GROZNY, Russia, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A group of 18 Chechens who applied for asylum while on a dance tour of Finland were duped into abandoning their homeland and want to come back, Chechnya's culture ...

The Russian republic of Chechnya has announced a ban on music that’s either too fast or too slow. As the Guardian’s Philip Oltermann reports, officials hope to eradicate the “polluting” Western ...

Photographer Mikhail Galustov documents daily life in Grozny under strongman President Ramzan Kadyrov After almost 15 years of war, most of the Chechen capital looked like the Sixth District, above.

Jane Birkin -- the English-French singer, actor, and style icon -- died in Paris on July 16 at the age of 76. Much of the world knows her best for her risqué films and the iconic Hermes handbag that ...