Russia, U.S. to convene Syria peace conference
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed on Tuesday to convene an international conference, possibly by the end of this month, to try to end the civil war...
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In Boston’s wake, Sochi eyes Olympics, Chechens
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Pass the metal scanner on arrival at Sochi station or watch Cossacks patrol the streets of the 2014 Winter Olympics venue and you know it did...
Russia says U.S.-Georgia military exercises threaten peace
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized the United States and Georgia on Friday over their joint military exercises in the former Soviet republic, accusing Washington of putting peace at risk five...
Russia drops investigation into whistleblower’s death
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators have dropped an investigation into the death in custody of a whistleblowing anti-corruption lawyer, prompting his allies and human rights campaigners to accuse the Kremlin...
Bolshoi Ballet dancer confesses to acid attack: police
MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of the top dancers at Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has confessed to plotting an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe's artistic director, police said on Wednesday....
Russia to put dead whistleblower on trial
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court will start the posthumous trial of a dead anti-corruption lawyer next week after ignoring calls by his family and lawyers to abandon a case...
Actor Depardieu hits dance floor in Russia’s Chechnya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Arms flailing to the synthesized beat of a folk tune, film star Gerard Depardieu hit the dance floor in Chechnya and vowed to make a movie in...
Special Report: Russia’s $50 billion Olympic gamble
SOCHI (Reuters) - Above the Black Sea city of Sochi, one of Russia's richest men is spending billions of roubles to turn a patch of mountainside into a global showpiece....
Russian meteorite images caught on dashboard cameras
MOSCOW (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the first videos that captured the images of a meteorite breaking apart over central Russia on Friday were shot from drivers' dashboard cameras....
Putin orders Russian security on high alert before Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered security forces to be on high alert on Thursday to protect against attacks by militants ahead of next year's Winter Olympics in...