Moscow (AFP) – Michael McFaul, the outspoken U.S. ambassador to Russia who has frequently clashed with authorities in Moscow, said Tuesday he would leave the country after just two years. An embassy spokeswoman confirmed the ...
Washington (AFP) – The Sochi Winter Olympics have opened up a new front of distrust between the United States and Russia, with tensions simmering over security preparations amid fears the games could be targeted by ...
Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it would step up support for the opposition as it seeks to topple President Bashar al-Assad. ...
Washington (AFP) – Russia has balked at sharing specific information on terror threats made against the Sochi Olympics with Washington, a U.S. official said amid mounting fears over security at the Games. The Obama administration ...
By Sergei L. Loiko and Victoria Butenko, Los Angeles Times MOSCOW — Russia will not allow the breakup of neighboring Ukraine and, if invited, is ready to mediate the violent conflict between street protesters and ...
Los Angeles Times MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said Russia will “do our best” to prevent terrorist attacks at the Sochi Winter Olympics, which are being held in the shadow of an Islamist insurgency in ...
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said gays need not fear persecution at the Winter Olympic Games, but stood by a controversial ban on promoting homosexuality to children. “We don’t have a ...
Paris (AFP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for “localized ceasefires” in Syria ahead of peace talks later this month in Switzerland. Lavrov and UN-Arab ...
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Monday called for closer security cooperation with Russia ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics, after two deadly bombings in the city of Volgograd. “The U.S. government has offered ...
Moscow (AFP) – At least 14 people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a packed trolleybus in Volgograd, raising new concerns about security at the Sochi Olympics a day after ...
So who will be the Jesse Owens of the Sochi Winter Olympics? Who will be the brave athlete who shines in rebuttal to Russia’s crackdown on anything determined to be “gay propaganda”? Welcome to the ...
Sarah Palin is a rather unique figure on the American political stage. Propelled out of obscurity by receiving the GOP vice presidential nomination in 2008, she became an instant celebrity. Everyone had an opinion on ...