One of Azerbaijan’s most prominent opposition figures has been assaulted while police apparently stood to one side and did not intervene.

Tens of thousands of Muscovites braved icy weather to march through the centre of Moscow in protest at a new law that bans the adoption of Russian children by American citizens.

A Russian man detained in Cambodia for allegedly threatening and assaulting local sailors could be released after his lawyers agreed to pay compensation to the victims of the attack.

A Russian tycoon arrested in Cambodia for threatening local sailors is likely to stay in custody until the end of the month at least, and could face up to three years in jail.

Gérard Depardieu enjoyed a lively first day as a Russian citizen today, with banquets, toasts and offers of free property.

Court decision comes in wake of Putin's controversial retaliation on US over affair

He's rich, reclusive and currently fighting his arch rival for control of Russia's most belligerent neighbour. Georgia's PM grants Shaun Walker a rare audience

A President in failing health? Not judging by this performance Shaun Walker saw in Moscow

A fashion accessory, a practical necessity for the Siberian winter, and a valuable asset that has been traded since medieval times. For Russians, fur is all of this and more.

The family of a murdered journalist expressed cynicism as the trial of a former police officer implicated in her killing began in Moscow.