1. Another election... just more of the same
(Newsletter)

...n' Top_news By Agencies    Wednesday, 16 January 2008 Britain has announced that it has closed the St Petersburg office of the British Council after all of the council's Russian staff we...

2. If Media Were Any Good
(Opinions/Society)

...ons such as tracking whether elected officials fulfill their campaign promises, something I've done here and the St Petersburg Times has done here. Democratic (small d) media would be very different f...

3. GM and Ford suspend Russian plants
(Archived/News/Economy)

General Motors and Ford, the US car manufacturers, have suspended operations on their production lines in Russia.

4. Russia introduces gambling ban
(Archived/News/Culture)

Casinos and slot-machine halls have shut down across Russia, under new restrictions on the gaming industry, that will see thousands of people lose their jobs.

5. Israeli FM hails Russia peace role
(Archived/News/Global)

Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's foreign minister, has hailed Russia as a key partner in efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.

6. Russian navy shells farm by mistake
(Archived/News/S+T)

A Russian naval ship has accidentally fired on a village near the city of St Petersburg during military exercises, officials have confirmed.

7. Clashes mar May Day celebrations
(Archived/News/Global)

Tens of thousands of May Day protesters have taken to the streets across the world, clashing with police in several European cities amid mounting social unrest over the global economic crisis.

8. Putin's party leads Russian polls
(Archived/News/Global)

United Russia, the political party of Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, appears to have gained sizeable victories in local and regional elections, according to preliminary results.

9. Ramos: It's all in the mind
(Archived/News/Sport)

The remaining European Champions League clubs may have group top-spots or Uefa Cup qualification on their minds, but for the rest of the watching world it is hard to look beyond the never-dull realm o

10. Ramos replaces Schuster at Real
(Archived/News/Sport)

Real Madrid have fired coach Bernd Schuster two days after the German coach said it would be "impossible" for the Spanish champions to win against Barcelona.