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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief equity trader in Moscow, Peter Kizenko, said he quit to return to New Jersey and finish building a commercial Russian sauna.

OAO Mechel’s shares in New York traded at the highest premium over its Moscow stock since October and equity futures climbed as the improving outlook for U.S. employment bolstered commodities.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described as a "travesty" Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown against anti-government protesters.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for a third term as president, is promising Russians a bigger say in politics.

OAO Mechel’s shares in New York traded at the highest premium over its Moscow stock since October and equity futures climbed as the improving outlook for U.S. employment bolstered commodities.

The U.S. will work with its allies to put “immense pressure” on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after Russia vetoed a resolution aimed at ending fighting, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses Russia and China of encouraging further bloodshed in Syria after they veto resolution.

The US vowed to put ‘immense pressure’ on Syria’s president to step down after Russia and China vetoed a resolution aimed at ending the fighting

The U.S. will work with its allies to put “immense pressure” on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after Russia vetoed a resolution aimed at ending fighting, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Russian foreign minister and intelligence chief to meet Assad as western governments in express outrage at Security Council veto

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis.

More than 250 dead as temperatures plunge to nearly -40C, with Russia forced to reduce gas supplies to the continent.

By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy the West at a scale rarely seen since the Cold War times.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says China and Russia will be "held responsible" for violence in Syria after vetoing a UN resolution condemning government repression.

Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses Russia and China of encouraging further bloodshed in Syria after they veto resolution.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Bulgaria, urging the country to break its energy dependence on Russia by diversifying its oil and gas supplies.

Syria's government has been handed a "licence to kill" by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN resolution.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s supporters mobilized thousands for the biggest demonstration in Moscow in two decades as they sought to steal the spotlight from rival protests against electoral fraud.

Russia says Western powers did not make "effort" for consensus during talks to pass resolution condemning Syrian regime.

Russia refrained from cutting interest rates after a surprise reduction in December, signaling for the first time since August that borrowing costs may remain unchanged in the “coming months.”

Yemeni activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman says Russia and China bear moral responsibility for killings in Syria and is urging governments to expel Syrian ambassadors.

More than 250 dead as temperatures plunge to nearly -40C, with Russia forced to reduce gas supplies to the continent.

U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against its citizens.

Failure by the United Nations Security Council to deliver global condemnation of Syria gives President Bashar al-Assad room to continue his deadly 11-month crackdown on protesters.

A Russian couple with expensive tastes hooked hundreds of investors in a classic Florida-swampland-style scheme, then vanished in the night, the feds say

Western nations deplore the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria, as dozens are killed in Homs.

Thousands defy freezing temperatures to demand fair presidential polls, but PM's supporters gather for separate rally.

Second double veto of Syria resolution draws condemnation from rights groups and US envoy who calls it "unforgivable".

RUSSIA and China today vetoed a UN resolution calling for the Syrian President to step down

Russia and China have braved Arab and Western fury by vetoing a UN resolution calling on President Assad to step down.

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that backed an Arab League plan to “facilitate” a political transition in Syria.

Text of the proposed U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria that was vetoed Saturday by Russia and China:

UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Western and Arab-sponsored U.N. resolution condemning Syria’s violent repression of anti-government demonstrators, throwing their prestige and power behind President Bashar al-Assad as he intensifies a military operation aimed at crushing the 10-month-old uprising.
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Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution that backed an Arab League plan to “facilitate” a political transition in Syria.

Russia and China brave Arab and Western fury by vetoing UN resolution for President Assad to step down.

Security Council vote comes after activists report the "bloodiest day" since the uprising began in Syria.

Thousands of opposition supporters brave freezing conditions to demand fair elections and an end to the rule of Vladimir Putin.

A Western-backed resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria is vetoed at the UN Security Council by Russia and China.

Anti-government protesters return to Moscow's freezing streets with renewed vigour and a more defiantly anti-Putin message.

Thousands of opposition supporters brave freezing conditions to demand fair elections in Russia and an end to the rule of Vladimir Putin.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s supporters mobilized thousands for the biggest demonstration in Moscow in two decades as they sought to steal the spotlight from rival protests against electoral fraud.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next week, the ministry said before a United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution on Syria opposed by Russia.

Security Council to vote on Syria resolution, despite threat of Russia veto and amid reports of hundreds killed in Homs.

Protests sparked by fraud in December’s elections have turned against the regime of Vladimir Putin itself

Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s third- richest man, said he’ll give $17 billion of his $18 billion fortune to charity if he defeats Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and three other candidates to win the presidency next month.

Thousands of people are marching in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

NATO leaders on Saturday downplayed Moscow's fears that a new Europe-based missile defense system represents a threat to Russia, while vowing to move ahead with it, even if those concerns cannot be fully addressed.

Thousands of opposition supporters brave freezing conditions to march through central Moscow as they demand fair elections and an end to the rule of Vladimir Putin.

The United Nations Security Council’s resolution backing an Arab League plan to end the bloodshed in Syria isn’t “hopeless” and may win Russian backing if changes are made, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians embraced the numbing cold and marched to a frozen river bank near the Kremlin Saturday, demonstrating their determination to keep up the pressure on Vladimir V. Putin for fair elections and honest government.
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Tens of thousands marched on Saturday through a city gripped by bitter cold, in a third major effort by Russians opposed to Vladimir V. Putin’s return to the presidency.

Tens of thousands marched on Saturday through a city gripped by bitter cold, in a third major effort by Russians opposed to Vladimir V. Putin’s return to the presidency.

A United Nations Security Council resolution condemning violence in Syria may still have a chance, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who will discuss the issue later today with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Western and Arab diplomats seek to avoid Russia UN veto

Sergei Kolesnikov became a prosperous businessman and part of the crony capitalist web surrounding Vladimir V. Putin. Now he is waging a risky campaign to expose corruption.

Thousands defy freezing temperatures to demand fair presidential polls, as PM's supporters gather for separate rally.

Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.

Sergei Kolesnikov became a prosperous businessman and part of the crony capitalist web surrounding Vladimir V. Putin. Now he is waging a risky campaign to expose corruption.

Thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Valdimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.

Anti-government and pro-Putin protesters are will face off in separate shows of strength on Saturday as temperatures on the Moscow streets plunge to minus 20.

Russia's foreign minister has warned Washington that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal."

The aide said that Russian intelligence services previously reported plans for the outbreak of street protests, implying that a blueprint for unrest was drawn up in Washington.

Low supplies in Western Europe have caused tension to the east during an especially frigid winter.

The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election

The United Nations Security Council is preparing to vote today on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to end the bloodshed in Syria amid the threat that Russia may again veto action against its Middle East ally.

More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia.

Russian company in dispute with European Union as it says countries demand more than it is contractually obliged to deliver

Russia said it still had a “number of concerns” over a tentative plan by the United Nations Security Council aimed at stemming the bloodshed in Syria.

It was the culmination of the Empress Elizabeth’s plan to put the right heir on the Russian throne.

Russia said it still had a “number of concerns” over a tentative plan by the United Nations Security Council aimed at stemming the bloodshed in Syria.

Russia’s central bank left the refinancing rate unchanged at 8 percent, Bank Rossii said on its website today.