Ireland won a resounding 62-12 victory over Russia at International Stadium on Sunday but must still beat Italy next weekend in Dunedin to make the quarterfinals and sweep Pool C if they aim to take their first-ever World Cup.
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that the Yukos oil giant was unfairly punished for tax violations by the Russian government, which dismantled the firm after its boss, Mikhail Khodorkovsky (pictured), was arrested in 2003.
Douglas Herbert meets Gary Kasparov, Russian political activist and former World Chess Champion. He gives us his point of view on the state of democracy in Russia.
France will face defending champions Spain in the European basketball championship final after beating Russia 79-71 on Friday. Both finalists are automatically qualified for the Olympics next year in London.
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 Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said he had ordered an investigation into the airplane crash near Yaroslavl that killed 43 people, including top international ice hockey layers, in the latest of a string of aviation disasters.
Members of the Russian ice hockey team Lokomotiv, including Czech and Latvian nationals, were among at least 43 people killed when a passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday near Yaroslavl, 240 kilometres northeast of Moscow.
France's Foreign Minister accused the Syrian regime Wednesday of committing “crimes against humanity” in its crackdown on protestors, on the same day as Syrian security forces killed at least 20 people in the flashpoint city of Homs.
Moscow formally recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's ruling authority Thursday. The move comes after similar moves by France and a dozen other countries and on the same day as conference in Paris to plan Libya's future.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called a parliamentary election for December 4, four months ahead of a presidential election in which he may face his former mentor, Vladimir Putin.