RUSSIA

Instability in the South Caucasus region has prompted nervousness in Armenia over the future of its relationship with Russia.

Sergei Shoigu also blamed the U.S. and NATO’s deployment of military forces near Russian borders in response to Moscow’s retaliatory measures.

The first launch will be a Soyuz rocket carrying three satellites into orbit.

Central and Eastern European states aren't buying Russia's talk of improving relations as more defense brigades are created.

A blast in the capital, Yerevan, on Monday killed two people and injured eight.

President Obama fears getting the U.S. more entrenched in the war in Syria, but the rise of ISIS has forced him to take an active role.

A new BBC documentary, to be broadcast by BBC Two on May 3, will reveal information about the Boeing plane’s downing in July 2014.

George Clooney spent several days in Armenia to mark the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War.

Ebru Umar, a Turkish-Dutch journalist with the Metro newspaper, tweeted that officials were taking her to a police station in Kusadasi, a town in western Turkey.

Aleksandar Vucic called the parliamentary ballot just two years after he became prime minister following a landslide election win for his conservative Progressive Party.

Finance chiefs are caught between public calls for greater transparency and company concerns that fully disclosed data will be misinterpreted.

CEO Steve Easterbrook was brought over from Britain in early 2015 to save the ailing fast-food chain. Here's how he says that’s paid off.

What has been dubbed Russian President Vladimir Putin's “personal army,” meant to fight crime and terror, could be authorized to shoot into crowds.

The breakfast program, and promotional offerings, are attracting more customers to the fast-food chain’s U.S. restaurants.

As many as 150 people have reached Greek shores from Turkey every day over the last three days, the International Organization for Migration reported.

According to Israel’s top-selling newspaper, Russian military forces in Syria fired at Israeli Air Force planes at least twice in recent weeks.

A Russian hacker's online bragging about his malware creation helped security firm Trend Micro track him down — and alert the FBI.

The exiled former National Security Agency contractor hopes to accept a free-speech award there, but fears extradition to the U.S.

Russian government officials have admitted they expect no economic growth in 2016.

Top Saudi oil officials say the door “remains open” to a possible freeze on global crude production despite failed talks last weekend.

NATO has been patrolling the Aegean Sea since February to curb human trafficking, which has reportedly helped slow the influx of refugees making the dangerous crossing.