Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
President Barack Obama will seek the help of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Syria’s most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to [...]
Russia would consider asylum for American in cyber furor
Russia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S. surveillance programs, if he were to ask for it.
Bolshoi ballet star says he is being hounded out of Russian theater
A top ballet dancer with Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre says he is being hounded out over disputes with the management after an acid attack that nearly blinded its artistic director and exposed bitter rivalries over roles, power and pay.
Boston bombing suspect and his family getting thousands in donations
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly told his mother that people are sending him money and that someone opened an account for him.
New spy war: Russia and the West at each other’s throats again
Russia recently arrested a young American diplomat, claiming he was a spy, then paraded him in front of TV cameras.
Congressman: Marathon bombings ‘could have been avoided’
A Massachusetts congressman said the Boston Marathon bombings could have been prevented, if U.S officials had acted on warnings about one of the suspects.
Father of slain man linked to Boston suspects wants FBI agents tried
The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead during FBI questioning over his links with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said on Thursday the American agents responsible were “bandits” who should face trial.
U.S. congressmen in Russia to investigate marathon bombing
The U.S. lawmakers want to know whether Russian intelligence about one of the marathon bombing suspects could have been used to prevent the attack.
Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court
A Russian court refused on Thursday to grant parole to a member of Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence for protesting in Moscow’s main cathedral with a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin.
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing.