Black Sea
Russian warships have carried out a live fire training exercise in the Black Sea, the country’s Black Sea fleet said on Thursday, as Ukraine and...
World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea
The world’s oldest intact shipwreck has been discovered more than a mile beneath the waves of the Black Sea, archaeologists believe. A team of researchers from...
Russia says does not rule out ‘terrorist act’ in Black Sea jet crash
Russian authorities investigating the crash of a military plane that killed 92 people said on Thursday there was no explosion on board but they had...
Russian jet came within 10 feet of U.S. spy plane – U.S. officials
By Idrees Ali and Andrea Shalal A Russian fighter jet carried out an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. spy plane over the Black...
Military helicopter carrying senior officers crashes in Turkey – media
A military helicopter carrying 11 Turkish soldiers, including senior officers, crashed in the province of Giresun in the Black Sea region of northeast Turkey on...
Russia: We will respond to entry of U.S. naval vessel into Black Sea
The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified measures, saying it and other...
Even with Turkish Stream, Russia can’t avoid sending gas via Ukraine
By Barbara Lewis, Nina Chestney and Katya Golubkova Russia’s plan to cut out Ukraine as a gas transit route is unrealistic because the EU will...
Oil spills into Black Sea near Russian port after pipeline leak
By Maxim Nazarov and Gleb Gorodyankin A leak on a major Russian oil pipeline caused a spill in the Black Sea near the port of...
Rescuers pull bodies from Black Sea near Istanbul after boat sinks (updated)
By Osman Orsal Fisherman and coastguards pulled bodies from the sea at the mouth of Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Monday after a boat believed to...
Female suicide bomber attacks Russian bus, kills six
By Alissa de Carbonnel A female suicide bomber attacked a bus in southern Russia on Monday, authorities said, killing at least six people in the...