Obama urges Putin to rein in Ukraine insurgentsUS President Barack Obama urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a phone call Monday to press pro-Moscow groups to lay down their arms in Ukraine, as the Kiev government sought UN help to tackle the growing insurgency.
Shades of the Cold War at NATO HQThe Ukraine crisis is turning the clock back 30 years for NATO and Russia with the return to propaganda methods and suspicions last seen during the Cold War.
14 April 2014
Snowden the 'traitor' looms over PulitzersHero or traitor? America is still polarized over Edward Snowden and whether the newspapers that exposed the extent of NSA's vast global spying network should be lauded or condemned.
13 April 2014
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.
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.
11 April 2014
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.
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.
08 April 2014
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.
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.
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.