Anti-Putin protesters strip offThree Ukrainian feminists have staged a topless protest near Moscow's main cathedral against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.The scantily-clad girls from the group Femen wore traditional Ukrainian garlands with crosses painted on their bare chests.They fell on their knees near the cathedral entrance chanting 'God, kick out the Tsar!', paraphrasing the 'God Save the Tsar' pre-revolutionary anthem of the Russian Empire.Cathedral guards tried to chase the protesters and cover them with their coats, as the girls kept chanting in support of Russia's opposition."We >>>

Three Ukrainian feminists have staged a topless protest near Moscow's main cathedral against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The scantily-clad girls from the group Femen wore traditional Ukrainian garlands with crosses painted on their bare chests. They fell on their knees near the cathedral entrance chanting 'God, kick out the Tsar!', paraphrasing the 'God Save the Tsar' pre-revolutionary anthem of the Russian Empire. Cathedral guards tried to chase the protesters and cover them with their coats, as the girls kept chanting in support of Russia's opposition. "We support (the >>>

The decision to let up to 30,000 protesters rally on Saturday on a square across the river from the Kremlin appears to be an attempt to avoid the violence that occurred at demonstrations after last Sunday's parliamentary election.Election authorities on Friday officially declared the vote valid, handing the victory to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. The party won 49 percent of the vote, but was granted 53 percent seats in the house because of votes redistributed from the three parties that did not meet the 5 percent threshold.Russia's opposition parties and observers said >>>