Kazakh leader called vote in February, just two months after canceling a referendum that would have extended his rule until 2020
Opinion polls indicate two-party center-right coalition of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip likely to be re-elected to second term
Tourists refuse to change their plans; Russian government says they will not be pressured to return
Move to impose travel restrictions on Belarusian government officials follows violent crackdown on opposition supporters
Free after spending 15 days in prison, Boris Nemtsov compares Russian authorities to dictator Alexander Lukashenko
Hundreds of youths gather in North Moscow to commemorate the 40th day since death of Russian football fan Yegor Sviridov
Analyst says importance of verdict, sentence is to demonstrate PM Putin's political strength to ruling liberal elites
Khodorkovsky was a vocal critic of then-President Vladimir Putin before being thrown into jail in 2003
Judge rules that Khodorkovsky and his business partner Lebedev guilty of stealing from their firm Yukos and laundering the proceeds
Russia's PM answers questions from phone-ins, letters and audience members in a marathon four-hour question and answer session
Oleg Kashin tells investigators that he believes attack was motivated by his reporting on threats to Khimki Forest in the Moscow region
Abdumalik Bobaev was found guilty on three charges - slander, insult and publishing information harmful to the public peace
