Anna Smolchenko

MOSCOW: Uzbekistan has launched a criminal probe into President Islam Karimov’s eldest daughter in a move seen as ... Published 11 Sep, 2014 05:58am

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday that US data on the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons was... Published 15 Jun, 2013 03:28am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s carefully stage-managed announcement that he and his wife of 30 years were... Published 08 Jun, 2013 02:57am

MANILA: Almost four decades after he was arrested and tortured and his sister disappeared into a maze of Philippine police cells and military houses, playwright Bonifacio Ilagan is finally seeing his suffering officially recognised. Published 29 Jan, 2013 12:00am

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Friday replaced Russia's army chief of staff with a veteran commander from the second Chechnya war, in a shake-up of the military after the sacking of the defence minister Published 10 Nov, 2012 01:15am

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia): President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia and a new bloc with ex-Soviet states were well-positioned to become a bridge between Europe and Asia, as he hosted a Pacific regional summit Published 07 Sep, 2012 09:14pm

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday made a repeat trip to one of the four Pacific Kuril islands claimed by Japan, drawing new protests from Tokyo following years of unrelenting tensions. Published 03 Jul, 2012 10:12pm

MOSCOW A braying donkey attached to a parasail and sent soaring in the blue skies above the beaches of southern... Published 21 Jul, 2010 12:00am

MOSCOW The Russian parliament on Friday passed a controversial bill expanding what rights groups warn are the ... Published 17 Jul, 2010 12:00am

MOSCOW Attacks on Monday in the heart of Moscow exposed strongman Vladimir Putin`s failure after a decade of effort... Published 30 Mar, 2010 12:00am

MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin heads to India on Thursday for a visit aimed at tightening the close... Published 11 Mar, 2010 12:00am

MOSCOW Russia has been waiting for this moment for five years. The presidential election in Ukraine is sweet revenge... Published 09 Feb, 2010 12:00am

MOSCOW Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Japan Tuesday seeking to expand Russian business ties with Tokyo but is... Published 11 May, 2009 12:00am

MOSCOW Ministers from gas-exporting countries were meeting in Moscow Tuesday to put the finishing touches to their... Published 23 Dec, 2008 12:00am