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The two countries rank as the most corrupt nations in Eastern Europe, a transparency watchdog organization says.

Stocks in Japan and South Korea climbed Wednesday after Iraq’s oil minister hinted that Saudi Arabia and Russia may cooperate to boost oil prices.

The closest the clock has come to midnight was in 1953 after a series of U.S. and Soviet nuclear tests saw the clock moved to two minutes to midnight.

The Russian president has been amassing a large personal fortune and the U.S. knows about it, according to the Treasury.

Eighteen corpses have been uncovered in the recaptured city of Ramadi, and officials estimate dozens more could be discovered there.

With Western officials hinting that economic sanctions against Russia could be lifted, Eastern European states are working to increase their military defenses.

Amid threats of boycott by several Syrian opposition groups, it is still not clear who would be attending the long-delayed negotiations.

India should expect to pay between $94 million and $108 million for each unit, meaning the deal for just the aircraft could be around $4 billion.

The fast-food giant has gained a foothold in the sanctioned country, which is facing an economic crisis.

Declining oil prices and Western sanctions have helped create the deepest economic crisis in Russia since 2009 — and it's hitting poor people hardest.

The country, reeling under a double whammy of falling oil prices and U.S. and EU sanctions, reported its worst economic performance since 2009.

After Rabia's recapture, Syrian government troops were closing in on rebel supply routes through the Turkish border to the north, according to a Britain-based monitor.

The U.N.-sponsored negotiations have been delayed because Washington and Moscow disagreed over which parties to include in the peace process.

In advance of the next round of peace talks, U.S. authorities say they are ready to find a military solution to the problem posed by the Islamic State group in Syria.

Nationally, Donald Trump was atop the field of GOP U.S. presidential candidates by about 20 percentage points this week, according to one poll aggregator.

The Kremlin is eyeing the possibility of oil hedging and a social security program cut as the economy continues to be battered.

Freakish snowstorms don't occur as frequently in Russia as in the U.S., but snow is a constant fact of life in many places there.

Local activists reportedly say American forces are establishing the base at a former agricultural airfield, a few miles from the Iraqi and Turkish borders.

Cleveland's superstar is reportedly fond of the assistant taking over for former coach David Blatt.

Is the Russian president loved or feared by the country's people? It's hard to tell from survey data.

A big corruption scandal plus secret political moves drove protesters to the streets in Moldova as the Kremlin watched.