Love and marriage on Kiev's anti-government barricadesShe dropped her job to join the revolution against a hated regime. Injured, she was treated by a young man who fell in love with her and a month later, the two were married.
Ablyazov cannot buy French justice: Advocate GeneralBeing an multi-billionaire Ablyazov can afford to buy anything he wanted, fund opposition political parties and create a committee of international human rights watchdogs to defend him, but he cannot buy the French Justice.
13 February 2014
Olympics: Temperatures rise, but Sochi organisers keep coolThe organisers of the Sochi Winter Olympics played down concerns that spring-like temperatures could harm the Games, saying every event was on schedule and a strong contingency plan was in place.
13 February 2014
Egypt's Sisi negotiates arms deal in RussiaEgyptian army chief and likely new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets top Russian officials on Thursday to negotiate a $2-billion arms deal that is meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington.
13 February 2014
US sets November trial in Boston bombingsA US judge has set a November trial date for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the chief suspect accused of bombing last year's Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding 260 others.
Gulf-Russia talks to focus on Syria: KuwaitRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Gulf Arab counterparts on February 18 for talks expected to focus on the Syria conflict.
February 12-13 Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss Proton-M launchesRussia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attemptTurkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.
Olympics: Fans wowed by Sochi show, even at $1,000 a ticketFans may have paid $1,000 a ticket to see the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, but insisted it was value for money for a trip through Russia's history and culture.
08 February 2014
Olympics: Sochi captivates with stunning opening showSochi dazzled the world on Friday with an opening ceremony featuring a feast of Russian music and a cast of thousands including ballet stars, acrobats, cosmonauts -- and even an ex-heavyweight boxer.
08 February 2014
Winter Olympics ceremony 'personal triumph' for PutinEuropean commentators portrayed the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics as a personal triumph and even an exorbitant show of power for Russian President Vladimir Putin.