Moscow News

Moscow - A possible terrorist attack in Moscow was thwarted after Russian counter terrorism agents raided a home containing the suspects.

Moscow - The inmate is charged with two counts of murder and was characterized as “mentally abnormal and liable to escape” by the prison staff. This didn't stop him from escaping, however, using only a simple spoon.

Moscow - Russia's RT reports that 140 suspected terrorists have been arrested in a swoop yesterday, 30 of whom were foreign nationals

Ramenskoye - 38 people are feared dead as a fire engulfed a psychiatric hospital north of Moscow early on Friday morning. A nurse managed to escape with two patients.

Moscow - A fire and explosion in an apartment building in Moscow has killed 3 people, including a child and has injured up to 7 others. The cause is thought to be two natural gas cylinders on the balcony of the apartment.

On March 2nd, thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow to support a ban on adoptions of Russian children by United States (U.S.) citizens.

Moscow - A total of eight suspects have been arrested by Russian authorities, charged in connection with the kidnapping and death of a Russian lawmaker.

Moscow - The body of a Russian lawmaker missing for nearly a week was located on Sunday, found stuffed in a barrel of cement in a private garage.

After Pussy Riot, the all-female punk band, became a household name for their controversial act in Russia's main cathedral, a documentary was made, which has now won an award.

Moscow - Sergei Filin, artistic director for the famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow was attacked by an unknown assailant on Friday, who threw acid into his face. Filin is suffering from severe burns and may lose his eye sight.