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Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's ...
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 ...
Putin: US-Russia positions on Syria don't coincide
Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama, Putin nearby at G-8
If President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin want some extra quality time together at the Group of 8 meeting, they don't have to go ...
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 ...
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 ...
Obama takes bolder Syria stand as G-8 talks open
After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit ...
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.
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 ...
Russian PM says World Cup to cost $20B
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the costs for the 2018 World Cup will be more than 660 billion rubles ($20 billion), about double the ...
Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for ...
Russian minister: No asylum request from Snowden
Russia's foreign minister says his nation hasn't received an asylum request from the American who has identified himself as the person who leaked ...
Putin: Russia's policy on Syria is for harmony
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his government's policy on the Syrian conflict is aimed at ensuring eventual harmony among all of the country's ...