As the civil war in Syria, which has left more than 250,000 dead, reaches the five-year mark, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he had achieved his goals and was ready to remove his forces.
Lydia Tomkiw
Mar 14, 2016
A moment of silence was observed across Japan to mark the fifth anniversary of the March 11 tsunami that devastated the country's northeast.
Suman Varandani
Mar 11, 2016
While the U.S. and EU hold steady with sanctions against Russia, a Ukrainian pilot's detention is fueling protests in both Kiev and Moscow.
Lydia Tomkiw
Mar 10, 2016
Nadezhda Savchenko, the female Ukrainian pilot held in a Russian jail, has started to drink water on the personal request of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Howard Amos
Mar 10, 2016
Nadezhda Savchenko, held in Russia since 2014, said she could die while on hunger strike before a Russian judge reaches a verdict.
Howard Amos
Mar 09, 2016
A Greenpeace investigation revealed that residents living in areas contaminated by the nuclear disaster are eating food exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.
Avaneesh Pandey
Mar 09, 2016
Last October, the Dutch Safety Board's final report said that a surface-to-air missile exploded near the left side of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014.
Vishakha Sonawane
Mar 08, 2016
The latest unrest, linked to the ongoing trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, could worsen relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Howard Amos
Mar 07, 2016
Protesters in Kiev on Sunday demanded the release of a hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot being held by Russian authorities.
Eric Markowitz
Mar 06, 2016
The Nordic states have moved closer amid rising regional tensions in recent years. The possibility of a defense treaty is now on the table.
Michael Kaplan
Mar 04, 2016
Continuing political and economic risks had made advertisers reach for cost cuts instead of expansion to hit profitability targets, CEO Martin Sorrell noted.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Mar 04, 2016
Slumping oil prices and Western sanctions make it likely that its crisis-hit economy will contract for a second consecutive year.
Howard Amos
Mar 02, 2016
The demonstration of discontent at an agriculture exposition follows months of nationwide protests over what the farmers' union calls a lack of government support.
Max Willens
Feb 27, 2016
The prominent Russian opposition leader was walking across a bridge near the Kremlin in Moscow when he was shot to death a year ago.
Morgan Winsor
Feb 27, 2016
That's how much would need to be spent to replace the U.S. nuclear deterrent — and send a strong message to Russia, China and North Korea, the Pentagon says.
Christopher Harress
Feb 25, 2016
As NATO members prepare for a major summit in July, Baltic states are lobbying for more protection near the Russian border.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 24, 2016
Russia and Ukraine’s latest rift isn’t over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine or economic policy. It’s about a song.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 24, 2016
Accusations of corruption and human rights abuses have been levied against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 23, 2016
Russia and Estonia have exchanged spies in the past, but the latest convictions against low-level informants shows growing concerns in the region.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 23, 2016
The two-year-old 'Minsk' ceasefire agreement has failed to stem violence between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Reuters
Feb 23, 2016
As the Russian Ministry of Justice begins dissolving nongovernmental organizations, human rights defenders who continue their work are left in precarious positions.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 21, 2016
Crowds on Saturday ransacked the offices of Sberbank and Alfa Bank in Kiev as well as the office of Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.
Lydia Tomkiw
Feb 20, 2016
