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Kalashnikov offers 10% discount on guns for Russian journalists after editor vows to arm his newsroom
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.
Russia weapons to boost Philippines in Islamic terror offensive
Russia donated around 5,000 guns and other weapons to the Philippines to fight Islamic terror as the Kremlin also seeks to boost its military presence in Southeast Asia.
The Russian Revolution and the judgement of history
A century has passed since the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in search of 'Peace, Land and Bread'.
'I won't insult Putin' says Russian presidential hopeful Ksenia Sobchak
Ksenia Sobchak unveiled her Russian presidential campaign team insisting she won't sling mud at Vladimir Putin, whom her father mentored.
Serial killer Elena Lobacheva got 'sexual pleasure' from stabbing Moscow vagrants
Female killer, Elena Lobacheva, who took "sexual pleasure" from stabbing her victims has been jailed for 13 years.
Twitter says it will combat Russian influence campaigns by revealing political ad data
The move follows similar steps by Facebook and the introduction of a bill that seeks to bring more transparency to online political advertisements.
Eugene Kaspersky speaks out: 'We did discover NSA documents, but quickly deleted them'
The analysts found a cache of files belonging to the Equation Group, an extraordinarily powerful band of hackers that would later be exposed as an arm of the NSA.
Politician breaks back and dies in front of son after failed backflip into trampoline foam pit
Russian politician Sergey Popovich somersaulted into the foam pit and landed on his head, breaking his back in the process, as he son looked on.
Protester shouts 'Trump is treason' and hurls Russia flags at US president as he walks past
A man identified as Ryan Clayton appeared to throw Russian flags at the US President while yelling "Trump is treason".
Mother 'boiled alive' after falling into vat of molten caramel at sweet factory in Russia
Mother-of-one Natalia Nemets suffered a horrific death when molten caramel spilled into a huge vat that she was cleaning at a confectionery factory in Russia.
Another global hack? 'BadRabbit' ransomware infects computers across Europe
According to Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, the virus now spreading is dubbed "BadRabbit" and is a form of ransomware that locks down machines and demands bitcoin.
Kaspersky Lab fights to restore trust with antivirus review – but is it enough?
The US government barred federal agencies from using Kaspersky's anti-virus products because of concerns about its ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations.
Russian radio journalist stabbed at independent news station Ekho Moskvy by unknown attacker
The deputy editor-in-chief for Russia's leading news radio station, Tatyana Felgenhauer, has been stabbed by an unknown attacker.
Russia to build prototype of electric tiltrotor heavy lift helicopter
Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec State Corporation, will be undertaking the project.
Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny leaves jail and heads to protest rally
Opposition leader said he hopes to attend an "evening demonstration" in southern Russia.
Did Twitter's CEO retweet a 'Russian troll' account claiming to be a Black Lives Matter advocate?
The revelation comes as Twitter continues to face criticism and political scrutiny over the misuse of its platform by Russia's influence campaign during the 2016 election.
Watch video: Kalashnikov's electric dirt bike, the newest addition to the Russian war machine
The all-electric bike will be deployed by Russian police during the Fifa World Cup next year.
George W Bush: Cyberattacks, disinformation should 'never be downplayed or tolerated'
"According to our intelligence services, the Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other," Bush said.
Russian mayor: Please don't hit foreign football fans during the World Cup
The mayor of Kaliningrad, Alexander Yaroshuck, has urged locals to avoid violence when the the city hosts World Cup matches next year.
Russian trolls got away with running a popular fake Republican Twitter account for almost two years
Twitter took nearly a year to shut down @TEN_GOP despite the real Tennessee Republican Party repeatedly alerting them about the bogus account.
Chechen 'gay purge' victim says he was locked in blood-soaked cell, beaten and humiliated by police
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that law enforcement agencies will investigate the allegations, but activists say the situation has not improved.
Russian man straps his Soviet car to a hot air balloon and flies above stunned picnickers
Authorities in Novosibirsk, Siberia, were left unimpressed after a man attached a car to a hot air balloon and flew it over a popular recreation area in the city.
Treasure hunters think they've discovered where the most valuable Nazi loot is hidden
A cave complex in Germany could be the resting place of the luxurious Amber Room which Nazi soldiers looted from Russia during WWII.
Barber stabbed to death with meat skewer over cut-price £2.60 haircut
Maddened customer unhappy with his haircut slaughtered the stylist in a town just just outside Moscow.
Clinton calls WikiLeaks an arm of Russian intelligence, warns cyber Cold War 'just getting started'
WikiLeaks steadily published thousands of embarrassing emails and documents linked to Democratic officials in the months leading up to the November election.
Russia 'funds the Taliban by $2.5m a month for anti-NATO operations in Afghanistan'
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.
Woman, 25, raped as she walked to bridge where she planned to commit suicide
The mother-of -one from Omsk, Russia, planned to take her own life following her marital breakdown. however a taxi driver managed to talk her down.
Ex-US ambassador to Russia says Trump is copying Putin: 'This is how dictatorships start'
Former ambassador warns that Trump is taking the US in a direction not too dissimilar to that of Putin's Russia.
Pinterest says it was used to share thousands of Russia-linked political posts during 2016 US election
Pinterest is the latest in a slew of technology giants that were unknowingly exploited by Russia's disinformation campaign during the 2016 election.
North Korea brags to Russia about ICBM capable of hitting US west coast
Russian lawmaker Anton Morozov relayed North Korea's ambitions to his party after a visit to the dictatorship, Russian media reported.