Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday blamed "both sides" of the Syrian conflict in the weekend deaths of at least 108 people in Houla, noting that the area is under rebel control but is also surrounded by government troops.
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed as the new leader of the country's ruling party United Russia on Saturday. Medvedev takes over from Vlamimir Putin vowing to make the party "more understandable to the people".
World powers and Iran both gave positive signals as talks began Wednesday, with EU foreign chief Catherine Ashton (file photo) hopeful that Iran would respond positively to a new offer designed to persuade it to scale back its nuclear programme.
We take a look at a new application that keeps track of François Hollande's campaign promises. Also, Russian athletes won't be toasting their gold medals at this year's Olympic Games with a glass of vodka - the drink has been banned. And UK Prime Minister David Cameron crops up in the most unlikely places, as an internet meme sees him cheering on all sorts of endeavours.
This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is "too busy" forming a government to attend next week's G8 summit hosted by Barack Obama at Camp David, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Observers said the absence underlines tensions between Washington and Moscow.
Aeroflot, Russia's main airline, said on Thursday it will continue flying its fleet of Superjet 100 planes, despite one of them crashing during an exhibition flight in Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people.
Russia's secret service said Thursday it seized a cache of arms destined for a terrorist attack in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The service suspects the attacks were being planned by Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov (pictured).
Helicopters have located the wreckage of a Russian Sukhoi passenger jet that went missing Wednesday night during a flight demonstration near Indonesia's Salak mountain with at least 47 people on board south of the capital, Jakarta.
It gives a whole new meaning to the expression "job sharing". Russian president Vladimir Putin has taken office, a role he held until 2008. After two terms, the country's constitution obliged him to step down and Dmitry Medvedev was elected in his place. But now, Putin has taken back the top job, while Medvedev has taken Putin's interim role of Prime Minister. Muscovites have protested at this perceived attempt to hold on to power forever and the lack of a strong opposition to fight back.
