Russia, U.S. work on deal to disarm Syria of chemical weapons
By Warren Strobel and Stephen Kalin U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Geneva on Thursday to hear Russia’s plans to disarm Syria of...
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Russia proposes Syria chemical weapons deal to avert war, US skeptical
By Stephen Kalin and Arshad Mohammed AS BARACK Obama struggled to rally Congress behind US military action in Syria, Russia seized on a remark by...
Putin ‘does not rule out’ approving Syria strike with evidence Assad used poison gas
By Thomas Grove Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not rule out approving a military operation in Syria if clear evidence showed Damascus had...
Russia raises alarm over Israeli missile test in Mediterranean
By Steve Gutterman Russia raised the alarm on Tuesday after detecting the launch of two ballistic “objects” in the Mediterranean Sea but Israel later said...
Russian police seize painting of Putin in women’s underwear
By Liza Dobkina Police seized a painting of Russia’s president and prime minister in women’s underwear from a gallery in St Petersburg, saying the satirical...
Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry – newspaper
By Katya Golubkova Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden got stuck in the transit zone of a Moscow airport because Havana said it would...
Russia concerned about possible U.S. military response In Syria
Russia has expressed its concern to Washington that the United States will respond militarily to a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces...
Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision
By Susan Heavey and Mark Felsenthal U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday abruptly canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month...
Snowden leaves Moscow airport, gets refugee status in Russia (updated)
By Timothy Heritage and Alissa de Carbonnel Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday after...
Fugitive Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow airport dashed
By Lidia Kelly Fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow’s SheremetyevoAirport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were...
Bailed Russian opposition leader vows to become Moscow mayor
By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to...
Russian opposition leader Navalny sentenced to five years jail
By Gabriela Baczynska Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which his...
Putin says US ties more important than spy sagas
By Denis Dyomkin RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin gave his clearest signal yet that he will not let a dispute over the fate of former US...
Stranded fugitive Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia
By Steve Gutterman Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday after three weeks holed up at a...
Russia’s Putin wants Snowden to go, but asylum not ruled out
By Alexei Anishchuk President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted Edward Snowden to leave after three weeks holed up at a Moscow airport, but...
Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia
By Lidia Kelly and Maria Tsvetkova Ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, encamped at a Russian airport evading the reach of U.S. authorities, said on Friday he...
Fugitive Snowden likely Venezuela bound, says US journalist
By Paulo Prada Fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden will likely accept asylum in Venezuela to escape prosecution in the United States, said Glenn...
Snowden’s search for asylum is fruitless so far
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Alexei Anishchuk Several countries on Tuesday spurned asylum requests from Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted for...
Snowden threatens new US leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
By Andrew Osborn and Alexei Anishchuk Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to...
Obama jabs Russia, China on failure to extradite Snowden
By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would not start “wheeling and dealing” with China and Russia over...
