Russia

Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Serena Williams will be in action on day six as we are about halfway through the US Open.

Berezovsky loses High Court fight for £4bn damages from Chelsea football club owner.

Igor Danilevsky's murder of two women was over money and had nothing to do with jailed punk band members.

The country grew at 5.5 percent in the first quarter beating predictions of 5.2 percent growth

Judy Chicago talks exclusively to Gianluca Mezzofiore about the state of radical art and the challenges punk feminist band pose to Russian bigotry.

Police find two bodies in Kazan flat near blood-scrawled message demanding freedom for jailed Pussy Riot members.

Study reveals crumbling permafrost in Siberia releasing 10 times the amount of carbon previously estimated.

Ukrainian high court rejects claim by former PM against seven-year sentence.

New report from opposition leader Boris Nemtsov attempts to debunk Putin's own assertion that he lives like a 'galley slave'.

Check out a preview of the opening day of action at the 2012 US Open, where Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova will be in action

David Menashri, President of the Academic Center of Law and Business in Israel and founding director of Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University, offers his view on Iran.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

The spam botnet known as Grum, which was shut down last month, contained huge emails address lists enabling it to spew out 18 billion emails a day.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.

Russian branch of hacktivists take revenge on Moscow judiciary for two-year sentence on feminist punk band.

Leading clerics forgive feminist punks for staging anti-Putin protest in Moscow cathedral - but jailed girls will not demand pardon.

Verdict is seen as a blow to freedom of expression and a bid to stifle dissent.

As rumour mill on imminent attack by Israel on Iran's nuclear plant grinds into top gear, IBTimes UK examines the various scenarios.

Three Pussy Riot members were sentenced by a Moscow court for an anti-Putin 'punk prayer' protest.

In build-up to Miss World finals, IBTimes UK looks back on the winners of last decade.

Feminist punk trio found guilty for singing punk prayer while Garry Kasparov among those arrested in protests.

AntiLeaks group which targeted WikiLeaks launches DDoS attack against Russia Today (RT) in support of Pussy Riot.

Yuaarab al-Sharaah jumps ship while atrocities rock region including government jet bombing homes in Azaz and killing 40.

Former UK ambassador warns of dangers of removing diplomatic status from Ecaudorian embassy.

Passenger jet with 220 passengers belonging to Russia's Aeroflot makes emergency landing in Iceland after an anonymous phone call about explosives on the plane.

UN investigators say both Syrian government forces and opposition groups committed war crimes.

Guards accused of roughing up protesters as Paris, London and Barcelona gear up for further demonstrations.

Manchester City and West Ham United have been credited with an interest in signing former Real Madrid winger Royston Drenthe. There is also reported interest from Turkey and Italy

As heavy fighting continues in Syria, an envoy to President Bashar al-Assad tries to build diplomatic relations with China.

Twenty-eight pence spent in every pound on Britain's National Lottery goes directly to "good causes" as determined and administered by the Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The share given to Sport is currently 18 per cent of that "good cause" figure and so just over five pence in every pound is allotted directly to this sector. During the past fortnight at the London's 2012 Olympics, sportsmen, women and commentators have not failed to emphasize the imp...