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Moscow has called for the U.S. to back down with troops and weapons in Eastern Europe even as ceasefire violations continue in Eastern Ukraine.

Flight MH132, flying from Auckland, New Zealand, to Kuala Lumpur, took a wrong route after confusion over the flight plan.

The Roman Catholic Church leader counseled the world in his Christmas message Friday to stand together against extremists who he described as causing immense suffering in many countries.

Rayani Air is a new low-cost carrier that offers travelers an experience steeped in Islamic customs.

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

Rayani Air adheres to Islamic laws, such as a ban on alcohol and pork, and a strict dress code for female crew members.

Russians with cash to spare have been sinking it into hard assets in the United States hoping to benefit from the stability in the country.

A Russian tourism company wants to launch four- or five-day tours of war-torn Syria — but such rare trips may actually be illegal.

The Ukrainian government insists that it cannot repay the $3 billion it owes Russia without violating a debt-restructuring deal with other international creditors.

Russian sanctions are to end going into 2016, but Kiev will lose access to free trade with Moscow.

The court's ruling on Wednesday comes as Ukraine continues trying to separate itself from Russia and its own past.

Russians face a difficult start to 2016 as inflated food prices and stagnant salaries guarantee a challenge to make ends meet.

Following electricity cuts, Ukraine is further isolating Crimea by cutting trade relations with the Russian-annexed peninsula.

During Tuesday's GOP "undercard" debate, the former governor of New York characterized Russia's president as a bully who needed to be put in his place.

As Russian and U.S. officials meet to discuss the wars in Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin has taken a step back on human rights.

The countries are at odds over Syrian President Bashar Assad and the conflict in Ukraine but agree that the terrorist organization must be destroyed.

The U.S. secretary of state met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday, to narrow divisions over Syria, Ukraine and the fight against ISIS.

The U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday will raise concerns about Russia's bombing of Syrian opposition forces instead of ISIS militants, a U.S. official said.

As Russia's economy suffers from low oil prices, the Kremlin is still planning to modernize its forces with a focus on naval and air power.

The Ukrainian Parliament's latest fistfight broke out Friday as the country's prime minister faces increased pressure to step down.

Since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014, Moscow has resumed large scale ballistic missile tests and its adversarial relationship with the NATO-led West.