Anzhi Makhachkala became the first of the three promoted sides to win in the Russian Premier League this season with a 2-0 home win over fellow newcomers Alania Vladikavkaz on Saturday.
The head of the Yekaterinburg branch of the ruling United Russia party has resigned following the party"s unsatisfactory performance in recent local elections, a party spokesman said on Monday.
At least 23 people were killed and 57 injured, including a provincial governor, in two separate suicide bombings in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.