Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelationsFormer intelligence contractor Edward Snowden emerged from his Russian exile Tuesday in the form of a remotely-controlled robot to promise more sensational revelations about US spying programs.
19 March 2014
Merkel, Obama condemn 'unacceptable blows' to UkraineGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama in a phone call condemned Russia's moves to annex Crimea but said "a clear path" remains to solve the crisis diplomatically.
19 March 2014
Kazakhstan on the Crimean referendumKazakhstan speaks in favor of a peaceful way out of the crisis in Ukraine and in favor of overcoming the crisis through negotiations under the aegis of the UN: Foreign Ministry.
19 March 2014
Putin takes first steps for Russia to absorb CrimeaPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took the first steps to absorb the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia, in what would mark the most significant redrawing of Europe's borders since World War II.
18 March 2014
Crude prices up after Crimea referendumOil prices rose in Asia Monday on increased geopolitical tensions as the United States hinted at fresh sanctions against Moscow after Crimea voted in a referendum to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
18 March 2014
95.5 percent in Crimea vote to secede from UkraineCrimea will formally apply to join Russia on Monday after voting to split from Ukraine as Europe prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War.
17 March 2014
Obama to Putin: US readying 'additional costs' over CrimeaPresident Barack Obama hinted at possible additional sanctions on Russia, warning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies would "never" recognize Crimea's breakaway vote Sunday.
17 March 2014
Russian diplomat stabbed in CanadaA Russian diplomat was stabbed Friday in the Canadian capital following a drunken quarrel, officials and media reports said.
15 March 2014
Russia blocks top opposition news sitesRussia has blocked three major opposition news websites as well as the popular blog of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the latest in a media crackdown that comes amid Moscow's standoff with the West over Ukraine.
NATO should intervene in Crimea 'before massacre': Tatar leaderTatar community leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Thursday urged NATO to intervene in Crimea to avert a "massacre" and called on the Crimean Tatars to boycott the upcoming referendum to join Russia.
14 March 2014
Ukraine PM says EU accord may be signed next weekUkraine's new leaders will likely sign a long-awaited political accord with the European Union next week, interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday after talks at the White House.
Pussy Riot moving to Kazakhstan?Two members of the scandalously notorious Pussy Riot punk band Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are thinking about moving to Astana, Kazakhstan.
Ukraine crisis stirs Kerry-Lavrov tensionsRussian-US tensions over Ukraine exploded into a public row, as Secretary of State John Kerry refused to attend talks in Moscow after his counterpart snubbed Kiev's interim leaders.
11 March 2014
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev on UkraineKazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev had telephone talks with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
11 March 2014
Japanese astronaut becomes ISS commanderAstronaut Koichi Wakata has become the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, according to the country's space agency.