# Moscow

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# Fail

This parallel parking driver is insanely lucky

Definitely not advisable.

4.2k

Feb 3rd 2014, 10:30 PM

# Russia

Police officer and teacher killed at Moscow school shooting

The gunman shot and killed a police officer and teacher before taking the students hostage.

5.9k

Feb 3rd 2014, 9:03 AM

# Alcohol Poisoning

Russian men drink too much vodka...and it's killing them

At present, one in four Russian men die before the age of 55.

17.5k

Jan 31st 2014, 7:30 AM

# euromaidan

Explainer: What exactly is going on in Ukraine?

Three people were killed in Kiev clashes this morning amid renewed violence in the Ukrainian capital. But what’s behind the dispute?

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Jan 22nd 2014, 12:50 PM

# NSA

Edward Snowden declares "mission accomplished" on leaks

The former NSA contractor has given his first in-person interview since arriving in Russia in June.

9.7k

Dec 24th 2013, 9:19 AM

# Ukraine

Putin woos Ukraine President with €11 billion bond deal

The deal is aimed at encouraging Ukraine to shelve a pact with the EU and build closer ties with Russia.

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Dec 17th 2013, 7:26 PM

# Kazan

Video shows moment Russian plane plunged nose-first into the ground

The Tatarstan Airlines’ Boeing 737-500 crashed on landing at the airport in the Volga city of Kazan last night.

26.4k

Nov 18th 2013, 8:15 PM

# Ouch

Russian artist strips naked and nails his testicles to a cobblestone in Red Square

It is not the first time 29-year-old Pyotr Pavlensky has resorted to eye-watering methods of protest.

27.7k

Nov 11th 2013, 11:33 AM

# SNOWDEN

Snowden insists Russia has no access to NSA files

In an interview with The New York Times, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says that he did not take any documents with him to Moscow.

5.4k

Oct 18th 2013, 8:32 AM

# Russia

Putin ally wins tight Moscow poll, his opponent vows to protest

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin just crept over the finish line to win 51.3 per cent of votes in yesterday’s poll.

3.1k

Sep 9th 2013, 8:35 AM

# Charm Offensive

Usain Bolt gives Moscow 7/10 and says Russians need to smile more

The sprint world champion reflected on Gold Medal-filled week.

2.5k

Aug 19th 2013, 6:25 PM

# News Fix

Here Is What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about the Leaving Certificate results, Ireland winning a gold medal in Moscow and Europe’s recession coming to an end.

9.4k

Aug 14th 2013, 9:01 PM

# Cooling Off

Obama cancels Putin summit, says Russia displaying a new "Cold War" mentality

Washington has called off a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders, which had been due to take place on the fringes of next month’s G20 summit.

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Aug 7th 2013, 5:34 PM

# RIP

Italian rider dies in Superbike crash

Andrea Antonelli died following an accident at the Moscow Raceway.

2.8k

Jul 21st 2013, 5:11 PM

# Jailed

Putin opponent sentenced to five years in penal colony

Moscow mayoral candidate was Alexei Navalny earlier convicted of embezzlement in Russia’s northern Kirov region.

6.8k

Jul 18th 2013, 9:53 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Everyone’s talking about the Killarney explosion, Belfast riots and Dáil bar drinking,

11.1k

Jul 13th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Prime Numbers

Paddling pools, pregnancy and PCs: The week in numbers

Plus – how many PCs were sold around the world so far this year?

10.4k

Jul 13th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Russia

Moscow: At least 18 dead as bus cut in two by collision with truck

Pictures showed the bus had been cut into two pieces and turned into a tangle of black wreckage by the force of the crash, one of the deadliest accidents around the Russian capital in recent years.

6.5k

Jul 13th 2013, 6:08 PM

# Ed Snowden

PIC: This is what Edward Snowden looks like after 19 days in a Moscow airport

Human Rights Watch has issued a picture of the US fugitive after he met with rights activists in the Moscow airport where he is based today.

