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The dates were discussed in a phone conversation among France's Hollande, Germany's Merkel and Russia's Putin.

Tranformations by plastic surgery to change their appearance, and 2014 was no exception.

China's trade minister proposed more use of China's currency in settling trade with Russia in the face of a weaker ruble.

Aleksey Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger, is to be sentenced Jan. 15 on embezzlement charges.

While almost three out of four people vote, a large majority of them say government doesn't care.

Despite its crumbling economy, Russia says a new round of U.S. sanctions won't have the desired effect.

Putin, himself a former KGB agent, sent the message in a letter to to veterans and current operatives of Russia's security services on the day Moscow traditionally honors them..

The U.S. will not bomb North Korea over its role in the Sony cyberattack, experts say, but it has other weapons.

EU leaders decided to maintain a tough stance toward Russia Thursday, while also sustaining mutually beneficial commerce.

The White House does not have immediate plans to impose the sanctions the law authorizes.

President Obama is pondering whether to sign a bill allowing the U.S. to give weapons to the Ukrainian military.

Putin advocated for diversity in revenue sources while reducing dependency on oil to strengthen Russia's economy.

Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told a Russian paper: "When a U.S. law is passed it is very hard to change it afterwards."

The ruble crisis is overstated, says Russian state-owned media. Kremlin-critical outlets, however, are piling on and linking the crisis to Ukraine.

Russia has so far spent about $80 billion -- a fifth of its international reserves -- in an unsuccessful move to stabilize the ruble.

The sanctions, in response to Russia’s attacks on the Ukraine, were enacted Tuesday and are expected to arrive by the end of the week

Most Russians aren't exposed to the economic woes stemming from the ruble's collapse, but some say they are hit hard.

Apple has shut off sales in Russia as the country's currency hits historic lows.

The Russian currency is in serious trouble, and so is the nation's economy, but the president is unlikely to back off.

The country with the most journalist murders was Syria, followed by Palestine and Ukraine.

The exercises featuring 9,000 soldiers and more than 55 naval ships were aimed at testing the military's combat readiness in Kaliningrad.