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Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime
Syria's most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself Thursday for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the first time ...
Russian opposition refused permission for rally
The Moscow city government on Thursday said it will not allow a rally marking the anti-Putin protest movement's first anniversary, but opposition ...
Russia acknowledges Assad losing control
Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might ...
Russian opposition activist may be sent to Siberia
A jailed Russian opposition activist who claims he was kidnapped and tortured will remain in custody and may be sent to Siberia as part of a ...
Ex-officer on trial in Russian journalist's murder
A Moscow judge ordered a closed trial Wednesday for a former police officer accused of involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna ...
Putin rejects foreign advice on democracy
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to ...
Rosneft buys other half of TNK-BP for $28 billion
Rosneft has signed an agreement to purchase 50 percent in Russia's third-largest oil producer TNK-BP for $28 billion, having earlier acquired the ...
Russian opera diva Vishnevskaya dies at 86
World-renowned Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya, who with her husband defied the Soviet regime to give shelter to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn ...
Ex-policeman faces trial in Politkovskaya's murder
The son of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Tuesday criticized the authorities' deal with a former police officer accused of involvement in ...
Experts: Russia likely to stay course on Assad
Recent hopes that the Kremlin would end its support of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad melted quickly, and analysts say Moscow ultimately may change its ...
Russia ceases use of radar station in Azerbaijan
Russia has ceased using an early-warning radar station based in neighboring Azerbaijan after the two countries failed to reach an agreement on ...
Syria's civil war spills into Lebanon, 4 dead
Syria's civil war spilled over into neighboring Lebanon once again on Sunday, with gun battles in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and ...
Russia fumes at US bill as "reset" plan takes hit
What happened to the "reset"? U.S.-Russian ties have again plunged into acrimony amid disputes ranging from disagreement on Syria to Russian President ...
Gorbachev warns of new arms race
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is worried that the world is entering a new nuclear arms race mirroring the Cold War weapons buildup he helped ...
Banned 50 years ago, exhibition reopens in Moscow
Better known in the West for promising to "bury" the capitalist world, Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev is also remembered by Russians for banning works ...
Senate takes up bill normalizing Russia trade
The Senate on Wednesday took up trade legislation that includes a measure that imposes sanctions on Russian human rights violators, drawing sharp ...
Russia's leaders battered by 'sports injuries'
First, Russian President Vladimir Putin begins to hobble because of what the Kremlin describes as a sports injury. Then, Foreign Minister Sergey ...
Messi could set goal record against Benfica
Despite Lionel Messi being one goal from equaling Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 85 in a calendar year, Barcelona could rest him from Wednesday's ...
Creator of Soviet Winnie the Pooh dies at 95
Fyodor Khitruk, the creator of the Soviet Union's animated version of A.A. Milne's classic Winnie the Pooh tales, has died in Moscow. He was 95.
New Georgian FM calls US top strategic partner
Georgia's new foreign minister is reassuring the United States that it remains her country's most important ally. A day after meeting with U.S.
Investigators: Russian opposition had foreign help
Russia's top investigative agency said Friday it has proof of opposition supporters attending training abroad as part of foreign-backed plans to ...