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January 12, 2019

Anti-govt protests for 6th week against Serbian leader

Several thousand people have turned out in Belgrade for the sixth week of street protests against populist Serbian President ...

January 10, 2019

Belarus issues tough warning to Russia over energy dispute

The leader of Belarus sternly warned Russia Thursday that it could lose its ally if it fails to offer compensation for higher ...

January 09, 2019

Italy's Salvini seeks to build new European order with Poles

Italy's hard-line interior minister vowed Wednesday to work with Poland to create a "new European spring" as he sought to ...

January 09, 2019

Russia irked by Japanese statements on long-disputed islands

Russia's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the Japanese ambassador over recent statements from Tokyo about disputed ...

January 09, 2019

Russia says 'understanding' reached on doping data for WADA

The Kremlin says there is "understanding" on how crucial data on drug use by Russian athletes will be handed over to the ...

January 07, 2019

WADA to return to Moscow lab in search of elusive data

The World Anti-Doping Agency is returning to the Moscow anti-doping lab this week in hopes of obtaining data it did not ...

January 07, 2019

Putin gets to fire cannon at Russian Christmas

For Christmas, Vladimir Putin got to do something that many children dream of: fire a really big gun. Under the Russian ...

January 04, 2019

Russian, Israeli leaders hold phone discussion on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have held telephone ...

January 02, 2019

Fighting among rebels in northern Syria kills dozens

Two days of fighting in rebel-held parts of northern Syria killed dozens of people as al-Qaida-linked militants press their ...

January 01, 2019

Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble

Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from ...

January 01, 2019

Deadline passes without Russian turnover of data to WADA

The deadline for Russia to turn over samples and other data from its Moscow anti-doping lab passed Tuesday, leaving the World ...

December 31, 2018

Russia: 4 die in building collapse; searchers race weather

Hundreds of rescue workers raced bitterly cold weather in Russia's Ural Mountains region Monday as they searched for ...

December 31, 2018

Russia: 4 dead in apartment collapse, apparent gas explosion

At least four people died Monday when an apartment building's section collapsed after an apparent gas explosion in Russia's ...

December 30, 2018

Putin tells Trump in New Year's letter he's open to meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. President Donald Trump in a New Year's letter that the Kremlin is "open to ...

December 30, 2018

Putin tells Trump in New Year's letter he's open to meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. President Donald Trump in a New Year's letter that the Kremlin is "open to ...

December 30, 2018

Putin scores some wins but tensions with the West mount

It's been a mixed year for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin may look like a winner after an abrupt U.S. decision to ...

December 29, 2018

Russian and Turkish ministers meet for Syria talks

Top Russian and Turkish ministers agreed during a meeting in Moscow on Saturday to maintain cooperation in northern Syria as ...

December 27, 2018

Official: Russian weapon 27 times faster than speed of sound

Russia's new strategic weapon has rendered any missile defenses useless at a small fraction of their cost, officials said ...

December 26, 2018

Putin crows as he oversees Russian hypersonic weapons test

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a test Wednesday of a new hypersonic glide vehicle, declaring that the weapon is ...