RUSSIA

"The West, first of all the United States, has made this monster bigger by their wars," opposition member Sahra Wagenknecht said.

Russia says ISIS is trucking its oil through Iraqi Kurdistan. The regional government denies that claim.

Russia, which has launched about 5,200 sorties in Syria over the past three months, has faced accusations of damage to civilian life and property.

Anonymous hacktivists have made good on a promise to hassle Turkey over Ankara’s alleged support of the Islamic State group.

A new government report shows climate change 2.5 times faster than global average as Moscow sees record highs.

Russia says the Afghan Taliban is feeding it intelligence to use against the Islamic State group in Syria, and it could be shared with other countries.

A U.N.-brokered agreement could cover 2,000 fighters, including some associated with the Islamic State group and the al Qaeda-allied Nusra Front.

Narendra Modi visits his counterpart Nawaz Sharif, becoming the first Indian leader to visit Pakistan in more than a decade.

Several rebel leaders have been killed since Russia began its major aerial campaign Sept. 30 in support of its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, with China, India and Russia as its largest shareholders among its more than 50 members, was formally established in Beijing Friday.

Iran is set to receive the second regiment of these systems in August or September next year, according to a report.

The surprise visit to Pakistan is the first by an Indian prime minister in more than a decade, and it comes just weeks after the two leaders met at the climate-change summit in Paris.

India and Russia have enjoyed strong ties in recent years, with New Delhi buying billions of dollars in weapons from Moscow.

"China can significantly help the regional peace and stability by becoming more active in the fight against the Islamic State," an Iranian official says.

Russia argues the U.S. has broken the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with a missile-launching system in the central European country.

Russia will continue its airstrikes on ISIS while still working with the U.S. and several Middle Eastern nations in pursuit of a conclusion to the prolonged Syrian Civil War.

The agreement was announced during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow.

However, the backchannel between the White House and Assad’s government was largely limited and failed to gain momentum, according to the Wall Street Journal.

At least 50,000 North Koreans are stationed overseas in some 20 countries as forced laborers and human rights activists are demanding accountability.

The Russian government has estimated that operations will last another year, which means the cost of the total intervention could reach almost $3 billion.

Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.