Russia’

s religious minorities support punk group;

S-300 sales to Iran still being debated

Nuke subs for Arctic defense;

More delays for Magnitsky Act

Tatarstan's Islamic officials attacked;

Russia and China "

defend Assad to the bitter end"

The Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition continues;

Saudi Arabia turns the tables

New legislation takes aim at foreign-funded NGOs;

Business as usual with Syria

Magnitsky Act passes Senate, but still faces hurdles;

Fear and loathing toward NATO  

Rights council resigns en masse;

Former finance minister: economic problems on the horizon

Opposition parties unite to survive;

Magnitsky Act stalls in committee

Ahead of nuclear parlay, Putin and Ahmadinejad find common cause;

Battle lines drawn between Kremlin, opposition forces

Russian Orthodox Church backs the Syrian status quo;

The Duma take a stand against new assembly law - albeit briefly