Two of Russia’s leading opposition politicians announced Wednesday 13 April their withdrawal from election primaries being organised by the PARNAS democratic coalition.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two recent terror attacks that hit the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. “The harvesting of Russians and their agents will continue,” IS was reported as ...

A Russian Proton-M space rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday carrying a European Space Agency probe designed to sniff out life on the surface of Mars.

A woman brandishes the severed head of a child and threatens to blow herself up. The gruesome scene would have dominated TV screens in any other country. In Russia, however, no major ...

Huffing and puffing, half a dozen heavyset men in scratched helmets and battered protective gear sprint around, shouting buzzwords in heavily accented English.

About half an hour from the western outskirts of Moscow, the grays of Russian suburbia give way to a jagged horizon of shiny glass, concrete and abandoned building sites.

"Some of the boys called my son "Obama's little spy," says Jynks Burton. "But they're at that age I suppose, always looking for something to tease other boys about …"

Foreigners in Russia have advocated tolerance towards people with special needs for over two decades — their work continues to improve public understanding of the disabled.

Starting at noon Moscow time, Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference. Follow the Moscow Times' live blog for updates on his statements as well as reactions and ...

Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation investigation, which alleges extensive corruption activities carried out by Yury Chaika's family members, will not affect his reassignment in 2016, RBC news reported Wednesday.