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February 17, 2019

Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists

German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defense of a multilateral approach to global ...

February 16, 2019

Tretiakov wins World Cup race, takes over points lead

Russia's Alexander Tretiakov had the fastest time in both heats and won a World Cup men's skeleton race Saturday.

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Merkel defends Iran deal; Pence blasts Europe

The Latest on the international security conference taking place in Munich (all times local): 10 p.m. German Chancellor ...

February 16, 2019

Floors collapse at Russian university in St. Petersburg

Part of the roof and several floors of university building in Russia's second-largest city collapsed Saturday, but officials ...

February 15, 2019

Russia, Germany share skeleton gold; Wesenberg wins bronze

Russia's Elena Nikitina and Germany's Jacqueline Loelling shared the win in a women's World Cup skeleton race on Friday.

February 15, 2019

Russian police question nerve agent scientist

A Russian scientist who says he developed a nerve agent suspected to have been used against a Russian ex-agent and his ...

February 15, 2019

New UN Syria envoy sees opportunity in constitution process

The new U.N. envoy for Syria said Friday that the long-delayed formation of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria ...

February 15, 2019

UN and Syrian Red Crescent deliver aid to isolated camp

The U.N. and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have delivered badly-needed humanitarian assistance to more than 40,000 displaced ...

February 15, 2019

AP analysis: Hundreds of companies excused from steel tariff

Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to ...

February 15, 2019

Women recall the 'hell' of Soviet war in Afghanistan

Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more than 30 ...

February 15, 2019

FBI official feared Russia probe would end after Comey fired

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Thursday that he moved quickly after his boss was ...

February 14, 2019

IS militants cling to last square mile in eastern Syria

Islamic State group militants clung to their last square kilometer (square mile) of land in eastern Syria on Thursday with ...

February 14, 2019

Defending champion Croatia to face Spain in new Davis Cup

Defending champion Croatia will meet Rafael Nadal's Spain in the first edition of the revamped Davis Cup Finals in November.

February 14, 2019

Russia says another Olympic bid possible, despite doping

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said Thursday the country is interested in hosting the Olympics in 2032 or 2036, even ...

February 14, 2019

Investigative group names possible UK poisoning suspect

The Bellingcat investigative organization says it has established the identity of an alleged Russian military intelligence ...

February 14, 2019

Jailed Russian soccer player Mamaev nets 7 goals behind bars

Pavel Mamaev probably never expected his highest-scoring game this season to be behind bars. The Russia national soccer team ...

February 14, 2019

The Latest: Putin: Syria must take over lands US leaves

The Latest on developments related to Syria (all times local): 6:55 p.m. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran have ...

February 14, 2019

30 years on, Russia views Afghan war with pride

When the last Soviet tanks rumbled back home across a bridge on the border with Afghanistan 30 years ago, the withdrawal was ...

February 14, 2019

Kremlin looks into reports of high pollution in mining town

The Kremlin is looking into reports of alarmingly high pollution levels in a town in the Urals emanating from a ...