VLADIMIR PUTIN

Authorities in Ukraine arrested three men suspected in an assassination plot targeting Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to Russian state-owned Channel One television.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's referendum for a new constitution allegedly contrived with the predominant aim of staying in power until 2028 was referred to as a sick joke by his opponents in the wake of bloodshed that coincided with the vote.

Syria is expected to announce a vote of approval for constitutional changes on Monday when it announces the result of a referendum dismissed as a sham by opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.

At least 59 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028.

Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around the Moscow city center Sunday in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president in the election next week.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will have no problem getting election to his third term as president, a state polling agency determined on Monday.

Keen to boost his notoriously bullish image, Putin said in a newspaper article that Russia would spend 23 trillion roubles ($770 billion) over a decade to modernize the former superpower's armed forces, warning of the need to protect the country from new regional and local wars sparked by foreign powers.

Hackers have tried to crash a vast network of Web cameras which Vladimir Putin has ordered to allay fears of vote-rigging in the March presidential election, a deputy minister said on Friday.

Hackers have tried to crash a vast network of Web cameras which Vladimir Putin has ordered to allay fears of vote-rigging in the March presidential election, a deputy minister said on Friday.

A video of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on trial for corruption and terrorism has gone viral in Russia, attracting millions of views after being posted on YouTube two days ago.

China said it will not protect either side in Syria, where clashes against between the government and protestors are growing more and more violent, but added that it is committed to alleviating the crisis.

The race is on to discover life in the most remote and extreme environment known on Earth.

Excess capacity in aluminium smelting will drag on for years to come, even while losses weigh on producers, as political pressures in China and Russia to keep jobs and push self-sufficiency prevent or delay plant closures.

A Russian officer was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for giving missile secrets to the CIA.

Russia faced a barrage of condemnations after it joined China over the weekend in vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step aside, but Russia has stood resolutely behind its decision. Why?

Chanel star designer Karl Lagerfeld is already bored with the French presidential election.

Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westward over the continent on Saturday, as Russian natural-gas exporter Gazprom acknowledged it had been unable to meet increased demand as it battles its own deep freeze and had thus cut its supply for a few days.

Russia has accused European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton of interfering in the country's internal affairs.

A new website has been launched by the Russian government in order to monitor bureaucratic inefficiency and stupidity in the struggling nation.

Russia continues to sell arms to Syria as the Assad regime cracks down on political upheaval.

When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of Nome, U.S. officials turned to a Russian company for help.