MOSCOW: The Russian defence ministry has criticised an independent news website for publishing the average salaries of military officers after a Russian pilot´s plane was downed over Syria. Saint Petersburg´s respected news website Fontanka revealed late Monday that with basic information anyone can access the personal files of servicemen on …

MOSCOW: Moscow authorities battled to clear streets and told children they could skip school as the city was blanketed by its heaviest snowfall in 100 years. The city hall said that 45 centimetres (17 inches) of snow had fallen between Saturday and Monday morning, or 20 percent more than the …

BEIJING: Students from more than four continents showed solidarity with Kashmiri people and paid tributes to the martyrs in a culture program organized by Pakistan Embassy college Beijing in collaboration with Pakistan Embassy here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan ambassador to China Masood Khalid said Pakistan does not …