Russia

US expands existing list of economic sanctions against Russia by adding 34 individuals and entities.

Russia has maintained that it has only attacked 'terrorist' targets in Syria.

Hacktivist collective threatens to take down Turkey's banks, military services and government facilities.

Serbian man also lost his job and health to the game, but was it his fault?

Ukraine's £2bn debt payment was due this weekend.

In his annual Q&A, Russian leader also says Fifa boss Sepp Blatter 'deserves Nobel Prize'.

Many Russians have internalised the values of the old Soviet Union and don't expect basic justice.

Major world powers are due to meet in New York on 18 December to discuss the stalemate in the war-torn country.

Eight countries – including China and the US – have still not signed and ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Analysis of well-known Russian officials' walking style points to some sort of weaponry training.

An online group has put Barsik the cat up for mayor in the Russian city of Barnaul.

Warplanes have carried out air strikes on rebel-held suburbs in the Syrian capital, killing dozens of people.

Faulty wiring or short circuit blamed for fire in Voronezh region.

Roy Hodgson's side will also play Russia and Slovakia in their bid to reach the last 16 in France.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Russian forces are ousting ethnic Turkmen and Sunni Muslims in the region.

Putin made offer in phone conversation with UK PM David Cameron.

Khodorkovsky says Russian authorities have summoned him for questioning.

Rodents have an advanced sense of smell and could help find trapped people says experts.

Various theories have been floated about Indian freedom fighter after his Japanese plane crashed in 1945.

Russia has launched 1,920 strikes against Isis since 5 December, state media claims.

Foreign fighters are joining IS from 86 countries, mostly from Russia.

The incident is being investigated as an act of hooliganism.

Deputy Defence Minister Tomasz Szatkowski had earlier said Poland was in talks to join the programme.

Sergei Pugachev was once influential in the Kremlin but how did he fall out of favour with Vladimir Putin?

Pugachev says case is part of a move to seize his assets after he fell out with Russian president

The head of the Chechen Republic has promised to avenge the death of the man from the Chechen capital of Grozny.

During his state of the nation address, Putin said Russia will not forget Ankara's downing of its fighter jet.

Two sculptors in St Petersburg have made a life-sized Vladimir Putin, and his dog, out of chocolate.

At annual address to parliament Putin repeated allegations of Turkish complicity with Isis.

Tensions between the two nations show no signs of easing since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.