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Channel 10 wins Australian TV rights for Sochi
The International Olympic Committee has awarded the Australian broadcast rights for next year's Sochi Winter Games to Channel 10. The deal, which was ...
UN chief to hold talks with Russian leaders
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Moscow and the Black Sea resort of Sochi this week for talks with Russian leaders on Syria, North Korea and ...
Suspected Russian militant leader goes on trial
A former Russian policeman accused of joining the Islamic insurgency in Russia's Caucasus has gone on trial on charges of masterminding a string of ...
Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict
President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin ...
Russia scraps visas for foreign athletes
President Vladimir Putin has waived visa requirements for athletes, coaches and other staff attending international sporting events in Russia.
Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push
Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding on joining a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in ...
Military plane crashes in Yemen's capital
A Yemeni military plane on a training exercise exploded in midair over the country's capital on Monday, killing the pilot and slamming into a ...
Israel minister criticizes Russia over Syria arms
An Israeli Cabinet minister is accusing Russia of destabilizing the Middle East by selling weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
2 Russians arrested for brutal homophobic killing
Investigators say a 23-year-old Russian man was brutally beaten and left to die by his companions after drunkenly telling them he was gay. A former ...
US, Canada, Russia, Swiss into quarters at worlds
The United States, Canada, Russia and Switzerland clinched spots in the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championships Sunday. The Americans beat ...
Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways
Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said, while ...
Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot
The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its ...
Russia loses for 2nd time in 2 days at worlds
Reigning champion Russia lost for the second time in two days at the ice hockey world championships, going down 3-2 to Finland on Friday due largely ...
NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics
The NHL is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, deputy commissioner Bill Daly ...
Cameron promises British security help for Sochi
British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country's special services will resume limited cooperation with Russia to boost security preparations ...
Cameron: Russia, Britain push for Syrian plan
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are committed to developing a proposal for a Syrian transitional ...
Russia's foreign min defends arms sales to Syria
Russia's foreign minister has defended his country's sales of antiaircraft systems to Syria, insisting they are not banned by international law.
Lokomotiv moves on from crash in Amish country
Alex Kruchinin can step out the front door of his hotel and see nothing across the street but miles of farmland. Just down the road that weaves ...
Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried
The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was entombed in an unknown gravesite Thursday after police said an anonymous person ...
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia
Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli ...
Russia shocked by France at ice hockey worlds,
Defending world champion Russia lost to France 2-1 on Thursday in one of the biggest upsets in ice hockey history. A team stacked with NHL and KHL ...