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Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House ...
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 ...
Officials: Obama aides split on arming rebels
Despite growing alarm over the Syrian government's military advances, Obama administration officials are split over whether to arm the country's rebel ...
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 lawmakers pass anti-gay bill in 436-0 vote
A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower ...
Russia faces security challenges at Sochi Olympics
Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast — ...
Russia offers peacekeepers for Golan Heights
President Vladimir Putin offered on Friday to send Russian troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrians who are withdrawing from the U.N.
Hezbollah-backed Syrian troops press offensive
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters pressed forward with their offensive in the country's opposition-held heartland on Friday, taking two small ...
Putin's divorce breaks taboo in Russian politics
Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their ...
Russia media compassionate about Putin's divorce
Russian media from all sides of the political spectrum have reacted with unusual compassion to the announcement of President Vladimir Putin's divorce.
Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce
Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and ...
Russian president Putin, wife divorce
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on ...
Putin on Russia's naval plans in the Mediterranean
Russia announced on Thursday that it will keep a fleet of about dozen navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a move President Vladimir Putin said is ...
Putin: S-300 missiles not sent to Syria yet
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia hasn't yet fulfilled a contract to send sophisticated S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria to ...
Moscow set for early mayoral elections in the fall
Moscow will hold mayoral elections two years early after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he supported holding a snap poll in the fall. Sobyanin offered his ...
Russian official: FBI missed Boston warning
A senior Russian official said Tuesday that the Boston Marathon bombings could have been prevented if American officials had followed through with ...
Putin's promises don't reassure exiled economist
A Russian economist who fled to Paris from what he calls a politically motivated criminal investigation says he won't return to Russia, despite ...
Russia wants Seagal to be face of weapons industry
Russia is looking at Steven Seagal to be the face of its weapons industry as it guns for first place on the world arms market. Deputy Prime Minister ...
Russia smoking ban takes effect
A law that bans smoking in public places has taken effect in Russia, a contentious move in a country with one of the highest smoking rates in the ...
Jailed Pussy Riot member ends hunger strike
A jailed member of the punk group Pussy Riot has ended her 11-day hunger strike Saturday after prison authorities met her demands, an activist said.
US delegation to Russia: allow adoption completion
Members of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Moscow have urged Russian officials to allow the completion of U.S. adoptions of Russian children, ...