Gun battles in Chechen capital leave 19 dead
By MUSA SADULAYEV Security forces in the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya stormed two buildings, including a school, in fierce gun battles with militants early Thursday that…
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US businessman Mike Zaltsman jailed in Russia over broken window
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Last year, he tried to bring NFL superstar Tim Tebow to Moscow to play for his American football team on a $1 million-per-game contract.…
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
By SYLVIE CORBET and LORI HINNANT France suspended the delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday, after months of speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale ever…
EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
By JUERGEN BAETZ and SERGEI CHUZAVKOV A refrigerated train loaded with bodies of the passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 departs Kharkiv railway station, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vienna amid Ukraine peace hopes
Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a welcoming ceremony in front of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald…
Ukraine rebels: We will honor the cease-fire
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Pro-Russian fighters rest in a shelter at their position outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, June 22, 2014. Russian president Vladimir Putin said Sunday that fighting was continuing,…
Ukraine rejects Putin’s offer of gas discounts
By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting that focused on economic and social issues in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June…
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan set up new alliance
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV From left: Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan’s President, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, pose for a photo after they agreed to create the Eurasian Economic…