Russia puts Putin's opponents on trial As a judge prepares to give his verdict Thursday in the fraud trial of Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny, a growing number of President Vladimir Putin's opponents are facing trial and the prospect of long prison terms.
Kazakhstan singer 8th after 1st day of Slavianski Bazaar contest Young singer Berdibek Kulgarayev who represents Kazakhstan at the 22nd International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar 2013 in Vitebsk, Belarus, is in the 8th place after the 1st day of the contest.
Russia finds dead lawyer guilty of tax fraud A Moscow court on Thursday convicted Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion, provoking fresh outrage more than three years after his prison death.
Russia fires Bolshoi Theatre director after scandals Russian officials on Tuesday announced the sacking of Bolshoi Theatre director Anatoly Iksanov following a series of scandals including the horrific January acid attack on its artistic director.