Russia

Russian opposition leader kept under house arrest

A Russian court rejected Friday a request by prosecutors to jail top opposition leader Alexei…

Snowden: life shrouded in mystery one year after asylum

Fugitive US intelligence agent Edward Snowden marks on Thursday one year of political asylum in…

Russia defiant in face of historic Western sanctions

A defiant Russia dismissed Wednesday unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine after Brussels and Washington unveiled…

EU hits Russia with economic sanctions

by Bryan McManus, with Dario THUBURN in Donetsk BRUSSELS (AFP) - After months of hesitation,…

Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US

The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing…

Russia: EU sanctions may undermine own recovery

The EU is expected to take the plunge Tuesday and impose tougher sanctions on Russia…

Court orders Russia pay $50bn to Yukos shareholders

 The arbitration court in The Hague has ordered Russia to pay shareholders of Yukos $50…

MH17 : Parents head to Ukraine convinced daughter alive

The parents of an Australian victim of the MH17 disaster are clinging to hopes their…

Canada takes aim at Russia arms, financial and energy sectors

Canada revealed on Thursday details of previously announced sanctions targeting Russia's arms, financial and energy…

Ukraine's PM resigns, complicating MH17 probe

DONETSK, July 24, 2014 (AFP) - Ukraine's prime minister resigned Thursday after his governing coalition…