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As Russian voters cut the ruling party’s parliamentary majority, the Russia Foundation’s David Clark tells Channel 4 News that this could be the beginning of the end for the Vladimir Putin era.
Russia’s current prime minister, Vladmir Putin, is all but guaranteed to return to the Kremlin after saying he will run for presidency in the country’s elections next March.
Gary Gibbon
At their joint press conference, just finished, President Medvedev said Britain would “never” get its hands on Andrei Lugovoi, the man the UK Crown Prosecution Service wants extradited to face the charge of murdering the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko. “It will “never happen… no matter what the circumstances… please remember this,” the Russian president said.
Prime Minister David Cameron raises the issue of the Alexander Litvinenko murder case as he meets Russian leaders in Moscow – but says it is time for Britain and Russia to mend relations.
Forty-three people are feared dead after a plane carrying a Russian hockey team crashed near the city of Yaroslavl.
All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il says his country is willing to discuss suspending nuclear weapons testing and production if six-nation talks are revived.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been wowing young followers with displays of strength, but is keeping the electorate guessing about a possible bid to run again for the presidency next year.
A secret network which looks and works like Facebook is being used by world leaders to chat in real-time. Channel 4 News reveals how it’s shaping the way G20 nations communicate in 2011.
Turkey officially recognises Libya’s anti-government rebels and promises to give them at least $200m in aid.
At least 44 passengers out of 52 have died in a Tupolev-134 passenger plane crash in north western Russia. The model has now been involved in 20 fatal crashes in the last 40 years.
Damascus and several cities across Syria are teeming with anti-government protesters following a speech by President Bashar al-Assad in which he called for stability and pledged new reforms.
Russia and China step up pressure on the West over its action in Libya, urging “meticulous adherence” to the UN resolutions authorising the action. Lindsey Hilsum reports from Tripoli.
Bean sprouts are the most likely source of the outbreak of E.coli which has killed 30 people and affected a further 3,000, according to Germany’s health authorities.
Ban Ki-Moon has come under attack for failing to push for a war crimes probe in Sri Lanka. But a former UN Deputy Secretary-General tells Channel 4 News Ban is powerless to defy Russia and China.