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After 18 years of negotiation Russia has entered the World Trade Organisation - a move analysts hope will transform a market seen as formidable for foreigners.
Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St Petersburg.
Organisers of protests in support of Pussy Riot who asked for undies on heads, masks, and as much colour as possible, got more and then some.
British musicians including The Who's Pete Townshend and the Pet Shop Boys have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a fair trial to punkers Pussy Riot.
The Russian parliament passed the bill ratifying Russia's entry into the World Trade Organisation, the final legislative step required before it can be signed into law.
Russia's parliament is expected to ratify an agreement to join the World Trade Organisation in a move that will push Moscow to open up its economy.
Russia's highest court has ruled that a hard-won deal to join the World Trade Organisation is in line with the constitution.
South Africa should be used as a gateway into Africa so it can create business links and opportunities for the continent, says the country's ambassador to Russia.
Why some countries get rich and others don't.
In spite of good economic growth, the Brics bloc still faces risks from global shocks, a survey shows.
Veteran Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has quit after refusing to work in a government that President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to lead.
Russia must wipe out corruption if it is to reform its economy after next year's presidential election and faces years of budget deficits if it fails to do so, say bankers.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel dashed hopes that the upcoming European Union summit on Greece would yield a quick and comprehensive solution to deal with the debt crisis.
Russia's culture ministry is disgusted by the awarding of a top art prize for a penis painted on a bridge, but has vowed to stay out of the controversy.
Radical Russian art group Voina has won a major art prize for painting a 60m phallus on a bridge in Saint Petersburg.
