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Russian vending machines sell Instagram likes and followers for pennies
Spotted in a Moscow shopping centre, the machine takes selfies and sells followers 100 at a time.
Vladimir Putin says 'I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days'
The Russian leader also said he wouldn't want to 'provoke' a gay man by showering next to him.
Yandex: Inside the Russian company that claims to be better than Google
Can a company that bases all its solutions around artificial intelligence manage to take over the world?
If May teamed up with Macron and Merkel, the three Ms could take on Donald Trump
Trump's madness is a danger to the world - but he can be stopped.
Russia lifts trade sanctions on Turkish food products
Frozen parts of carcasses, by-products of dunghill-hens and turkeys and strawberries are excluded from the restricted foods list.
Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov says anti-LGBT purge claims are a distraction from global warming
Chechen officials maintain the reports of torture and abuse are false.
Could Donald Trump fire untouchable son-in-law Jared Kushner?
The "Secretary of Everything" is looking increasingly like a liability.
France welcomes first Chechen gay refugee on same day Macron challenges Putin on human rights
The French president urged the Russian leader to investigate the alleged crackdown on gay and bisexual men.
At least 11 killed in freak 110km/h winds as Moscow endures deadliest storm for a century
An 11-year-old is among those who died from a falling tree.
Macron promises 'immediate response' from France if chemical weapons are used again in Syria
Following talks with Putin, Russia and France will also set up a "working group" to fight terrorism in Europe.
US Senator John McCain labels Putin's Russia as a 'bigger threat than Isis'
McCain thinks Putin is the 'premier and most important threat' to the US.
130 million-year-old skull of unknown marine reptile species found in Russia
The new species has been dubbed Luskhan itilensis, meaning the Master Spirit.
Russian scientists develop world's first quantum-proof blockchain
A major Russian bank has successfully tested a blockchain that cannot be hacked - even by a quantum computer.
Russian explorers stumble across one billion Soviet rubles in abandoned mine
Unfortunately, it's totally worthless.
Manchester terror attack will teach UK 'a lesson for not co-operating with Russian intelligence'
Senior senator Viktor Ozerov said the attack could have been avoided without political games.
Duterte wants Russian precision bombs as he embarks on his first official trip to Moscow
President Rodrigo Duterte will be on an official five-day visit to Moscow to meet PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin.
Venezuela has 5,000 Russian MANPADS missiles
The country has the largest stockpile of missiles in Latin America.
Russian man in Cancun attacked by Mexican mob over insults
Police rescued the man from his apartment on Friday night.
President Trump told Russians 'firing nut job FBI director Comey relieved pressure', say reports
The New York Times has reported that Trump's comments came at a meeting in the Oval Office on 10 May.
Chechnya's '1st transgender woman' tells of escape to US after attempt on her life
She said her family was informed 'We'll find her and bring you the body'.
Russian minister proposes higher cinema fee for US films
He compared state support for Russian cinema to protectionism in the car industry.
There is no chance that Donald Trump will be impeached
Trump faces impeachment calls after claims he revealed classified information to top Russian diplomats.
Putin is 'ready to provide recording' of Lavrov-Trump exchange from Oval office
The exact nature of how the recording was obtained is unknown.
Chechnya's anti-LGBT purge shows the UK government needs to take action
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia.
Ukraine bans Russian social media networks and search engines
One of the social media sites has more than 15 million Ukrainian users.
White House denies claims Trump revealed classified intelligence to the Russians
Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on 10 May.
President Trump allegedly revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats: report
Trump's revelation, though not illegal, could jeopardise critical source of intelligence on Isis.
Russian official claims secret LGBT concentration camp in Chechnya is a 'storeroom'
Dmitry Alushkin denied gay men are being detained and tortured in the Russian region.
Russia's Interior Ministry confirms cyber attack
NHS hit and at least 74 countries affected by international ransomware attack.
Blue Whale 'suicide game' svengali derides victims as 'bio-rubbish'
Alleged creator Filipp Budeikin, currently being held in a Russian prison, has received love letters from infatuated teens.