US sanctions Crimea's breakaway leadersThe United States unveiled sanctions Friday against six of Crimea's breakaway leaders, including the official who signed the deal with Moscow to split the peninsula from Ukraine.
12 April 2014
Islamic teacher shot dead in Russia's North CaucasusMasked gunmen have shot dead an Islamic teacher after bursting into his home in Russia's Dagestan, in the latest such killing in the volatile region, investigators said.
12 April 2014
Russian cargo ship docks to space stationA Russian cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday, bringing the crew crucial supplies and water, Russia's space agency said.
Russia withheld intel on Boston bombing suspectRussia declined to provide the FBI with information about one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects two years before the attack, The New York Times reported.
10 April 2014
Crimean gays fear life under RussiaYelena, an openly gay teacher in Crimea who is raising four children with her partner, fears she could lose her family and her job now that her home has been taken over by Russia.
10 April 2014
Iran, world powers seek to intensify nuclear talksIran and world powers kicked off a new round of nuclear talks Tuesday hoping to make enough progress to move up a gear and start drafting a historic final deal next month.
Pro-Russians declare Ukraine's Donetsk independentUkraine was threatened with disintegration Monday as pro-Kremlin militants seized government buildings in the eastern city of Donetsk, declared independence and vowed to vote on joining Russia.
08 April 2014
President-turned-artist Bush tells of 'tense' Putin relationsFormer US president George W. Bush said relations with Vladimir Putin grew "increasingly tense" during his White House years, as he unveiled his portraits of world leaders, including the Russian head of state.
07 April 2014
Russia seeks over $11 bn in 'debt' from Ukraine: GazpromChairman of Russia's Gazprom Alexei Miller on Saturday said that Ukraine must pay back the full discount it has been granted on Russian gas over the past four years, worth $11.4 billion.
Kazakh Spring Beauty selected MoscowMoscow Koktemi-2014 contest was held in Moscow to select the most beautiful Kazakh girl. Moldir Zhusupova from Almaty became the winner.
04 April 2014
Russia rebukes Germany for minister's 'Hitler comparison'The Russian foreign ministry on Thursday issued a complaint to the German ambassador after a German minister reportedly drew parallels between Moscow's annexation of Crimea and Hitler's actions in 1938.
04 April 2014
Aktau selects Miss Mangistau 2014The most beautiful girl of Mangistau Oblast has been chosen in Aktau. Aliya Bekishova won the title of Miss Mangistau-2014.
No joke as 'Russian Facebook' founder resigns amid disputeThe founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareholder, a dramatic announcement some initially saw as an April Fool's joke.
02 April 2014
'Letters to father' deepen Uzbek first daughter mysteryThe appearance of rambling letters said to have been written by Uzbekistan's once all-powerful first daughter Gulnara Karimova has heightened the mystery over her astonishing fall from grace in the ex-Soviet state.
02 April 2014
Russian forces 'gradually withdrawing' from UkraineUkraine reported a gradual withdrawal of Russian troops from its border that may be linked to Washington's latest push for a diplomatic solution to the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
01 April 2014
Gazprom ups pressure on Ukraine with gas price riseRussian energy giant Gazprom on Tuesday announced it was raising the price of gas exports to Ukraine by more than a third, scrapping a previous discount amid mounting strains between the two countries.
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