24.2k

Jul 12th 2013, 5:10 PM

# Russia

Lawyer found guilty of tax evasion - four years after he died

Sergei Magnitsky died in prison in 2009 after he accused the Russian government of organising a tax scam – but was then charged with the crime he uncovered.

6.6k

Jul 11th 2013, 10:41 AM

# Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden 'has accepted an asylum offer from Venezuela', or has he?

The 30-year-old, who leaked details of the US’ vast surveillance operation, has agreed to an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, a top pro-Kremlin lawmaker said in a tweet that was later deleted.

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Jul 9th 2013, 4:10 PM

# SNOWDEN

WikiLeaks: Snowden makes 6 new asylum applications

WikiLeaks it would not be identifying the countries involved “due to attempted US interference” in the Edward Snowden’s asylum applications.

7.7k

Jul 5th 2013, 6:40 PM

# Where's Snowden?

Spain says it was told Edward Snowden was on Bolivian flight

The 30-year-old is believed to be holed up at a Moscow airport looking for a country that will give him safe haven.

7.8k

Jul 5th 2013, 3:57 PM

# SNOWDEN

Snowden not on Bolivian jet in Vienna: Austria‎

Austrian and Bolivian officials are insisting the US leaker was not on President Evo Morales’s jet when it landed overnight.

5.9k

Jul 3rd 2013, 8:22 AM

# asylum bid

Russian official says Snowden case at 'dead end'

Moscow is refusing to respond to US efforts to have the former NSA contractor handed over.

6.9k

Jun 27th 2013, 4:11 PM

# Where's Snowden?

Putin won't extradite Snowden who's in the transit area at Moscow airport

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the sooner Snowden selected his final destination the better for all.

10.9k

Jun 25th 2013, 4:15 PM

# Security leaks

US tells Russia to give Snowden back as whistleblower set to leave Moscow

The former National Security Agency employee is reported to be heading for the Cuban capital of Havana before seeking asylum in Ecuador.

5.9k

Jun 24th 2013, 7:13 AM

# Wikileaks

Edward Snowden to follow Julian Assange to Ecuadoran shelter?

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister says it has received a formal request for asylum.

8.7k

Jun 23rd 2013, 8:00 PM

# pussy riot

Jailed Pussy Riot member ends hunger strike

Maria Alyokhina has announced an end to her hunger strike after 11 days as the prison has met her demands.

8.6k

Jun 1st 2013, 4:22 PM

# Smoking

Russia's ambitious anti-tobacco plan aims to cut smoker numbers by half

Russians still smoke plentifully on public transport and administrative buildings, but all that could change under an ambitious new anti-tobacco plan.

7.1k

Jun 1st 2013, 2:22 PM

# Gay Rights

Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march

Around one hundred gay rights activists marched in Ukraine today despite fears of violence and a court ban – marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country.

6.2k

May 25th 2013, 1:52 PM

# Sergei Magnitsky

TDs and senators back down from sanctions on Russia over lawyer death

Warnings from the Russian ambassador to Ireland over possible blacklisting of Russian officials in response to the treatment and death of Sergei Magnitsky appear to have been heeded.

7.2k

May 3rd 2013, 6:30 AM

# Fire

Fire at psychiatric hospital near Moscow kills 38

Many patients died in their sleep from inhaling fumes after taking medication before going to bed, according to local reports.

4.7k

Apr 26th 2013, 7:45 AM

# bumper to bumper

Dublin now the 11th most congested city in Europe, down from sixth

Moscow in Russia is the most congested city in the world.

8.5k

Apr 5th 2013, 8:58 AM

# diplomatic row

Russia concerned by US move not to charge dead boy's parents

The US has decided not to prosecute the adoptive parents of a Russian boy who died in January – despite Russian claims that the toddler was tortured and murdered.

9.0k

Mar 19th 2013, 2:30 PM