Russia

Elmira Abdrazakova has been targeted by racist trolls on Twitter ahead of Miss Universe Pageant.

Lenovo, the world's biggest PC manufacturer, is reportedly considering buying the struggling Canadian smartphone manufacturers BlackBerry.

Coffin of Ardeatine Cave massacre killer still at Rome's military airport after botched funeral

Creditors are worrying about Ukraine's debts, deficits and political instability

Global Slavery Index says nearly half of modern slaves in India, with Mauritania having highest proportion.

NSA whistleblower's father Lon Snowden encourages son Edward to 'make sure true story comes out'.

Founder of auction site giant pledges quarter of a billion dollars for fund he as-yet-unnamed venture

Illinois users say wounds caused by the drug feel like a cigarette burn before turning into gangrene.

Scientists faced tough conditions bringing up meteor from lake in the Urals.

A host of Premier League names helped confirm their nation's presence in Brazil 2014 but for many more the job isn't done quite yet.

Russia's homophobia problem is assuming ever more nightmarish proportions, says Larry Poltavtsev.

Russia is the most educated country in the world, followed by Canada, Japan, Israel, United States, Korea, UK, New Zealand, Finland and Australia.

Kirov court upheld conviction for embezzlement but suspends five-year prison sentence

Who has qualified for the World Cup and who still needs to come through a tricky play-off.

Onno Elderenbosch, senior assistant to the Dutch ambassador, attacked amid mounting diplomatic tension between Moscow and The Hague.

1200 Muslim migrant workers in Biryulyovo district have been held after murder of ethnic Russian Yegor Shcherbakov.

Are the authorities right to be so worried ahead of England's crunch World Cup qualifier?

North Caucasus Islamic extremists 'planned' to bomb facility storing VX, sarin and Soman.

Sharan Burrow, of the International Trade Union Confederation, says Qatar's abhorrent treatment of foreign labourers demands a fresh vote at once.

Energy giant CEO Peter Voser explains why shale gas will not bring short-term profits to the company

Justice Department said Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to consider lawsuit by Electronic Privacy Information Center.

NSA collected hundreds of millions of contact lists via email and instant messaging accounts, according to new allegations

Khamenei takes swipe at Hawkish Obama before nuclear talks.

More than a thousand Muslim migrant workers in Biryulyovo district arrested after murder of ethnic Russian man Yegor Shcherbakov.

Workers at vegetable warehouse in Biryulyovo district rounded up after murder of ethnic Russian man Yegor Shcherbakov.

California-educated beauty upbeat about contest in Moscow.

Iran already has warm ties with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Police say 'Christians' behind attack on gay rights march in St Petersburg - arrests on both sides

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says anti-Assad groups being trained by foreigners.

Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo of the USA, posed for a footwear brand at Taj Mahal's Diana Seat.