Accused Russian Spies Plead Guilty
Jul 9, 2010 On Thursday, 10 members of an alleged Russian spy ring pleaded guilty of espionage in a New York courtroom -- a move which, as previous reports suggested, could lead to a prisoner swap between Russia and the U.S. Ah, Cold War nostalgia.
New Attacks in Russia Kill 12
Apr 1, 2010 At least a dozen people died in two suicide blasts in Russia's north Caucasus region on Wednesday, prompting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to take to the airwaves and call the recent onslaught of terrorist attacks "a crime against Russia."Raw Video of Moscow Subway Aftermath (Updated)
Mar 29, 2010 Video is starting to pour in in aftermath of the two alleged suicide bombings that struck Moscow commuters.
Moscow Subway Explosions Kill 38 (Update 2)
Mar 29, 2010 Two separate explosions in the Moscow subways killed at least 38 people, according to Russian officials One of the blasts occurred at a station beneath the headquarters of the Russian security service Officials said two women suicide bombers carried out the attacks, though no group has yet claimed responsibilitystm" title="explosions">explosions in the Moscow subways killed at least 38 people, according to early reports from Russian media.
Russian Gays Chide Clinton
Oct 15, 2009 Hillary Clinton is all the rage with American gays, but their Russian counterparts are disappointed that the secretary of state rubbed elbows with Moscow's homophobic mayor, who, the AP reports, once said gays "can be described in no other way than as satanic."
New Questions Arise About Georgia-Russia Conflict
Nov 7, 2008 Three months after Georgia and Russia briefly battled -- a clash that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili blamed on Russian aggression -- the original story about the short summer war is being reconsidered in light of new information from independent sources.
For the Russian Prime Minister Who Has Everything
Oct 11, 2008 An unknown (to the general public, anyway) well-wisher has given Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin an unusual gift for his 56th birthday: a two-month-old Ussuri tiger cub.
Georgia Diplomatically Dumps Russia
Aug 29, 2008 Georgia announced Friday that it will withdraw all Georgian diplomats from its embassy in Moscow in protest of Russian soldiers' presence in the country. Russia is expected to pull its own diplomats from its embassy in Tbilisi, but of course its troops will still be stationed in Georgian territory if Georgia really needs to talk.
U.S.-Russian Tensions Rise Over Missile Shield Plan
Jul 9, 2008 Forging an agreement with the Czech Republic to host the radar for the United States' planned missile shield project represents, according to Condoleezza Rice, a way of making the missile defense system "transparent to the Russians." Officials in Moscow, however, are inclined to take this latest move as a hostile gesture that could provoke military retaliation.
