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Russian premier jokes about secret files on aliens
"Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev has spoken about top secret ...
Lady Gaga thanks Russian PM Medvedev
Lady Gaga has expressed "her gratitude" to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for opposing regional laws that make it a crime to provide minors ...
Russia's Medvedev defends erosion of his legacy
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday defended the enactment of new laws that rolled back his own liberal agenda as Russia's previous president, ...
Senate to take up bill normalizing Russia trade
The Senate on Wednesday headed toward a vote on legislation that would end four-decade-old trade restrictions that are blocking U.S. businesses from ...
Russian writer Vasily Belov dies at 80
Vasily Belov, a writer who paid homage to old rural Russia in his books, has died. He was 80. Belov's death late Tuesday was announced by the ...
Russian farmer takes on corrupt officials
When Eduard Mochalov tried to have the people who stole his cattle and pig farm brought to justice, he spent eight months in jail on charges he says ...
Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown
Adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to stifle dissent, Russians now live under a new law expanding the definition of treason so broadly that critics ...
Russian PM: Putin has no serious health problems
Russia's prime minister says President Vladimir Putin has no serious health problems. Dmitry Medvedev told Finnish media that Putin does a lot of ...
Kremlin: Obama says he's ready to visit Russia
Russian news agencies say Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have spoken on the phone and the American president has expressed his readiness to visit.
Gazprom secures Slovenian leg in pipeline project
Russian gas giant Gazprom advanced its plan to lay a major pipeline network across Europe by striking a deal on Tuesday with Slovenia. The South ...
Analysis: Obama faces bumps with Russia policy
President Barack Obama once assured Russian leaders that he'd have more flexibility to deal with missile defense during a second term in office.
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...
Russia hopes for US flexibility on missile shield
Russia expects Barack Obama to show more flexibility in a dispute over U.S. missile defense plans in Europe following his re-election as president, ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...
Russian PM argues for Pussy Riot members release
Russia's prime minister said Friday the women in the Pussy Riot punk band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free, while a band member's ...
Court cuts prison term of Khodorkovsky's partner
A Russian court has reduced the 13-year prison sentence of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner by three years. Platon Lebedev ...
Moscow rally urges release of opposition activists
Several hundred demonstrators rallied in Moscow on Tuesday to press for the release of opposition activists on the same day that Russia commemorated ...
A look at Putin's man behind Rosneft rise to power
Igor Ivanovich Sechin, the CEO of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft and a loyal aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than 20 years, ...
Romney rips Russia, at least on campaign trail
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney calls Russia the No. 1 foe of the United States and promises to stand up to Russian President Vladimir ...
Russian govt downplays Rosneft expansion concerns
Russia on Thursday downplayed concerns that Rosneft's possible purchase of BP's stake in the joint venture TNK-BP, which analysts say would reshape ...
A look at some of the top smoking nations
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declared war on tobacco Tuesday, calling for a ban on tobacco advertising, an end to smoking in public and a ...
Putin loyalists win Russian local elections
President Vladimir Putin's loyalists swept to victory in most local election races held across Russia, preliminary results showed Monday, while ...
Romney: The US must help Syrian rebels oust Assad
Mitt Romney declared on Monday the U.S. must join other nations in helping arm Syrian rebels to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, casting President ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense
The issue: Missile technology is proliferating. It remains unclear how quickly foes such as Iran and North Korea could develop a capability to strike ...