning revelation that ended years of speculation about their union. The pair, who has two daughters in their late 20s, made the announcement side-by-side in a joint interview with ...