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'The wedding of the millennium' involved a 17-year-old Chechen woman being...
A 17-year-old girl was forced to marry an already married man at least 30 years older than her in "the wedding of the millennium."The incident has raised legal and ethical issues in Russia and its...
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The Russian government is launching its own mobile operating system to take...
The global smartphone race is largely a two-horse race between two American companies, Apple and Google — and the Russian government isn't happy.The Russian minister of communications has announced...
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SUPERPOWER: Ian Bremmer explains America's choices in the 'period of...
Washington hasn't had a defined foreign policy strategy for the last quarter-century, but now it's time for America to take a look at the options and make a choice, argues Eurasia Group president Ian...
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Things have gotten so bad that Russians are switching from flower gardens to...
Russia's ailing economy may be so bad that Russians are changing what they're planting in their gardens."The purchases of vegetable seeds are up 50%, while the sales of flower seeds are down this...
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Chechen leader Kadyrov lashes out at criticism of the forced marriage of a...
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov responded to criticism of the forced marriage of 17-year-old Kheda Goylabiyeva to the republic's police chief, Nazhud Guchigov — who is 30 years her senior — by telling...
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Putin is risking a stand-off with the IMF over a $3 billion loan to Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin is warning that he could call in Russia's $3 billion loan to Ukraine at any time, a move that would spark a stand-off with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Under the terms...
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The Kremlin thinks that the massive protests rocking a Balkan nation are an...
The Republic of Macedonia has been rocked by an intense political crisis over the last few days — and Russia thinks it's an outside job.Tens of thousands of Macedonians rallied on May 17 following the...
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Russia's brain-drain problem is not over
Prominent liberal economist and commentator Konstantin Sonin is leaving Russia for Chicago, a sign that Russia's brain-drain problem may not go away anytime soon.Sonin, a professor at Moscow's Higher...
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Cisco denies skirting sanctions that forbid sales to Russia's military (CSCO)
Cisco is being accused of changing sales records and booking deals under a false customer name after sanctions against Russia began, according to documents obtained by Buzzfeed. The implication is that...
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Ukraine's president: 'This is not a fight with Russian-backed separatists,...
Kiev (AFP) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sparked fresh Kremlin fury by warning that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" against Russian aggressors that could escalate at any...
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Apple is planning a major international launch for its new music streaming...
Apple is planning an early launch in Russia for its upcoming music streaming service, according to a report in Billboard — indicating that it is likely to see a large-scale global launch.The Cupertino...
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The problem with Obama's foreign policy is becoming clear
President Barack Obama's biggest foreign-policy failure wasn't any one particular episode. Rather, it was the fact that he "refused to choose a clear path forward," argues Ian Bremmer, president of the...
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Why Putin refuses to cut defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a government meeting on Wednesday to discuss further reductions in the government's budget as the economic crisis in Russia deepens.With more spending cuts on the...
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wore an Apple Watch to a meeting with...
Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia and the country's former President, is the latest celebrity to be photographed wearing an Apple Watch.Russian journalist Dmitry Smirnov spotted the watch...
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War in eastern Ukraine is heating up again ...
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight wounded in fresh separatist attacks, the military said in Kiev on Thursday, as the OSCE security watchdog warned of a "worrisome" spread of violence...
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Back-to-back rocket launch failures just dealt Russia a heavy blow
Back-to-back rocket launch failures have dealt Russia one of the heaviest blows to its space industry since the Soviet collapse — with national pride and billions of dollars at stake.The setbacks...
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Russia is making moves in Iraq
Russia is ready to supply weapons to Iraq, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, as the country struggles to halt advances by Islamic State (also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) militants.The...
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The most spectacular Russian military failures of all time
There are some projects that the Kremlin would love us to forget.The Russian military has long been a bogeyman for the West, with Cold War memories lingering even after the fall of the Soviet...
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Sweden intercepted two Russian bombers flying over the Baltic Sea
Swedish fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea close to the Swedish border on Thursday, Sweden's military said.Relations between the West and...
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The EU-Russia tug-of-war is based on these 6 countries
A quarter century after the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe opened, the European Union nations and Russia are again involved in a tug-of-war, this time over six former Soviet Republics.EU leaders...
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