Russia
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Russia remains central to Syrian civil war
CommentBrodsky interview May 22, 2013
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Crisis in Syria: Sec. of State Kerry heads to Syria to press peace
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Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.
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A new twist in U.S.-Russian relations
CommentMacgregor interview May 14, 2013
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Ryan Fogle accused of being a CIA agent by Russia
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Russia's security services say they detained Ryan Fogle, a U.S. diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after they caught him trying to recruit a Russian agent.
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Sec. Kerry: Syria is not rejecting US-Russia partnership to end violence
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is dismissing suggestions that the Syrian government might not join a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in Syria.
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U.S.-Russia relations and the so-call "reset button"
CommentNovikov interview May 9, 2013
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Syria, Russia and the prospect of war in the Middle East
CommentShaffer interview May 7, 2013
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Russia bomb explodes in area home to Boston Marathon bomber's parents
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Russian police say a bomb has exploded in a busy shopping area in the capital of the restive republic of Dagestan, killing at least two people.
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Boston bombing suspects' mother insists on her innocence, no involvement
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Investigators believe the Boston Marathon bombing suspects—Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—received some help in designing the bombs, while their mother insists both of them are innocent.
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Moscow psychiatric hospital fire kills 38 people
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A fire swept quickly through a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow early Friday, killing 38 people, most of them in their beds, officials said.
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Syria tells Russia: Ready to hold talks with armed opposition
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Syria's foreign minister told Russian diplomats on Monday that his government is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition.
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Russian meteor: Thousands injured after meteor explodes over Ural Mountains
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A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people have sought help for injuries caused by a meteor that exploded in the sky, blasting out countless windows.
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Russian meteor: Insurance covers your house, car in most cases
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In the grand scheme of things, meteor strikes are so rare that they barely ever cross our mind. However, you should probably know that if stuff falls from space and causes damage to your home or car, your insurance likely covers it.
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Russian meteor strike: What happened to cause the bang?
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A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out countless windows and injured hundreds of people with flying glass. Here's a look at those objects in the sky.
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Russian adoption: Americans have custody of adopted children
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After weeks of anxiety, plodding through the opaque Russian legal system and suffering wallet-thinning expenses, two U.S. women have custody of their adopted Russian children.
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Russia evacuating diplomats, families from Syria
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Russia announced for the first time Wednesday that it has evacuated families of its diplomats in Syria some time ago but said it is not planning a large-scale evacuation of tens of thousands of its citizens from Syria.
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Russian adoptions: Americans in legal limbo
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Russia's ombudsman for children's rights sought on Thursday to reassure American would-be adoptive parents that they will be allowed to take their children back to the United States.
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Russia adoption: Thousands march to protest new law
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Thousands marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement.
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