Turncoats Becoming a Problem in Russia
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Russian police investigating the deadly Beslan school siege are looking inside their own squad house: One of the attack organizers was allegedly a former cop who disappeared six years ago.
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The dismissal in June of Leonid Parfyonov, one of the best-known screen faces in Russia whose programme often tested the limits of Kremlin-defined political correctness, triggered fears of further crackdown on media freedom.
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Many Russians are unimpressed by a new law which will end the Soviet-era system of state benefits, writes Sarah Rainsford.
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A broad spectrum of Russians protested Saturday in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, expressing anger over a new law that replaces welfare benefits with cash payments. The demonstrators accused President Vladimir Putin's government of abusing power and trampling the rights of ordinary Russians.
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KHIMKI, Russia, Jan. 15 - Mikhail I. Yermakov, a retired engineer, has never before taken to the streets to protest - not when the Soviet Union collapsed, the wars in Chechnya began, the ruble plummeted in 1998 or President Vladimir V. Putin last year ended his right to choose his governor.
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BBC Moscow correspondent James Rodgers reports on soldiers' woes and the capital's snow-clearing efforts.
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Off-color language by young Russians is proving a money-spinner for authorities in a southern region.
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A corruption report from Transparency International (TI) ranks Russia 90th out of 146 countries. The report suggests that corruption remains a serious problem that has not changed significantly in recent years.
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A spate of mishaps in Russia's navy has   exposed the gap between the Kremlin's ambition of restoring   lost military might and the reality of temperamental equipment   and badly paid crews.
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Free and open debate has become a rarity  in Russia's media which is mostly controlled by the state or  business moguls.
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Since emerging from the shadow of the prudish Soviet Union a decade ago, sexual minorities have fought to gain a foothold in Russian society. But Russian lesbians now say they are facing growing pressure from authorities to return to the closet.
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MOSCOW -- Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities yesterday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the nation's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.
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Russia&#39;s military prosecutor said Thursday that Human Rights Watch was mistaken in its accusations of widespread hazing in the military and said Russia had already made serious efforts to combat the problem.
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Russia has been swept with a wave of protests against a new law abolishing a wide range of social benefits for the country's pensioners, veterans and disabled.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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Shifting alliances raise tension with Moscow.
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.