RUSSIA: Police detain opposition leader, dozens others

Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and dozens of his supporters throughout the country Monday in anti-corruption protests aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies. Navalny, who has announced his intention to run for president next year against Putin, was detained outside his home in Moscow shortly before demonstrators took to the […]

Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and dozens of his supporters throughout the country Monday in anti-corruption protests aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies.

Navalny, who has announced his intention to run for president next year against Putin, was detained outside his home in Moscow shortly before demonstrators took to the streets there, in St. Petersburg and other cities.