Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia’s president: what...
What does Russian President Vladimir Putin have in common with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri?
Israel’s founding fathers, who etched a commitment to encouraging Jewish immigration into the declaration of independence, might be surprised to find that,...
In his chilling account of the Romanov dynasty, the British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore quoted Peter Stolypin, who was interior minister for Nicholas II,...
Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text messages, staked her out and even...
For decades, the Western world put its faith in a well-defined and broadly accepted economic paradigm with applications at both the national and global levels.
Die-hard Communists Monday laid flowers at the tomb of Joseph Stalin in Moscow to mark the 65th anniversary of his death, as the rehabilitation of the Soviet...
If he could go back in time, Vladimir Putin's mission would be to prevent the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union.
After years of paralysis during the debt crisis that began in 2009, the European Union seems to have regained some momentum.
Russia has called off strategic talks with the US set for this month after a Washington delegation snubbed a meeting on cybersecurity, Moscow's ambassador to...
The Kremlin Friday said Russia will not be part of a new arms race as the United States and NATO voiced concern over Vladimir Putin’s boasts of new...
Armenia has scrapped a peace agreement it signed with Turkey in 2009 in a failed attempt to normalize relations between the two countries, the Armenian...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruholla Ali Khamenei, who has the last say on all state matters, Thursday praised Syrian President Bashar Assad for his...
A few weeks ago, the Economist Intelligence Unit published the 10th edition of its Democracy Index, a comprehensive ranking of nations that looks at 60...
Unheralded Germany dethroned two-time defending champion Canada 4-3 in an Olympic men's hockey semi-final shocker Friday, advancing to their first gold-medal...
Vladimir Putin doesn’t tweet and he claims he doesn’t have a smartphone.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that several dozen Russian citizens and people from countries in the former Soviet Union had been killed or wounded...
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that several dozen Russian citizens and citizens of other countries in the former Soviet Union had been wounded in...
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were the last couple to leave the ice after their warmup early Tuesday, the Canadian ice dancers soaking in every second before...
Latvia’s top banking official explained the “rules of the game” for successful banking in the small European country.