OpinionpollsshowVladimirPutinisalreadyashoo-intowinafourthpresidentialterm.ButabanonRussiatakingpartintheWinterOlympicsislikelytomakesupportforhimevenstronger,b
ByAPDCommentatorZhaoYanTranslatedbyDengXianlaiItturnedoutonTuesdayeveningthatRussia,oneoftheworld’smajorpowerhousesofwintersports,wasbannedfromparticipatinginth
TheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasbarredtheRussianteamfromcompetinginPyeongchanginFebruaryoverwidespreaddopingatthelasteditionoftheWinterGamesin2014.However,th
RussiaonWednesdayreactedwithdisappointmentbutnogreatsurpriseafterthecountrywasbannedfromtheWinterOlympicGames,whilePresidentVladimirPutinwasyettocommentonapossi
ThedisagreementaboutthepositionofSyrianKurdsdeepensbetweenTurkeyandRussiadespitetheirclosedialogueineffortsforsettlementinthewar-torncountry.Ankarastrictlyoppos
ApersonallawyerforDonaldTrumphasdeniedreportsthatSpecialCounselRobertMuellerhadorderedDeutscheBanktohandoverdatarelatingtotheUSpresident."Nosubpoenahasbeenissue
Doping-taintedRussia's2018WinterOlympicsparticipationwillbedecidedwhentheInternationalOlympicCommitteemeetsfromTuesday,inoneoftheweightiestdecisionseverfacedbyt
HuaweiTechCo.,asubsidiaryoftheChinesetechnologygiantHuawei,hasbeatoutFinland’sNokiafora$51millioncontracttoconnecttheKurilIslandsinRussia’sFarEasttobroadbandint
HuaweiTechCo.,asubsidiaryoftheChinesetechnologygiantHuawei,hasbeatoutFinland’sNokiafora$51millioncontracttoconnecttheKurilIslandsinRussia’sFarEasttobroadbandint
TheInternationalOlympicCommitteemeetsfromTuesdaytodecidewhethertobarRussiafromthe2018WinterOlympicsfordopingviolations,inoneoftheweightiestdecisionseverfacedbyt
Britain’scybersecurityagencyhastoldgovernmentdepartmentsnottouseantivirussoftwarefromMoscow-basedfirmKasperskyLabamidconcernsaboutRussiansnooping.CiaranMartin,h
OPECanditspartnersagreedonThursdaytoextendoiloutputcutsofabout1.8millionbarrelsperday(bpd)untiltheendof2018.Thedecisioncamewithinanalysts'expectationthoughRussi
Russiawillhostthe2018WorldCupdrawonFriday.ThedrawingceremonywillgiveRussiathechancetoshowcasethecitiesandstadiumsthatwillhostthe32teamsnextJuneandJuly.FormerEng
TwomoreRussianathleteshavebeenfoundguiltyofdopingfollowingtheretestingoftheirsamplesfromtheLondon2012Olympics.YuliaGushchina(farleft)alsocompetedinthewomen's400
Allyouneedtoknowaboutthe12venuesforWorldCup2018,includinghistorylessonsandthehitchesalongthewayKazanArenaCapacity:45,379Completed:July2013Cost:$439.7mGamesatRus
VladimirPutin’sglobalstatureappearstobeatanall-timehigh.SomeobserverscalltheRussianpresidenttheMiddleEast’sNewSheriff,andforgoodreason.Lastweek,duringaseriesofm
EnglandfansattheWorldCupfinalsinRussianextsummerhavebeentoldtorestricttheiralcoholintaketoonepintofbeerbeforeorafterthegameinordertoensuretheirsafety.Atourismex