US helped thwart major attack in St. Petersburg – US, Russia say
The United States provided intelligence to Russia that helped thwart a potentially deadly bomb attack in St. Petersburg, US and Russian officials said on Sunday, in a rare...
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Cyprus Airways announces ticket sales to Tel Aviv and St Petersburg
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of ticket sales for flights from/to Larnaca International Airport to/from Tel Aviv and St Petersburg, the latest addition...
Eleven killed in suspected suicide bombing on Russian metro train (Update 9)
The likely suspect in a deadly blast in the Russian city of St. Petersburg is a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, Interfax news agency cited Kyrgyzstan’s security...
Russia mourns victims of Egyptian plane crash
By Dmitry Madorsky and Alexander Winning Grieving Russians piled flowers high at St Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport on Sunday, mourning more than 200 compatriots who died...
Passenger plane lands safely in Russia after engine fails
A Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers plus crew landed safely at the main airport in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday after...
Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting claims FireEye
Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September’s G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to...
In from the cold, Russia agrees to liberalise flights
By Peter Stevenson IN WHAT seems like an about-turn from previous decisions that could have spelled disaster for the Ayia Napa and Paralimni holiday resorts,...
Obama holds out over Syria air strikes at G20 summit
By Steve Gutterman and Matt Spetalnick U.S. President Barack Obama defied pressure to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria at a summit on Friday...
At G20, Europe finds some space to breathe on economy
By Luke Baker For the first time in at least three years, European leaders have found themselves out of the economic firing line at a...
Pressure grows on Obama over Syria at G20 summit
By Timothy Heritage and Matt Spetalnick U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from world leaders on Thursday not to launch military strikes in Syria...