Russia

Delays, technical failures and shortages are common the world over when developing military technology, if two reports this week are anything to go by.

Maria Vinogradova, 12, and Anastasia Svetozarova, 15, who fell to their deaths from an apartment block in Izhevsk, are believed to have committed suicide.

Social media users responded with a cacophony of "reflective" memes, comments and thoughts on President's Day, taunting Donald Trump over his first year in office.

"His implosion will be spectacular. It's starting," one Twitter user wrote.

Hackers have targeted a slew of banks worldwide in recent years to gain illegal access to the Swift network and initiate fraudulent money transfers.

Days after charges are brought against 13 Russians for trying to skew the 2016 American presidential election vote, Trump returns to an alternative suspect.

For their roles in what US prosecutors have called "one of the largest" known cybercrime schemes, two Russian nationals were handed lengthy prison terms this week.

A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.

A 21-year-old Russian woman admitted to killing her boyfriend during a BDSM sex game before dismembering his body.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.

The two Late Pleistocene boys, roughly estimated to be around 10 and 12 years old, were found to have physical abnormalities.

Foreign office minister for cybersecurity Lord Ahmad has criticised Russian military for the NotPetya attack that crippled Ukraine and 64 countries.

A report by the US intelligence agencies has warned that China and Russia are developing space weapons to be used against satellites in future conflicts.

Over the past few months, researchers observed an uptick in phishing campaigns targeting several Olympics organisations by the Kremlin-linked hacking group Fancy Bear.

A nightclub in Tomsk has allegedly offered a woman a membership and three free drinks if exchange for performing oral sex while on stage.

The social media reach of state-run Russian news networks eclipsed that of the largest Leave campaigns in the run up to the Brexit referendum.

"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.

The Netherlands won gold, silver and bronze in the women's 3,000m speed skating event - and fans took aim at Trump.

All 71 passengers and crew on Russian plane feared dead after it crashes in a snowy field just 40km from takeoff.

The Ivan Gren will be delivered to the Navy by spring this year.

The nuclear facility houses a 1-petraflop supercomputer that is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second.

He made his fortune in strawberry farming and the millionaire's populist style has been compared to that of Donald Trump.

Motorist admits to attacking two car wash employees just outside Moscow for not acting quickly enough to request for car to be cleaned.

"I clicked on it and instantly knew that I had been had," one retired Air Force major general, who was sent a dubious phishing link, said.

Vladimir Putin's business ombudsman Boris Titov has revealed a list of rich Russians who fled to London but want to return to Russia.

EN+, controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, has close links to Russian president and sanctioned bank but MI6 not alerted to stock exchange listing.

A video posted by Russian space agency Roscomos shows the badminton shuttle zip across in zero gravity as ISS astronauts float about playing the game.

Washington and Pyongyang swap nuclear warnings again as they accuse each other of ratcheting up tensions on Korean peninsula.

The former WBA title holder is hoping a victory over the former British heavyweight champion will increase his chances of fighting 'AJ' this year.

Svetlana Sapogova left to die in car after murderer beat and raped her with stick and car jack. Pair met after mutual friend's funeral.