Thomas Barrabi

"All plans are being implemented, the work is underway," a Kremlin spokesman said.

State-run Chinese media aired footage Tuesday of feverish rescue operations along the Yangtze River Tuesday, one day after the Eastern Star cruise ship capsized.

U.S. officials made the rare decision to release the footage in an effort to curtail "erroneous" descriptions of the encounter in foreign media.

The United States will lead the exercises, which will occur in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

“Serious human rights abuses, intimidation, and harassment of the local population perpetrated by the armed groups continued to be reported."

The "Last Week Tonight" host shredded international soccer's governing body after it opted to re-elect Blatter to a fifth term.

Some of the mortar fire against pro-Russian rebels was reportedly directed at the Donetsk airport.

Incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter easily won re-election Friday, despite an ongoing corruption scandal. Now the real work begins.

Soccer's lukewarm popularity in the U.S. is allowing the Justice Department to pursue charges against FIFA — something other nations might never do.

The Palestinian Football Association had asked the FIFA Congress to ban Israel over a series of alleged violations.

Corruption allegations have marred Russia’s successful bid to host the event, particularly after the indictment of several FIFA executives this week.

Blatter has held FIFA's top office since 1998, but allegations of corruption could finally lead to his exit on Friday.

"FIFA needs leadership that governs, guides and protects our national associations," the Jordanian soccer executive said in a statement.

“It’s not that the coach has no value; it’s that the coach has no value different from the other coaches."

A Russian interceptor plane shot down a cruise missile fired by a Russian bomber in a simulated mission in the country's Northwest.

Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed support for Venezuela's tactics against opposition groups and pledged continued economic cooperation.

It's up to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials to determine what role federal officials will play in flood recovery efforts.

Authorities reportedly confirmed that the gunman was one of the individuals who died in the incident.

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has already spoken out in defense of Josh Duggar, who is embroiled in a scandal that involves molesting underage girls.

Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage was expected to produce a record-high turnout as thousands of expats flew home to take part. Many used the hashtag #HomeToVote on social media to record the trip.

"They are Russian nationals who are in captivity. Naturally, the Russian side is taking necessary measures to rescue them from captivity," said a Kremlin spokesman.

The former New England Patriot star used what remained of his money to pay legal fees in a murder case he ultimately lost.

The Russian president's rumored girlfriend Alina Kabaeva's dress and demeanor at a recent event sparked renewed pregnancy rumors in Russia.

“Both individuals claimed that they were members of the unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," a monitoring group said.

Russia, which has retained the ban for the tenth straight year, has passed a series of laws against homosexuality.

Tens of thousands of tourists will flock to the Miami area for the city's holiday celebrations.

The Chinese navy reportedly warned the U.S. surveillance plane that shot the video eight times to leave the area.

Laurent Lamothe was forced to step down from his post in late 2014 amid widespread protests.

Finland remains neutral at present but has expressed concern with Russia's military activity in eastern Ukraine.