Bodies of two US pilots found after Kyrgyzstan crash Rescuers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan shortly after taking off from a base that serves as a hub for military operations in Afghanistan.
Obama tells Putin concerned over Syria chemical armsPresident Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria on Monday, telling President Vladimir Putin of his concern about the reported use of chemical weapons by the Damascus regime.
US VP Biden meets president of Georgia US Vice President Joe Biden met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to discuss democratic and economic reforms in that Caucasus nation.
Fire at Russia psychiatric hospital kills 38 Thirty-eight people, mostly psychiatric patients, were killed in a fire that raged Friday at a psychiatric hospital in the Moscow region, trapping the inmates inside behind barred windows.
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Putin urges cooperation with US, defends handling of economy Vladimir Putin called for greater anti-terror cooperation with the US and defended his economic policies against a background of rising discontent, in the first nationwide phone-in of his new Kremlin term.
US 'pinged' when Boston suspect flew to Russia US lawmakers learned Tuesday that security monitors "pinged" when a Boston bombing suspect flew to Russia last year, as concerns grew about possible intelligence sharing failures.