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"I have taken a decision: a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia," Putin said.
Crime
Andrey Emelyannikov took selfies with weapons before and after he killed Sergey Danilov at the Western Complex of Continuous Education in Moscow.
Society
The editor of the opposition newspaper Novaya Gazyeta, Dmitry Muratov, says staff will get weapons to protect themselves against attack. 6 of its staffers have been killed.
Politics
Ksenia Sobchak unveiled her Russian presidential campaign team insisting she won't sling mud at Vladimir Putin, whom her father mentored.
Crime
Female killer, Elena Lobacheva, who took "sexual pleasure" from stabbing her victims has been jailed for 13 years.
Crime
Maddened customer unhappy with his haircut slaughtered the stylist in a town just just outside Moscow.
Conflict
Russia funds the Taliban in Afghanistan by $2.5m a month through laundered fuel sales, according to the Times who spoke to a treasurer with the group.
Technology
Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, built on the foundation of blockchain technology, is bought and sold online without the need for traditional banks.
CyberSecurity
US intelligence believes that at least two Moscow-linked hacking groups targeted American institutions in order to help spread misinformation and propaganda last year.
Technology
YouTube, one of the most popular video platforms in the world, has now become a major focus in the ongoing Congressional probe looking into alleged Russian election interference.
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He has been given a top Russian state award posthumously.
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The manoeuvres have raised concerns among western countries.
Society
There are some 100 million AK-47 weapons worldwide, accounting for for around one-fifth of the world's firearms.
CyberSecurity
Russian cyber firm Kaspersky Lab struck a defiant tone in expansion pledge.
Crime
The schoolboy, 15, recently changed his social media name to one of the Columbine attackers.
Society
Two people aboard the vintage biplane were killed in the incident on 2 September.
Diplomacy
Pyongyang reaches out to Russian holidaymakers as US citizens are barred from entering country.
Society
The suspects due to stand trial for multiple murders left three guards wounded in their attempt to escape.
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Hackers probably weren't Russia though, WikiLeaks said.
Politics
The Kremlin will also seize US embassy's summer house in Moscow and other properties.
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