
G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated ...

G-8 NOTEBOOK: Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site
Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David ...
Russia to ban married foreign gays from adopting
Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage. Under a measure that passed ...
Russia to close paper mill on Lake Baikal
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that authorities will shut down a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, which ...

G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria
Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting ...

Obama takes economic, foreign policy agenda to UK
President Barack Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial ...

Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in ...

G-8 leaders to mull Syria, tax evasion, free trade
Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on ...

Putin, Cameron still hopeful on Syria peace talks
The leaders of Britain and Russia said Sunday they're hopeful that Syria's warring factions can hammer out their differences at upcoming peace talks ...

Syrian troops capture Damascus suburb near airport
Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S.

Russia questions Syrian chemical weapons evidence
Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet ...
Navalny aims to run for Moscow mayor
Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow.

Less US urgency at G-8 in call for European growth
When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered in the U.S. last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of ...

Hezbollah says it will keep fighting in Syria
Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil ...

Tereshkova marks 50 years of her historic flight
It was another Soviet first in space 50 years ago — putting a woman in orbit. And 26-year old Valentina Tereshkova carried her part with grace, ...
Pioneering Russian woman's spaceflight marked
On the 50th anniversary of becoming the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova has received a prestigious award from Russian President Vladimir ...
Putin: NGO 'foreign agent' law can be 'improved'
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would welcome "improving" a controversial law on non-governmental organizations that activists say is aimed ...

Putin: IMF needs reform
Russian President Vladimir Putin, preparing for next week's G-8 summit, says reforming the International Monetary Fund should be a top issue among the ...
Putin says dispute over Jewish manuscripts over
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he considers a dispute with the United States over an archive of Jewish manuscripts to be a dead issue. A U.S.
G-8 summit to press Russia on Syria
Britain and Germany aim to use next week's summit of major economic powers to press Russia's leader to use his leverage with the government of ...