Associated Press
| Aug 8, 2012
Syria has become the bloodiest uprising of the Arab Spring and has now descended into a full-blown civil war. Find out what's behind the conflict and what's at stake for the international community.
Telegraph.co.uk
| Aug 7, 2012
Ahead of her concerts in Russia, Madonna spoke out in support of imprisoned punk rock group Pussy Riot. "I'm against censorship, and my whole career I've always supported freedom of expression," she says. "I hope they [Pussy Riot] do not have t...
Storyful
| Aug 8, 2012
Members of a radical Russian Orthodox group publicly burned a poster of American pop star Madonna on Wednesday, a day after the singer expressed her support for punk protest group Pussy Riot. (Via Russia Today Free Video)
Russia Today
| Aug 6, 2012
The trial of the female punk band, Pussy Riot, has resumed in Moscow after a weekend recess. With public opinion over the controversial case divided, the question on everyone's lips is just what the verdict will be.
Al Jazeera English
| Aug 3, 2012
As the hooliganism trial of the all-female Russian group Pussy Riot continues, Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks the punk rockers should not be treated too harshly. The three women of Pussy Riot deny the charges connected to their ...
Press TV
| Jul 31, 2012
Russia says it will evacuate its servicemen deployed at its naval base in the port of Tartus in Syria, if it comes under attack. The Navy chief Viktor Chirkov expressed concern for the safety of the base in the light of intense battles for the co...
Al Jazeera English
| Jul 30, 2012
Three young women who staged a punk-rock protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main Orthodox church will go on trial in a case seen as a test of Russia's tolerance of dissent. Amnesty International's John Dalhuisen tells Al Jazeera...
Telegraph.co.uk
| Jul 30, 2012
Members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot say that they are only guilty of an "ethical misdemeanour" for their February stunt in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral where they performed a "punk prayer" calling on the Virgin Mary to h...
LinkTV News
| Jul 20, 2012
Three members of female punk group Pussy Riot, who derided Russian President Vladimir Putin in a protest in Moscow's main Christ the Saviour Cathedral had their spell in jail extended by six months on Friday, July 20. The women -- Maria Alyokhina,...
Associated Press
| Jul 19, 2012
Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar al-Assad's government to end the escalating 16-month conflict in Syria.
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Syrians living in Egypt shout slogans against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during a protest outside the Arab League offices in Cairo yesterday....
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