Russia
Ukraine protesters seize building, put up more barricades
World
January 24, 2014
Ukraine protesters seize building, put up more barricades
Ukrainian protesters erected more street barricades and occupied a government ministry building on Friday after the failure of crisis talks…
Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary
Egypt
January 22, 2014
Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Switzerland’s Montreux on the sidelines of…
27 countries lift travel bans to Egypt, US eases travel restrictions
Business
January 22, 2014
27 countries lift travel bans to Egypt, US eases travel restrictions
A total of 27 countries now have lifted their travel bans to Egypt since political instability erupted this summer, said…
Islamist group claims Volgograd attacks, threatens Olympics
World
January 20, 2014
Islamist group claims Volgograd attacks, threatens Olympics
An Islamic militant group said in a video posted online that it was behind two suicide bombings that killed at…
Putin congratulates Egyptians on constitution
Egypt
January 16, 2014
Putin congratulates Egyptians on constitution
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Egyptian people on the new constitution, according to the Russian Itar Tass news…
Three Russian forces, two militants killed in shootout: Interfax
World
January 15, 2014
Three Russian forces, two militants killed in shootout: Interfax
Three members of the Russian security forces and two militants were killed in a shootout in southern Russia less than…
Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria
World
January 13, 2014
Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the possibility of ceasefires in parts of Syria,…
Exclusive: Iran, Russia negotiating big oil-for-goods deal
Egypt
January 10, 2014
Exclusive: Iran, Russia negotiating big oil-for-goods deal
Iran and Russia are negotiating an oil-for-goods swap that would let Iran lift oil exports substantially, in defiance of the…
Russia’s Putin denounces ‘abomination’ of Volgograd attacks
World
January 1, 2014
Russia’s Putin denounces ‘abomination’ of Volgograd attacks
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called Russia's deadliest bombings in three years an "abomination" as he visited the site of…
Russian police round up dozens after suicide bombings
World
December 31, 2013
Russian police round up dozens after suicide bombings
Police detained dozens of people on Tuesday in sweeps through the Russian city of Volgograd after two deadly attacks in…