(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 8, 2010) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has recognized Roza Otunbayeva as Kyrgyzstan's interim leader. Otunbayeva took power following Wednesday's violent clashes between protestors...

(Global Pulse: January 15, 2010) The 1991 START treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons expired in December, but expectations for a reduction in arms remained high. Since then, the...

(Global Pulse: August 14, 2009) It's the summer season, so bring on the silly news stories. That is, news stories about scantily clad politicians worldwide. Chancellor Merkel in her underwear...

This Al Jazeera English news update covers the Uighur protests in Western China, the Honduran coup, and U.S. president Barack Obama's visit to Moscow.

(Global Pulse: January 29, 2009) Russia and Ukraine are once again fighting over gas pipelines to Europe. Is this dispute based on Russia exerting its political power over Eastern Europe,...

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 14, 2008) Russia's invasion of Georgia makes headlines across the Middle East. What does it mean for Arab states? Are oil prices behind it? And what's...

(March 6, 2008) Russia has elected a new president, and, surprise, he's Dimitry Medvedev, President Putin's protégée and handpicked candidate. With an overwhelming 70% of the vote, restrictions on opposition...

(January 31, 2008) France, the U.S. and Russia are selling nuclear technology to an energy-hungry world. It's part diplomacy, part brinksmanship - and good for business. Iran, India, Libya...

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 18, 2007) President Bush says Iran's nuclear program could lead to "World War III" if it is allowed to continue. Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that...

(October 18, 2007) Russian President Vladimir Putin has been flexing his muscles lately, much to the chagrin of the Bush administration. From finding a way to maintain power after...

Lakshmi Chaudhry provides a brief overview of the the topics covered in the "Russian Godfathers" series.

Host Lakshmi Chaudhry provides a brief overview of this episode of the "Russian Godfathers" series, which focuses on businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Spotlight host Lakshmi Chaudhry introduces the third and final episode of "Russian Godfathers," which focuses on the colorful, larger-than-life political player - and mayor of Moscow - Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov.

Author and Kremlin expert Jonathan Sanders, and Margarita Akhvlediani, Caucasus Program Director and regional editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Georgia, discuss the recent Russian power...

Spotlight host Lakshmi Chaudhry provides an update on what has happened to Mikhail Khodorkovsky since the production of the "Russian Godfathers" program detailing his plight.