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Reuters How Russian TV Is Covering Ukraine's Protests
If you believe state media, the protesters in Kiev are depraved, Christmas-hating rabble-rousers driven to the streets by bad weather.
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Wikimedia Commons An Austrian Bearded Drag Queen Sparks a Eurovision Scandal
Conchita Wurst's entry has caused some 2,000 Belarusians to petition to prevent next year's song contest from being broadcast there, complaining that it has become "a hotbed of sodomy."
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Reuters Will the Paralympic Games Help Russia Improve Its Facilities for the Disabled?
In a country that once denied it had disabled citizens, people who use wheelchairs still find "obstacles and barriers."
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France Puts Femen's Face on Its Stamps
The topless protest leader is the newest incarnation of Marianne.
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Bolotnaya: The One Incident That Symbolizes Putin's Crackdown
The upcoming Bolotnaya trials, which are named after the square that hosted some of Russia's fiercest protests, have come to symbolize the brutal tactics employed by the Kremlin.
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What's Next for Pope Benedict XVI?
And why he became the first pontiff in nearly six centuries to resign
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Russian Scientist Freed After a Decade in Jail for Espionage
Valentin Danilov was accused of spying for China.
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Kremlin-Backed Report: Today's U.S. Elections Won't Be Free or Fair
Perhaps that'll teach the American government not to criticize Russia's electoral process!
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Who Owns the Pussy Riot Brand?
You weren't expecting that question, were you? Well, it's a big controversy now.
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Russia's New Internet Blacklist
The government now says it can shut down certain sites at will. Theoretically? All of YouTube could theoretically be blocked.
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'Mass Disorders': How Protesting Putin Can Land You in a Russian Psych Ward
The fate of the "Bolotnaya 17" is a case study in the Kremlin's intensifying crackdown against dissent.
