Russia
Annan in Syria to press Assad to end bloodshed
World
March 10, 2012
Annan in Syria to press Assad to end bloodshed
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus on Saturday to press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to…
Authorities ban travel for 37 Copts over political asylum concerns
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Authorities ban travel for 37 Copts over political asylum concerns
Authorities banned 37 Egyptian Copts from flying to Italy en route to Russia, a security source at Cairo International Airport…
Why Putin’s return to Kremlin matters to Russia and the world
World
March 5, 2012
Why Putin’s return to Kremlin matters to Russia and the world
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin is heading back to the Kremlin — though for the last four years it often felt…
A tearful Putin claims Russian election victory
World
March 5, 2012
A tearful Putin claims Russian election victory
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend…
Russian election: Putin seeks return to Kremlin
World
March 4, 2012
Russian election: Putin seeks return to Kremlin
MOSCOW — Monitored by web cameras and a network of volunteer civilian observers, Russians voted Sunday in presidential elections expected…
Syrian rebels quit besieged Homs stronghold
World
March 1, 2012
Syrian rebels quit besieged Homs stronghold
BEIRUT — Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed…
Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city
World
February 25, 2012
Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny led thousands through the streets of Vladimir Putin's native city Saturday demonstrating against his likely…
UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria
World
February 24, 2012
UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria
GENEVA — Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the new United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, called on Friday on…
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
World
February 21, 2012
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage…
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
World
February 20, 2012
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that foreign parties were funding "armed terrorist groups" to destabilize Syria and intent on…