Britain to urge world leaders to make good on aid promises after warning that failing to help fledgling democracies could create more immigration and extremism
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The mayor of Moscow fired by Russia's president says he will form his own political movement. Yuri Luzhkov, dismissed by Dmitry Medvedev last week after 18 years in office, told the New Times he would seek to develop democracy. He denied allegations of corruption against himself and billionaire wife Yelena Baturina.... more
The sacking of Yuri Luzhkov exposes the Byzantine dealings that made the mayor’s wife Russia’s richest woman. Alan Philps reports on the couple who unashamedly used the capital for their own ends... more
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sacks the flat-capped wearing mayor of Moscow after a bitter feud marked by allegations of corruption involving his wife, the country’s richest woman... more
World leaders back President Barack Obama’s call for securing all nuclear materials around the globe within four years to keep them out of the grasp of terrorists... more
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev says the country should act with its BRIC peers — Brazil, Russia, India and China — to prevent attacks on their currencies by speculators... more
At least 38 people killed and more than 102 injured when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow Underground during morning rush-hour... more
Barack Obama told Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that the two countries could make “extraordinary progress” on the many issues they have in common after he arrived in Moscow for arms talks... more
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has declared a "spring-like" thaw in relations with Britain and the West as he prepares to arrive in London for the G20 summit... more
As Russian forces push further into Georgia, the Kremlin hawks see the invasion as payback time for George Bush and Nato. But a military triumph will leave Moscow the loser in the long run... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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