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Gov't sources: Boston bomb suspect went to Russia
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to Russia last year and returned to the U.S. six months later, government officials told ...
Uncle urges bombing suspect to turn self in
In a passionate plea, an uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged one of his nephews to turn himself in Friday, saying he had brought shame ...
Rally in Georgia backs embattled president
About 10,000 supporters of Georgia's embattled pro-Western president gathered in the capital Friday for a rally testing their strength before ...
Japan PM lays out next steps in growth revival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined the next steps of his grand plan for restoring Japan's economic power in a news conference Friday, naming a slew ...
7.0 quake hits ocean off Japan, Russia; no damage
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in seas off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia on Friday, but no damage was expected. The Japan ...
Russian nurses charged with beating orphans
Russia's state investigative agency has filed charges against two nurses accused of severely beating three small children at an orphanage, one of them ...
Russian sanctions author joins Magnitsky family
The author of sanctions against Russians over human rights violations said Thursday there would be no need for punishment if Russia focused on holding ...
S&P warns Russia on high costs for 2018 World Cup
Many of the Russian cities hosting the 2018 World Cup will have trouble finding the money to build soccer stadiums and improve transit links and other ...
Russian opposition leader's trial adjourned
The embezzlement trial of a Russian opposition leader was adjourned for a week shortly after it started Wednesday in a northwestern city besieged by ...
A glance at Kremlin's top foe, Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, an obscure adviser to a provincial governor just four years ago, shot up to become the Kremlin's public enemy No.1. The web-savvy ...
Boston bombs raise worries for Olympics, World Cup
From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events ...
Feds in NY: Russian mob ran celebrity poker games
Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal, ...
Boston Marathon bombs put world's cities on alert
With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security ...
Russia ponders sports security lessons from Boston
Russian officials gave mixed signals Tuesday over whether they needed to increase security at key sporting events like the World Athletics ...
Alaska-based soldier gets 16 years in spy case
An Alaska-based military policeman will serve 16 years in prison and will be dishonorably discharged for selling secrets to an FBI undercover agent ...
Russia offers help with probe into Boston bombings
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his country's assistance in investigating bombings in Boston that killed 3 and injured more than 140 ...
Anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny ready for trial
Far from the streets of Moscow where he galvanized tens of thousands in anti-government protests, Alexei Navalny faces trial this week on charges that ...
Obama sends letter to Putin to improve relations
President Barack Obama wants to ease diplomatic tensions with Moscow and had a letter hand delivered to President Vladimir Putin to propose new ways ...
World military spending drops in 2012
Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle ...
Bus carrying Russians crashes in Belgium, 5 dead
A Polish bus carrying Russian youngsters crashed through the guardrails of a bridge and plunged 5 meters (16 feet) to a field below on Sunday, killing ...
Russia bans 18 Americans after similar US move
Russia on Saturday banned 18 Americans from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for alleged human rights ...
Lavrov: Russia would back NKorea talks in Geneva
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday his nation would welcome a fresh round of talks on Swiss soil over North Korea's nuclear program, ...
Russian official: Putin foe targeted for probe
The spokesman for Russia's chief investigative body says that a criminal probe of a Russian opposition leader was triggered by his fierce public ...
Russia to continue using Kazakhstan's space center
Brushing off reports that Russia may ditch its space base in Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would continue to ...