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Russia has dropped piracy charges against 30 Greenpeace activists, replacing them with hooliganism charges, according to officials. Activists trying to haul themselves on to the Gazprom oil platform last month The new charge has …

IRU delegation concludes three days of high-level discussions with Russian authorities and other stakeholders, urging the FCS RF to withdraw, without delay, its unilateral and illegitimate decision to no longer accept TIR guarantees on the …

Moscow, Russia: Russia is positioning itself to import Kenya’s top athletes. The move is targeted at raising their athletics profile at major global competitions. The country is wooing Kenyan athletes to acquire Russian passports for huge amounts of …

An encrypted email service thought to have been used by fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has abruptly shut down. Former CIA worker Edward Snowden Ladar Levison, owner of the Texas-based Lavabit service, said legal …

The US has labelled Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden as “extremely disappointing”. Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena showed a photocopy of Mr Snowden’s document The White House is reconsidering a meeting …

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has thanked Russia for granting him temporary asylum, allowing him to leave the Moscow airport where he has been holed up since June. Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena showed a photocopy of …

The father of US fugitive Edward Snowden has said the FBI asked him to travel to Moscow and see his son, but adds that he wants more details. Campaigners against secret US surveillance programmes demonstrated …